Whole-body single-cell RNA sequencing reveals neural elements in a sponge

Meeting Abstract 119-2  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45  Whole-body single-cell RNA sequencing reveals neural elements in a sponge MUSSER, JM*; SCHIPPERS, K; NICKEL, M; KOHN, A; MOROZ, L; ARENDT, D; European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, DE; European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, DE; European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, DE; University of Florida, St. Augustine, FL; University of […]

Tailless Molgulid Ascidians express Larval Pseudogenes

Meeting Abstract 119-4  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15  Tailless Molgulid Ascidians express Larval Pseudogenes SWALLA, BJ*; FODOR, A; LOWE, EK; STOLFI, A; Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, Friday Harbor, WA 98250; Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98125; School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; School of Biological Sciences, Georgia […]

Primary tissue culture provides a system for functional genome-to-phenome investigations in marine mammals

Meeting Abstract 119-1  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30  Primary tissue culture provides a system for functional genome-to-phenome investigations in marine mammals VAZQUEZ-MEDINA, JP*; ALLEN, KN; TORRES-VELARDE, JM; LAM, EK; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley jpv-m@berkeley.edu https://www.vazquezmedinalab.com/ Marine mammals exhibit dramatic physiological adaptations and offer unparalleled […]

Organism-Environment Interactions in Marine Zooplankton Transcriptomic Characterization of a Copepod Phenome

Meeting Abstract 119-6  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45  Organism-Environment Interactions in Marine Zooplankton: Transcriptomic Characterization of a Copepod Phenome LENZ, PH*; RONCALLI, V; CIESLAK, MC; CASTELFRANCO, AM; HARTLINE, DK; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa and University of Barcelona; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii […]

Genome-wide variation and transcriptional changes in diverse developmental processes underly the rapid evolution of seasonality in a temperate fly

Meeting Abstract 119-5  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30  Genome-wide variation and transcriptional changes in diverse developmental processes underly the rapid evolution of seasonality in a temperate fly RAGLAND, GJ*; DOWLE, EJ; POWELL, THQ; FEDER, JL; HAHN, DA; University of Colorado, Denver; University of Otago; State University of New York, Binghamton; University of Notre Dame; University of […]

From Chaos Came Beauty The Origin of a Novel Bioluminescence Gene with Ecosystem Impacts

Meeting Abstract 119-7  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00  From Chaos Came Beauty: The Origin of a Novel Bioluminescence Gene with Ecosystem Impacts OAKLEY, TH*; HENSLEY, NM; ELLIS, EA; GOODHEART, JA; VARNEY, RM; GERRISH, GA; TORRES, E; UCSB; UCSB; UCSB; UCSB; U Alabama; UW-Madison; CSULA oakley@lifesci.ucsb.edu https://labs.eemb.ucsb.edu/oakley/todd/ Bioluminescence is ecologically impactful through its use in communication, including […]

CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing in the Cephalopod Doryteuthis (Loligo) pealeii

Meeting Abstract 119-3  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00  CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing in the Cephalopod Doryteuthis (Loligo) pealeii CRAWFORD, K*; ALBERTIN, CB; KOENIG, KM; ROSENTHAL, J; St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA ; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA kcrawford@smcm.edu Cephalopods exhibit complex behaviors […]

Wet mammals shake at tuned frequencies to dry

Meeting Abstract 119.2  Saturday, Jan. 7  Wet mammals shake at tuned frequencies to dry HU, David*; DICKERSON, Andrew; MILLS, Zack; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology hu@me.gatech.edu In cold wet weather, mammals face hypothermia if they cannot dry themselves. By rapidly oscillating their bodies for fractions of a second, hirsute mammals […]

Insects flying in the rain

Meeting Abstract 119.1  Saturday, Jan. 7  Insects flying in the rain DICKERSON, A. K.*; SHANKLES, P; MADHAVAN, N; HU, D.L.; Georgia Institute of Technolofy; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology adickerson3@gatech.edu Mosquitoes thrive during rainfall and high humidity. If raindrops are 50 times heavier than mosquitoes, how do mosquitoes fly in […]

How aerodynamic induced power scales with body mass and wing span in British dragonflies and damselflies

Meeting Abstract 119.4  Saturday, Jan. 7  How aerodynamic induced power scales with body mass and wing span in British dragonflies and damselflies HENNINGSSON, Per*; BOMPHREY, Richard/J; University of Oxford; University of Oxford per.henningsson@zoo.ox.ac.uk The efficiency with which a flying animal generates lift has wide ranging implications and impacts upon its maximum flight range, peak load lifting capacity, […]

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