Meeting Abstract P3.138  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Journey through the digestive system of Megathura crenulata, the giant keyhole limpet: morphology and enzyme activity. MARTIN, Gary G.*; MARTIN, Alanna M.; TSAI, Whitney; Occidental College, Los Angeles; Occidental College, Los Angeles; Occidental College, Los Angeles gmartin@oxy.edu The morphology of the prosobranch gut has been examined at the anatomical and light […]

Meeting Abstract P3.135  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Jaw morphology and structure in lamniform sharks. GOO, B.Y.*; DEAN, M.N.; HUBER, D.R.; SUMMERS, A.P.; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of Tampa; Friday Harbor Labs bgoo@uci.edu The Lamniformes (Chondrichthyes) are a diverse lineage of highly predatory sharks. Though taxonomically few, they vary widely with regard to trophic […]

Meeting Abstract P3.48  Wednesday, Jan. 6  IoTis11 is Segregated into Ventral Third Quartet Cells of the Ilyanassa Embryo and is Required for Their Development CHAN, X. Y.*; LAMBERT, J. D.; University or Rochester; University of Rochester xinyichan@gmail.com During embryogenesis, all animals employ asymmetric cell division to specify cell fates, but there are relatively few cases where the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.34  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Inventory of a mid-elevation assemblage of mammals in Ecuador’s eastern Tropical Andes hotspot HODGE, Anne-Marie C.*; ARBOGAST, Brian S.; VANDERHOFF, E. Natasha; BURGER, Joseph R.; KNOWLES, Travis T.; University of North Carolina-Wilmington; University of North Carolina-Wilmington; Jacksonville University; University of New Mexico; Francis Marion University ach7229@uncw.edu Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary is a […]

Meeting Abstract P3.125  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Intrinsic neurons contribute to CRF innervation of the anuran optic tectum LARSON, R.*; AHMED, N.; SHOUKFEH, O.; BULIN, S.; BERGFELD, N.; LUSTGARTEN, J.; CARR, J.A.; Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock; Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock; Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock; Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock; Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock; Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock; Texas Tech […]

Meeting Abstract P3.147  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Intraspecific scaling of chewing cycle length and jaw-muscle activity in goats, alpacas and horses. STOVER, KK*; WILLIAMS, SH; College of Charleston; Ohio University kkstover@edisto.cofc.edu Chewing cycle length (CCL) and frequency influence the rate of food processing and an animal’s ability to meet its metabolic requirements. Interspecific studies on the scaling of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.12  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Intestinal morphometrics in flying and non-flying mammals ZHANG, Z.Q.; ARCE, M.E.; CIUFFO, G.M.; KARASOV, W.H.*; CAVIEDES-VIDAL, E.; IMIBIO-SL – Univ. Nac. of San Luis, Argentina; IMIBIO-SL – Univ. Nac. of San Luis, Argentina; IMIBIO-SL – Univ. Nac. of San Luis, Argentina; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; IMIBIO-SL – Univ. Nac. of San […]

Meeting Abstract P3.33  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Insights into the Kytorhynchidae (“Typhloplanoida”: Platyhelminthes) from the marine sediments of Sardinia LAUMER, Christopher E.; Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology claumer@oeb.harvard.edu During an investigation of sublittoral marine sediments and other habitats from three localities in Sardinia, a considerable number of small flatworms related to the enigmatic Kytorhynchidae were encountered, which […]

Meeting Abstract P3.115  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Initiation of hemic neoplasia in the soft-shell clam Mya arenaria – Treatment with Bromodeoxyuridine. TARASKA, N.A.*; BOETTGER, S.A.; LOCK, N.C.; WALKER, C.W.; West Chester University; West Chester University; West Chester University; The University of New Hampshire nt648886@wcupa.edu Hemic neoplasia is one of the six most destructive diseases among bivalve mollusks populations […]

Meeting Abstract P3.46  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Inheritance of Complex Color Patterns in Lake Malawi Cichlid Fishes BRZOZOWSKI, Frances J.V.*; ROSCOE, Jennifer; WEINREICH, Brian ; WAGNER, Fabian ; ALBERTSON, Dr. R. Craig; Syracuse University ; Syracuse University ; Syracuse University ; Syracuse University ; Syracuse University fjbrzozo@syr.edu African cichlids are renowned for their propensity to speciate at extremely […]