Meeting Abstract 75.6 Tuesday, Jan. 6 11:30 Induction of larval settlement in the sea anemone Aiptasia in the laboratory TRAN, C.*; PEREZ, S.F.; PRINGLE, J.R.; Stanford University School of Medicine; College of San Mateo; Stanford University School of Medicine cawa@stanford.edu http://pringlelab.stanford.edu Recapitulating the full sexual life cycle of Aiptasia in the laboratory is critical for the further […]
sessions: Session 75
Assessing the effects of parrotfish grazing and macroalgal competition on coral cover in the middle Florida Keys
Meeting Abstract 75.3 Tuesday, Jan. 6 10:45 Assessing the effects of parrotfish grazing and macroalgal competition on coral cover in the middle Florida Keys SMITH, K/M*; CHILDRESS, M/J; Clemson University kylie4@clemson.edu http://childresslab.blogspot.com/ Coral cover in the Caribbean has drastically decreased over the past several decades. Previous studies have found evidence of competition between macroalgal species and reef […]
5-day linear extension growth rates in corals living a reef with high environmental variability
Meeting Abstract 75.2 Tuesday, Jan. 6 10:30 5-day linear extension growth rates in corals living a reef with high environmental variability RUIZ-JONES, GJ*; PALUMBI, SR; Department of Biology, Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station gjrj@stanford.edu Coral growth rates are often used as a metric of coral health and have been measured extensively in the lab under controlled conditions […]
The adipose fin of Corydoras aeneus develops from the larval fin fold and is mechanosensitive
Meeting Abstract 75-7 Wednesday, Jan. 6 09:30 The adipose fin of Corydoras aeneus develops from the larval fin fold and is mechanosensitive STEWART, TA*; AIELLO, BR; HO, RK; HALE, ME; Yale University; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago tom.stewart@yale.edu http://campuspress.yale.edu/tomstewart/ How do new fins evolve? A comprehensive answer must integrate multiple kinds of explanations: […]
Neofunctionalization of a lung-gene paralog may facilitate respiration in lungless salamanders
Meeting Abstract 75-6 Wednesday, Jan. 6 09:15 Neofunctionalization of a lung-gene paralog may facilitate respiration in lungless salamanders LEWIS, Z.R.*; DORANTES, J.A.; HANKEN, J.; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA zlewis@oeb.harvard.edu http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~zrlewis/ Most terrestrial vertebrates use lungs to breathe. The few exceptions include lungless amphibians (hundreds of species of salamanders, but […]
Getting a-head Evolution and Development of Dorsal Head Patterning in Horned Beetles
Meeting Abstract 75-2 Wednesday, Jan. 6 08:15 Getting a-head: Evolution and Development of Dorsal Head Patterning in Horned Beetles BUSEY , HA*; ZATTARA, EE; MOCZEK, AP; Indiana University, Bloomington ; Indiana University, Bloomington ; Indiana University, Bloomington hbusey@indiana.edu The evolutionary origin of the insect head has been of longstanding interest in evolutionary biology. Much is known about […]
Exploring the evolutionary history of a novel trait
Meeting Abstract 75-3 Wednesday, Jan. 6 08:30 Exploring the evolutionary history of a novel trait MELICHER, D*; MEIER, R; SU, KFY; BOWSHER, JH; North Dakota State University; National University of Singapore; National University of Singapore; North Dakota State University dacotah.melicher@ndsu.edu Sepsid flies (Diptera: Sepsidae) have a novel abdominal appendage used for courtship and mating. This appendage is […]
Evolution of the Hox Code Insights from the Model Sea Anemone, Nematostella vectensis
Meeting Abstract 75-8 Wednesday, Jan. 6 09:45 Evolution of the Hox Code: Insights from the Model Sea Anemone, Nematostella vectensis STEPHENSON, TQ*; DUBUC, TQ; SIMMONS, DS; MARTINDALE, MQ; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience tbs5@ufl.edu Hox genes are a set of highly conserved homeobox transcription factors that pattern the anterior posterior axis in bilaterally symmetrical animals. This conserved […]
Bridging pattern and process How do snails grow shell sculpture
Meeting Abstract 75-4 Wednesday, Jan. 6 08:45 Bridging pattern and process: How do snails grow shell sculpture? WEBSTER, NB; University of Alberta nwebster@ualberta.ca Mollusc shells are a prime example of “endless forms most beautiful” and exhibit many diverse and complicated patterns. Shells are formed by the mantle, which lines the opening of the shell (aperture), secreting the […]
An Earful of Jaw, Then and Now Insights from Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Meeting Abstract 75-5 Wednesday, Jan. 6 09:00 An Earful of Jaw, Then and Now: Insights from Evolutionary Developmental Biology URBAN, D.J.*; ANTHWAL, N.; TUCKER, A.S.; SEARS, K.E.; Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; King’s College London; King’s College London; Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign djurban2@illinois.edu During synapsid evolution, postdentary elements in the reptilian jaw transitioned into the middle […]
