PARNES, S*; RAVIV, S; ELDOR, R; SINGER, A; KEASAR, C; SAGI, A; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel: The vitellogenin of the penaeid shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei and a bioinformatic analysis of decapod vitellogenin deduced amino acid sequences Vitellogenin (Vg) is the precursor for egg yolk protein, which stores most of the energy and building blocks […]

MANOR, R*; WEIL, S ; OREN, S; AFLALO, E.D; VENTURA, T; LAPIDOT, M; CHALIFA-CASPI, V; SAGI, A; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Ben-Gurion University […]

TAMONE, S.L.**; THOMTON, J.D.; University of Alaska Southeast; University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Sea Life Center: Eyestalk Ablation of Female Dungeness Crabs Cancer magister Yields Diverse Results Dependent upon Physiological State. The crustacean eyestalk is the source of numerous neurohormones that regulate important physiological processes such as reproduction, growth, metabolism, and coloration. Neurohormones are synthesized […]

SHECHTER, A*; YUDKOVSKI, Y; TOM, M; OPHIR, R; CHALIFA-CASPI, V; CHANG, S.A; CHANG, E.S; SAGI, A; Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research; Univ of California, Bodega Marine Laboratory: Ecdysteroid-affected genes in endocrinologically-induced molt cycle of the crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus � the use of a cDNA microarray During premolt in […]

ZMORA, Nilli*; TRANT, John M; CHUNG, Sook J; Center of Marine Biotechnology, Univ. of Maryland Biotechnology Institute: Characterization of a vitellogenin gene and the endocrine regulation of vitellogenesis of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus Vitellogenesis and vitellogenin (Vg) uptake by oocytes are crucial for ovarian development and successful reproduction in many nonmammalian species. Crustacean vitellogenesis […]

Meeting Abstract 30.1  Jan. 5  Intramandibular joints help coral reef fishes have a bite KONOW, N*; BELLWOOD, DR; WAINWRIGHT, PC; KERR, AM; Hofstra University; James Cook University; University of California, Davis; University of Guam nicolai.konow@hofstra.edu Coral reef fishes are more than any other fish fauna characterised by a prevalence of taxa that feed using biting strategies. We […]

Meeting Abstract 30.3  Jan. 5  Functional consequences of the loss of the lower temporal bar: a comparative study of bite forces and feeding kinematics in lepidosaurians. SCHAERLAEKEN, V.*; HERREL, A.; ROSS, C.F.; University of Antwerp; University of Antwerp; University of Chicago vicky.schaerlaeken@ua.ac.be One of the major conundrums in the evolution of vertebrate cranial design is the loss […]

Meeting Abstract 30.5  Jan. 5  Feeding Mechanisms in Rodents DRUZINSKY, R.E.; Governors State University r-druzinsky@govst.edu The Rodentia is a remarkably successful order, comprising roughly half of the extant species of the Mammalia. Rodents share a suite of derived characters of the jaw apparatus. These characters include a single incisor in each quadrant of the dentition, upper and […]

Meeting Abstract 30.6  Jan. 5  Building divergent dentitions by regulation of tooth addition SMITH, Moya M; KCL Dental Institute Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals moya.smith@kcl.ac.uk The dentition in each clade of gnathostomes is unique and shows great diversity in patterns for tooth addition and replacement, each adapted to a specific feeding niche. The formation of a sub-epithelial […]

Meeting Abstract 30.2  Jan. 5  Behavior and Morphology of Aquatic Feeding in Pipid Frogs CARRENO, C.A.*; NISHIKAWA, K.C.; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University cac36@nau.edu Feeding behavior and morphology was examined in the pipid frogs, Pipa pipa, Xenopus laevis, Hymenochirus curtipes, and Pseudhymenochirus merlini. Direct measurements of buccal cavity pressure during prey capture recorded localized pressure changes. […]