Meeting Abstract P3-190 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 The Scaling of Eight Arms in Californian Octopuses: Does Arm Length Inform Predator-Prey Interactions? VOSS, KM*; MEHTA, RS; University of California, Santa Cruz; University of California, Santa Cruz kmvoss@ucsc.edu http://mehta.eeb.ucsc.edu/people/graduate-students/kelley-voss/ Octopuses possess many interesting morphological features that enable them to both avoid predation and successfully hunt prey, such […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
The SHARK gene cymric is truncated in the ascidian Molgula occulta
Meeting Abstract P3-212 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 The SHARK gene cymric is truncated in the ascidian Molgula occulta FODOR, ACA*; MAKABE, K; JEFFERY, WR; SATOH, N; SWALLA, BJ; Friday Harbor Laboratories and Biology Department, University of Washington; University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan; Station Biologique, Roscoff France; Okinawa Institute for Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan; Friday […]
The Role of Tissues and Organs in the Immune Response of the American Lobster to Acute Bacterial Infection
Meeting Abstract P3-77 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 The Role of Tissues and Organs in the Immune Response of the American Lobster to Acute Bacterial Infection FARTHING, S.*; MONTALVO, A.; NORMAN, K.; SCOTT, S.; CROZIER, J.; JORGENSEN, D.; Roanoke College; Roanoke College; Roanoke College; Roanoke College; Roanoke College; Roanoke College Sjfarthing@mail.roanoke.edu In response to an acute […]
The PASSER Project Inducing Neophobia though Presented Stimuli via a Computer Enabled Feeder
Meeting Abstract P3-126 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 The PASSER Project: Inducing Neophobia though Presented Stimuli via a Computer Enabled Feeder SAMUELS, TJ*; PHILSON, CS; FOLTZ, SL; RAY, A; DAVIS, JE; Radford University tsamuels3@radford.edu With changing seasons comes new abiotic and biotic factors that affect bird behavioral and physiological profiles. Identifying relationships between neophobia and stress […]
The Extent of Metaplastic Hard Tissue in the Limbs of the Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus
Meeting Abstract P3-186 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 The Extent of Metaplastic Hard Tissue in the Limbs of the Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus HECK, C*; WOODWARD, H; Oklahoma State Univ. CHS, Tulsa; Oklahoma State Univ. CHS, Tulsa ctheck@okstate.edu The developmental and functional advantages of vertebrate metaplastic hard tissue is still relatively unclear. Metaplastic tissue forms from […]
The Evolution of Viviparity and the Insulin Signaling Network in Sceloporus Lizards
Meeting Abstract P3-220 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 The Evolution of Viviparity and the Insulin Signaling Network in Sceloporus Lizards WESTFALL, AK*; SCHWARTZ, TS; OAKS, JR; Auburn University, AL; Auburn University, AL; Auburn University, AL akw0018@auburn.edu Vertebrates have transitioned from egg-laying to live birth approximately 140 times across their evolution, 115 of which have occurred within […]
The Evolution of Mitochondrial Genomes of Notothenioid Fish
Meeting Abstract P3-226 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 The Evolution of Mitochondrial Genomes of Notothenioid Fish PAPETTI, C*; BABBUCCI, M; HARMS, L; LUCASSEN, M; DETTAI, A; AUVINET, J; HEINDLER, FM; PATARNELLO, T; NEGRISOLO, E; University of Padova, Padova, Italy; University of Padova, Padova, Italy; Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany; […]
The Evolution of Grasping Behavior in Birds and Associated Pedal Adaptations
Meeting Abstract P3-182 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 The Evolution of Grasping Behavior in Birds and Associated Pedal Adaptations STRUBLE, MK*; GARDNER, J; GIBB, A; Northern Arizona University; Montana State Univrsity; Northern Arizona University strublemikayla@gmail.com Because they are obligate bipeds that exploit a variety of ecological niches, modern birds experience a great deal of variation in […]
The Effect of Growth Rate and Biomechanical Loading on Bone Laminarity in the Emu Skeleton
Meeting Abstract P3-165 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 The Effect of Growth Rate and Biomechanical Loading on Bone Laminarity in the Emu Skeleton KUEHN, AL*; MAIN, RP; LEE, AH; SIMONS, ELR; Midwestern Univ.; Purdue Univ.; Midwestern Univ.; Midwestern Univ. esimon@midwestern.edu The orientation of vascular canals in primary bone may reflect differences in growth rate and/or adaptation […]
The Effects of Vespa Amino Acid Mixture on Mitochondrial Defect Induced Locomotion Disorders in Drosophila melanogaster
Meeting Abstract P3-49 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30 The Effects of Vespa Amino Acid Mixture on Mitochondrial Defect Induced Locomotion Disorders in Drosophila melanogaster ARCHER, JT*; DAVIS, JE; Radford University jarcher4@radford.edu Vespa Amino Acid Mixture or VAAM is a chemical compound found naturally in Japanese giant hornet larva (Vespa mandarinia japonica). VAAM, via tropholactic delivery from […]
