Meeting Abstract P3.155  Friday, Jan. 6  Comparative Anatomy of Ciliated Tissues in Armina californica WALTERS, IJ*; CAIN, SD; Eastern Oregon University; Eastern Oregon University renerooser@comcast.net Ciliated cells and surfaces, coupled with mucus secreting cells and organs, are nearly ubiquitous in the animal kingdom. For example, humans regulate their cerebral-spinal fluid, reproduction, as well as maintain healthy lungs […]

Meeting Abstract P3.3  Friday, Jan. 6  Color Oriented Neophobia and Sex Differences in the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) COOPER, LN*; HALL, FM; DAVIS, JE; Radford University; Virginia Tech; Radford University lncooper@radford.edu When encountering novel stimuli, animals must carefully evaluate their approach. Determining the balance of caution and curiosity, and the concomitant degree of neophobia or neophilia to […]

Meeting Abstract P3.24  Friday, Jan. 6  Cloning, expression, and characterization of a photoprotein from the luminescent ctenophore Bathocyroe fosteri POWERS, M.L.*; HADDOCK, S.H.D; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute mpowers@mbari.org Calcium-binding photoproteins have been discovered in a variety of luminous marine organisms. Light emission occurs when calcium binds to a photoprotein-substrate-oxygen complex where […]

Meeting Abstract P3.25  Friday, Jan. 6  Cloning of the opsin gene in longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus) MATSUMOTO, Taro*; ISHIBASHI, Yasunori; Kinki Univ, Nara, Japan; Kinki Univ, Nara, Japan ns_taro@nara.kindai.ac.jp The visual systems of aquatic animals have adapted to various light environments, depending on the habitat. The longtooth grouper is a large reef-associated fish. We cloned opsin genes […]

Meeting Abstract P3.150  Friday, Jan. 6  Chemical defense through sensory disruption in spiny lobster-sea hare interactions LOVE-CHEZEM, T.*; AGGIO, J.; DERBY, C.; Georgia State University; Georgia State University; Georgia State University tlovechezem1@student.gsu.edu Antipredator defenses are ubiquitous and diverse. The ink secretion of sea hares (Aplysia), consisting of ink and opaline, has been shown to be an antipredator […]

Meeting Abstract P3.91  Friday, Jan. 6  Characterization of Midgut Morphology in Manduca sexta and the Development of a Model of Digestion CONNELL, K. P.*; RAITHEL, S. J.; KERKOFF, A. J.; ITAGAKI, H. ; Kenyon College; Kenyon College; Kenyon College; Kenyon College connellk@kenyon.edu We aimed to characterize the growth and change in the midgut of larval Manduca sexta […]

Meeting Abstract P3.8  Friday, Jan. 6  Change in thermal refuge seeking behavior during development of Battus philenor larvae. NIELSEN, M.E.*; PAPAJ, D.R.; University of Arizona; University of Arizona nielsenm@email.arizona.edu Temperature is an often highly variable component of any organism’s environment, and such variation can strongly impact an organism’s physiology and thereby its fitness. Because of this, organisms […]

Meeting Abstract P3.113  Friday, Jan. 6  Carryover effects of larval digestive plasticity in postmetamorphic red-eyed treefrogs, Agalychnis callidryas JENNEY, C.R.*; BOUCHARD, S.S.; WARKENTIN, K.M.; Otterbein Univ.; Otterbein Univ.; Boston Univ. chelsea.jenney@otterbein.edu Larval environment has a profound effect on post-metamorphic nutrition in red-eyed treefrogs. Small froglets emerging from high density larval environments begin feeding sooner and grow at […]

Meeting Abstract P3.14  Friday, Jan. 6  Cardiac performance and metabolism of an intertidal limpet under conditions of emersion and immersion BJELDE, B.E.*; TODGHAM, A.E.; San Francisco State University; San Francisco State University bbjelde@mail.sfsu.edu Species distribution and abundance are changing in the face of increasing temperature; however the physiological mechanisms underlying these shifts are not clear. Intertidal animals […]

Meeting Abstract P3.18  Friday, Jan. 6  Cardiac performance across temperature extremes in the grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio. MIKA, Teresa L.*; REIBER, Carl L.; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; University of Nevada, Las Vegas mikat@unlv.nevada.edu Metabolic rate increases in poikilothermic animals exposed to increased temperature.  The systems responsible for oxygen uptake and distribution must keep pace with this […]