Meeting Abstract 86.2 Tuesday, Jan. 6 10:45 Structural-based plumage coloration as an honest signal of quality in male Indigo Buntings (Passerina cyanea) HUDSON, SB*; WILCOXEN, TE; Millikin University; Millikin University sbhudson@millikin.edu Bright plumage coloration is seemingly favored by females of avian species with regards to sexual selection. This particular secondary sexual characteristic has been previously tested and […]
sessions: Session 86
Sex specific behavioral responses to pheromones in the scorpion Paruroctonus boreus
Meeting Abstract 86.6 Tuesday, Jan. 6 11:45 Sex specific behavioral responses to pheromones in the scorpion Paruroctonus boreus LIDDY, A.*; MILLER, A. L.; University of Tampa; University of Tampa angelina.liddy@spartans.ut.edu Differences between the sexes are well known across taxa and are due to how males and females maximize their reproductive success differently. Generally, females tend to be […]
Male plumage coloration and the plumage coloration of his social group influences investment in song
Meeting Abstract 86.1 Tuesday, Jan. 6 10:30 Male plumage coloration and the plumage coloration of his social group influences investment in song HENDERSON, L.J.*; HAHN, T.P.; University of California Davis lindsayhenderson@hotmail.com The production of song for mate attraction can be costly. Thus, males should modulate its production according to its probable benefits. It is known that male […]
The heart-field specification gene regulatory network kernel was in place in the cnidarian-bilaterian ancestor
Meeting Abstract 86-6 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:45 The heart-field specification gene regulatory network kernel was in place in the cnidarian-bilaterian ancestor WIJESENA, N.M*; SIMMONS, D.K.; MARTINDALE, M.Q.; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience naveenw@whitney.ufl.edu Gene regulatory networks (GRNs) consisting of functional linkages between regulatory genes and their cis-regulatory modules determine the development of animal body plans. Given the […]
Postembryonic redeployment of otd during adult head formation underlies the developmental evolution of novel head structures in horned beetles
Meeting Abstract 86-1 Wednesday, Jan. 6 10:30 Postembryonic redeployment of otd during adult head formation underlies the developmental evolution of novel head structures in horned beetles ZATTARA, EE*; LINZ, DM; TOMOYASU, Y; MOCZEK, AP; Indiana U; Miami U; Miami U; Indiana U ezattara@gmail.com https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eduardo_Zattara Arthropods are formed by segments whose identities are determined by hox genes, but […]
Molecular characterization of cryptic gut regionalization in trophically divergent cichlids from Lake Malawi
Meeting Abstract 86-3 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:00 Molecular characterization of cryptic gut regionalization in trophically divergent cichlids from Lake Malawi CASS, AN*; ROBERTS, RB; North Carolina State University amanda_cass@ncsu.edu Cichlid fishes of the East African rift lakes are well known for their explosive speciation and dramatic phenotypic diversity. These radiations are characterized by a wide array of […]
HoxD expression in the fin-fold compartment of Paddlefish and Catshark Implications for the evolution of gnathostome paired appendages
Meeting Abstract 86-5 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:30 HoxD expression in the fin-fold compartment of Paddlefish and Catshark: Implications for the evolution of gnathostome paired appendages TULENKO, F.J.*; MASSEY, J.L.; DAVIS, M.C.; Kennesaw State University; University of Colorado-Boulder; Kennesaw State University ftulenk1@kennesaw.edu How paired fins gave rise to limbs during the invasion of land is one of the […]
Hox Cluster Annotation and Axial Elongation of the Gulf Pipefish
Meeting Abstract 86-4 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:15 Hox Cluster Annotation and Axial Elongation of the Gulf Pipefish FUITEN, A.M.*; BASSHAM, S.L.; CATCHEN, J.M.; SMALL, C.M.; JONES, A.G.; CRESKO, W.A.; Inst. of Ecology & Evolution, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene; Inst. of Ecology & Evolution, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene; Dept. of Animal Biology, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Inst. of […]
Discovering the genetic basis for morphological differentiation of deutocerebral appendages across arthropods
Meeting Abstract 86-2 Wednesday, Jan. 6 10:45 Discovering the genetic basis for morphological differentiation of deutocerebral appendages across arthropods SHARMA, PP*; JONES, TE; WHELER, WC; EXTAVOUR, CG; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Harvard University; American Museum of Natural History; Harvard University psharma37@wisc.edu http://www.sharmalabuw.org The deutocerebral (second) segment of the head is putatively homologous across Arthropoda. In Mandibulata, this segment […]
Transcriptome-based sequencing and mechanical measurements elucidate the energy dissipation mechanism of an unusually tough biological glue
Meeting Abstract 86-7 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00 Transcriptome-based sequencing and mechanical measurements elucidate the energy dissipation mechanism of an unusually tough biological glue. SMITH, AM*; FUNG, TM; PAPALEO, C; REID, C; BLISS, JM; WOLF, I; HARRO, C; Ithaca College; Ithaca College; Ithaca College; Bryant University; Brown University; Ithaca College; Ithaca College asmith@ithaca.edu The terrestrial slug […]
