SNELGROVE, J.M.*; BLOB, R.W.; Clemson Univ.; Clemson Univ.: Antler stiffness in moose: patterns of variation in the material properties of antler bone. Material properties can vary considerably among bones from different body locations that serve different functions (e.g., skull vs. limbs). However, variation in material properties of a single type of bone has rarely been […]

LINDBERG, D.R.; MATZEN, B.L.*; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley: Anna Meyer and the Distinction between Grades and Clades in Models of Early Gastropod Evolution Anna Meyer published her first (and apparently last) scientific paper in 1913, and reported on the organization of the renogential systems in the Diotocardia and Monotocardia and the […]

MOORE, Brandon C; BRAUN, Edward L; BERMUDEZ, Dieldrich; KOHNO, Satomi; IGUCHI, Taisen ; GUILLETTE, Louis J; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; National Institute of Basic Biology, Japan ; University of Florida; University of Florida; ; : An investigation of a leptin-like molecule in the American alligator (Alligator mississipiensis) A growing body […]

NUSSEAR, K. E.; TRACY, C. Richard; HEATON, J. S.; MEDICA, P. A.; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Redlands; U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service: An application of Neural Network modeling of desert tortoise activity to improve species monitoring. The federally-listed desert tortoise is currently the focus of a large, multi-state […]

MENZE, M.A.*; HAND, S.C.; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge: Altering AMP:ATP ratio in mammalian cells to depress metabolic activity Metabolic depression during states of dormancy like diapause and quiescence is often accompanied by an increase in the intracellular ratio of AMP to ATP. Depending on the magnitude of change, elevating […]

CLARK, T.M.*; HIRSCHLER, A.; LAWECKI, J.L.; Indiana Univ. South Bend; Indiana Univ. South Bend; Indiana Univ. South Bend: Actions of the serotonin-selective reuptake inhibitor alaproclate in the larval mosquito: does serotonin regulate hemolymph pH? Larval Aedes aegypti survive well in water ranging from pH 4 to pH 11, and from dilute water to salt solutions […]

BERNICK, EP*; ONKEN, H; KIRSCHNER, LB; MOFFETT, DF; Washington State University; Washington State University; Washington State University; Washington State University: ATPase activities in Aedes aegypti midgut Previous electrophysiological studies of isolated, perfused larval Aedes aegypti midgut demonstrated the presence of a lumen negative voltage in the anterior stomach and a lumen positive voltage in the […]

KANGAS, AT*; MUSTONEN, T; MIKKOLA, ML; THESLEFF, I; JERNVALL, J; University of Helsinki, Finland; University of Helsinki, Finland; University of Helsinki, Finland; University of Helsinki, Finland; University of Helsinki, Finland: A Single-Gene Mutation Leads to Changes in Several Dental Characters in Mouse Gene knockouts often lead to an early and total disruption of tooth development […]

MAKIN, J/L*; HATCH, K/A; Brigham Young University; Brigham Young University: 15N enrichment of lizard uric acid and feces: can 15N be used as a measure of body condition in the wild? Stable isotopes are used by animal physiological ecologists to determine such things as dietary sources, migration, and trophic levels. Attempts have been made to […]

LANCASTER, J.R.*; ESPINOZA, R.E.; California State Univ., Northridge: What good is grouping for geckos? Testing the benefits of aggregation in Coleonyx variegatus Social aggregations have been studied in a variety of animals and found to have important social, ecological, and fitness implications. Several species of nocturnal geckos form diurnal aggregations; however, few studies have attempted […]