Meeting Abstract 11.6 Tuesday, Jan. 4 At which scale? Macrohabitat, not microhabitat, influences parasite load in green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis) WHITTLE, T.K.*; BATTLES, A.C.; JOHNSON, M.A.; Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; Trinity University, San Antonio, TX Tara.Whittle@Trinity.edu The ability to detect patterns in community dynamics often depends on the spatial scale […]
sessions: Session 11
Pelvic anatomy of Alligator mississippiensis and its significance for interpreting limb function in fossil archosaurs
Meeting Abstract 11.2 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Pelvic anatomy of Alligator mississippiensis and its significance for interpreting limb function in fossil archosaurs TSAI, Henry P.*; WARD, Carol V.; HOLLIDAY, Casey M.; University of Missouri hptkr7@mail.missouri.edu Reconstructing joint anatomy and function of extinct vertebrates is critical to understanding their posture, locomotor behavior, ecology, and evolution. Major changes occurred in […]
Morphology and histology of the gorgonian coral Swiftia exserta
Meeting Abstract 11.4 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Morphology and histology of the gorgonian coral Swiftia exserta. MENZEL, Lorenzo P.*; STEIN, Barry; BIGGER, Charles H.; Florida International University; Indiana University; Florida International University lorenzo.menzel@fiu.edu The geographic distribution of Swiftia exserta, a gorgonian octocoral, is the tropical western Atlantic from Brazil to Florida and the northern Gulf of Mexico in […]
Microstructure and mechanics of the tiled and actuating exoskeleton of the helmet urchin, Podophora atrata
Meeting Abstract 11.5 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Microstructure and mechanics of the tiled and actuating exoskeleton of the helmet urchin, Podophora atrata CHEN, T*; BOYCE, M; ORTIZ, C; Massachusetts Institute of Technology tingchen@mit.edu The helmet urchin, Podophora atrata possesses an unusual reduction in spines which forms a smooth tiling of mm-sized, flattened aboral plates, each articulating with the […]
Alligator growth plate thickness as indicator of longitudinal growth rate and circulatory pattern
Meeting Abstract 11.1 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Alligator growth plate thickness as indicator of longitudinal growth rate and circulatory pattern OWERKOWICZ, T; YANG, J*; BLANK, JM; EME, J; HICKS, JW; California State Uni, San Bernardino; California State Uni, San Bernardino; California Polytechnic State Uni, San Luis Obispo; Uni North Texas; Uni California, Irvine towerkow@csusb.edu Avian and non-avian dinosaurs […]
A Multiscale Structural Design of a Natural Transparent Armor Placuna placenta
Meeting Abstract 11.3 Wednesday, Jan. 4 A Multiscale Structural Design of a Natural Transparent Armor: Placuna placenta LI, L.*; ORTIZ, C.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge lingli@mit.edu A number of species of mollusks possess transparent highly mineralized exoskeletons which combine optical and mechanical functionalities that originate from their intricate and hierarchical structures. […]
Zero-click, Automatic Assembly, Annotation and Visualization Workflow for Comparative Analysis of Transcriptomes The quest for novel signaling pathways
Meeting Abstract 11.6 Friday, Jan. 4 Zero-click, Automatic Assembly, Annotation and Visualization Workflow for Comparative Analysis of Transcriptomes: The quest for novel signaling pathways GIRARDO, D.O.*; CITARELLA, M; KOHN, A.B.; MOROZ, L.L.; Univ of Florida; Univ of Florida; Univ of Florida; Univ of Florida dogirardo@wpi.edu The rapid growth of genomic datasets is an enormous technical and conceptual […]
Tissue specific gene expression in the fresh water snail Biomphalaria glabrata implications for biominerlization and shell formation
Meeting Abstract 11.5 Friday, Jan. 4 Tissue specific gene expression in the fresh water snail Biomphalaria glabrata: implications for biominerlization and shell formation HANNA, B.SK*; CHANG, PK; MEDINA, MM; University of California, Merced; University of California, Merced; University of California, Merced bkamel@ucmerced.edu The lack of good manipulatable models to study biomineralization in molluscs led us to investigate […]
RNA-seq as a Tool to Understand the Evolution and Development of the Single-Chambered Eye Transcriptomics of the Long-finned Squid, Doryteuthis (Loligo) pealeii
Meeting Abstract 11.3 Friday, Jan. 4 RNA-seq as a Tool to Understand the Evolution and Development of the Single-Chambered Eye: Transcriptomics of the Long-finned Squid, Doryteuthis (Loligo) pealeii KOENIG, KM*; MEYER, E; GROSS, JM; Univ. of Texas, Austin; Oregon State University; Univ. of Texas, Austin kmkoenig@utexas.edu Cephalopods (Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus) are a group of highly […]
Quest for Muscle Specific Genes in Pleurobrachia bachei Had mesoderm independently evolved in Ctenophores
Meeting Abstract 11.7 Friday, Jan. 4 Quest for Muscle Specific Genes in Pleurobrachia bachei : Had mesoderm independently evolved in Ctenophores? FODOR, A*; KOHN, A.B.; SWALLA, B.J.; MOROZ, L.L.; Univ of Florida; Univ of Florida; Univ of Washington; Univ of Florida zebinini@gmail.com The nature and development of a mesoderm in basal metazoans has been questioned for over […]
