Meeting Abstract P3.68 Friday, Jan. 6 Dwindling Sea Snakes at Ashmore Reef: Searching for the “Elephant in the Room” GUINEA, M/L; Charles Darwin University michael.guinea@cdu.edu.au At least 17 species of sea snakes are recorded from reefs, lagoons and channels at Ashmore Reef on Australia’s Sahul Shelf. Three species are regionally endemic (Aipysurus foliosquama, A. apraefrontalis and A. […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Do antioxidants mediate sexual selection after an extreme oxidative stressor in Drosophila melanogaster
Meeting Abstract P3.122 Friday, Jan. 6 Do antioxidants mediate sexual selection after an extreme oxidative stressor in Drosophila melanogaster? DIAZ, L*; LOPEZ-MARTINEZ, G; HAHN, D.A.; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida dahahn@ufl.edu Almost all organisms are exposed to bouts of environmental stress. A wide variety of stressors from abiotic treats, like temperature and desiccation, […]
Distribution of three sponges in a Florida seagrass bed
Meeting Abstract P3.30 Friday, Jan. 6 Distribution of three sponges in a Florida seagrass bed. LANDAU, MATTHEW P.*; CURTIS, MICHELLE D.; REILEY, SUSANNA J.; Richard Stockton College; Richard Stockton College; Richard Stockton College landaum@stockton.edu While the ecology of sponges on mangrove roots and in coral reefs has received recent attention, sponges in other tropical environments are less […]
Disrupting gene function in tardigrades by RNA interference
Meeting Abstract P3.69 Friday, Jan. 6 Disrupting gene function in tardigrades by RNA interference TENLEN, J.R.*; GOLDSTEIN, B.; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill tenlen@live.unc.edu How morphological diversity arises is a key question in evolutionary developmental biology. As a long-term approach to address this question, we are developing a close relative […]
Did social monogamy evolve as part of a sedentary lifestyle in Lysiosquilloid mantis shrimps
Meeting Abstract P3.167 Friday, Jan. 6 Did social monogamy evolve as part of a sedentary lifestyle in Lysiosquilloid mantis shrimps? WRIGHT, ML*; STEVES, I; CALDWELL, RL; UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley wrightml@berkeley.edu Although social monogamy, when a male and female live together for at least one breeding season, is characteristic of several ecologically important crustaceans, little […]
Developmental effects of ocean acidification on porcelain crabs
Meeting Abstract P3.108 Friday, Jan. 6 Developmental effects of ocean acidification on porcelain crabs CEBALLOS, L*; CARTER, HA; MILLER, N; STILLMAN, JH; San Francisco State University linaco@sfsu.edu Intertidal zone organisms, like porcelain crabs of the genus Petrolisthes, naturally experience daily pH fluctuations with extremes values lower than the predictions for future ocean acidification (OA). Porcelain crabs spend […]
Development of Resources for Peromyscus Laboratory Research
Meeting Abstract P3.59 Friday, Jan. 6 Development of Resources for Peromyscus Laboratory Research FELDER, M.R.*; VRANA, P.B.; SZALAI, G.; SHORTER, K.; LEWANDOWSKI, A.; University of South Carolina; University of South Carolina; University of South Carolina; University of South Carolina; University of South Carolina felder@biol.sc.edu Peromyscines are among the most common and speciose of North American mammals. The […]
Determining the existence of a sphincter in the caval region of Stenella spp
Meeting Abstract P3.19 Friday, Jan. 6 Determining the existence of a sphincter in the caval region of Stenella spp. HENRY, A.F.**; DEAROLF, J.L.; Hendrix College, Conway, AR henryaf@hendrix.edu Sphincters of the vena cava have been found in the diaphragms of deep diving seals and some cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises). These sphincters produce safe, elastic aneurysms that […]
Determining the effects of chromatin-derived signals on dynein motor function during mitosis
Meeting Abstract P3.22 Friday, Jan. 6 Determining the effects of chromatin-derived signals on dynein motor function during mitosis REYNOLDS, A.M.*; GATLIN, J.C.; Miami University; University of Wyoming reynola5@muohio.edu In order to segregate chromosomes accurately during division, a cell must first assemble a bipolar mitotic spindle. This process is regulated in part by chromatin-mediated signaling cues that affect […]
Dermal opsins of the summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus
Meeting Abstract P3.152 Friday, Jan. 6 Dermal opsins of the summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus NAHM, A.C.*; BELL, G.; KUZIRIAN, A.M.; HANLON, R.T.; CRONIN, T.W.; University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA; University of Maryland, Baltimore County anahm1@umbc.edu Like other fishes, summer […]
