Meeting Abstract P3.84  Friday, Jan. 6  Phalangium opilio (Opiliones, Eupnoi): A new model for study of arachnid development? SHARMA, P.P.*; SCHWAGER, E.E.; EXTAVOUR, C.G.; GIRIBET, G.; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University psharma@fas.harvard.edu Establishment of new model systems is imperative for investigating the developmental basis of organismal diversity. Presently, such models are available for only […]

Meeting Abstract P3.193  Friday, Jan. 6  Parotoplana hannahfloydae (Proseriata: Otoplanidae) from the Coast of North Carolina, USA BURSEY, JB*; GRAHAM, L; SMITH, JSIII; LITVAITIS, MK; Winthrop University; Winthrop University; Winthrop University; University of New Hampshire jrbursey@gmail.com Parotoplana hannahfloydae n.sp., a new turbellarian species of the family Otoplanidae was found in shoreline sediments collected from swash and shiny […]

Meeting Abstract P3.43  Friday, Jan. 6  Oxidative stress in two coral species, Porites lobata and Pocillopora damicornis, from Enipein, Micronesia NETH , Leinson; University of Hawaii leinson@yahoo.com Coral reefs are often affected by a suite of processes that are becoming increasingly influenced by land-use practices and related terrestrial activities. As a result, the survival and persistence of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.13  Friday, Jan. 6  Ontogeny of viscosity in the chick embryo, Gallus gallus: Cheating the hematocrit dependence of blood viscosity KOHL, Z.F.*; HEDRICK, M.S.; CROSSLEY, D.A.; Univ. of N. Texas; Univ. of N. Texas; Univ. of N. Texas zac.f.kohl@gmail.com Peripheral resistance in the cardiovascular system is dictated by two variables, vessel geometry and blood viscosity […]

Meeting Abstract P3.173  Friday, Jan. 6  Ontogeny of bone buffers in two species of anoxia-intolerant turtles STEELE, Harmen*; HARNER, Andrew; BLACK, Patrick; ADAIR, Beth; KOETHER, Marina; REESE, Scott; Kennesaw State Univ.; Kennesaw State Univ.; Kennesaw State Univ.; Kennesaw State Univ.; Kennesaw State Univ.; Kennesaw State Univ. sreese3@kennesaw.edu Adult aquatic turtles use one of 2 strategies for surviving […]

Meeting Abstract P3.196  Friday, Jan. 6  Nuclear 28S ribosomal subunit gene sequences support new relationships among families and orders of Porifera CARMACK, CA*; REDMOND, N; THACKER, RW; COLIN, L; COLIN, P; HILL, M; HILL, A; LOPEZ, J; DIAZ, MC; POMPONI, S; BANGALORE, P; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Smithsonian Institution; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Coral Reef […]

Meeting Abstract P3.175A  Friday, Jan. 6  New and useful knowledge on the genus Gnosonesima (Platyhelminthes: Neoophora) LAUMER, C.E.*; SMITH, III, J.P.S.; GIRIBET, G.; Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology; Winthrop University; Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology claumer@oeb.harvard.edu Gnosonesima is a monogeneric taxon of rare meiofaunal Platyhelminthes known largely from (sometimes very deep) marine subtidal sediments. Most of the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.158  Friday, Jan. 6  Na,K-ATPase Isoform Switching is Critical for the Development of Salinity Tolerance in Juvenile Atlantic Salmon. MCCORMICK, S.D.*; REGISH, A.M.; CHRISTENSEN, A.K.; BJORNSSON, B.T.; USGS, Conte Anadromous Fish Res Ctr, Turners Falls, MA; USGS; USGS; University of Goteborg, Sweden mccormick@umext.umass.edu The sodium pump, Na+,K+-ATPase (NKA), in the gills of teleost fish is […]

Meeting Abstract P3.97  Friday, Jan. 6  Muscle, shell, and tooth: a comprehensive investigation of durophagy in the cownose ray KOLMANN, Matthew A*; HUBER, Daniel R; DEAN, Mason; ERICKSON, Gregory M; GRUBBS, R Dean; Florida State University; University of Tampa; Max Planck Institute; Florida State University; Florida State University mkolmann@bio.fsu.edu Durophagy is a feeding strategy which implies not […]

Meeting Abstract P3.146  Friday, Jan. 6  Multimodal Integration in Praying Mantis Audition: Visual Information Modulates the Descending Ultrasound-evoked CNS Responses of Parasphendale agrionina DUQUE, Juan F.; FREUDENBERGER, Kelly; YAGER, David D.*; Univ. Maryland, College Park; Univ. Maryland, College Park; Univ. Maryland, College Park ddyager@umd.edu Many male praying mantises fly at night, probably seeking pheromone-producing females. Most species […]