Meeting Abstract P3.152  Sunday, Jan. 6  RNA-Seq analysis of sensory neurons from grasshopper mice: exploring the genetic basis for differential sensitivity to bark scorpion pain-inducing toxins in a scorpion predator DASKALANTONAKIS, D.*; CASSIDY, R.; BRUMLOW, C.; ROWE, M.; ROWE, A.; The Univ. of Texas, Austin; The Univ. of Texas, Austin; Sam Houston State Univ.; Sam Houston State […]

Meeting Abstract P3.53  Sunday, Jan. 6  Quantifying the variation in antipredator chemotypes among populations of western toads (Bufo boreas) MARION, ZH*; PAULY, GB; FORDYCE, JA; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville; Nat. Hist. Mus. of Los Angeles; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville zmarion@utk.edu The majority of chemical research on antipredator adaptations has concentrated on the effects that individual chemical compounds […]

Meeting Abstract P3.57  Sunday, Jan. 6  Quantifying Herbivory Pressure and Preference: Are Native or Invasive Macroalgae Preferred? CHULAKOTE, S.S.Y*; SMITH, C.M; University of Hawaii, Manoa; University of Hawaii, Manoa scottsyc@hawaii.edu Although assessments of Hawai’i’s reef habitats have documented fish biomass and assemblage, few studies on herbivory pressure have been done. This experiment was done to quantify grazing […]

Meeting Abstract P3.94  Sunday, Jan. 6  Pulmonary anatomy and the evolution of turtles SCHACHNER, ER*; LYSON, TR; FARMER, CG; University of Utah; Smithsonian Institution; University of Utah eschachner@gmail.com A fundamental question in evolutionary morphology is the origin of the structural diversity in the amniote lung. A second, and equally as contentious question within biology is the phylogenetic […]

Meeting Abstract P3.105  Sunday, Jan. 6  Proportions and distribution of mass in the hindlimbs of neognath birds KILBOURNE, B.M.; Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena brandon.kilbourne@uni-jena.de While scale effects on avian hindlimb segment lengths and proportions have been studied in depth, the influence of size upon the proportions of segment masses remains unexplored. Furthermore, it is also unknown how individual segment […]

Meeting Abstract P3.60  Sunday, Jan. 6  Prey Plasticity and Life History Responses to a Native and Nonnative Predator HOOKS, AP; Stony Brook University hooksap@gmail.com Phenotypic plasticity in response to environmental stimuli is exceedingly common across systems and taxa. For instance, predation risk in many gastropods can induce a variety of defenses including growing thicker shells, growing shells […]

Meeting Abstract P3.135  Sunday, Jan. 6  Preliminary Anatomical Comparison of Choroid Rete Structure Between Diurnal and Nocturnal Reef Fishes TOUSIGNANT, K.A.S.*; SHERMAN, R.L.; Nova Southeastern University; Nova Southeastern University kshade@nova.edu The choroid rete is a richly vascularized network of capillaries within the teleost eye that provides oxygen to the avascular retina. Parallel arrangement of capillaries within the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.43A  Sunday, Jan. 6  Population differentation of an invasive crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus on the island of Puerto Rico MACIAS, N/A*; COLON-GAUD, C/; Georgia Southern University nm01510@georgiasouthern.edu Cherax quadricarinatus is a tropical freshwater crayfish endemic to Northern Australia and Southern Papau New Guinea and was introduced to the island of Puerto Rico for experimental purposes in […]

Meeting Abstract P3.75  Sunday, Jan. 6  Piwi genes and their expression in the ctenophore Pleurobrachia bachei: Quest for ancestral master regulators of non-coding RNAs in animals. BOSTWICK, C.J.*; WINTERS, G.C.; DABE, E.C.; BOBKOVA, Y.; CITARELLA, M.R.; KOHN, A.B.; SWALLA, B.J.; MOROZ, L.L.; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; […]

Meeting Abstract P3.91  Sunday, Jan. 6  Pedal Digit IV Proportions Reveal Body-Size Associated Constraint on Dinosaur Foot Morphology LEARY, B; KAVANAGH, KD*; Univ. of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Univ. of Massachusetts Dartmouth kkavanagh@umassd.edu The proportions of the pedal phalanges of tetrapods have been found to correlate with foot function. Plotting the phalangeal proportions of birds in morphospace not only […]