TYMINSKI, W.P.; GARCIA, J.; SOSA, T.A.; ZIEGLER, D.; O�KEEFE, A.J.; ALLSHOUSE, M.E.; COELHO, V.R.*; MANFRINO, C.; Central Caribbean Marine Institute; Central Caribbean Marine Institute; Central Caribbean Marine Institute; Central Caribbean Marine Institute; Central Caribbean Marine Institute; Central Caribbean Marine Institute; Dominican University of California, and Central Caribbean Marine Institute; Kean University, and Central Caribbean Marine […]

MANFRINO, C.; COELHO, V.R.*; SORANNO, A.; Kean University, and Central Caribbean Marine Institute; Dominican University of California, and Central Caribbean Marine Institute; Central Caribbean Marine Institute: Coral Diversity and Mortality Between 1999 and 2002 at Little Cayman, Cayman Islands Four reef sites were surveyed at Little Cayman to identify changes in coral cover and species […]

CLARK, NL; SHAW, KA; ANDERSON, CW; Idaho State University; Idaho State University; Idaho State University: Convergence of hypoglossal and glossopharyngeal nerve aferents with ing the brainstem of the leopard frog, Rana pipiens This research investigated the anatomical convergence of sensory input into the brainstem of the leopard frog, Rana pipiens. Using retrograde labeling combined with […]

CORVIDAE, E. L.; BIERREGAARD, R. O.; PETERS, S. E.*; Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte: Comparison of wing muscle morphology in three raptors Red-tailed hawks (RTHA), Cooper�s hawks (COHA) and Ospreys (OSPR), differ in their typical flight patterns: RTHA�s use a broad soaring wing to glide over fields searching for prey; COHA�s elliptical wing reflects its […]

SHEPHERD, A.; COELHO, V.R.*; Dominican University of California; Dominican University of California: Comparison Between the Algal Epifaunal Communities Found on Caulerpa cupressoides and Caulerpa sertularioides at Owen Island, Little Cayman, Cayman Islands The structure of invertebrate communities associated with algae is influenced by the plant�s architecture and chemical (secondary) compounds. Algae species belonging to a […]

PARSONS, J.L.*; HELLGREN, E.C.; PRUETT, P.; ROSAS, C.; LESLIE, D.M., JR.; JORGENSEN, E.E.; Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Stillwater; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater; Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Stillwater; USEPA, Ada, Oklahoma; ; : Comparative digestibility of dry matter, nitrogen and fiber in […]

FOREST, S.; LINDSAY, S. M.; University of Maine, Orono: Comparative Morphology of the Nervous System and Peripheral Sensory Cells in Three Species of Spionid Polychaetes The organization of the nervous system, innervation of peripheral sensory cells and the distribution of serotonin (5-HT) and FMRF-amide containing neurons were compared in three species of Spionid polychaetes: Dipolydora […]

SHIMIZU, M.; DICKEY, J.T.; FUKADA, H.; DICKHOFF, W.W.; NOAA-Fisheries and Univ. of Washington, Seattle; NOAA-Fisheries and Univ. of Washington, Seattle; NOAA-Fisheries and Univ. of Washington, Seattle; NOAA-Fisheries and Univ. of Washington, Seattle: Cloning of salmon insulin-like growth factor binding proteins Insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBPs) inhibit or potentiate the activity of IGFs depending on […]

LEE, K.J.; KIM, H.W.; MYKLES, D.L.; Colorado State University, Ft. Collins: Cloning of a cDNA encoding molt-inhibiting hormone (MIH) from the land crab Gecarcinus lateralis and expression of recombinant MIH in yeast (Pichia pastoris) Molt-inhibiting hormone (MIH) is an eyestalk neuropeptide belonging to the crustacean hyperglycemic hormone family. MIH acts at the crustacean molting gland […]

MITCHELL, Jacqueline L.; TAMONE, Sherry L.; University of Alaska Fairbanks, Juneau School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences: Circulating methyl farnesoate levels in female snow crab Chionoecetes opilio, from the Bering Sea. The dramatic decline in the Alaskan snow crab fishery prompted investigations into the reproductive biology of this economically important species. Previous studies of snow […]