BORGIANINI, SA*; JURISA, J; STYLES, R; BRODIE, RJ; Univ. of South Carolina; Univ. of South Carolina; Univ. of South Carolina; Univ. of South Carolina: A Model Describing the Dispersal Capabilities of the Red-Jointed Fiddler Crab (Uca minax LeConte) Postlarvae in a River-Dominated Estuary. Long-term and short-term human disturbances of river hydrology can significantly affect net […]

REID, Inefta*; CARROLL, Margaret A.; FLORES, Liz; CATAPANE, Edward J.; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Kingsborough Community College; Medgar Evers College: A Comparative Study of the In Vivo and In Vitro Effects of Copper on Glutathione S-Transferase Activity in Gill Tissue of the American Oyster, Copper is a common aquatic pollutant. While bivalve mollusks […]

ROBERTSON, Bruce; University of Montana: A Cognitive Perspective on Evolutionary Traps Evolutionary traps describe situations in which, due to some rapid change in conditions, formerly reliable behavioral cues instead trigger maladaptive behaviors. While the concept of an evolutionary trap is widely recognized, existing conceptual models have been insufficient to describe their mechanistic bases. Focusing on […]

Meeting Abstract P3.72  Jan. 6  Would There Be Frontal and Temporal Lobes without an Insula? JOHNSON, J/I*; MORRIS, J/A; SWITZER, R/C; LUNDRIGAN, B/L; FOBBS, A/J; Michigan State University; Michigan State University; Neuroscience Assocates, Inc.; Michigan State University; National Museum of Health and Medicine, AFIP johnij@aol.com We examined large number and diversity of mammalian brains and found a […]

Meeting Abstract P3.87  Jan. 6  Visual Physiology of Juvenile Leatherback and Loggerhead Sea Turtles SALMON, M*; HORCH, K; FORWARD, R.; Florida Atlantic University; University of Utah; Duke University Marine Laboratory salmon@fau.edu Electroretinographic recordings were made from hatchling loggerhead and leatherback eyecup preparations to generate dark-adapted spectral sensitivity curves. Both species were maximally sensitive to wavelengths between 500 […]

Meeting Abstract P3.30  Jan. 6  Variation in avian blood parasite prevalence, insect vectors and haematology associated with the recent colonization of a city FOKIDIS, H.B*; DEVICHE, P.; Arizona State University; Arizona State University Bobby.Fokidis@asu.edu Urbanization negatively impacts many avian species, but some species survive and prosper in these novel habitats. One factor contributing to the success of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.22  Jan. 6  Variation in Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, Reproductive Output Within a Spawning Season WELLS, S.L.*; MCCONAUGHA, J.R.; Old Dominion University; Old Dominion University swells@odu.edu The Chesapeake Bay blue crab, Callinectes sapidus , is an important local fishery that has experienced a decline in population in recent years. There is growing concern for this […]

Meeting Abstract P3.35  Jan. 6  Uncoupling of dorsal and ventral segmentation systems in the branchiopod crustacean Triops longicaudatus VANHOOK, A.M.*; PATEL, N.H.; Univ. of California, Berkeley, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Univ. of California, Berkeley, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute annalisa@berkeley.edu An extreme departure from the orthodox arthropod segmentation pattern is observed in the tadpole shrimp, Triops […]

Meeting Abstract P3.92  Jan. 6  Two sides to sound production: behavior and pulse patterns in spiny lobsters SHIPP, L. E.*; PATEK, S. N.; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley leshipp@gmail.com When interacting with predators, the California spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus, generates pulsatile rasp sounds using a stick and slip friction mechanism. Sounds are produced by […]

Meeting Abstract P3.140  Jan. 6  Transnasal Delivery of a GnRH Analog in Yucatan Minature Swine SOWER, Stacia A.; KAVANAUGH, Scott I.*; SANTOS, Mark; ROGERS, Zoe; SCHULTZ, Bernardine M.; BUSHOLD, Geoff; WELLS, Roger; GYURIK, Robert; University of New Hampshire, Durham; University of New Hampshire Durham; University of New Hampshire, Durham; University of New Hampshire, Durham; University of New […]