WIDDER, P.D.*; BIDWELL, J.R.; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Oklahoma State University: Tadpole Swim Speed and Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure While methods exist to verify exposure of amphibians in natural populations to agricultural chemicals through the use of physiological biomarkers, the ecological relevance of changes in these parameters is unknown in amphibians. We examined the […]

PETERSON, J.D.**; ASHE, V.A.; MENDONCA, M.T.; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University: Sublethal effects of coal combustion residues on Southern Leopard Frog (Rana sphenocephala) growth and corticosterone content throughout metamorphosis Coal combustion residues (CCR) have become a major global pollutant due to increased usage of energy derived from coal burning power plants. 57 million tons […]

LAUFER, Hans*; DEMIR, N; PAN, X; STUART, J; KOEHN, U; Univ.of Connecticut, Storrs ; UCONN, Storrs; UCONN Storrs; UCONN, Storrs; UCONN, Storrs: Shell Disease in the Lobster May be Related to Alkylphenols Shell disease (SD) is a disfiguring, bacterial infection of the carapace of as many as 70% of lobsters in eastern Long Island Sound. […]

Meeting Abstract 71.3  Jan. 7  Thyroid hormones increase rates of resting metabolism and skeletal growth in hatchling archosaurs OWERKOWICZ, T.; University of Adelaide, South Australia tomasz.owerkowicz@adelaide.edu.au Palaeontologists suggest that bone microstructure of fossils can be used to infer whether an extinct animal was endo- or ectothermic. This is based on the assumption that resting metabolic rate (RMR) […]

Meeting Abstract 71.4  Jan. 7  The developmental mechanism and evolution of allometry in Drosophila SHINGLETON, A.W.; Michigan State University shingle9@msu.edu The developmental mechanisms that control the relationship between final body size and organ size in animals are virtually unknown. This relationship, called static allometry, arises because variation in adult body size is accompanied by corresponding variation in […]

Meeting Abstract 71.5  Jan. 7  Patterns of cranial skeleton ontogeny in Syngnathidae: a comparison between Syngnathus rostellatus and Hippocampus capensis LEYSEN, Heleen*; JOUK, Philippe; ADRIAENS, Dominique; Ghent University; Antwerp Zoo; Ghent University heleen.leysen@ugent.be The special reproductive strategies of Syngnathidae, their elongated snout without teeth, the fastest food intake among teleosts and the vertical position in the water […]

Meeting Abstract 71.2  Jan. 7  Implementation of a developmental model for growth of the post-metamorphic echinoid skeleton ZACHOS, Louis G.; The University of Texas at Austin zachos@mail.utexas.edu The changes in shape of an echinoid skeleton or test during post-metamorphic ontogeny result from a precise interrelationship between growth of individual plates (accretion), introduction of new plates at the […]

Meeting Abstract 71.6  Jan. 7  How to be a miniature turtle: comparisons of ontogeny in the Emydinae using geometric morphometrics ANGIELCZYK, Kenneth; Univ. of Bristol k.angielczyk@bris.ac.uk Miniaturization is a widespread phenomenon among animals, and often is accompanied by profound changes in morphology, physiology, and development. An obvious question to ask about miniaturized species is how their ontogenies […]

Meeting Abstract 71.1  Jan. 7  Does growth rate differ across altitudes in deer mice? RUSSELL, GA*; HAMMOND, KA; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California White Mountain Research Station; Univ. of California, Riverside gruss001@student.ucr.edu When faced with a hypoxic challenge (e.g. high altitude), young growing mammals may respond by using energy that otherwise would have been allocated […]

Meeting Abstract 71.4  Sunday, Jan. 6  The rainbow in the dark: absorptive and fluorescent pigments of deep-sea plankton SWEENEY, AM*; BECK, N; HADDOCK, SHD; Duke Univ., UC Berkeley; Univ. of Penn.; MBARI alison.sweeney@berkeley.edu Many deep-sea organisms contain red, black, or other pigments. While their ability to mask and absorb light has been well documented (e.g., Herring 1972; […]