Meeting Abstract 75.2 Monday, Jan. 6 08:15 The genetic components of extended life expectancy in chilled, post-diapause quiescent alfalfa feafcutting bees, Megachile rotundata TORSON, A.S.*; YOCUM, G.D.; RINEHART, J.P.; KEMP, W.P.; BOWSHER, J.H.; North Dakota State University; USDA-ARS; USDA-ARS; USDA-ARS; North Dakota State University Alex.S.Torson@ndsu.edu The alfalfa leafcutting bee (Megachile rotundata) a solitary bee native to Eurasia, […]
sessions: Session 75
The consequences of thermal stress on early embryonic development from cells to the whole-organism
Meeting Abstract 75.3 Monday, Jan. 6 08:30 The consequences of thermal stress on early embryonic development: from cells to the whole-organism LOCKWOOD, B.L.*; MONTOOTH, K.L.; Indiana University; Indiana University bllockwo@indiana.edu For ectothermic organisms like Drosophila, changes in environmental temperature alter cellular processes. During early development, a rapid series of mitotic divisions bring an embryo from having a […]
Reproductive physiology of a euryhaline teleost consuming low levels of highly unsaturated fatty acids
Meeting Abstract 75.1 Monday, Jan. 6 08:00 Reproductive physiology of a euryhaline teleost consuming low levels of highly unsaturated fatty acids PATTERSON, J.T.*; WALKER, F.L.; GREEN, C.G.; Louisiana State Univ. Agricultural Center; Louisiana State Univ. Agricultural Center; Louisiana State Univ. Agricultural Center JPatterson@agcenter.lsu.edu Relative activities of fatty acid (FA) elongases and desaturases are highly variable in fishes. […]
Repeated anoxia exposures during the immature stages have hormetic effects that extend into adulthood
Meeting Abstract 75.4 Monday, Jan. 6 08:45 Repeated anoxia exposures during the immature stages have hormetic effects that extend into adulthood LOPEZ-MARTINEZ, G*; WILLIAMS, CM; VISSER, B; HAHN , DA; New Mexico State University; University of Florida; Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte; University of Florida gclopez@nmsu.edu Organisms experience multiple environmental stressors in their habitat […]
Phylogenetic diversity and transcription dynamics of heat shock proteins in the estuarine cnidarian Nematostella vectensis
Meeting Abstract 75.6 Monday, Jan. 6 09:15 Phylogenetic diversity and transcription dynamics of heat shock proteins in the estuarine cnidarian Nematostella vectensis REITZEL, A.M.*; TARRANT, A.M.; University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. areitze2@uncc.edu Individuals living in estuarine habitats routinely experience dynamic abiotic conditions requiring the inducible expression of gene batteries for maintaining homeostasis. Heat […]
Development of larval salinity tolerance in two populations of alligator gar Atractosteus spatula
Meeting Abstract 75.7 Monday, Jan. 6 09:30 Development of larval salinity tolerance in two populations of alligator gar Atractosteus spatula GREEN, C*; LUNDBERG, N; FERRARA, A; FONTENOT, Q; Louisiana State University Agricultural Center; Nicholls State University cgreen@agcenter.lsu.edu Adult alligator gar Atractosteus spatula are euryhaline, but it is unclear when larvae or juveniles develop salinity tolerance. Larval gar […]
DNA damage tolerance and photorepair of ultraviolet-C irradiated Austrofundulus limnaeus embryos unique insight into annual killifish development
Meeting Abstract 75.5 Monday, Jan. 6 09:00 DNA damage tolerance and photorepair of ultraviolet-C irradiated Austrofundulus limnaeus embryos: unique insight into annual killifish development WAGNER, J.T.*; PODRABSKY, J.E.; Portland State Univ.; Portland State Univ. josw@pdx.edu Exposure of cells to ultraviolet radiation has long been known to cause DNA damage, with the most abundant form being cyclobutane pyrimidine […]
The tale of two apicomplexans Are associations between scleractinian corals and apicomplexans (Alveolata) specific
Meeting Abstract 75.5 Tuesday, Jan. 6 11:15 The tale of two apicomplexans: Are associations between scleractinian corals and apicomplexans (Alveolata) specific? KIRK, NL*; SLAPETA, J; LINARES, M; THORNHILL, DJ; KEMP, DW; FITT, WK; SANTOS, SR; Oregon State University; University of Sydney, New South Wales Australia; University of Sydney, New South Wales Australia; Defenders of Wildlife, Washington DC; […]
Octocoral success in degrading reefs A case study in St John, US Virgin Islands
Meeting Abstract 75.1 Tuesday, Jan. 6 10:15 Octocoral success in degrading reefs: A case study in St John, US Virgin Islands TSOUNIS, G*; LASKER, H; EDMUNDS, PJ; California State University Northridge georgios.tsounis@csun.edu http://www.csun.edu Global declines in cover of reef building scleractinian corals on tropical reefs have occurred over the last few decades, and these losses have been […]
Isolation by distance and dispersal among populations of a Caribbean octocoral
Meeting Abstract 75.4 Tuesday, Jan. 6 11:00 Isolation by distance and dispersal among populations of a Caribbean octocoral LASKER, HR*; PORTO-HANNES, I; University at Buffalo; University at Buffalo hlasker@buffalo.edu Observations of larval behavior and patterns of recruitment of the Caribbean octocoral Antillogorgia elisabethae suggest that its negatively buoyant larvae do not disperse over great distances. Microsatellite analyses […]
