Meeting Abstract P3-32 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Characterization of metabolic and muscle plasticity in a Neotropical migrant, Dumetella carolinesis (Gray Catbird) DEMORANVILLE, K.J.*; RUSSELL, D.E.; HUSS, J.M.; SCHAFFER, P.J.; Miami University; Miami University; Beckman Research Institute; Miami University demorakj@miamioh.edu Flexible and reversible phenotypes across the annual cycle allow birds to match fluctuating environmental and ecological demands. Varying […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Categorizing Florida Coral Reefs Using Fish Assemblages
Meeting Abstract P3-123 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Categorizing Florida Coral Reefs Using Fish Assemblages SIMON, N.; LANDAU, M.*; Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Galloway landaum@stockton.edu Reef fish assemblage is important in understanding fishery management. Fish survey data collected by the Reef Environmental Education Foundation was used with the following restrictions: (1) analysis limited to 26 reefs […]
Carbonate chemistry in a shallow, seagrass-dominated ecosystem implications for the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus
Meeting Abstract P3-124 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Carbonate chemistry in a shallow, seagrass-dominated ecosystem: implications for the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus CHALLENER, R.C.*; ROBBINS, L.L.; MCCLINTOCK, J.B.; Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY; U.S.G.S., St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Center, FL; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham rchallener@bellarmine.edu Open ocean observations have shown that increasing levels of anthropogenically-derived atmospheric CO2 […]
Brevetoxin exposure, superoxide dismutase activity and plasma protein electrophoretic profiles in wild-caught Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) in southwest Florida
Meeting Abstract P3-99 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Brevetoxin exposure, superoxide dismutase activity and plasma protein electrophoretic profiles in wild-caught Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) in southwest Florida PERRAULT, JR*; SCHMID, JR; WALSH, CJ; YORDY, JE; TUCKER, AD; Mote Marine Laboratory; Conservancy of Southwest Florida; Mote Marine Laboratory; Mote Marine Laboratory; Mote Marine Laboratory jperrault@mote.org http://mote.org/staff/member/justin-perrault Because […]
Body plate morphology of armored Agonidae fishes how far do the modifications go
Meeting Abstract P3-163 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Body plate morphology of armored Agonidae fishes: how far do the modifications go? BOUILLIART, M*; PAIG-TRAN, M; CROFTS, S; FARINA, S; SUMMERS, A; Ghent University, Belgium; University of Washington; University of Washington; Cornell University, New York; Friday Harbor Laboratories, Washington mathias.bouilliart@ugent.be The family Agonidae comprises a variety of marine bottom-dwelling […]
Bisphenol A exposure compromises the cardiovascular response to hypoxia in Danio rerio
Meeting Abstract P3-17 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Bisphenol A exposure compromises the cardiovascular response to hypoxia in Danio rerio. CYPHER, A.D.*; ICKES, J.R.; BAGATTO, B.; The University of Akron; The University of Akron; The University of Akron adc51@zips.uakron.edu Bisphenol A is an estrogen mimic that also disrupts the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF-1α) which mediates the cardiovascular system’s response […]
Bigger, Stronger but Not Faster jaw biomechanics through ontogeny of the great sculpin, Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
Meeting Abstract P3-169 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Bigger, Stronger but Not Faster: jaw biomechanics through ontogeny of the great sculpin, Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus CONRADES, A. D.*; FINLEY, N. L.; GIDMARK, N. J.; Truman State University; Whitman College; University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories adc8288@truman.edu Bigger, Stronger but Not Faster: jaw biomechanics through ontogeny of the great sculpin, Myoxocephalus […]
Behavioral avoidance to salinity and physiological responses to osmotic challenge and dehydration in Amphiuma tridactylum
Meeting Abstract P3-13 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Behavioral avoidance to salinity and physiological responses to osmotic challenge and dehydration in Amphiuma tridactylum MCCAIN, S.C.*; LUTTERSCHMIDT, W.I.; FONTENOT JR., C.L.; Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX; Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX; Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond scmccain@crimson.ua.edu Coastal fresh-water habitats may experience rapid change in salinity. For the […]
Behavioral and physiological impacts of non-traditional nest box use in Eastern Bluebirds
Meeting Abstract P3-103 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Behavioral and physiological impacts of non-traditional nest box use in Eastern Bluebirds JAWOR, J*; JACKSON, J; University of Southern Mississippi; University of Southern Mississippi jodie.jawor@usm.edu The eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) is a species of conservation interest. Destruction of habitat and introduction of nesting resource competitors (bluebirds are obligate secondary cavity […]
Bamboo shark as an extant analogue for locomotion of a primitive agnathan based on morphology
Meeting Abstract P3-202 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Bamboo shark as an extant analogue for locomotion of a primitive agnathan based on morphology SCOTT, B.*; WILGA, C.; University of Rhode Island; University of Rhode Island bradley_scott@my.uri.edu Osteostraci are the extinct jawless sister group to jawed vertebrates. As close relatives of early jawed vertebrates they share numerous characters, such […]
