Meeting Abstract P3.101  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Depth adaptation in hadal crustaceans: potential piezolytes increase with depth in the tissues of marine amphipods WALLACE, G/T*; JAMIESON, A/J; BARTLETT, D/H; CAMERON, J; GOTZ, M/G; YANCEY, P/H; Whitman College; The University of Aberdeen; Scripps Institution of Oceanography; DEEPSEA CHALLENGE; Whitman College; Whitman College wallacgt@whitman.edu A longstanding question in deep-sea […]

Meeting Abstract P3.109  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Deforestation and Malaria: A Field Evaluation of a Synthetic Lure to Capture Mosquitoes in Madagascar ZOHDY, S.*; DERFUS, K. S.; MBOLATIANA, T. A.; WRIGHT, P. C.; GILLESPIE, T. R.; Emory University; Emory University; University of Antananarivo; Stony Brook University; Emory University sarah.zohdy@emory.edu It is estimated that less than 6% of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.110  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Crassicauda infections in kogiid whales BATEMAN, T.F.K.*; MCLELLAN, W.; PISCITELLI, M.; HARMS, C.; BARCO, S.; THAYER, V; CLARK, K; POTTER, C; PABST, D.; UNC Wilmington; UNC Wilmington; Univ. Bristish Columbia; NC State Univ.; VA Aquarium; NC Div. Marine Fisheries; Wildlife Resources Comm.; Smithsonian Institution; UNC Wilmington tfk9187@uncw.edu Nemathelminthes of the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.155  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Construction of a mudskipper-inspired robot to study crutching locomotion on flowable ground MCINROE, B.M.*; GOLDMAN, D.I.; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology bmcinroe3@gatech.edu Throughout history, many organisms have used flipper-like limbs for both aquatic and terrestrial locomotion. Modern examples include mudskippers (Oxudercinae) and sea turtles (Chelonioidea); extinct examples […]

Meeting Abstract P3.80  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Consequences of thermal variability on flexibility of avian metabolic performance HALLOT, F.*; DUBOIS, K.; MILBERGUE, M.; PETIT, M.; LE FRANÇOIS, N.R.; VÉZINA, F.; Univ. du Québec à Rimouski (Canada) – CSBQ- CEN – BORÉAS fanny.hallot@uqar.ca With climate change it is expected that temperature variations will increase in frequency and amplitude. […]

Meeting Abstract P3.126  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Compensating for an altered center of mass: a comparative study of the pelvis and pelvic limbs of three turkey strains STOVER, KK*; ROBERTS, TJ; BRAINERD, EL; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University kristin_stover@brown.edu Domesticated animals potentially provide insight into how selection on physical characteristics may affect other associated morphological features. […]

Meeting Abstract P3.178  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Comparing skeletal characteristics of fossil Equus and modern mustangs MCHORSE, B.K.*; HOPKINS, S.S.B.; Harvard University; University of Oregon bmchorse@fas.harvard.edu Modern horses (genus Equus) provide an opportunity to investigate the morphological effects of differing selective pressures. For example, domesticated horse breeds (E. caballus) experience strong artificial selection in different directions depending […]

Meeting Abstract P3.124  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Comparative toxicity of antifouling coatings on the larval development of the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla . THOMAS, W.H.*; FUNG, J.K. ; THOMAS, F.I.; University of Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology; University of Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology; University of Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology hoaka.thomas@me.com Urban development […]

Meeting Abstract P3.192  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Comparative analysis of Na+/K+ ATPase alpha subunits from the electric organs of weakly electric fish with low and high discharge rates. RIEDMANN, H.L.*; AHADIZADEH, E.N.; MALTBY, R.; MARKHAM, M.R.; The University of Oklahoma; The University of Oklahoma; The University of Oklahoma; The University of Oklahoma hriedmann@ou.edu Electric fish image their […]

Meeting Abstract P3.181  Monday, Jan. 6 15:30  Comparative Single-Neuron Transcriptomics: An analysis of master regulators in terminal differentiation of serotonergic neurons in the sea slug Aplysia californica DABE, E.C.*; CITARELLA, M; KOHN, A.B.; MOROZ, L.L.; UF Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience ; UF Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience ; UF Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience ; UF […]