Meeting Abstract 105.4 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:00 How do you like your eggs? Egg cannibalism and digestibility in the California grunion, Leuresthes tenuis (Teleostei: Atherinopsidae) BRACISZEWSKI, A.R.*; CARRILLO, A.; HORN, M.H.; CARTER, A.; GERMAN, D.P.; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine; California State Univ., Fullerton; California State Univ., Fullerton; Univ. of California, Irvine alyssarb@uci.edu California […]
sessions: Session 105
Evolution, form, and function of slotted primary feathers in flying birds
Meeting Abstract 105.5 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:15 Evolution, form, and function of slotted primary feathers in flying birds KLAASSEN VAN OORSCHOT, B*; TANG, HK; TOBALSKE, BW; Univ. of Montana; Mount Holyoke College; Univ. of Montana brett.kvo@umontana.edu http://www.brettkvo.com Slotted or emarginated primary feathers are a common feature of the distal wing among many disparate avian taxa. However, the […]
Body undulation frequency affects burial performance in living and model flatfishes
Meeting Abstract 105.1 Wednesday, Jan. 7 10:15 Body undulation frequency affects burial performance in living and model flatfishes MCKEE, A*; MACDONALD, I; FARINA, S C; SUMMERS, A P; University of California, Irvine; Northern Arizona University; Cornell University; University of Washington biologymajor8@gmail.com Flatfishes bury themselves under a thin layer of sand to hide from predators or to ambush […]
Biomechanical properties of distal woody twigs in pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
Meeting Abstract 105.7 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:45 Biomechanical properties of distal woody twigs in pawpaw (Asimina triloba) GOODRICH, KR*; COUGHLIN, DJ; Widener University; Widener University kgoodrich@widener.edu Distal woody twigs and their associated foliage are at risk of mechanical damage during storm events, largely due to high and fluctuating wind loads. Distal twigs of pawpaw (Asimina triloba) exhibit […]
Understanding the role of the PD-1 co-signalling pathway in the Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease
Meeting Abstract 105-6 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:15 Understanding the role of the PD-1 co-signalling pathway in the Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease FLIES, A.S.*; WOODS, G.M.; LYONS, A.B.; HAYBALL, J.D.; University of South Australia and University of Tasmania; University of Tasmania; University of Tasmania; University of South Australia andyflies@gmail.com http://wildimmunity.com Blocking binding between PD-1 and its co-receptors […]
Transcriptional response of Drosophila melanogaster to infection by ten different species of parasitic wasps
Meeting Abstract 105-2 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:15 Transcriptional response of Drosophila melanogaster to infection by ten different species of parasitic wasps HARDWICK, KM*; PERKIN, LC; SCHLENKE, TA; HARDWICK, Kayla; Reed College; United States Department of Agriculture; Reed College hardwickk@reed.edu The success of a parasite depends on its ability to suppress or evade the immune system of the […]
Immune regulation during pregnancy in a model marsupial, the gray short-tailed opossum Monodelphis domestica
Meeting Abstract 105-7 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:30 Immune regulation during pregnancy in a model marsupial, the gray short-tailed opossum Monodelphis domestica HANSEN, VL*; SCHILKEY, FD; MILLER, RD; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque; National Center for Genome Resources, Santa Fe; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque vhansen@unm.edu Marsupials are a lineage of viviparous mammals that last shared a common […]
Genomic Inventories of Bat Antimicrobial Peptides Implications for Resistance to White-nose Syndrome
Meeting Abstract 105-3 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:30 Genomic Inventories of Bat Antimicrobial Peptides: Implications for Resistance to White-nose Syndrome MOORE, M.S.*; POTEREWICZ, G.M.; DAVALOS, L.M.; Arizona State University, Mesa, AZ; SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY; SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY mar.su.moo@gmail.com The first opportunity for the immune systems of bats to recognize invasion by the […]
Epigenetic regulation of Toll-like Receptor 4 expression as a facilitator of invasiveness in Kenyan house sparrows (Passer domesticus)
Meeting Abstract 105-4 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:45 Epigenetic regulation of Toll-like Receptor 4 expression as a facilitator of invasiveness in Kenyan house sparrows (Passer domesticus) KILVITIS, HJ*; MARTIN, LB; SCHREY, AW; Univ. South Florida; Univ. South Florida; Armstrong Atlantic State hkilviti@mail.usf.edu http://sites.google.com/a/mail.usf.edu/hjkilvitis/ Regulation of the innate immune system (e.g. inflammation) has been implicated as mediator of vertebrate […]
Comparison of immune phenotypes and changes in gene expression provides new insight into pathways of coral immunity
Meeting Abstract 105-5 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:00 Comparison of immune phenotypes and changes in gene expression provides new insight into pathways of coral immunity FUESS, LE*; PINZON, JH; WEIL, E; MYDLARZ, LD; University of Texas at Arlington; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; University of Puerto Rico; University of Texas at Arlington fuess@uta.edu Corals, which are the […]
