Meeting Abstract 106.4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:15 Do females gain direct benefits from immune-boosting ejaculates in the Texas field cricket? WORTHINGTON, A.M.*; KELLY, C.D.; Iowa State University; University of Quebec, Montreal aworthin@iastate.edu Promiscuity is ubiquitous in nature and females often mate more than is necessary to ensure reproductive success. Although mating multiple times generally increases female fecundity […]
sessions: Session 106
Unique acoustic funnel into the cetacean ear links evolution and ontogeny in the origin of underwater hearing
Meeting Abstract 106.4 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:00 Unique acoustic funnel into the cetacean ear links evolution and ontogeny in the origin of underwater hearing YAMATO, M.*; PYENSON, N.D.; Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History yamatom@si.edu http://vertebrates.si.edu/mammals/mammals_staff_pages/yamato_maya.html Whales and dolphins receive underwater sounds through a completely different mechanism than terrestrial […]
The genetic basis of developmental plasticity in cichlid fishes
Meeting Abstract 106.3 Wednesday, Jan. 7 10:45 The genetic basis of developmental plasticity in cichlid fishes ALBERTSON, R.C.*; NAVON, D.; PARSONS, K.J.; University of Massachusetts; University of Massachusetts; Glasgow University rcraigalbertson@gmail.com http://https://sites.google.com/site/albertsonlab/ Phenotypic plasticity is the capacity of an organism’s phenotype to vary depending on the conditions under which it develops. The ability of an individual to […]
Retention of ancestral developmental potential for dentition in the teleost fish Astyanax mexicanus
Meeting Abstract 106.5 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:15 Retention of ancestral developmental potential for dentition in the teleost fish Astyanax mexicanus JANDZIK, D.; STOCK, D.W.*; University of Colorado, Boulder; Comenius University, Bratislava; University of Colorado, Boulder David.Stock@Colorado.edu Dentition in ray-finned fishes was ancestrally widespread throughout the oropharyngeal cavity, with a predominant evolutionary trend being tooth loss in the […]
Resurrecting embryos of the tuatara, Sphenodon punctuates, to resolve vertebrate genital evolution
Meeting Abstract 106.1 Wednesday, Jan. 7 10:15 Resurrecting embryos of the tuatara, Sphenodon punctuates, to resolve vertebrate genital evolution SANGER, T. J.*; GREDLER, M. L.; COHN, M. J. ; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida, Howard Hughes Medical Institute th.sanger@ufl.edu Amniote genitalia exhibit wide diversity in adult anatomical form with species possessing one phallus […]
Expression of 5’ HoxD Cluster Genes in the American Paddlefish Polyodon spathula
Meeting Abstract 106.6 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:30 Expression of 5’ HoxD Cluster Genes in the American Paddlefish Polyodon spathula TULENKO, FJ*; AUGUSTUS, GJ; SIMS, SE; DAVIS, MC; Kennesaw State University; Kennesaw State University; Kennesaw State University; Kennesaw State University mdavi144@kennesaw.edu How an autopod with morphologically distinct digits evolved during the fin to limb transition is one of […]
Evolution of Albinism in Caves
Meeting Abstract 106.2 Wednesday, Jan. 7 10:30 Evolution of Albinism in Caves BILANDZIJA, H.*; CETKOVIC, H.; JEFFERY, W.R.; Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia; Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia; University of Maryland, College Park hbilandz@irb.hr The regression of melanin pigmentation (albinism) has evolved in all animal phyla that have successfully invaded cave habitats. The mechanisms of albinism are […]
Development of chondrichthyan claspers and the evolution of copulatory organs
Meeting Abstract 106.7 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:45 Development of chondrichthyan claspers and the evolution of copulatory organs O’SHAUGHNESSY, K.L.*; DAHN, R.D.; COHN, M.J.; Genetics and Genomics, University of Florida; 7322 Countrywood Lane, Madison, WI, 53719; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida koshaugh@ufl.edu The earliest known vertebrate copulatory organs are claspers, […]
Translational Chemoreception From Studying Chemosensory Processing to Developing Feeds in Aquaculture of Marine Crustaceans
Meeting Abstract 106-2 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:15 Translational Chemoreception: From Studying Chemosensory Processing to Developing Feeds in Aquaculture of Marine Crustaceans DERBY, C.*; CHOE, M.; ELSAYED, F.; MILLER, S.; WILLIAMS, S.; GONZALEZ, C.; BHARADWAJ, A.; CHAMBERLAIN, G.; Georgia State University; Integrated Aquaculture International cderby@gsu.edu http://neuroscience.gsu.edu/profile/charles-derby/ Aquaculture feeds, especially those for marine shrimp, utilize a major proportion of […]
The role of the canal neuromasts in zebrafish foraging
Meeting Abstract 106-6 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:15 The role of the canal neuromasts in zebrafish foraging CARRILLO, A.*; MCHENRY, M.J.; Univ. of California, Irvine ; Univ. of California, Irvine an.carrillo@yahoo.com Fish sense water flow with two types of receptor in the lateral line system. Although neurophysiological and biomechanical studies have demonstrated how these types differ in their […]
