Growth of the Ediacara Macrofossil Dickinsonia costata Highly Regulated and Complex Development in one of Earth’s Earliest Animals

Meeting Abstract 112-3  Sunday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45  Growth of the Ediacara Macrofossil Dickinsonia costata: Highly Regulated and Complex Development in one of Earth’s Earliest Animals EVANS, SE*; DROSER, MD; GEHLING, JG; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside; South Australia Museum sevan004@ucr.edu Early animal evolution is recorded in the soft body fossils of the […]

Exceptional preservation of glycine-rich proteins and ultrastructure in Cretaceous bivalves

Meeting Abstract 112-5  Sunday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15  Exceptional preservation of glycine-rich proteins and ultrastructure in Cretaceous bivalves MYERS, CE*; BERGMANN, KD; SUN, C-Y; TAMRE, E; MARCUS, MA; BOEKELHEIDE, N; KNOLL, AH; GILBERT, PUPA; University of New Mexico; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Harvard University; Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Colby College; […]

Temporal variability modulates pH impact on larval sea urchin development

Meeting Abstract 112-5  Monday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30  Temporal variability modulates pH impact on larval sea urchin development TONG, C.S. D*; CHAN, K.Y. K; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ; Swarthmore College kchan1@swarthmore.edu Coastal organisms reside in highly dynamic habitats. Global climate change is expected not only to alter the mean of the physical […]

Size does matter Respiratory response of twin urchin embryos to acidification

Meeting Abstract 112-6  Monday, Jan. 7 09:30 – 09:45  Size does matter: Respiratory response of twin urchin embryos to acidification KNOX, C.E.S; CHAN, K.Y. K*; The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Swarthmore College kchan1@swarthmore.edu Increasing dissolution of carbon dioxide in the surface ocean, the process of ocean acidification, is expected to incur overall negative effects […]

Sensitivity of Dynein-ATPase to pH in Sperm of the Sea Urchin Arbacia punctulata

Meeting Abstract 112-3  Monday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00  Sensitivity of Dynein-ATPase to pH in Sperm of the Sea Urchin Arbacia punctulata PODOLSKY, RD; College of Charleston podolskyr@cofc.edu External fertilization exposes gametes to variation in environmental conditions, including temporal and spatial variation in seawater pH. Gametes may be especially vulnerable to changes in pH because they are […]

Physiological mechanisms of carry-over effects due to environmental salinity experience of Crassostrea virginica larvae

Meeting Abstract 112-4  Monday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15  Physiological mechanisms of carry-over effects due to environmental salinity experience of Crassostrea virginica larvae SCHATZ, A*; MCDOWELL , J; RIVEST, EB; Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary; Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary; Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary kschatz@vims.edu Because oysters […]

Interactive effects of temperature and salinity on early development of Polychaete Hydroides dirampha

Meeting Abstract 112-1  Monday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30  Interactive effects of temperature and salinity on early development of Polychaete Hydroides dirampha LIU, TX*; CHAN, KYK; Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology tliuat@connect.ust.hk In the subtropical coastal system of Hong Kong, salinity fluctuates dramatically (15.5 to 34 psu) during monsoon season and […]

Anti-gravity Machine Multi-scale Imaging and Measurement of Plankton Behavior using a Novel Tracking Microscope

Meeting Abstract 112-2  Monday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45  Anti-gravity Machine: Multi-scale Imaging and Measurement of Plankton Behavior using a Novel Tracking Microscope KRISHNAMURTHY, D*; BENOIT DU REY, F; LI, H; CAMBOURNAC, P; KORKMAZHAN, E; PRAKASH, M; Stanford University; ISAE-SUPAERO; Stanford University; ISAE-SUPAERO; Stanford University; Stanford University deepak90@stanford.edu Marine microscale plankton are the fundamental drivers of ecological […]

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