Meeting Abstract P3-126  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Integrated system of shell use between land and marine hermit crabs: The role of octopuses in the supply chain GILCHRIST, SL; New College of Florida gilchrist@ncf.edu http://ncf.edu A seven year study of the shell acquisition and use by both land and marine hermit crabs at Cayos Cochinos, Honduras has revealed […]

Meeting Abstract P3-50  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Initial analyses of putative sex pheromones in Burmese pythons PARKER, M.R.*; AVERY, M.L.; Washington and Lee Univ.; U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Wildlife Research Center mrockwellparker@gmail.com Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) are an invasive species of concern in the Florida Everglades and pose a significant threat to native vertebrates, especially birds […]

Meeting Abstract P3-15  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Induction of HSP(70) as a Response to Increased Salinity in the Ribbed Mussel KAPPER, M.A.*; STIRBA, P.J.; Central Connecticut State University; Central Connecticut State University kapper@ccsu.edu Osmoconforming estuarine bivalves modulate concentrations of intracellular free amino acids to eliminate the osmotic gradient imposed by tidal variations in environmental salinity. Before adaptation […]

Meeting Abstract P3-207  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Individual recognition in crayfish Orconectes obscurus THALATHOTI, SP*; GOLDINA, A; Elizabethtown College; Elizabethtown College thalathotis@etown.edu Individual recognition is important for maintaining stable social hierarchies and minimizing aggression intensity. While status recognition facilitates discrimination based on individual behavior that resulted from prior winning or losing experience, it does not assume individual […]

Meeting Abstract P3-38  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Immunohistofluorescence Localization of Histamine and Histamine Receptors in Ganglia and Tissues of the Bivalve Mollusc, Crassostrea virginica MCLEOD, A*; SEMPLE, D; CATAPANE, E,J; CARROLL, M,A; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College catapane@mec.cuny.edu Histamine (HIS) is a biogenic amine serving as a neurotransmitter in nervous […]

Meeting Abstract P3-184  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Identifying Correlates of Regeneration Loss in Annelids KEIL, DP*; BELY, AE; University of Maryland, College Park dkeil@umd.edu Although regeneration has been studied for hundreds of years some of the most basic questions in the field remain unanswered. What is the distribution of regenerative ability throughout animals? What traits correlate with […]

Meeting Abstract P3-44  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Identification of GABA producing cells in the nervous system of Hirudo verbena YOST, J.T.*; BALTZLEY, M.J.; Western Oregon University jyost11@wou.edu In the leech Hirudo verbana, each segmental ganglion has four pressure mechanosensory neurons (P cells) that innervate overlapping quadrants of the body wall. The excitation of one P cell by […]

Meeting Abstract P3-35  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Identification and Characterization of the Transcriptional Regulation of Tetratricopeptide Repeat Doman 39c in Skeletal Muscle WADDELL, D*; MENKE, J; University of North Florida d.s.waddell@unf.edu Tetratricopeptide repeat domain 39c (Ttc39c) was identified as a novel gene that is differentially regulated under conditions of neurogenic skeletal muscle atrophy in wild-type mice compared […]

Meeting Abstract P3-102  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  Iconic Marine Vertebrates of the Qatari Arabian Gulf: Preliminary Data on Sea Turtle and Dugong Morphometrics, Movement, and Strandings MARSHALL, CD*; CULLEN, JA; AL ANSI, M; DUPONT, J; Texas A and M University; Texas A and M University; Qatar University; ExxonMobil Research Qatar marshalc@tamug.edu http://www.tamug.edu/marshall/ The marine environment of Qatar […]

Meeting Abstract P3-173  Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30  How to build an intramandibular joint: the construction of Meckel’s cartilage in Poecilia spp. during ontogeny MCCABE, KM*; STAAB, KL; McDaniel College kmm005@connections.mcdaniel.edu Teleosts typically have a lower jaw comprised of three fused bones: the dentary, angular, and articular. However, several unrelated teleosts have an independently derived “extra” joint between […]