Meeting Abstract 50.3 Monday, Jan. 5 10:30 Comparison of eye morphology in Chrysomya megacephala males of differing sizes and the potential behavioral implications SMITH, J.L.*; PALERMO, N.; THEOBALD, J.C.; WELLS, J.D.; Florida International University; Florida International University; Florida International University; Florida International University jsmit190@fiu.edu The male Chrysomya megacephala eye has dorsal ommatidia that are more than twice […]
sessions: Session 50
Comparative Analysis of the Elopomorph Fish Retina Dramatic, Ecology-Specific Changes Through Development
Meeting Abstract 50.4 Monday, Jan. 5 10:45 Comparative Analysis of the Elopomorph Fish Retina: Dramatic, Ecology-Specific Changes Through Development GRACE, MS*; TAYLOR, SM; LOEW, ER; Florida Inst. of Technology, Melbourne FL; Florida Inst. of Technology, Melbourne FL; Cornell U., Ithaca NY mgrace@fit.edu http://www.fit.edu/faculty/profiles/profile.php?value=156 Unlike the mammalian retina, the teleost fish retina undergoes persistent neurogenesis from intrinsic stem […]
Color vision in the Hawaiian damselfly Megalagrion xanthomelas how to see better in a highly heterogeneous environment
Meeting Abstract 50.2 Monday, Jan. 5 10:15 Color vision in the Hawaiian damselfly Megalagrion xanthomelas: how to see better in a highly heterogeneous environment BUTLER, MA*; SCALES, JS; RIVERA, JA; WALGUARNERY, J; SCHROEDER, R; University of Hawai’i mbutler@hawaii.edu Sending and receiving signals in a forest understory environment can be quite challenging because the light environment is heterogeneous. […]
Circadian rhythms in the retina of Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus
Meeting Abstract 50.5 Monday, Jan. 5 11:00 Circadian rhythms in the retina of Atlantic tarpon, Megalops atlanticus KOPPERUD, KL*; TAYLOR, SM; GRACE, MS; Florida Institute of Technology kkopperud2010@my.fit.edu Biological clocks and the rhythms they produce are fundamental to eukaryotic life, allowing organisms to anticipate change in the environment. While many physiological and behavioral life processes may change […]
By the light of the silvery moon The effect of lunar phase on the color of twilight and its implications for animal behavior
Meeting Abstract 50.1 Monday, Jan. 5 10:00 By the light of the silvery moon: The effect of lunar phase on the color of twilight and its implications for animal behavior PALMER, G; JOHNSEN, S*; Duke Univ.; Duke Univ. sjohnsen@duke.edu Although the dramatic changes in illumination level, and to a lesser extent the associated changes in color, that […]
A Whale of a Tale Intact Cone Signaling Pathways Found in the First Mammalian Rod Monochromat
Meeting Abstract 50.6 Monday, Jan. 5 11:15 A Whale of a Tale: Intact Cone Signaling Pathways Found in the First Mammalian Rod Monochromat SCHWEIKERT, LE*; GRACE, MS; FASICK, JI; Florida Institute of Technology; Florida Institute of Technology; University of South Florida, St. Petersburg lschweikert2011@my.fit.edu A central tenet of retinal neurobiology holds that the “duplex” mammalian retina functionally […]
The ecology and biogeography of Diopatra biscayensis (Fauchald) Kristian’s last description
Meeting Abstract 50-1 Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:15 The ecology and biogeography of Diopatra biscayensis (Fauchald): Kristian’s last description WOODIN, SA*; BERKE, SK; WETHEY, DS; Univ. of South Carolina; Siena College; Univ. of South Carolina woodin@biol.sc.edu Kristian, like myself, loved polychaetes. Of all the polychaetes in the world, Kristian quite rightly thought that Diopatra was the most wonderful. […]
Strategies of burrowing in soft muddy sediments by diverse polychaetes
Meeting Abstract 50-7 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:45 Strategies of burrowing in soft muddy sediments by diverse polychaetes DORGAN, K.M.*; D’AMELIO, C; LINDSAY, S.M.; Dauphin Island Sea Lab; Dauphin Island Sea Lab; School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine kdorgan@disl.org http://polychaetes.org Muddy sediments are elastic solids through which morphologically diverse animals extend burrows by fracture. Muddy sediments inhabited […]
On the biogeography, natural history, and invasive potential of the pantropical marine annelid Chaetopterus longipes
Meeting Abstract 50-3 Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:45 On the biogeography, natural history, and invasive potential of the pantropical marine annelid Chaetopterus longipes. MOORE, J. M.*; PAULAY, G.; Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida jmoore@ufl.edu Chaetopterus longipes is an epifaunal mucus filter-feeding annelid, which inhabits straight tubes on hard substrates, usually in coral reef environments. The […]
Genetic structure of Polyeunoa laevis (Annelida Polynoidae) between Southeastern Argentinean waters and the Southern Ocean
Meeting Abstract 50-4 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:00 Genetic structure of Polyeunoa laevis (Annelida: Polynoidae) between Southeastern Argentinean waters and the Southern Ocean BOGANTES, V.E.*; MAHON, A.R.; HALANYCH, K.M.; Auburn University; Central Michigan University; Auburn University veb0007@auburn.edu The polychaete Polyeunoa laevis is a scale worm, often associated with gorgonians. This species shows a range of morphological variation; however, […]
