WARD, J.R.; BRUNO, J.; HARVELL, C.D.; MULLEN, K; PETES, L.E.; RYPIEN, K.L.; SANCHEZ, J.; SMITH, G.; Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR; Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Univ. of South Carolina, Aiken: Patterns of Coral […]

RYPIEN, K.L.*; ANDRAS, J.P.; SMITH, G.W.; HARVELL, C.D.; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; University of South Carolina, Aiken; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY: Fungal disease in Caribbean gorgonian corals: Pathogen popluation genetics An epizootic of aspergillosis caused by the terrestrial fungus Aspergillus sydowii is currently affecting gorgonian corals in the Caribbean. Prevalence of […]

CASTILLO, K.D.; HELMUTH, B; University of South Carolina: Effects of Elevated Seawater Temperature on Photosynthesis and Respiration in Scelractinian Coral Montastraea annularis – Southern Belize Previous studies have shown that coral metabolism is closely related to ambient seawater temperature conditions, and that photosynthesis and respiration are accurate indicators of thermal stress. However, we still do […]

JACKLET, J W; GRIZZAFFI, J; TIEMAN, D G; University at Albany; University at Albany; University at Albany: Serotonin Induces Tonic and Spike-burst Activity in Metacerebral Neurons of Aplysia. Serotonin is an important neuromodulator of Aplysia neurons. It increases excitability and broadens action potentials resulting in enhanced transmitter release from sensory neurons. Its release from serotonergic […]

DICKINSON, M; GORDON, S; IRVING, T; MAUGHAN, D; FARMAN, G; FRYE, M; BEKYAROVA, T; Caltech; UC, Berkeley; Illinois Inst. of Tech.; Univ. of Vermont; Illinois Inst. of Tech.; Caltech; Illinois Inst. of Tech.; : Regulation and Molecular Mechanics of Asynchronous Flight Muscle The extraordinary success of many insect is due in large part to the […]

HOFMANN, MH; WILKENS, LA; Univ. of Bonn, Germany; Univ. of Missouri, St. Louis: Physiology of the electrosensory system of the paddlefish Many aquatic animals use the passive electrosense to detect the weak electric fields from other animals or from geoelectric sources. Paddlefish have greatly enlarged their electrosensory system compared to other animals, with up to […]

SATTERLIE, R.A.; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington: In the Mood: Neurobiological Characteristics of Motivational State and Arousal in a Pteropod Mollusk Complex behavioral responses frequently depend on a combination of internal variables and external incentives that collectively contribute to modulatory influences that are referred to by many names: motivational state, drive, arousal, urge, impulse, mood, […]

RENN, Susan C.P.; FRASER, Eleanor J.; AUBIN-HORTH, Nadia; HOFMANN, Hans A.; Harvard University, Bauer Center for Genomics Research; Harvard University, Bauer Center for Genomics Research; Harvard University, Bauer Center for Genomics Research; Harvard University, Bauer Center for Genomics Research: Fish & Chips: Genes, Environment, and the Evolution of Social Behavior Brain gene expression patterns as […]

BUCKLEY, Christine R.*; ADOLPH, Steven C.; IRSCHICK, Duncan J.; Tulane University; Harvey Mudd College; Tulane University: Persistence of incubation effects on the phenotypes of hatchling western fence lizards, Sceloporus occidentalis The conditions under which an organism develops can have profound effects on its phenotype and subsequent evolution. Recently, incubation temperatures and their effects on offspring […]

ANGIELCZYK, K.D.*; PARHAM, J.F.; California Academy of Sciences; Joint Genome Institute: Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Plastron Shape in the Western Pond Turtle (Emys marmorata): Implications for Conservation and Paleontology We present results of a geometric morphometric study of plastron shape in Emys marmorata. We digitized 19 landmarks on the sulci between the plastral scutes using […]