Meeting Abstract P3.161  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Growing up in the dark isn’t so bad, part II: Development of cavity nesting bluebirds is not limited by access to UVB light POUNDSTONE, M.M.*; HOOD, W.R.; Auburn University ; Auburn University mmp0015@auburn.edu Cavity nesting birds have young that typically display slower growth rates than their open nesting counterparts. It […]

Meeting Abstract P3.114  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Getting Hooked: A study to understand sea turtle longline bycatch WARRAICH, TN*; WYNEKEN, J; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University twarraic@fau.edu Loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles are often caught as longline bycatch in fishing industries worldwide. These two species of sea turtle differ greatly in their life histories and morphologies. […]

Meeting Abstract P3.97  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Gene body methylation and gene regulation the coral Acropora millepora DIXON, G.*; MATZ, M.; Univ Texas, Austin; Univ Texas, Austin grovesdixon@gmail.com DNA methylation is an evolutionarily ancient epigenetic modification found in bacteria, plants, animals and fungi. In invertebrates, DNA methylation is primarily targeted to CpG dinucleotides within transcription units (gene […]

Meeting Abstract P3.183  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  GABA-A Receptor-Induced Changes in Firing Pattern Mediated by Ionotropic Receptors in Mitral Cells of the Main Olfactory Bulb WANG, Z.-J.; HEINBOCKEL, T.*; Howard University, Washington, DC; Howard University, Washington, DC theinbockel@howard.edu In the main olfactory bulb, we observed that one type of output neuron, the mitral cell (MC), exhibits two […]

Meeting Abstract P3.130  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Functional Limb Morphology of African Myosoricine Shrews (Mammalia, Soricidae) STABILE, F. S.*; WOODMAN, N.; The College of New Jersey, Ewing; National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC and Pauxtent Wildlife Research Center, United States Geological Survey, Laurel, MD stabilf1@tcnj.edu Shrews in the African subfamily Myosoricinae exhibit considerable variation […]

Meeting Abstract P3.177  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Falcons pursue prey using optical flow cues: new perspectives from animal-borne cameras KANE, S. A.*; ZAMANI, M.; Haverford College, Haverford PA; Haverford College, Haverford PA samador@haverford.edu This study reports on experiments on falcons wearing miniature videocameras mounted on their backs or heads while pursuing flying prey. Videos of hunts by […]

Meeting Abstract P3.93  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Expression and Function of Otx during Ciliated Band Development in the Pilidium Larva SWIDER, Z.*; HIEBERT, L.S.; MASLAKOVA, S.A.; VON DASSOW, G.; Oregon Institute of Marine Biology zac.swider@gmail.com We identified a homolog of orthodenticle, MaOtx, in a transcriptome of the pilidiophoran nemertean Micrura alaskensis. MaOtx is expressed during cleavage in […]

Meeting Abstract P3.171  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Evolutionary and biomechanical correlates of hummingbird body size SKANDALIS, D.A.*; STILES, F.G.; MCGUIRE, J.A.; ALTSHULER, D.L.; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia; University of California, Berkeley; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada skandalis@zoology.ubc.ca Body shape and size are under multiple selective pressures, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.1  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Evolution of parental care in fishes CURETON II, J.C.; BROUGHTON, R.E.; KNAPP, R.*; Univ. of Oklahoma; Univ. of Oklahoma; Univ. of Oklahoma rknapp@ou.edu Relative to other vertebrates, bony fishes exhibit a great diversity of parental care behaviors and associated morphology. The evolution of most of the various modes of parental […]

Meeting Abstract P3.94  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Evidence of compensation for loss of the germ line in the marine polychaete annelid, Capitella teleta DANNENBERG, L.C.*; SEAVER, E.C.; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Biosciences, St. Augustine Fl. leah.dannenberg@bobcats.gcsu.edu The germline is necessary for reproduction, and thus survival of the species. Primordial germ cells (PGCs) are undifferentiated stem cells that […]