Meeting Abstract 116.1  Monday, Jan. 7  Can greater relative complexity in skeletal structure explain why hexactinellid molecular-based phylogenies correspond better to traditional systematics, as compared to other sponge groups? COLLINS, A.G.*; DOHRMANN, M.; National Systematics Lab; Smithsonian collinsa@si.edu Continuous efforts over the past two decades let us improve the systematics of sponges through the simultaneous consideration of […]

Meeting Abstract 116.5  Monday, Jan. 7  A mitochondrial sponge gene unique among animals: the evolution of the Tat pathway in Oscarella PETT, W*; LAVROV, D; Iowa State University; Iowa State University willpett@iastate.edu The twin-arginine translocation (Tat) pathway is a protein transport system that serves in moving folded proteins across energy-transducing membranes, and is widespread in all domains […]

Meeting Abstract 116.2  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:30  Range Extensions: Larval Dispersal, Assisted Migration or Both WOODIN, SA*; WETHEY, DS; DUBOIS, S; Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia; Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia; IFREMER, Brest, FR woodin@biol.sc.edu The tube-building polychaete Diopatra biscayensis has a 400 km gap between populations in the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel. Alternative […]

Meeting Abstract 116.3  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:45  Morphology and Taxonomy of Brooding Anemones in the North Pacific Ocean LARSON, P*; DALY, M; Ohio State University; Ohio State University larson.309@osu.edu The sea anemone genus Epiactis Verrill is notable for diversity in reproductive behavior and strategy among its species. The name E. ritteri Torrey has been applied both to […]

Meeting Abstract 116.6  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:30  Molecular Phylogenetics and Morphological Evolution of Papuan Microhylid Frogs RIVERA, J. A.*; BUTLER, M. A.; KRAUS, F. ; Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa; Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa; Univ. of Michigan julior@hawaii.edu The third largest amphibian family in the world, the Microhylidae, have a global distribution with 523 know species of which […]

Meeting Abstract 116.1  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:15  Host-symbiont dynamics in the Atlantic Forest hotspot SCHWEITZER, A.M.*; PERKINS, S.L.; CARNAVAL, A.C.; The Graduate Center, CUNY; The American Museum of Natural History; The City College of New York amandaschweitzer5@gmail.com To better understand the effects of long-term climatic changes on spatial patterns of biodiversity, we examine the host-symbiont dynamics of […]

Meeting Abstract 116.7  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:45  Diversity and biogeography of the frog genus Hylarana in sub-Saharan Africa JONGSMA, GFM; BLACKBURN, DC*; California Academy of Sciences; San Francisco State University gregor.jongsma@gmail.com The evolution and diversity of many African frogs remain incompletely explored. We focus on the frog genus Hylarana (family Ranidae) that is diverse in both sub-Saharan […]

Meeting Abstract 116.5  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:15  Biodiversity of Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Peracarida) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico RHODES, A.C.; LAVELLE, K.A.*; BOURQUE, J.R.; DEMOPOULOS, A.W.; MONTAGNA, P.A.; AMADOR, M.D.; Texas A & M University Corpus Christi; Texas A & M University Corpus Christi; US Geological Survey; US Geological Survey; Texas A & M University Corpus Christi; […]

Meeting Abstract 116.4  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:00  A life-history approach to describing species diversity of nemerteans in the NE Pacific HIEBERT, T.C.*; MASLAKOVA, S.A.; Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Univ. of Oregon; Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Univ. of Oregon terrah@uoregon.edu Recent estimates suggest that between one third and nine tenths of marine eukaryotic diversity is undescribed. […]

Meeting Abstract 116-1  Thursday, Jan. 7 10:30  Spectral filtering enables trichromatic vision in the principal eyes of Habronattus jumping spiders MOREHOUSE, N.I.*; CRONIN, T.W.; TAYLOR, L.A.; BYRNE, K.; SULLIVAN, M.G.; ZUREK, D.B.; University of Pittsburgh; University of Maryland, Baltimore County; University of Florida, Gainesville; University of Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh nim@pitt.edu http://morehouselab.pitt.edu Jumping spiders […]