BOETTGER, Stefanie A.; LOW , Ben E.; HAMILTON-HOUDEK, Kimberley; WALKER, Charles W.; The University of New Hampshire; The University of New Hampshire; The University of New Hampshire; The University of New Hampshire: Cytoplasmic anchoring of p53 family member proteins by heat shock protein family member mortalin II in leukemic clam hemocytes. Mechanisms causing cytoplasmic sequestration […]

VEGA, Rebecca/L; EPEL, David; Stanford University: ABC Transporters and Apoptosis: The First and Last Resorts in Early Development? Embryos encounter various stressors in their environments. Metazoans have evolved several stress defense mechanisms to avoid, repair, and eliminate cellular damage. One such mechanism is the multi-drug transporter system which effluxes moderately hydrophobic contaminants from cells as […]

SCHIZAS, N.V*; BROWNE, W.E.; University of Puerto Rico, Mayag�ez; University of Hawaii, Kewalo Marine Lab: The genetic population structure of Caribbean populations of the banded coral shrimp Stenopus hispidus The extreme biphasic life-history of the red banded coral shrimp Stenopus hispidus presents an opportunity to examine the population genetics of an evolutionarily successful, circumtropical lineage. […]

HRANITZ, J.M.*; MELICHERCIK, M.J.; BAIRD, T.A.; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond: The Effective Population Size of a Colony of Collared Lizards: Another Look After Three Generations Previous investigation, using demographic and temporal (genetic) methods, indicate a small effective population size (Ne) and low dispersal rates for a […]

GATESY, J.**; DEMERE, T.; MCGOWEN, M.; BERTA, A.; U. C. Riverside; San Diego Natural History Museum; U. C. Riverside; San Diego State U.: Stepwise Evolution of Filter Feeding in Baleen Whales Synthesis of molecular and paleontological data can offer unique insights into the history of complex adaptations. Here, we use a combined phylogenetic analysis of […]

MEDEIROS, Matthew J; University of California, Berkeley: Repeated evolution of flightlessness in cave-dwelling moths. Most insects are capable of sustained flight, but flightlessness has evolved independently several times in insects, especially in females. Certain habitats, such as caves, seem to be correlated with an increased likelihood of evolving flightlessness. However, it is largely unknown whether […]

BUTLER, MA*; KING, AA; University of Tennessee; University of Michigan: OUCH! an improved method for phylogenetic tests of adaptive evolution The comparative method is a central tool for investigating the adaptive significance of traits. Using interspecific data, biologists seek to identify and study the factors which have been important in producing the diversity of life […]

KOEPFLI, K.-P.*; GOMPPER, M.E.; EIZIRIK, E.; HO, C.-C.; LINDEN, L.; MALDONADO, J.E.; WAYNE, R.K.; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; University of Missouri, Columbia; Faculdade de Biociencias, PUCRS; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History; Univ. of California, Los Angeles: Molecular Phylogeny Reveals Extensive Morphological Parallelism […]

TIBBELS, A.E.**; MORENO, A.; MCCRACKEN, G.F.; University of Tennessee; Instituto Tecnol�gico de Cd. Victoria; University of Tennessee: Local Scale Population Structure of the Common Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus). We examined mitochondrial genetic variation of common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) in western Tamaulipas, Mexico. The Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains, of Tamaulipas, are dissected by steep ridges […]

BUCKLEY, D.*; BONETT, R. M.; WAKE, M. H.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley: Evolution of Viviparity and Speciation Patterns in Vertebrates The evolution of viviparity (here defined as development through metamorphosis of offspring within the mother with maternal nourishment) in vertebrate lineages has been traditionally studied from ecological, […]