Meeting Abstract 111-6  Sunday, Jan. 8 09:15 – 09:30  Effects of thermal hormetic priming on muscle oxidative stress and muscle structure in slow-growing and fast-growing Coturnix quail lines JIMENEZ, A.G.*; DIAS, J; NGUYEN, T; REILLY, B; ANTHONY, N; Colgate University; University of Arkansas ajimenez@colgate.edu Climate change models warn that mean global temperatures are increasing and heat events […]

Meeting Abstract 111-3  Sunday, Jan. 8 08:30 – 08:45  Effect of multi-course prenatal corticosteroids on breathing muscle fiber-type profiles and myosin heavy chain expression DEAROLF, J.L.*; WEIGAND, K.L.; TOTTEN, D.C.; MARSHALL, S.; BREWINGTON, A.K.; Hendrix College, Conway, AR dearolf@hendrix.edu A single course of prenatal corticosteroids (dexamethasone or betamethasone) has been shown to significantly reduce premature infant mortality, […]

Meeting Abstract 111-4  Sunday, Jan. 8 08:45 – 09:00  Biochemical and ultrastructural adaptations of avian flight muscle for long distance migration and arrival on the breeding grounds RAMENOFSKY, M*; PRIESTER, C; KOOPMAN, H; GAY, DM; DILLAMAN, R; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington; Univ. […]

Meeting Abstract 111-5  Sunday, Jan. 8 09:00 – 09:15  ANDROGEN SIGNALING IN MUSCLE OF A MIGRATORY SONGBIRD PRADHAN, DS*; MA, C; SCHLINGER, BA; SOMA, KK; RAMENOFSKY, M; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of British Columbia; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of British Columbia; Univ. of California, Davis dspradhan@ucla.edu In preparation for long-distance migration, birds dramatically […]

Meeting Abstract 111-6  Sunday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30  Searching for the mechanism: enzymatic interrogations of outer membrane vesicles involved in the metamorphosis of Hydroides elegans (Polychaeta) FRECKELTON, ML*; NEDVED, BT; HADFIELD, MG; University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa marnief@hawaii.edu Bacterial biofilms are required for the induction of […]

Meeting Abstract 111-5  Sunday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15  Regeneration Identifies Developmental Flexibility in the Pilidium Larva MOSS, ND*; MASLAKOVA, SA; Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, University of Oregon nicole.moss@ucdenver.edu Injury for long-lived planktonic larvae is likely, and therefore tissue reorganization and regeneration are expected. Like many other invertebrate larvae, the nemertean pilidium develops over several weeks […]

Meeting Abstract 111-2  Sunday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45  Metamorphosing larvae of Hydroides elegans (Polychaeta): the first 30 minutes on the bottom HADFIELD, MG*; FRECKELTON, ML; NEDVED, BT; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa hadfield@hawaii.edu http://www.kewalo.hawaii.edu/index.php/2013-08-02-03-42-22/faculty/michael-g-hadfield The serpulid polychaete Hydroides elegans is an excellent model organism for studies […]

Meeting Abstract 111-1  Sunday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30  Cellular and Molecular Characterization of Head Regeneration in Lumbriculus variegatus. O’BRYANT, SM; MARTINEZ-ACOSTA, VG*; Univ. of the Incarnate Word; Univ. of the Incarnate Word vgmartin@uiwtx.edu Lumbriculus variegatus is a freshwater annelid that has robust regenerative capabilities. Previous work in our lab has demonstrated that proper head regeneration is […]

Meeting Abstract 111-3  Sunday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00  Bacterial induction of metamorphosis of Hydroides elegans (Polychaeta): A new twist in the tailocin tale NEDVED, BT*; FRECKELTON, ML; HADFIELD, MG; Kewalo Marine Laboratory, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; Kewalo Marine Laboratory, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; Kewalo Marine Laboratory, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa nedved@hawaii.edu Phage-tail bacteriocins […]

Meeting Abstract 111-3  Monday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45  The influence of nest architecture on colony organization in the ant Temnothorax rugatulus CHISM, G*; FARON, W; DAVIDOWITZ, G; DORNHAUS, A; Univ. of Arizona, Tucson; Univ. of Arizona, Tucson; Univ. of Arizona, Tucson; Univ. of Arizona, Tucson gchism@email.arizona.edu No organism, during at least some portion of its life, […]