Meeting Abstract 69.6 Thursday, Jan. 6 SEASONAL-LIKE VARIATION IN SONG SYSTEM VOLUME IN WILD ZEBRA FINCHES PERFITO, N.*; ZANN, R.A.; HAU, M.; BENTLEY, G.E.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; LaTrobe Univ, Melbourne, Australia; Max-Planck Institute for Ornithology, Radolfzell, Germany; Univ. of California, Berkeley nperfito@berkeley.edu Zebra finches have been extensively used as a model system for studying the underlying […]
sessions: Session 69
Peripheral ghrelin stimulates feeding and positive energy balance in a sciurid hibernator
Meeting Abstract 69.2 Thursday, Jan. 6 Peripheral ghrelin stimulates feeding and positive energy balance in a sciurid hibernator HEALY, JE*; BATEMAN, JL; GEARHART, CN; OSTROM, CE; FLORANT, GL; Colorado State University jehealy@rams.colostate.edu Mammals that hibernate undergo a robust circannual cycle of body mass gain and loss mediated by food intake. Hibernators are aphagic in winter, normophagic in […]
Using fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) to localize transferred algal genes in the cells of the sacoglossan sea slug, Elysia chlorotica
Meeting Abstract 69.6 Friday, Jan. 6 Using fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) to localize transferred algal genes in the cells of the sacoglossan sea slug, Elysia chlorotica. SCHWARTZ, J.A.*; CURTIS, N.E.; PIERCE, S.K.; Univ. of South Florida, Tampa; Univ. of South Florida, Tampa; Univ. of South Florida, Tampa jschwart@usf.edu Although horizontal gene transfer (HGT) between unicellular organisms […]
Mucilage Variation and Ultrastructure Among Symbiodinium Strains
Meeting Abstract 69.4 Friday, Jan. 6 Mucilage Variation and Ultrastructure Among Symbiodinium Strains MAZZILLO MAYS, Maria*; KEMPF, Stephen C.; Auburn University; Auburn University mmazzillo@gmail.com Symbiodinium are unicellular dinoflagellates that reside intracellularly in a variety of invertebrate hosts, including cnidarians. In this symbiosis, the endosymbiotic algae are enclosed in a symbiosome membrane (host and symbiont-derived) and donate photosynthetically […]
Microscale variation in light intensity and its effects on the growth of juveniles of the temperate coral, Oculina arbuscula>
Meeting Abstract 69.5 Friday, Jan. 6 Microscale variation in light intensity and its effects on the growth of juveniles of the temperate coral, Oculina arbuscula> MATTERSON, Kenan O*; GLEASON, Daniel F; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Georgia Southern University kenanm@uab.edu Light intensity varies over small spatial scales (e.g. substrate angles) in marine communities and could affect photosynthetic […]
Developmental consequences of association with a photosynthetic substrate for encapsulated embryos of an intertidal gastropod
Meeting Abstract 69.2 Friday, Jan. 6 Developmental consequences of association with a photosynthetic substrate for encapsulated embryos of an intertidal gastropod FERNANDES, D. A. O.*; PODOLOSKY, R. D.; College of Charleston; College of Charleston daoriaf@hotmail.com Aggregation of embryos in clutches that lack internal circulation can increase the risk of hypoxia by limiting gas exchange. As a result, […]
Chlorophyll synthesis in the photosynthetic sea slug Elysia clarki
Meeting Abstract 69.1 Friday, Jan. 6 Chlorophyll synthesis in the photosynthetic sea slug Elysia clarki MIDDLEBROOKS, M.L.*; PIERCE, S.K.; BELL, S.S.; Univ. of South Florida; Univ. of South Florida; Univ. of South Florida mlmiddle@mail.usf.edu Several species of sacoglossan sea slugs are able to photosynthesize using chloroplasts from the algae they feed upon sequestered inside of their digestive […]
Algal, nuclear-encoded gene sequences are present in the transcriptome of the kleptoplastic sea slug, Elysia chlorotica- Further evidence for horizontal gene transfer
Meeting Abstract 69.3 Friday, Jan. 6 Algal, nuclear-encoded gene sequences are present in the transcriptome of the kleptoplastic sea slug, Elysia chlorotica– Further evidence for horizontal gene transfer CURTIS, N.E.*; FANG, X.; JIANG, X.; SCHWARTZ, J.A.; PIERCE, S.K.; Univ. of South Florida, Tampa; Beijing Genomics Institute-Shenzhen, China; Beijing Genomics Institute-Shenzhen, China; Univ. of South Florida, Tampa; Univ. […]
Time Travel in the Lab Exploring Thermal Compensation in Antarctic Fish Parvalbumins
Meeting Abstract 69.2 Saturday, Jan. 5 Time Travel in the Lab: Exploring Thermal Compensation in Antarctic Fish Parvalbumins MOERLAND, TS*; WHITTINGTON, AC; Kent State Univ., Ohio; Florida State Univ., Tallahassee tmoerlan@kent.edu Antarctic notothenioid fishes display a suite of adaptations to their habitat, including proteins that function optimally in the cold. Studies of enzymes have shown that adaptation […]
Relationships between hemoprotein expression and cardiovascular physiology of Antarctic notothenioids form, function, and future implications
Meeting Abstract 69.6 Saturday, Jan. 5 Relationships between hemoprotein expression and cardiovascular physiology of Antarctic notothenioids: form, function, and future implications. BEERS, J.M.; Stanford University jbeers@stanford.edu Antarctic notothenioid fishes have been exploited by scientists for decades as classic Krogh-style models with which to study cold-adapted physiological traits. Some of the most fascinating discoveries have come from studies […]
