Meeting Abstract 57-4  Friday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15  Evaluation of the Genetic Structure of a Color Polymorphic Salamander, Plethodon cinereus HANTAK, MM*; PAGE, RB; ANTHONY, CD; KUCHTA, SR; Ohio University ; Texas A&M University; John Carroll University; Ohio University mh433113@ohio.edu Color polymorphism is the presence of two or more distinct, genetically determined color morphs within a […]

Meeting Abstract 57-5  Friday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30  Epigenetic Potential in Native and Introduced Populations of House Sparrows HANSON, H.E.*; KILVITIS, H.J.; SCHREY, A.W.; MARTIN, L.B.; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; Armstrong State University; University of South Florida haleyhanson@mail.usf.edu Epigenetic potential, or the capacity for epigenetically-mediated phenotypic plasticity, may play an important role […]

Meeting Abstract 57-8  Saturday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45  The role of craniofacial growth zones in shaping crocodylian snouts MORRIS, ZS*; PIERCE, SE; ABZHANOV, A; Museum of Comparative Zoology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University; Museum of Comparative Zoology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University; Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College […]

Meeting Abstract 57-3  Saturday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45  The acquisition of self-sterility in a hermaphroditic tunicate BARRETO CORONA, G*; DEBIASSE, M; RYAN, J; DAVIDSON, B; Swarthmore College; Whitney Marine Station, UFL; Whitney Marine Station, UFL; Swarthmore College gbarret1@swarthmore.edu Tunicates, more specifically ascidians, offer an opportunity to investigate the mechanisms underlying adaptation. Two closely related ascidians, Corella […]

Meeting Abstract 57-2  Saturday, Jan. 5 10:15 – 10:30  Mitotic rounding influences fate specification SIA, T*; ADHIKARI, H; DAVIDSON, B; Swarthmore College; Swarthmore College; Swarthmore College tsia1@swarthmore.edu Dividing cells tend to round up through a loss of adhesion accompanied by increased intracellular tension. This process of mitotic rounding has a well characterized role in proper chromosome and […]

Meeting Abstract 57-1  Saturday, Jan. 5 10:00 – 10:15  Investigating cellular and molecular mechanisms of neurogenesis in the annelid Capitella teleta SUR, A*; RENFRO, A; MEYER, NP; Clark University, Worcester, MA; Clark University, Worcester, MA; Clark University, Worcester, MA asur@clarku.edu https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nmeyer/people-2/ Evolution of nervous systems (NSs) has been an enigma. NS architectures vary widely across Metazoa. Such […]

Meeting Abstract 57-7  Saturday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30  Development of a Sexually Dimorphic Character in Anole Lizards KIRCHER, BK*; COHN, MJ; University of Florida; University of Florida kircherb@ufl.edu Species vary widely in their patterns and magnitudes of sexual dimorphism, yet the proximate mechanisms that regulate these differences remain poorly understood. Sexually dimorphic characters present special challenges […]

Meeting Abstract 57-5  Saturday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15  Convergent Regulatory Evolution and Forelimb Heterochrony in Flightless Birds GRAYSON, P*; YOUNG, JJ; EDWARDS, SV; TABIN, CJ; Harvard University, MCZ; Harvard Medical School, Genetics; Harvard University, MCZ; Harvard Medical School, Genetics pgrayson@fas.harvard.edu http://scholar.harvard.edu/philgrayson Palaeognathae, the avian clade comprising the flightless ratites, such as the emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and […]

Meeting Abstract 57-4  Saturday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00  Are Hox genes involved in asexual reproduction in the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea? STEINWORTH, BM*; JEAN, GH; RYAN, JF; MARTINDALE, MQ; Univ. of Florida Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience; University of Miami; Univ. of Florida Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience; Univ. of Florida Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience bsteinworth@ufl.edu […]