Meeting Abstract 64-4 Friday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30 How temperature influences the viscosity of hornworm hemolymph KENNY, MC*; GIARRA, MN; ROGERS, PS; BARNES, A; SOCHA, JJ; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Breckenridge Middle School, Roanoke, VA; Virginia Tech mck66@vt.edu The insect circulatory system is responsible for the circulation of nutrients, hormones, and metabolic waste via […]
sessions: Session 64
Comparison of 3D rib kinematics during breathing in the Argentine black and white tegu, Salvator merianae, and green iguana, Iguana iguana
Meeting Abstract 64-2 Friday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00 Comparison of 3D rib kinematics during breathing in the Argentine black and white tegu, Salvator merianae, and green iguana, Iguana iguana CAPANO, JG*; MORITZ, S; BRAINERD, EL; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University john_capano@brown.edu Costal aspiration, in which rib movements ventilate the lungs, is a complex combination of […]
Two unusual mechanisms explain cranial bone fragmentation in cavefish
Meeting Abstract 64-1 Friday, Jan. 5 13:30 – 13:45 Two unusual mechanisms explain cranial bone fragmentation in cavefish POWERS, AK*; KAPLAN, SA; BOGGS, TE; GROSS, JB; Univ. of Cincinnati; Northeast Ohio Medical School; Univ. of Cincinnati; Univ. of Cincinnati krutzlaa@mail.uc.edu Astyanax mexicanus cavefish have undergone dramatic morphological changes, relative to their closely-related surface-dwelling relatives, including the loss […]
The maternally expressed Hox gene Ax6a is required for gastrulation and the formation of bilateral symmetry in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis
Meeting Abstract 64-2 Friday, Jan. 5 13:45 – 14:00 The maternally expressed Hox gene Ax6a is required for gastrulation and the formation of bilateral symmetry in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis. ROCK, AQ*; STEPHENSON, TB; DUBUC, TQ; MARTINDALE, MQ; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida; Centre for Chromosomal […]
The beginning of the end gene expression changes in the evolution of non-feeding larvae
Meeting Abstract 64-3 Friday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:15 The beginning of the end: gene expression changes in the evolution of non-feeding larvae ARMSTRONG, AF*; GROSBERG, RK; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis frarmstrong@ucdavis.edu The evolution of feeding and non-feeding larval types has occurred repeatedly in both terrestrial and marine phyla, however we lack a […]
The RNA Architecture of Life in the Dark A Transcriptomic Assessment of Varying Photic Conditions in the Blind Mexican Cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus
Meeting Abstract 64-4 Friday, Jan. 5 14:15 – 14:30 The RNA Architecture of Life in the Dark: A Transcriptomic Assessment of Varying Photic Conditions in the Blind Mexican Cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus SEARS, CR*; GROSS, JB; Univ. of Cincinnati; Univ. of Cincinnati searscr@mail.uc.edu Extreme environments frequently yield extreme characteristics in their inhabitants. The complex genetic changes that underlie […]
Is the maintenance of cell polarity coupled to stable cell-cell adhesion Insights from early branching metazoan embryos
Meeting Abstract 64-8 Friday, Jan. 5 15:15 – 15:30 Is the maintenance of cell polarity coupled to stable cell-cell adhesion? Insights from early branching metazoan embryos. SALINAS-SAAVEDRA, M*; MARTINDALE, MQ; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida ; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida mssaavedra@whitney.ufl.edu Epithelial cells of bilaterian animals are polarized along the […]
Evolution of embryo implantation was enabled by the origin of decidual cells in eutherian mammals
Meeting Abstract 64-7 Friday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:15 Evolution of embryo implantation was enabled by the origin of decidual cells in eutherian mammals CHAVAN, AR*; GRIFFITH, OW; MAZIARZ, J; PAVLICEV, M; TZIKA, A; MILINKOVITCH, M; FISHMAN, R; KOREN, L; WAGNER, G; Yale Univ., USA; Yale Univ., USA; Yale Univ, USA; Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, USA; Univ. of […]
Evolution of Chordate Heart Gene Regulatory Networks
Meeting Abstract 64-5 Friday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 14:45 Evolution of Chordate Heart Gene Regulatory Networks COLGAN, W/N*; LLOSA, I; HARRIS, L; LEANZA, A; HWANG, A; DEBIASSE, M; RYAN, J; DAVIDSON, B; Swarthmore College; Swarthmore College; Swarthmore College; Swarthmore College; Swarthmore College; Whitney Lab, Univ. of Florida; Whitney Lab, Univ. of Florida; Swarthmore College wcolgan1@swarthmore.edu The basal […]
Decoupling Brain from Nerve Cord Development in the Annelid Capitella teleta
Meeting Abstract 64-6 Friday, Jan. 5 14:45 – 15:00 Decoupling Brain from Nerve Cord Development in the Annelid Capitella teleta CARRILLO-BALTODANO, A*; MEYER, N; Clark University; Clark University acarrillobaltodano@clarku.edu Neural development often starts with a region of ectoderm receiving extrinsic signals instructing it to become neural. Our understanding of nervous system development largely comes from studies within […]
