SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 37-7 Sat Jan 2 The role of retinoic acid in the development of an unusual tadpole stomach in the Budgett’s frog, Lepidobatrachus laevis Austiff, JK; Harvard University jkaustiff@g.harvard.edu https://hankenlab.oeb.harvard.edu/people/jennifer-austiff Typical frog tadpoles filter feed and lack a digestively active […]
sessions: Session 37
Shape Variation Within Morphs and Between Species of Soapberry Bug
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 37-3 Sat Jan 2 Shape Variation Within Morphs and Between Species of Soapberry Bug Yorsz, MC*; Angelini, DR; Colby College; Colby College mcyors22@colby.edu The red-shouldered soapberry bug Jadera haematoloma is a species of true bug, native to the United […]
Reproductive maturity occurs before transition to adult morphology in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 37-4 Sat Jan 2 Reproductive maturity occurs before transition to adult morphology in the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi Edgar, A*; Martindale, MQ; University of Florida; University of Florida allison.edgar@whitney.ufl.edu Ctenophores are an important model system for understanding embryonic development in […]
Investigating the molecular mechanisms of nematocyst sequestration in the emerging nudibranch model Berghia stephanieae
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 37-8 Sat Jan 2 Investigating the molecular mechanisms of nematocyst sequestration in the emerging nudibranch model Berghia stephanieae Goodheart, JA*; Bigasin, A; Lyons, DC; UC San Diego; UC San Diego; UC San Diego jgoodheart@ucsd.edu http://jessicagoodheart.weebly.com Phagocytosis and storage of […]
Identifying recruitment sites How important are bacterial strain differences to invertebrate larvae
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 37-2 Sat Jan 2 Identifying recruitment sites: How important are bacterial strain differences to invertebrate larvae? Freckelton, ML*; Knowles, AF; Nedved, BT; Hadfield, MG; University of Hawaii at Manoa marnief@hawaii.edu Settlement and metamorphosis of many benthic invertebrate larvae are […]
Effect of juvenile hormone on firebrat (Thermobia domestica) embryos
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 37-5 Sat Jan 2 Effect of juvenile hormone on firebrat (Thermobia domestica) embryos Truman, JW*; Konopova, B; Riddiford, LM; University of Washington; Biology Centre Czech Academy of Sciences; University of Washington lmr@uw.edu http://www.biology.washington.edu/people/profile/lynn-m-riddiford In insects, juvenile hormone (JH) facilitates […]
Cellular reprogramming and immortality Expression profiling reveals genes involved in Turritopsis dohrnii’s life cycle reversal
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 37-6 Sat Jan 2 Cellular reprogramming and immortality: Expression profiling reveals genes involved in Turritopsis dohrnii’s life cycle reversal Matsumoto, Y*; Miglietta, MP; Texas A&M University, Galveston; Texas A&M University, Galveston yuim@tamu.edu http://therealimmortaljellyfish.flywheelsites.com/ When faced with environmental adversities, physical […]
Bacterial induced metamorphosis holes in excitable membranes
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 37-1 Sat Jan 2 Bacterial induced metamorphosis: holes in excitable membranes? Nedved, BT*; Freckelton, MF; Hadfield, MG; University of Hawaii at Manoa / Kewalo Marine Laboratory; University of Hawaii at Manoa / Kewalo Marine Laboratory; University of Hawaii at […]
What does it take to make an eel Convergence and adaptation in the evolution of an eel-like body plan
Meeting Abstract 37-7 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45 What does it take to make an eel? Convergence and adaptation in the evolution of an eel-like body plan STAYTON, CT*; PRICE, SA; WAINWRIGHT, PC; FRIEDMAN, ST; Bucknell University; Clemson University; UC Davis; UC Davis tstayton@bucknell.edu True eels (Anguilliformes) are characterized by a distinctive elongate morphology. Ichthyologists have […]
The evolution of dermal rays in tetrapodomorph paired fins
Meeting Abstract 37-3 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45 The evolution of dermal rays in tetrapodomorph paired fins STEWART, TA*; LEMBERG, JB; SHUBIN, NH; The University of Chicago; The University of Chicago; The University of Chicago tomstewart@uchicago.edu http://tomstewartscience.org Paleontological studies of the fin-to-limb transition have focused almost exclusively on endoskeletal evolution. However, comparative analyses of dermal fin […]
