Meeting Abstract P3.146  Thursday, Jan. 6  The Nose Knows: Modeling Airflow in Alligators and Dinosaurs BOURKE, J.B.*; WITMER, L.M.; Ohio University; Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine jb513009@ohio.edu The presence and function of respiratory turbinates (RTs) in dinosaur physiology have been contentious. The function of RTs in the nasal passage ultimately relies on knowledge of how air […]

Meeting Abstract P3.73  Thursday, Jan. 6  The Morphology of the Free Portion of the Tongue in a Nectar-Feeding Bat, Glossophaga soricina HARPER, C.J.*; BRAINERD, E.L.; SWARTZ, S.M.; Brown University, Providence; Brown University, Providence; Brown University, Providence caroline_harper@brown.edu During feeding, Glossophaga soricina extend their long tongues into a flower and use brush-like papillae at the tongue tip to […]

Meeting Abstract P3.13  Thursday, Jan. 6  The Growth and Molting of Blue Crabs (Callinectes sapidus) from the Tidal Freshwater James River WILLIAMS, L.E.; Virginia Commonwealth University williamsle@vcu.edu The blue crab is an ecologically and economically important invertebrate to the Chesapeake Bay. The juvenile male blue crab moves into low salinity areas during warmer months to feed and […]

Meeting Abstract P3.19  Thursday, Jan. 6  The Energetic Cost of Stabilization in Cross Wind During Hovering in Hummingbirds CORDER, KR*; POWERS, DR; TOBALSKE, BW; George Fox University, Newberg, OR; George Fox University, Newberg, OR; University of Montana, Missoula, MT kcorder07@georgefox.edu Recent studies have characterized the flight power curve for hummingbirds and elucidated the energetic costs of flying […]

Meeting Abstract P3.100  Thursday, Jan. 6  The Effects of Several Putative Neurotransmitters on the Body Wall of Lumbricus terrestris NEAL, Michael W.*; KRAJNIAK, Kevin G.; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville nealwesley@yahoo.com Previous studies have shown that the body wall electrical activity can be modulated by various neurotransmitters and neuropeptides. Since our lab has been examining the effects of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.81  Thursday, Jan. 6  The Effects of GABA on the Isolated Crop-gizzard of the Earthworm Lumbricus terrestris KRAJNIAK, Kevin G.*; STASSI, Kory J.; YODER, Trent D.; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville kkrajni@siue.edu Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) is a neurotransmitter that is present in nerves innervating the earthworm […]

Meeting Abstract P3.143  Thursday, Jan. 6  The Effect of Temperature on the Sensitivity to and Preference for an n-3 and an n-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid in Mice HOUGEN, H.Y.; HIEBERT, S.M.*; Swarthmore College, PA shieber1@swarthmore.edu Previous work in our laboratory has shown that within 10 days of exposure to an ambient temperature (Ta) of 5&degC, mice (Mus […]

Meeting Abstract P3.99  Thursday, Jan. 6  The Ability of PAS, Acetylsalicylic Acid and Calcium EDTA to Protect Against the Toxic Effects of Manganese on Mitochondrial Respiration and Membrane Potential in the Gill of Crassostrea virginica SADDLER, C.*; DUNCANSON, l.; JOSEPH, J.; CATAPANE, E.J.; CARROLL, M.A.; Medgar Evers; Medgar Evers; Kingsborough Community College; Medgar Evers; Medgar Evers catapane@mec.cuny.edu […]

Meeting Abstract P3.79  Thursday, Jan. 6  Temporal and inter-individual variation in milk composition in a free-ranging, hibernating rodent SKIBIEL, Amy/L*; HOOD, Wendy/R; Auburn University; Auburn University skibiam@auburn.edu A female’s ability to maintain the appropriate concentration of nutrients in milk is essential for maximizing offspring growth and development. For hibernating mammals this need may be exacerbated by time […]

Meeting Abstract P3.30  Thursday, Jan. 6  Temperature-dependent Sex Determination: Merging Classical Genetics and Next Generation Sequencing Technologies to Identify Temperature Sensitive Genes RHEN, Turk*; SCHROEDER, Anthony; LEVIN, June; FAGERLIE, Ruby; LEGGE, Heath; WESSMAN, Laurel; University of North Dakota turk.rhen@und.nodak.edu Temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) is found in many vertebrates, including some fish and amphibians, several lizards, tuatara, numerous […]