Meeting Abstract P3.75  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Decreased phenotypic plasticity in a trait undergoing extreme selection KULKARNI, SB*; MOSKALIK, CL; GOMEZ-MESTRE, I; BUCHHOLZ, DR; Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati; Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati; Estacion Biologica de Donana, Spain; Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati kulkarsb@email.uc.edu Directional selection can cause the mean value of a trait averaged across environments to change. However, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.87  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Daily expression modulation of SGLT1 in rat jejunum during ontogeny. BASTON, J.I.*; CHEDIACK, J.G.; CID, F.D.; KARASOV, W.H.; CAVIEDES-VIDAL, E.; Univ. Nac. San Luis, San Luis, Argentina; Univ. Nac. San Luis, IMIBIO-SL, San Luis, Argentina; Univ. Nac. San Luis, IMIBIO-SL, San Luis, Argentina; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Univ. Nac. San Luis, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.30  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Critical periods for oxygen effects on adult size in Drosophila melanogaster HEINRICH, Erica C.*; HARRISON, John F.; Arizona State University erica.heinrich@asu.edu In many organisms, including humans, lowered oxygen concentrations have been seen to have an effect on development and adult size. In previous studies, it has been shown that flies reared […]

Meeting Abstract P3.164  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Cortisol and corticosterone in the avian immune and nervous systems during development SCHMIDT, Kim L*; CHIN, Eunice H; SHAH, Amit H; SOMA, Kiran K; Univ. of British Coulmbia; Trent Univ.; Michigan State Univ.; Univ. of British Coulmbia kschmidt@interchange.ubc.ca Glucocorticoids (GCs) have important effects on the developing immune and nervous systems. In […]

Meeting Abstract P3.57  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Correlations of bone strain, jump performance and limb kinematics in frogs and toads ESPINOZA, N.R.*; BLOB, R.W.; Clemson Univ.; Clemson Univ. nespino@clemson.edu During locomotion, the magnitude and regime of loads on limb bones can be influenced by modifications of limb posture. In frogs, jumps of similar overall performance (e.g., take-off velocity) […]

Meeting Abstract P3.155  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Correlation Between Female Size and Egg Quality in the Chesapeake Bay Population of Blue Crab, Callinectes Sapidus. RYCROFT, N*; WELLS, S; MCCONAUGHA, J; Old Dominion University; Old Dominion University; Old Dominion University nrycr001@odu.edu The ecologically important Chesapeake Bay blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, has recently seen a decline in the population of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.23  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Conservation ecology and social organization of the White-breasted Thrasher on St. Lucia MORTENSEN, J.L*; CURRY, R.L; Villanova University; Villanova University jennifer.mortensen@villanova.edu The White-breasted Thrasher Ramphocinclus brachyurus is an endangered songbird endemic to the islands of St. Lucia and Martinique. Research in 2002-2004 established that the population comprises ca. 600 breeding pairs, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.153  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Comparative physiology of multidrug resistance in marine invertebrate oocytes and embryos MCGINN, N.A.*; CHERR, G.N.; University of California, Davis namcginn@ucdavis.edu Multidrug resistance (MDR) – discovered in cancer cells resistant to multiple chemotherapeutic agents – is important in normal cell function and in the protective mechanisms of tissues such as the blood-brain […]

Meeting Abstract P3.6  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Comparative Metabolic Biochemistry Of Shark Myocardial Tissue MARSHALL, H*; BERNAL, D; University of Massachusetts Dartmouth hmmarshall@gmail.com Work on lamnid sharks (Family Lamnidae) has revealed their ability to undergo broad high-latitude migrations and rapid and repeated sojourns into depths below the thermocline. Both scenarios expose these fishes to cold temperatures. Lamnids have […]

Meeting Abstract P3.63  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Collisional mechanics during sifaka bipedalism BAUMGARTNER, R.E.; WUNDERLICH, R.E.*; SCHMITT, D.; Duke University, Durham, NC; James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA; Duke University, Durham, NC wunderre@jmu.edu Minimization of the energetic cost of locomotion may be an influential selective factor for mammalian gait choice and kinematics. One significant cost during terrestrial locomotion is […]