Meeting Abstract S1-1.2  Jan. 4  A star on the rise: how temperature affects distribution and abundance of sea stars on the coast of Maine. PRATT, Marney C.; University of New England, Biddeford, ME mpratt6@une.edu There are two species of sea stars in the genus Asterias that are common on the east coast of North America. The northern […]

Meeting Abstract S1-1.3  Thursday, Jan. 3  The Functional Evolution of Steroid Hormone Receptors: Insights from Reptiles KOHNO, Satomi*; KATSU, Yoshinao; IGUCHI, Taisen; GUILLETTE, Louis J Jr; University of Florida; National Institute of Basic Biology; National Institute of Basic Biology; University of Florida kohno@zoo.ufl.edu Steroid hormones are essential for the normal function of most organ systems in vertebrates. […]

Meeting Abstract S1-1.6  Thursday, Jan. 3  Rate of chromosome changes and speciation in reptiles OLMO, Ettore; Universita Politecnica delle Marche. e.olmo@univpm.it The chromosome changing rate was studied in 1329 species of reptiles in order to evaluate the karyological evolutionary trend and a possible correlation between chromosome mutations and some aspects of the evolution of the class. The […]

Meeting Abstract S1-1.5  Thursday, Jan. 3  Maternally derived yolk steroid hormones in TSD reptiles: A comparison among species and their possible roles in embryonic development ELF, P; University of Minnesota Crookston pelf@umn.edu Maternally produced hormones deposited in yolk material have been implicated in the sex determination process in oviparous reptiles with temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). We have […]

Meeting Abstract S1-1.7  Thursday, Jan. 3  Genome Architecture and Diversity in Reptiles ORGAN, Chris*; EDWARDS, Scott; Harvard University corgan@oeb.harvard.edu Characterization of reptile (sauropsid) genomes is essential for understanding the overall diversity and evolution of amniote genomes because they constitute a major fraction of the amniote evolutionary tree. In addition, the study of reptile genomics provides the evolutionary […]

Meeting Abstract S1-1.4  Thursday, Jan. 3  Comparative expression and genomic organization of sex-differentiating genes in a bird and a reptile JANES, D.E.*; EDWARDS, S.V.; Harvard University; Harvard University djanes@oeb.harvard.edu Although sex-determining mechanism differs between birds and some reptiles, several genes associated with sex differentiation are found in both groups. For example, American Alligators do not have heteromorphic […]

Meeting Abstract S1-1.2  Thursday, Jan. 3  Challenges and opportunities in comparative reptilian genomics GLENN, Travis C.*; JONES, Kenneth L.; SAWYER, Roger H.; GREENWOLD, Matthew J.; CRAWFORD, Nicholas G.; Universities of Georgia & South Carolina; University of Georgia; University of South Carolina; University of South Carolina; Boston University glenn@srel.edu Reptiles are the sister group to mammals and thus […]

Meeting Abstract S1-1.1  Thursday, Jan. 3  Candidate genes in a turtle with temperature-dependent sex determination CHOJNOWSKI, JL*; BRAUN, EL; Univ. of Florida; Univ. of Florida jena@zoo.ufl.edu In many turtle species, sex is determined in a process known as temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) where the incubation temperature leads to gonadal sex differentiation. Over 2000 sequences from the red-eared […]

Meeting Abstract S1-1.5  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Using frustrated total internal reflection to analyze insect walking MENDES, César S.; BARTOS, Imre; AKAY, Turgay; MARKA, Szabolcs ; MANN, Richard S.*; Columbia University; Columbia University; Columbia University; Columbia University; Columbia University rsm10@columbia.edu A central question for neuroscientists is the identification of circuits and cellular mechanisms that govern animal behavior, such […]

Meeting Abstract S1-1.3  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Making Automated Tracking and Behavior Analysis High Throughput in Practice ROBIE, Alice A.; KABRA, Mayank; BRANSON, Steven; HIROKAWA, Jonathan; KORFF, Wyatt L.; BRANSON, Kristin*; HHMI Janelia Farm; HHMI Janelia Farm; HHMI Janelia Farm; HHMI Janelia Farm; HHMI Janelia Farm; HHMI Janelia Farm bransonk@janelia.hhmi.org As part of the large scale effort at […]