Meeting Abstract 4-3  Thursday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45  Contractile Properties of a Carpal Extensor in Carollia: Are Wing Muscles Adapted to Operate Below Core Body Temperature? RUMMEL, AD*; SWARTZ, SM; MARSH, RL; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University andrea_rummel@brown.edu Bat wings possess a large number of joints that are controlled relatively independently by muscles within the […]

Meeting Abstract 4-5  Thursday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15  Comparison of Fascicle versus Whole Muscle Contractile Speed within a Compartmentalized Muscle TIJS, C*; KONOW, N; BIEWENER, AA; Concord Field Station, Harvard University; Concord Field Station, Harvard University; Dept. Biol. Sci. U. Mass. Lowell; Concord Field Station, Harvard University chris_tijs@fas.harvard.edu Traditional one-element Hill-type muscle models are common in […]

Meeting Abstract 4-4  Thursday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00  Are all skeletal muscles helically-reinforced hydrostats? SLEBODA, DA*; ROBERTS, TJ; Brown University; Brown University david_sleboda@brown.edu Extracellular connective tissues surround muscle fibers, fascicles, and whole muscles. They are arranged in complex, roughly helical patterns, and this arrangement allows them to play important roles transferring force between muscle fibers and […]

Meeting Abstract 4-7  Thursday, Jan. 4 09:30 – 09:45  The Power Within: Relationship Between Endosymbiotic Bacteria and the Stress Response in a Montane Leaf Beetle ZHANG, B*; ROBERTS, KT; DAHLHOFF, EP; WHEAT, CW; WEISSELBERG, S; RANK, NE; Sonoma State University; UC Berkeley ; Santa Clara University ; Stockholm University; Sonoma State University; Sonoma State University zhangbo@sonoma.edu Insects […]

Meeting Abstract 4-4  Thursday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00  Shifts in the microbiome with onset and progression of Sea Star Wasting Disease revealed through time course sampling LLOYD, MM; PESPENI, MH*; University of Vermont; University of Vermont mpespeni@uvm.edu https://blog.uvm.edu/mpespeni/ The most recent outbreak of sea star wasting disease is one of the largest epizootics in history, but […]

Meeting Abstract 4-2  Thursday, Jan. 4 08:15 – 08:30  Microbial community dynamics of a keystone urchin species in the Persian/Arabian Gulf KETCHUM, RN*; SMITH, EG; VAUGHAN, GO; MCPARLAND, D; PHIPPEN, BL; CARRIER, TJ; BURT, JA; REITZEL, AM; UNC Charlotte; NYU Abu Dhabi ; NYU Abu Dhabi ; NYU Abu Dhabi ; UNC Charlotte; UNC Charlotte; NYU Abu […]

Meeting Abstract 4-3  Thursday, Jan. 4 08:30 – 08:45  Gut microbial ecology of nestling House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) KOHL, K.D.*; BRUN, A.; CAVIEDES-VIDAL, E.; KARASOV, W.H.; Univ. of Pittsburgh; Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison; Universidad Nacional de San Luis; Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison kevin.d.kohl@gmail.com Recently, there has been a great deal of attention focused on the […]

Meeting Abstract 4-1  Thursday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15  Gut Microbiome Effects on Desiccation Resistance in Drosophila melanogaster DARBY, AM*; PATTON, SA; GIBBS, AG; Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas; Nevada State College; Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas darbya1@unlv.nevada.edu The microbiome is the collection of microorganisms that occupy an individual’s skin and intestines, and it has many potential […]

Meeting Abstract 4-5  Thursday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15  Accumulation of Gut Bacteria May Cause the Age-Related Decline of Anoxia Tolerance in Adult Drosophila melanogaster SARGENT, JC*; CAMPBELL, JB; HARRISON, JF; ASU; ASU; ASU jcsargen@asu.edu Cell death occurring from anoxia is the major pathology during heart attack, stroke and multiple other diseases. Humans vary substantially in their […]

Meeting Abstract 4-4  Friday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00  Role of gene body methylation in coral acclimatization and adaptation DIXON, G*; BAY, LK; MATZ, MV; University of Texas, Austin; 2Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB 3, Townsville, Queensland 4810, Australia; University of Texas, Austin grovesdixon@gmail.com https://grovesdixon.weebly.com/ Gene body methylation (GBM) has been hypothesized to modulate responses to […]