Meeting Abstract P3.45  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Cnidarian tree of life based on mitochondrial genomic data KAYAL, E*; LAVROV, DV; Iowa State University; Iowa State University ehsan.kayal@gmail.com Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is one of the most informative and popular molecular markers in animal phylogenetics. In addition to the large amount of sequence data, it contains other phylogenetically-informative characters including […]

Meeting Abstract P3.86  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Characterization of the Genome of Triops longicaudatus HEAD, Jennifer M.*; REIBER, Carl L.; Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas; Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas jennifer.head@unlv.edu Triops longicaudatus is a branchiopod crustacean that has remained virtually unchanged in the fossil record for approximately 250 million years. Triops generally inhabits shallow, ephemeral bodies of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.119  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Changes in protein expression in gill tissue of the ribbed marsh mussel Geukensia demissa in response to aerial exposure FIELDS, P.A.*; GAO, L.; WOLFGANG, A.; Franklin and Marshall College; Franklin and Marshall College; Pequea Valley High School peter.fields@fandm.edu The ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa inhabits salt marshes along the eastern coast of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.10  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Changes in Genetic Variation of Energy Metabolism and Life History Traits between Sexual and Asexual Phases of a Clonal Organism. ARTACHO, P.*; FIGUEROA, C.C.; SIMON, J.-C.; CORTES, P.; NESPOLO, R.F.; Univ Austral de Chile, Valdivia; Univ Austral de Chile, Valdivia; INRA, UMR 1099 BiO3P, Le Rheu, France; Univ Austral de Chile, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.132  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Cardiovascular adaptations of Inuit sled dogs in response to seasonal changes in work load, temperature and feeding GERTH, Nadine; STARCK, J. Matthias*; Univesity of Munich (LMU); University of Munich (LMU) starck@uni-muenchen.de Using ultrasonography and external heart rate monitors we have measured morphological and functional parameters of the heart of Inuit sled […]

Meeting Abstract P3.84  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Capitalizing on Income: Using Stable Isotopes to Understand Reproductive Allocation in the Flesh Fly, Sarcophaga crassipalpis JORDAN, D. C. *; WESSELS, F. J.; HAHN, D. A.; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida dianis@ufl.edu Resources used for reproduction can come from a variety of sources, however, these sources are […]

Meeting Abstract P3.56  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Cadmium exposure affects metabolic responses to acute temperature rise in eastern oysters Crassostrea virginica BAGWE, R.*; SOKOLOVA, I.M.; University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC; University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC rbagwe@uncc.edu Cadmium (Cd) and elevated temperatures are common stressors in estuarine environments affecting intertidal mollusks such as […]

Meeting Abstract P3.55  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Cadmium affects nitric oxide metabolism during normoxia and intermittent anoxia in eastern oysters Crassostrea virginica SOKOLOVA, I.M.*; IVANINA, A.; EILERS, S.; KUROCHKIN , I.; SOKOLOV, E.P.; University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC; University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC; University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC; University […]

Meeting Abstract P3.103  Wednesday, Jan. 6  CNS processing of auditory signals differs in light and darkness in the praying mantis, Parasphendale agrionina SIMPSON, M. C.; YAGER, D. D.*; Univ. of Maryland, College Park; Univ. of Maryland, College Park ddyager@umd.edu Most praying mantises detect ultrasound using a single ear in the ventral midline of the metathorax. This provides […]

Meeting Abstract P3.23  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Bushy-tailed Woodrats: Making hay the rodent way MORTON, M. L.*; PEREYRA, M. E.; Univ. of Tulsa marty-morton@utulsa.edu Haying is the cutting, curing, and storing of herbaceous vegetation, and among small mammals this behavior is generally attributed only to pikas (Ochotona spp., Lagomorpha). We found, however, that a rodent, the Bushy-tailed Woodrat […]