Meeting Abstract P3.62 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Broad physiological tolerances of the invasive clam, Nuttallia obscurata WITTES, J.S.*; DONOVAN, D.A.; Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania; Western Washington University jwittes@gmail.com Nuttallia obscurata has spread rapidly through Puget Sound and the Strait of Georgia since it was introduced from Asia to the Eastern Pacific Ocean in the late 1980s. This species has […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Bone mineralization in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) during maturation from the yellow eel stage to the silver eel stage
Meeting Abstract P3.136 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Bone mineralization in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) during maturation from the yellow eel stage to the silver eel stage IDE, C*; BADIOLA AZPEITIA, T; PALSTRA, A; VAN DEN THILLART, G; ADRIAENS, D; Ghent University, Gent; Ghent University, Gent; Departament de Fisiologia, Universitat de Barcelona; Leiden University, Leiden; Ghent University, Gent celine.ide@ugent.be […]
Biologically realistic limb coordination during walking in the absence of central connections between legs
Meeting Abstract P3.100 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Biologically realistic limb coordination during walking in the absence of central connections between legs RINEHART, Marc D.*; BELANGER, Jim H.; West Virginia University; West Virginia University jim.belanger@mail.wvu.edu Neuronal control of interlimb coordination during walking is not fully understood. Load and position cues are thought to influence stepping coordination between legs, but […]
Are the swimming kinematics of blind cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus) adapted for active flow-sensing
Meeting Abstract P3.99 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Are the swimming kinematics of blind cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus) adapted for active flow-sensing? TAN, D*; PATTON, P; COOMBS, S; Bowling Green State University dstan@bgsu.edu When visual cues are poor or unavailable, animals often use a form of active sensing in which they produce their own signal energy to probe various features […]
Are modular characters labile in deep-sea bamboo corals
Meeting Abstract P3.43 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Are modular characters labile in deep-sea bamboo corals? DUEÑAS, L.F.*; SANCHEZ, J.A.; Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia; Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia lf.duenas161@uniandes.edu.co Character lability has been associated with morphological traits that appear multiple times in the tips of a given phylogeny. Labile traits could confer advantages for adaptation […]
Analysis of crawling activity of Tritonia diomedea in light versus dark settings
Meeting Abstract P3.102 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Analysis of crawling activity of Tritonia diomedea in light versus dark settings SINGH, G; HUYNH, M; MURRAY, JA*; Cal. State. U. East Bay james.murray@csueastbay.edu Tritonia diomedea have eyes several mm deep in heads but there is no evidence that light affects their behavior. To test the effects of photoreception on locomotion, […]
An Ultrastructural Comparison of Cells Lining the Digestive Diverticulum of 4 Sacoglossan Species of Differing Kleptoplastic Abilities
Meeting Abstract P3.18 Wednesday, Jan. 6 An Ultrastructural Comparison of Cells Lining the Digestive Diverticulum of 4 Sacoglossan Species of Differing Kleptoplastic Abilities CURTIS, N.E.*; PIERCE, S.K.; SCHWARTZ, J.A.; MIDDLEBROOKS, M; University of South Florida ncurtis2@mail.usf.edu Certain species of the sea slug group Sacoglossa incorporate intact, functional chloroplasts from their algal food sources into specialized cells lining […]
Age- and sex-specific uptake and distribution of yolk androstenedione in chicken (Gallus gallus) embryos
Meeting Abstract P3.85 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Age- and sex-specific uptake and distribution of yolk androstenedione in chicken (Gallus gallus) embryos HODGE, Melissa G.*; BENOWITZ-FREDERICKS, Morgan; Bucknell University; Bucknell University mgh010@bucknell.edu Steroid hormones transferred from avian females to the egg yolk of their offspring affect multiple aspects of hatchling phenotype. However the location and timing of the effects […]
Adaptive radiation in Eastern Pacific sea fans
Meeting Abstract P3.40 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Adaptive radiation in Eastern Pacific sea fans? TABIMA, J.F.*; GRANADOS, C.; MANRIQUE, N.; ARDILA, N.; SáNCHEZ, J.A.; Universidad de los Andes; Universidad de los Andes; Universidad de los Andes; Universidad de los Andes; Universidad de los Andes j-tabima@uniandes.edu.co New environments and niches provide ecological opportunities facilitating adaptive radiations. Compelling evidence for […]
Acute Stress Differentially Affects Myostatin Expression in Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
Meeting Abstract P3.116 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Acute Stress Differentially Affects Myostatin Expression in Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss GALT, Nicholas*; BILLING, Samantha; BIGA, Peggy; North Dakota State University Nicholas.Galt@ndsu.edu Teleosts exhibit multiple myostatin (mstn) isoforms that are differentially regulated, suggesting that teleost mstn exhibits greater functional diversity. Mstn mRNA expression is found in a variety of tissues in […]
