Meeting Abstract P3.12  Jan. 6  Monitoring Larval Abundance and Environmental Conditions to Predict Adult Populations of the Invasive Chinese Mitten Crab, Eriocheir sinensis TSUKIMURA, B.*; RICE, A.; BLUMENSHINE, S.C.; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno BrianT@CSUFresno.edu The recent invasion of the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Grapsoidea), into the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.9  Jan. 6  Molecular tests of morphospecies in the reef-building coral Porites HEESTAND, E.N.*; CLAEREBOUDT, M.R.; DALY, M.; Ohio State University; Sultan Qaboos University; Ohio State University daly.66@osu.edu The scleractinian coral Porites is an important contributor to coral reefs worldwide. Although the genus is distinctive, its species are notoriously difficult to differentiate because the polyps […]

Meeting Abstract P3.3  Jan. 6  Molecular Phylogeny of Indo West Pacific Todadores pacificas (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) BALIZAN, S.V.*; NISHIGUCHI, M.K.; New Mexico State University; New Mexico State University sbalizan@nmsu.edu Todarodes pacificus is a species of the Ommastrephidae family of squids (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) that is found in the Indo West Pacific. T. pacificus exhibits behavioral and morphological similarities […]

Meeting Abstract P3.39  Jan. 6  Modeling Muscle-skeleton Interaction in Early Vertebrates ARMAH, George*; CREED, Ross; CUI, Shiliang; QIAN, Jinjin; ROOT, Robert G.; Lafayette College; Lafayette College; Lafayette College; Lafayette College; Lafayette College robroot@lafayette.edu We propose that the evolution of vertebrae results at least in part from improved performance of a fish during a fast start. In particular, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.69  Jan. 6  Modeling Experiments on Pacemaker Interactions in Scyphomedusae HAYWARD, R.T.*; SATTERLIE, R.A.; NOLAN, T.G.; University of North Carolina Wilmington; University of North Carolina Wilmington; State University of New York rth2850@uncw.edu Scyphozoan jellyfish are free-swimming gelatinous organisms whose nervous system includes a motor nerve net that controls swimming. Swim contractions originate in a network […]

Meeting Abstract P3.101  Jan. 6  Misunderstanding the Unambiguous: Student Misconceptions in Phylogenetic Systematics BEI, D*; HOESE, WJ; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Fullerton dbei@fullerton.edu According to Hennig, one goal of phylogenetic systematics is to express the relationships of all organisms in a form that cannot be misunderstood. Cladograms are unambiguous diagrams of hypothetical relationships among […]

Meeting Abstract P3.67  Jan. 6  Metabolic cost and power requirements of maximal labriform swimming in bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus). JONES, E.A.*; LUCEY, K.S.; ELLERBY, D.J.; Wellesley College; Wellesley College; Wellesley College dellerby@wellesley.edu At low swimming speeds bluegill sunfish swim in the labriform mode, generating lift and thrust by beating their pectoral fins. We measured the fin kinematics […]

Meeting Abstract P3.54  Jan. 6  Mechanics of Bipedal and Quadrupedal Running in the Desert Iguana LACOUNT, L.T.*; BOROK, M.J.; AHN, A.N.; Harvey Mudd College; Harvey Mudd College; Harvey Mudd College aahn@hmc.edu Desert iguanas (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) have the relatively rare ability to run well both bipedally and quadrupedally. However, the reason why lizards sometimes run bipedally is still […]

Meeting Abstract P3.66  Jan. 6  Mechanical power output of the pectoral fin abductor and adductor muscles of the bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus). LUCEY, K.S.*; JONES, E.A.; ELLERBY, D.J.; Wellesley College; Wellesley College; Wellesley College dellerby@wellesley.edu Bluegill sunfish swim in the labriform mode at low swimming speeds, generating lift and thrust by beating their pectoral fins. The range […]

Meeting Abstract P3.106  Jan. 6  Maintenance of immunological memory is compromised by food restriction in male deer mice NAVARA, KJ*; MARTIN II, LB; WEIL, ZM; NELSON, RJ; The Ohio State University; The Ohio State University; The Ohio State University; The Ohio State University navara.1@osu.edu After the initial immune response to a pathogen, the immune system produces and […]