DEWEL, R.A.*; SOLOMON, S.; BENEDICT, D.; DEWEL, W.C.; Appalachian State University, Boone, NC; Cornell University, Ithaca; The TSR Group, Denver; Appalachian State University, Boone, NC: New perspectives on arthropod characters: bridging gaps between the living and the dead The relationships of higher arthropod taxa remain obscure in part because of a paucity of both molecular […]

THOMPSON, J.T.*; VOIGHT, J.R.; University of North Carolina; The Field Museum of Natural History: First account of erectile tissue in an invertebrate animal: the Octopus copulatory organ The most familiar examples of erectile tissue are the genitalia of mammals, notably the penis and clitoris. Among the soft-bodied invertebrates, erectile tissue is virtually unknown, even in […]

PRICE, RM; University of Chicago: Constant function or random evolution: changes in the apertural ornamentation of fusiform neogastropods since the Cretaceous Columellar folds, ridges visible on the inner lip of a gastropod’s aperture, are useful in distinguishing species, but the evolution of folds has hardly been considered even though they evolved in at least 6 […]

HOLLIDAY, CH; WITMER, LM; Dept. of Biological Sciences, Ohio University; Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, Ohio University: Archosaur jaw muscle homology and evolution: extant data The jaw muscles of extant archosaurs have been well documented in numerous descriptive and functional studies. However, paraphyletic treatment of crocodilians and birds, poorly integrated descriptions of neighboring structures, and disparate […]

GREEN, A.K.*; HALEY, S.L.; KARASOV, W.H.; BARNES, D.M.; DEARING, D.M.; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Univ. of Utah; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Univ. of Utah: Total capacity of P-glycoprotein higher in the specialist herbivore Neotoma stephensi than the congeneric generalist Neotoma albigula P-glycoprotein (Pgp) is a membrane-bound, ATP-dependent, transport protein found in […]

HENRY, B.A.; WOOD, W.B.; CHEEK, A.O.; Southeastern Louisiana University; Southeastern Louisiana University; Southeastern Louisiana University: The Reproductive Physiology of Warmouth Sunfish Spawning in Pristine Vs. Contaminated Environments The goal of this study was to determine the physiological and ecological impact of chronic exposure to polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) among warmouth sunfish (Lepomis gulosus) that inhabit two […]

NORIEGA, N.C.*; OSTBY, J; LAMBRIGHT, C; WILSON, V.S.; GRAY, L.E.; US EPA, RTP NC; US EPA, RTP NC; US EPA, RTP NC; US EPA, RTP NC; US EPA, RTP NC: The Fungicide Prochloraz: In vitro Androgen Antagonism, Parturition Delays, and Male Reproductive Malformations in Rats. Prochloraz (PZ) is an imidazole fungicide that affects steroidogenesis via […]

EDWARDS, T. M.; EMRICH, R.; THOMPSON, H.; THRO, J. M.; CHAPMAN, L.; GUILLETTE, L. J.; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; ; : Reproductive physiology of Gambusia holbrooki collected from several Florida springs contaminated with varying amounts of nitrate. Florida is well known […]

CHEEK*, AO; FENTRESS, JA; STEELE, SL; BART, HL, Jr.; Southeastern Louisiana Univ., Hammond; Southeastern Louisiana Univ., Hammond; Southeastern Louisiana Univ., Hammond; Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA: Reproductive disruption in wild longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) Endocrine disruption is the alteration of normal hormone function by man-made chemicals in the environment. The goal of this project was […]

SUGHRUE, K.M.*; FRENCH, J.B.; BRITTINGHAM, M.C.; Pennsylvania State University, School of Forest Resources, University Park; USGS – Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD; Pennsylvania State University, School of Forest Resources, University Park: Morphological and Physiological Effects of the Endocrine-disrupting Contaminant Linuron on the American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) Recent investigations have shown that many commercial insecticides […]