WALL, L.M.*; WALTERS, L.J.; SACKS, P.; HOFFMAN, L.; University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816; University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32916; Deltona High School, Science Department, Deltona, Florida 32725; University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32916: Recruitment and restoration protocol for the oyster Crassostrea virginica on intertidal reefs in areas with intense boating activity […]

JOHN-ALDER, H.B.*; CARSIA, R.V.; Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick; UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford: Inflence of the Testis on Adrenocortical Cell Function in Sceloporus undulatus (Eastern Fence Lizard) Adrenal steroidogenic cells from male Sceloporus undulatus undergo dramatic seasonal changes in sensitivity to ACTH. Here, we examine possible testicular influences on adrenocortical cell function. Intact (CON) […]

LANDRY, CA; MANNING, S; CHEEK, AO; Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond; Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs; Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond: Hypoxia Affects Reproduction in Gulf Killifish, Fundulus grandis Hypoxia is a naturally occurring consideration of water quality. The longevity and range of low dissolved oxygen occurrences can be exacerbated by eutrophication, now listed as a […]

SELCER, Kyle W.; NESPOLI, Lisa; MANGUS, Lisa; Duquesne University: Estrogen Induction of Vitellogenin Protein and mRNA in Tiger Salamanders In oviparous vertebrates, estrogen stimulates the liver to produce the egg-yolk precursor protein vitellogenin. Knowledge of serum vitellogenin levels is valuable in studies of vertebrate reproductive cycles; furthermore, vitellogenin induction is now widely used as a […]

COX, Robert M; JOHN-ALDER, Henry B; Rutgers University: Energetic mechanisms for testosterone-mediated growth inhibition in male eastern fence lizards, Sceloporus undulatus Conceptual energetic models predict that growth will be traded off against other important functions (i.e., maintenance, activity, reproduction) when energy is limited, but the implications of sexual differences in such trade-offs with regard to […]

WEISS, S.L.; JENNINGS, D.H.; PAINTER, D.L.; MOORE, M.C.; Arizona State Univ, Tempe; Arizona State Univ, Tempe; Arizona State Univ, Tempe; Arizona State Univ, Tempe: Endocrine capacity of oviductal tissues of oviparous (Urosaurus ornatus, Sceloporus virgatus) and viviparous (S. Jarrovi) lizards Studies of the evolution of viviparity largely focus on specific mechanisms that allow for viviparous […]

FREAMAT, M.*; SOWER, S.A.; University of New Hampshire, Durham; University of New Hampshire, Durham: A Putative Gonadotropin Hormone Receptor from Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) Testes. The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) is the only Agnathan in which the existence of an endocrine hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis has been clearly established. Knowledge of the HPG axis in lamprey […]

LEHMER, Erin M; BIGGINS, Dean E; Colorado State University; United States Geological Survey: Variations in Torpor Patterns of Free-Ranging Black Tailed and Utah Prairie Dogs Across Elevational Gradients We compared over-winter body temperature (Tb) patterns for more than 6 months in adult (>1 y) black-tailed and Utah prairie dogs from colonies located along elevational gradients […]

MILLER, L. P.; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University: The effects of high temperature and desiccation stress on the survival of the giant owl limpet, Lottia gigantea Temperature and desiccation are often invoked as limiting factors in the small-scale distributions of many rocky intertidal organisms. Many of the limpet species from the California intertidal zone […]

POSNER, Mason; SMITH, Amber; ADAMS, Jeff; KISS, Andor J; CHENG, Chi-Hing C; Ashland University, OH; Ashland University, OH; Ashland University, OH; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Possible thermal adaptation in the small heat shock protein &alpha A crystallin from Antarctic, temperate and tropical bony fish species The small heat shock […]