PURRENHAGE, Jennifer L*; BOONE, Michelle D; Miami University: Effects of Habitat Structure and Competition on Larval Amphibian Development Habitat structure and competitor density can have important impacts on the growth and development of many species. Structure and competition may be especially important for larvae of pond-breeding amphibians that must complete metamorphosis prior to pond drying. […]

BIRK, K.L.*; RUANE, S.; DINKELACKER, S.A.; JANZEN, F.J.; Iowa State University; University of Central Arkansas; University of Central Arkansas; Iowa State University: Effects of Environmental Conditions during Embryonic Development on Neonates of the Imperiled Blanding’s Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) Blanding’s turtles have been listed as a species of special concern, threatened, or even endangered by states […]

ESPINOZA, Johanna*; CATAPANE, Edward J.; CARROLL, Margaret A.; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College: Effects of Copper on O2 Consumption in Gill of the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica The ongoing oyster rehabitation study our lab has been conducting showns that Crassostrea virginica transplanted to Jamaica Bay (JB), NY readily accumulate copper. Copper, […]

NEUMAN-LEE, Lori A.*; JANZEN, Fredric J.; Iowa State University, Ames; Iowa State University, Ames: Effects of Atrazine on Map Turtle (Graptemys) Development and Behavior Atrazine is a widely used pre-emergent herbicide for controlling broadleaf plants. Since atrazine (a known endocrine disrupting chemical) is applied in the late spring and early summer, its incidental effects on […]

LERNER, D.T.*; DAVIS, L.K.; MCCORMICK, S.D.; HIRANO, T.; GRAU, E.G.; Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst; Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Univ. of Hawaii, Kaneohe; USGS, Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center; Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Univ. of Hawaii, Kaneohe; Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Univ. of Hawaii, Kaneohe: Effects of 4-nonylphenol and 17β-estradiol on osmoregulatory homeostasis […]

GILLIS, Nancy*; WALTERS, Linda; YEARGAIN, Michele; REINHART, Debra; Univ. of Central Florida; Univ. of Central Florida; Univ. of Central Florida; Univ. of Central Florida: Effectiveness of Ferrate (FeO4-2) as a Ballast Water Disinfectant Over 21 billion gallons of ballast water are released into United States waters each year. In marine systems, especially ports, estuaries, and […]

ERIKSSON, BJ*; TAIT, NN; AKAM, M; University of Cambridge; Macquarie University, Sydney; University of Cambridge: Early development in the velvet worm Euperipatoides kanangrensis (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae). While early development in the yolk-free eggs of viviparous onychophorans is reasonably well documented, our knowledge of the equivalent stages in the yolky eggs of ovoviviparous species is sketchy. From […]

VINCIE, M.*; BELDEN, L.K.; Randolph-Macon Woman’s College; Virgnia Tech: Does the distance between intermediate hosts alter parasite transmission? A test using free-swimming trematode cercariae and tadpoles Digenetic trematodes are common parasites in freshwater systems and many species are economically and medically important. These parasites generally require two intermediate hosts to complete their life cycle, with […]

MUSHINSKY, H.; MC COY, E.; LUKANIK, I.*; Univ. of South Florida, Tampa; Univ. of South Florida, Tampa; University of South Florida, Tampa: Do Podomys floridanus exist in metapopulations and do habitat measures have a deterministic effect on their demography? The Florida mouse (Podomys floridanus) is listed as a species of special concern as a result […]

ALEMADI, S.D.*; JENKINS, D.G.; Uinv. of Central Florida, Orlando; Uinv. of Central Florida, Orlando: Dispersal behavior of mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki are native to Florida but invasive elsewhere, and a dominant predator in ecosystems they enter. Information on dispersal behavior will help better understand and predict mosquitofish metapopulation dynamics and invasions. I experimentally […]