Meeting Abstract S2.4  Sunday, Jan. 4  Progress in understanding the ecology of sea lice, copepod parasites of wild and farmed salmonids COSTELLO, MJ; University of Auckland m.costello@auckland.ac.nz Fish farmed in sea cages may become infested by parasites from wild fish, and in turn become point sources for parasites. Sea lice are the best studied example of this […]

Meeting Abstract S2.6  Sunday, Jan. 4  Parasitic microcrustaceans of the class Tantulocarida, external and internal morphology, development and life circle KOLBASOV, G.A.; Moscow State University gakolbasov@gmail.com The tantulocaridans represent tiniest exoparasites of other benthic crustaceans. They have a unique life circle among crustaceans characterized with absence of true subsequent molts. The material on two tantulocarid species including […]

Meeting Abstract S2.11  Sunday, Jan. 4  Parasitic Crustaceans as Vectors of Viruses OVERSTREET, RM*; JOVONOVICH, J; MA, H; University of Southern Mississippi robin.overstreet@usm.edu Parasitic crustaceans serve as both hosts and vectors of viruses as well as of parasites and other microbial pathogenic agents. Few of the presumably numerous associations are presently known. Recently, argulids and gnathopod isopods […]

Meeting Abstract S2.10  Sunday, Jan. 4  Life history of gnathiid isopods: a brief overview TANAKA, K.; Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology katsuhikot@jamstec.go.jp Gnathiidae is a family of the order Isopoda including over 180 species worldwide. The larvae are known as common ectoparasites of fishes, particularly in coral reef regions. Adult gnathiids however are morphologically very […]

Meeting Abstract S2.7  Sunday, Jan. 4  Branchiura, -parasitic crustaceans with a sting MOELLER, O. S.; University of Rostock ole.moeller@uni-rostock.de The Branchiura are fascinating parasitic crustaceans not only able to attach to the slippery sides of freshwater fish, but also able to detach at will and swim freely to find another host. The Branchiura display two different ways […]

Meeting Abstract S2.1  Sunday, Jan. 4  Bopyrids of the Thalassinidean Transition: First Phylogenetic Data and Evolutionary Implications BOYKO, Christopher B; American Museum of Natural History cboyko@amnh.org In 1986, John Markham proposed the term thalassinidean transition for those bopyrid isopod taxa that appeared to link the subfamilies Pseudioninae, Ioninae and Phyllodurinae and which occurred on thalassinoid hosts. Thalassinoids […]

Meeting Abstract S2.8  Sunday, Jan. 4  A review of bopyrid isopods infesting crabs from China AN, J.; Shanxi Normal Univ. anjianmei@hotmail.com Isopod parasites of the subfamilies Ioninae and Pseudioninae are known to infest the branchial chambers of brachyuran crabs. In total, 20 species of parasitic isopods infest crabs from China, belonging to 6 genera from the Ioninae […]

Meeting Abstract S2.6  Monday, Jan. 4  Xenobiotic metabolism, lifespan and aging LEWIS, K.; MELE, J.; KIM, S.-A.; BUFFENSTEIN, R.*; Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ; Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San […]

Meeting Abstract S2.3  Monday, Jan. 4  The heat dissipation limitation theory and the evolution of life histories SPEAKMAN, John; University of Aberdeen j.speakman@abdn.ac.uk The traditional view of energy in life history evolution is that energy is a limited environmental resource. Animals are therefore forced to allocate this limited resource selectively between processes that ensure survival, and those […]

Meeting Abstract S2.9  Monday, Jan. 4  Skeletal muscle mitochondrial metabolism in three rodent species with disparate longevity SHI, Yun; LIU, YuHong; JERNIGAN, Amanda L; BHATTACHARYA, Arunabh; BUFFENSTEIN, Rochelle; AUSTAD, Steven N; VAN REMMEN, Holly *; University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio VANREMMEN@UTHSCSA.EDU The oxidative stress hypothesis of aging predicts that long lived species might produce […]