Meeting Abstract 106-5 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:00 The effects of lateral line ablation and regeneration on schooling in giant danios MEKDARA, PJ*; COUGHLIN, LL; SCHWALBE, MA; TYTELL, ED; Tufts University; Tufts University; Tufts University; Tufts University prasong.mekdara@tufts.edu http://ase.tufts.edu/biology/labs/tytell/ The maneuvers in fish schools reflect remarkable coordination. Fish within schools swim while matching speed and maintaining a specific […]
sessions: Session 106
Responses of King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) adults and chicks to two food-related odours
Meeting Abstract 106-3 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:30 Responses of King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) adults and chicks to two food-related odours CUNNINGHAM, G.B.*; LECLAIRE, S.; TOSCANI, C.; BONADONNA, F.; St. John Fisher College; Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, CNRS; Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, CNRS; Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, CNRS gcunningham@sjfc.edu http://sjfc.edu/academics/arts-science/departments/biology/fac-staff-detail.dot?id=84003 Many species of penguins are […]
Bunches of hunches agent-based models of insect odor tracking based on behavioral experiments
Meeting Abstract 106-1 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:00 Bunches of hunches: agent-based models of insect odor tracking based on behavioral experiments. LOCKEY, J.K.*; WILLIS, M.A.; Case Western Reserve University; Case Western Reserve University jklockey@case.edu http://www.jklockey.info American cockroaches, Periplaneta americana, can track an odor plume even when all but a small portion of one antenna has been lost. Our […]
The Monkeyface Prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) Genome A Source for Understanding Biology in a Complex Environment
Meeting Abstract 106-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 The Monkeyface Prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) Genome: A Source for Understanding Biology in a Complex Environment HERAS, J*; CHAKRABORTY, M; EMERSON, JJ; GERMAN, DP; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine herasj@uci.edu We sequenced the genome of the intertidal, herbivorous […]
Surprise Presence of a Membrane-Bound Protein Characterization of a Neprilysin from the Venom of the King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)
Meeting Abstract 106-3 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30 Surprise Presence of a Membrane-Bound Protein: Characterization of a Neprilysin from the Venom of the King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) MCCLEARY, RJR*; PANDI, BP; JHA, N; SATHYAN, N; KINI, RM; Utah State University; Vellore Institute of Technology; Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur; University of Mumbai & Department of Atomic Energy; […]
MIR Retrotransposons Rewired the GATA2 Regulatory Network in Decidual Stromal Cells
Meeting Abstract 106-4 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:30 – 14:45 MIR Retrotransposons Rewired the GATA2 Regulatory Network in Decidual Stromal Cells MIKA, KM*; LYNCH, VJ; University of Chicago; University of Chicago kmmika@uchicago.edu Previous work has suggested that transposable elements (TEs) have played a significant role in establishing the gene regulatory networks responsible for proper function of Decidual Stromal […]
Extreme Vertebrate Anoxia Tolerance and Small RNA Expression
Meeting Abstract 106-5 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00 Extreme Vertebrate Anoxia Tolerance and Small RNA Expression RIGGS, CL*; DOWD, W; LEFEVRE, S; MILTON, S; NILSSON, GE; WARREN, D; PODRABSKY , JE; Portland State Univ, Portland ; Loyola Marymount, Los Angeles ; Univ of Oslo, Oslo; Florida Atlantic Univ, Boca Raton; Univ of Oslo, Oslo; Saint Louis […]
Conserved Mechanisms of Oxygen Sensing in the Bearded Fireworm, Hermodice carunculata (Annelida Amphinomidae)
Meeting Abstract 106-6 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:00 – 15:15 Conserved Mechanisms of Oxygen Sensing in the Bearded Fireworm, Hermodice carunculata (Annelida: Amphinomidae) SCHULZE, A; Texas A&M University at Galveston schulzea@tamug.edu The bearded fireworm, Hermodice carunculata (Annelida: Amphinomidae), is a ubiquitous species throughout the temperate and tropical Atlantic, the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Mediterranean Sea. It is […]
Comparative Genomics, Epigenomics, and Developmental Biology Uncover Convergent Acceleration in Putative Regulatory Regions Associated with Repeated Losses of Avian Flight
Meeting Abstract 106-2 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 Comparative Genomics, Epigenomics, and Developmental Biology Uncover Convergent Acceleration in Putative Regulatory Regions Associated with Repeated Losses of Avian Flight GRAYSON, P*; SACKTON, T; CLOUTIER, A; CLAMP, M; TABIN, C; EDWARDS, SV; Harvard Univ.; Harvard Univ.; Harvard Univ.; Harvard Univ.; Harvard Medical School; Harvard Univ. pgrayson@fas.harvard.edu http://scholar.harvard.edu/philgrayson Convergent […]
Lactation and Resource Limitation Affect Stress Responses, Thyroid Hormones, Immune Function and Antioxidant Capacity of Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris)
Meeting Abstract 106-5 Saturday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45 Lactation and Resource Limitation Affect Stress Responses, Thyroid Hormones, Immune Function and Antioxidant Capacity of Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) CHINN, SM*; MONSON, DH; TINKER, MT; STAEDLER, MM; CROCKER, DE; Sonoma State Univ; USGS; UC Santa Cruz; Monterey Bay Aquarium; Sonoma State Univ sarahchinn@gmail.com Lactation is the most energetically […]
