Meeting Abstract 22.3  Monday, Jan. 4  The biogeography of Symbiodinium from giant clams (Tridacnidae) WEBER, M.X.*; FAY, S.A.; LIPPS, J.H.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley mxweber@berkeley.edu Tridacnidae, the giant clams, are one of many groups of host organisms for Symbiodinium, a diverse clade of dinoflagellates that structurally and energetically support […]

Meeting Abstract 22.5  Monday, Jan. 4  Quantitative genetics and genomics of reef-building coral Acropora millepora MEYER, E; WANG, S; AGYAMOVA, G; MATZ, M*; University of Texas at Austin matz@mail.utexas.edu Next-generation sequencing and genomic analysis are increasing the rate of biological discovery, but have often been limited to a handful of model systems with sequenced genomes. Their application […]

Meeting Abstract 22.1  Monday, Jan. 4  Mucilage Secretion in Different Symbiodinium Strains MAZZILLO, Maria*; KEMPF, Stephen C.; Auburn University; Auburn University mmazzillo@gmail.com Symbiodinium are brown, unicellular dinoflagellates that reside intracellularly in a variety of invertebrate hosts, including many cnidarians. In this mutualism, the endosymbiotic algae are enclosed in a symbiosome membrane (both host and symbiont-derived) and donate […]

Meeting Abstract 22.6  Monday, Jan. 4  Integrative gene expression analysis of stress response in Porites astreoides KENKEL, C.D.*; ALAMARU, A.; CUNNING, J.R.; KUEHL, K.; MAHMOUD, H.; PALMER, C.V.; PANTILE, R.; SHASHANK, K.; SILVERSTEIN, R.N.; TANG, P.C.; MATZ, M.V.; Univ. of Texas, Austin; Tel Aviv Univ., Israel; Univ. of Miami; Florida International Univ., Miami; Kuwait Univ.; Newcastle Univ., […]

Meeting Abstract 22.4  Monday, Jan. 4  Expression profiling coral responses to thermal stress and settlement cues using RNA-Seq MEYER, E*; MATZ, MV; University of Texas, Austin; University of Texas, Austin EliMeyer@mail.utexas.edu Quantitative transcriptome analysis using next-generation sequencing methods (RNA-Seq) has become an important tool in functional genomics, but this approach has mostly been limited to a handful […]

Meeting Abstract 22.4  Tuesday, Jan. 4  The influence of host physiology and infection intensity on the metamorphosis of freshwater mussel larva. DUBANSKY, B*; WHITAKER, B; GALVEZ, F; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA bduban1@lsu.edu The larva of unionid freshwater mussels (glochidia) undergo a parasitic stage requiring their attachment to the external epithelia of fish hosts, where they […]

Meeting Abstract 22.2  Tuesday, Jan. 4  THE EVOLUTION OF WOUND HEALING IN NEMATOSTELLA VECTENSIS DUBUC, Timothy/Q*; MARTINDALE, Mark/Q; University of Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu; University of Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu dubuc@hawaii.edu The study of wound closure is important for the advancement of medicinal applications in surgical scar healing, as well as initiation of tissue regeneration. Research on wound closure […]

Meeting Abstract 22.3  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Genomic evolution of a novel cell type: the endometrial stromal cell of placental mammals. LYNCH, VJ; WAGNER, GP*; Yale University; Yale University gunter.wagner@yale.edu The cell is the most basic functional unit of life and the complexity of multicellular organisms can be measured in terms of the number of distinct cell types […]

Meeting Abstract 22.1  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Cell proliferation is required for regeneration in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis PASSAMANECK, Y.J.*; MARTINDALE, M.Q.; Kewalo Marine Laboratory, Univ. Hawaii; Kewalo Marine Laboratory, Univ. Hawaii yale@hawaii.edu Within the Cnidaria, studies of growth and regeneration have traditionally focused on the derived medusozoan Hydra. By comparison, relatively little data has been collected on […]

Meeting Abstract 22.1  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Variation in Stickiness: Using the Weibull Distribution to Quantify Adhesion across Geckos HAGEY, Travis; University of Idaho thagey@vandals.uidaho.edu Adaptation is a major process in the diversification of life on earth. Studies of adaptation often rely on patterns of correlated morphology, performance, and habitat preferences. Gecko lizards are an excellent system to […]