Meeting Abstract P3.68 Sunday, Jan. 6 Comparison of two endocrine disruptor in vitro screening assays and the potential for conflicting measurements DAVIES, R.E.*; BRANDER, S.M.; HE, G.; CONNON, R.E.; DENISON, M.S.; University of California, Davis; University of North Carolina, Wilmington; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis beeka_hd1@hotmail.com The U.S. Environment Protection […]
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Comparison of Nasal Turbinal Surface Area in Caniform and Feliform Carnivorans
Meeting Abstract P3.141 Sunday, Jan. 6 Comparison of Nasal Turbinal Surface Area in Caniform and Feliform Carnivorans PANG, B*; GREEN, P; BIRD, D; HALPERN, Z; CURTIS, A; VAN VALKENBURGH, B; University of California,Los Angeles; University of Massachusetts Amherst; University of California,Los Angeles; University of California,Los Angeles; University of California,Los Angeles; University of California,Los Angeles benisonp@gmail.com The nasal […]
Comparative anatomy of flight and contour feathers in aquatic birds
Meeting Abstract P3.98 Sunday, Jan. 6 Comparative anatomy of flight and contour feathers in aquatic birds JOHNSON, K.E.*; ANDRUS, C.J.; MIDDLETON, K.M.; California State University San Bernardino; Western University of Health Sciences; University of Missouri katiejay1987@gmail.com The evolutionary transition from aerial to aquatic flight in penguins and alcids involved long-appreciated and well-studied changes in anatomy and physiology, […]
Comparative Anatomy of the Digastric Muscle a Preliminary Study
Meeting Abstract P3.161 Sunday, Jan. 6 Comparative Anatomy of the Digastric Muscle: a Preliminary Study KOEPPL, H.B.**; OSBORNE, J.P.B.; DRUZINSKY, R.E.; Univ. of Illinois, Chicago; Univ. of Illinois, Chicago; Univ. of Illinois, Chicago druzinsk@uic.edu Of all the mammalian muscles of mastication, the digastric is one of the most interesting. In most mammals it is formed by merging […]
Collective anti-predator behavior due to individual-based rules and social information transmission
Meeting Abstract P3.22 Sunday, Jan. 6 Collective anti-predator behavior due to individual-based rules and social information transmission CHICOLI, A.*; BAEDER, M.; PALEY, D. A.; University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742; Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California, 91711; University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742 achicoli@umd.edu We present a self-organizing model of group startle response behavior in two […]
Chronic Hypoxia and Hyperoxia Modifies Morphology and VEGF Expression of the Lungs of the Developing Chicken
Meeting Abstract P3.144 Sunday, Jan. 6 Chronic Hypoxia and Hyperoxia Modifies Morphology and VEGF Expression of the Lungs of the Developing Chicken LEWALLEN, MA*; BURGGREN, WW; Univ. of North Texas; Univ. of North Texas melissalewallen@my.unt.edu Congruous developmental mechanisms occur in the parabronchial bird lung and the brochoalveoloar mammal lung. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is critical to […]
Chlorpyrifos is an endocrine disruptor in the human placenta via effects on steroidogenic and elimination enzymes
Meeting Abstract P3.70 Sunday, Jan. 6 Chlorpyrifos is an endocrine disruptor in the human placenta via effects on steroidogenic and elimination enzymes NGIRAKESAU, I.K.*; SATO, B.L.M.; COLLIER, A.C.; John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa; John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa; John A. Burns School of Medicine, University […]
Characterizing the response of penaeid shrimp hemocyanin to chronic moderate hypoxia exposure
Meeting Abstract P3.43 Sunday, Jan. 6 Characterizing the response of penaeid shrimp hemocyanin to chronic moderate hypoxia exposure TOMMERDAHL, A.P.*; BURNETT, L.E.; BURNETT, K.G.; College of Charleston; College of Charleston; College of Charleston annatommerdahl@gmail.com As the size, intensity, and frequency of hypoxic zones continues to increase in nearshore marine habitats worldwide, it is important to understand the […]
Characterizing the mechanics of free-ranging leaping behavior in sifakas Propithecus verrauxi using accelerometers
Meeting Abstract P3.195 Sunday, Jan. 6 Characterizing the mechanics of free-ranging leaping behavior in sifakas Propithecus verrauxi using accelerometers. WUNDERLICH, RE*; MILLER, CE; WILHELM , BA; GARDINER, J; TONGEN, A; SCHMITT, D; James Madison University; Duke University; James Madison University; James Madison University; James Madison University; Duke University wunderre@jmu.edu Laboratory-based studies of animal locomotion provide critical insights […]
Changes in Molluscan fauna due to succession 1940s to present
Meeting Abstract P3.59 Sunday, Jan. 6 Changes in Molluscan fauna due to succession �\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\” 1940s to present DAVIS-BERG, E. C.; Columbia College Chicago edavisberg@colum.edu Long-term successional changes were assessed for the native molluscan fauna in a re-established forest ecosystem. In 1948, the Fitch Natural History Reservation located in Douglas County, Kansas northeast of Lawrence. Prior to the […]
