BROWNE, W.E.; PATEL, N.H.; MARTINDALE, M.Q.; Kewalo Marine Lab, University of Hawaii; HHMI, University of California, Berkeley; Kewalo Marine Lab, University of Hawaii: Developmental Expression of lab and ems in the head and CNS of Parhyale hawaiensis The arthropod head is a complex multimeric structure. At the level of molecular patterning in Drosophila it appears […]

MARKS, C.*; BAGATTO, B.; MOORE, F.B.-G.; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron: Developmental Environment Alters Conditional Aggression in Zebrafish Many vertebrates display developmental plasticity for a wide variety of traits. In these plastic traits the developmental environment often influences the direction of development. Such plasticity is often assumed to be adaptive. Similarly […]

FLETCHER, J.; WIBBELS, T.*; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Alabama at Birmingham: Development of a quantitative-competitive PCR for anti-mullerian hormone in the red-eared slider turtle. The physiology underlying temperature-dependant sex determination (TSD) and sexual differentiation in reptiles is not well understood. However, several genes that were initially identified in other vertebrates may play […]

CALSBEEK, R.; MILES, D. B.; SINERVO, B.; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Ohio University; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz: Corticosterone, Locomotor Performance, and Metabolism in Side-Blotched Lizards (Uta stansburiana) Elevated levels of circulating corticosterone commonly occur in response to stress in wild vertebrates. A rise in corticosterone, usually in animals of subordinate rank, results in […]

ROMANO, J.; MCCLELLAN-GREEN, P.; RITTSCHOF, D.; Duke University Marine Laboratory; North Carolina State University; Duke University Marine Laboratory: Copper Pyrithione and Diuron Toxicity in the Non-Target Species, Lytechinus variegatus A large portion of residents living near the US coastline participate in recreational or commercial boating. Fouling organisms such as algae, mussels, sea squirts, and barnacles […]

EDMONDS, S.L.; KINTER, M; LONDRAVILLE, R.L.; University of Akron; Cleveland Clinic Foundation; University of Akron: Comparative Proteomics of Parasitism in Bluegill Sunfish We determined the effects of parasitism by Uvulifer ambloplitis on protein expression in serum of bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) using a proteomic approach. Three experimental groups were compared: bluegill sunfish without external parasites, […]

TAMONE, S/L; ANDREWS, A; MONDRAGON, J; NIELSEN, J; TAGGART, S/J; University of Alaska Southeast; USGS Alaska Science Center; USGS Alaska Science Center; USGS Alaska Science Center; USGS Alaska Science Center: Circulating Ecdysteroids In Tanner Crab, Chionoecetes bairdi are Indicators of Molting Probability. Tanner crab, Chionoecetes bairdi , is a commercially important crab fished in southeastern […]

REYNOLDS, Julie A; HAND, Steven C; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University: Biochemical Indicators of Metabolic Poise During Development and Diapause of Cricket Embryos Developing insect embryos must minimize water loss yet maintain adequate oxygen diffusion across the chorion. This presents a paradox because modifications to the egg structure that restrict water loss may also […]

CORBIN, C.E.; Bloomsburg Univ. of Pennsylvania: Attack rates, morphology and phylogeny in sit-and-wait passerine birds Usually, bird species are lumped as either sit-and-wait or active foragers. In addition, morphology is hypothesized to predict foraging mode membership. At broad phylogenetic scales (e.g. Passeriformes), the morphology-ecology relationship is clear. Relative to overall body size, sit-and-wait foragers have […]

FROST, A.; RIPLEY, B.; VALERO, S.; SIMOVICH, M.; Univ. of San Diego; Univ. of San Diego; San Diego State University; Univ. of San Diego: Apparent Disequilibrium and Reproductive Isolation in an Endangered Fairy Shrimp Endemic to Southern California, the San Diego fairy shrimp, Branchinecta sandiegonensis, has suffered tremendous habitat loss due to urban development and […]