Meeting Abstract P3-179  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Role of Notch/Delta signaling in neural development of the annelid Capitella teleta TOLCHIN, S*; MEYER, N.P.; Clark University; Clark University stolchin@clarku.edu Notch signaling is vital for neural development in both vertebrate and insect models, but not much is known about this process in annelids. Here we use the model organism […]

Meeting Abstract P3-81  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Restraint-induced changes in plasma corticosterone levels and immune parameters for invasive cane toads in Florida ASSIS, VR; DAGG, JN; MICHAELSON, CS.; MENDONCA, MT*; GOMES, FR; Universidade de Sao Paulo; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University; Universidade de Sao Paulo mendonca@auburn.edu http://www.auburn.edu/cosam/mendoncalab Previous studies in a variety of vertebrates indicate that […]

Meeting Abstract P3-205  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Responsiveness to serotonin reflects social dynamics of crayfish Orconectes obscurus MEIER, C*; GOLDINA, A; Elizabethtown College; Elizabethtown College meierc@etown.edu Serotonin (5-HT) modulates agonistic behavior in crustaceans. However, the exact effect of 5-HT on social behavior has been difficult to determine because 5-HT modulates multiple neural circuits, its effects are concentration […]

Meeting Abstract P3-21  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Resource Allocation in Female Lizards: Reproduction vs. Growth After Tail Autotomy QUINN, M.M.*; NEUWALD, J.L.; KIRCHER, B.K.; CONGDON, E.R.; JOHNSON, M.A.; Trinity University; Colorado State University; University of Florida; Bethune-Cookman University; Trinity University mquinn2@trinity.edu Many species of lizards can autotomize their tail in response to the threat of predation. Tail […]

Meeting Abstract P3-115  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Rescuing the Reef: Monitoring the impacts of macroalgal competition and parrotfish grazing on coral transplants BURGESS, M/T*; SIMS, R/J; SMITH, K/M; CHILDRESS, M/J; Clemson University mtburge@clemson.edu http://clemsonconservation.blogspot.com/2013/08/focus-on-creative-inquiry-2013.html In response to the Caribbean wide decline in coral cover, many researchers have put their efforts towards transplanting reef building coral species in […]

Meeting Abstract P3-63  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Reproductive Patterns in the Pederson Cleaner Shrimp Anclyomenes pedersoni COUNTRYMAN, C.E.*; CHADWICK, N.E.; Northern Michigan University; Auburn University ccountry@nmu.edu Life history strategies of organisms impact their abilities to recover from disturbances, and provide important information for species management plans. Most aspects of life history remain unknown for Ancylomenes pedersoni (Pederson […]

Meeting Abstract P3-197  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Quadrupedal to bipedal skeletal transformations inferred from a morphological and phylogenetic analysis of Dipodidae MOORE, T Y*; FIELD, D J; BIEWENER, A A; COOPER, K L; Harvard University; Yale University; Harvard University; Univ. of California, San Diego talia@oeb.harvard.edu http://sites.google.com/site/taliayukimoore Three desert-dwelling groups of rodents have independently acquired bipedal locomotion. The […]

Meeting Abstract P3-134  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Putting a new spin on turning behavior of fish. SAWYER, N. N.*; HALE, M. E.; Univ. of Chicago mhale@uchicago.edu Maneuvering turns are used by many fishes to navigate complex environments. Despite their prevalence in real-world situations little is known about the kinematics and mechanics of this behavior. We examined turning […]

Meeting Abstract P3-135  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Prolonged fasting causes systematic changes in rats: 13CO2 breath testing and small molecule metabolomics GUZMAN, R/M*; MCCUE, M/D; POLLOCK, E/D; MCCUE, K/E; St. Mary’s Univ; Univ Arkansas; UTHSCSA mmccue1@stmarytx.edu Measurements of the δ13CO2 in animal tissues are routinely used to make inferences about the extent to which C3 plants and […]

Meeting Abstract P3-37  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Presence of Octopamine Receptors in Heart of the Bivalve Crassostrea viginica FIANA, B*; HARRIS, A; WELSH, C; CATAPANE, E.J.; CARROLL, M.A.; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College catapane@mec.cuny.edu Octopamine (OA), a biogenic amine first identified in octopus, is well studied in […]