SCHMIDT-RHAESA, A.; ROTHE, B.H.; University Bielefeld, Germany; University Bielefeld, Germany: Postembryonic development of the musculature in kinorhynchs Labelling of f-actin with phalloidin and investigation using confocal laser scanning microscopy is an ideal tool to reveal the architecture of the muscle system in wholemounts of microscopically small animals. The invesitgation of postembryonic stages of the kinorhynch […]
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Neurogenesis in myriapods and chelicerates and its importance for understanding arthropod relationships
STOLLEWERK, A; University of Cambridge: Neurogenesis in myriapods and chelicerates and its importance for understanding arthropod relationships The arthropods form a diverse group consisting of insects, crustaceans, chelicerates and myriapods. They show a high variation of neural structures adapted to the specialized behaviour and lifestyles of the individual species. This raises the question of how […]
Concordance of molecular and morphological data The example of Acoela
HOOGE, M.D.*; TYLER, S; The University of Maine, Orono; The University of Maine, Orono: Concordance of molecular and morphological data: The example of Acoela Morphological features of the Acoela appear to be quite plastic, including those of the copulatory organs, which provide the principle characters used for the systematics of this group. Consequently, classification schemes […]
Challenging received wisdom integrating the new microscopy with the new animal phylogeny
JENNER, RA; University of Cambridge: Challenging received wisdom: integrating the new microscopy with the new animal phylogeny Many of the ideas about the broad pattern of animal evolution that have been accepted as textbook knowledge for a long time are currently being fundamentally revised. Although molecular phylogenetics has been the main impetus for these revisions, […]
A Novel Methology Utilizing Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for Systematic Analysis in Arthropods
KLAUS, Angela V.; SCHAWAROCH, Valerie; American Museum of Natural History; Baruch College: A Novel Methology Utilizing Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for Systematic Analysis in Arthropods The use of confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) for imaging arthropod structures has the potential to profoundly impact systematics of this group. Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of CLSM data provides high-fidelity, […]
Waves drag down macroalgae
Meeting Abstract S1-1.6 Jan. 4 Waves drag down macroalgae BOLLER, M.L.; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University boller@stanford.edu Vogel coined the term �reconfiguration� to describe the hydrodynamic process by which a flexible organism changes shape in response to the hydrodynamic forces imposed upon it. Reconfiguration is important to marine macroalgae in that it reduces the magnitude of […]
The structure and function of the hooks of a turbellarian flatworm A vermetically sealed muscle articulation
Meeting Abstract S1-1.1 Jan. 4 The structure and function of the hooks of a turbellarian flatworm: A vermetically sealed muscle articulation UYENO, T.A.*; KIER, W.M.; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill uyeno@bio.unc.edu This study investigates the functional morphology of the grasping hooks of the proboscis of an interstitial turbellarian flatworm (Suborder Kalyptorhynchia). The hooks, which are […]
The effects of vertical odor plume structure on navigation and foraging performance in blue crabs
Meeting Abstract S1-1.16 Jan. 4 The effects of vertical odor plume structure on navigation and foraging performance in blue crabs WEISSBURG, M*; JACKSON, J; RAHMAN, S; WEBSTER, DR; GA Tech marc.weissburg@biology.gatech.edu Large marine invertebrate predators (e.g., blue crabs) navigate using odor plumes in turbulent boundary layers. Unfortunately, we know little about the vertical distribution of odors and […]
The effects of coral morphology and ambient flow on mass transfer in coral communities
Meeting Abstract S1-1.14 Jan. 4 The effects of coral morphology and ambient flow on mass transfer in coral communities REIDENBACH, M.A.*; KOEHL, M.A.R.; GENIN, A.; MONISMITH, S.G.; KOSEFF, J.R.; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Stanford University; Stanford University mattr@berkeley.edu Water flow over benthic communities, such as coral reefs, controls […]
Ontogenetic differences in squid jet structure
Meeting Abstract S1-1.12 Jan. 4 Ontogenetic differences in squid jet structure BARTOL, I.K.*; STEWART, W.J.; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA ibartol@odu.edu Squids rely heavily on a pulsed jet for locomotion throughout ontogeny, but the jet is used in very different flow regimes depending on life history stage. Squid hatchlings (paralarvae) may operate […]
