Meeting Abstract 86-3  Saturday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00  Comparative adhesive capacity and morphology of day geckos (Phelsuma) in relation to native plant surface microstructure HIGHAM, T.E.*; RöDDER, D; THIELEN, M; SPECK, T; Univ. of California, Riverside; Museum Koenig; Univ. Freiburg; Univ. Freiburg thigham@ucr.edu http://www.biomechanics.ucr.edu Geckos adhere to natural surfaces via the close interaction of setae and […]

Meeting Abstract 86-5  Sunday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15  Synchronous hatching in freshwater turtles: metabolic and endocrine mechanisms MCGLASHAN, JK*; THOMPSON, MB; JANZEN, FJ; VAN DYKE, JU; SPENCER, R-J; Western Sydney University; University of Sydney; Iowa State University; Charles Sturt University ; Western Sydney University j.mcglashan@westernsydney.edu.au Synchronous hatching is a form of environmentally cued hatching (ECH) which […]

Meeting Abstract 86-3  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 10:45  Surprise in a Small Package: Foregut Metamorphosis in an Ectoparasitic Snail (Pyramidellidae) HARMS, KS*; PAGE, LR; University of Victoria, BC, Canada; University of Victoria, BC, Canada ksharms@uvic.ca Members of the Pyramidellidae are tiny marine snails with highly unusual feeding habits relative to other heterobranch gastropods. They are described […]

Meeting Abstract 86-8  Sunday, Jan. 6 11:45 – 12:00  Heads or Tails: Transcriptomic Insights into Annelid Regeneration ZHANG, LL; SEAVER, EC*; University of Florida; University of Florida seaver@whitney.ufl.edu Whole body regeneration is widespread in the animal kingdom, although surprisingly little is known about diversity in the genetic basis of regeneration ability in a comparative context. The diverse […]

Meeting Abstract 86-1  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:00 – 10:15  Getting a Head with Hemichordate Larval Regeneration LUTTRELL, SM; SU, Y-H; SWALLA, BJ*; Univ of Washington, Seattle; Academia Sinica, Taiwan; Univ of Washington, Seattle bjswalla@u.washington.edu https://faculty.washington.edu/bjswalla/ Severe injury to the central nervous system (CNS) of chordates often results in permanent and irreversible mental and physical challenges. While some […]

Meeting Abstract 86-7  Sunday, Jan. 6 11:30 – 11:45  Epithelial Tissue Fracture and Healing Dynamics Govern Fast and Extreme Plastic Shape Changes in Trichoplax adhaerens PRAKASH, V.N.*; BULL, M.S.; PRAKASH, M.; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University vprakash@stanford.edu http://web.stanford.edu/group/prakash-lab/cgi-bin/labsite/ Epithelial tissues typically act as barriers and provide support to organs and embryos, but during development, these tissues […]

Meeting Abstract 86-4  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00  Developmental mechanisms of life history trade-offs: varying JH titers lead to distinct PG activity in Manduca and Drosophila XU, LC*; WANG, VR; NUNES, C; SAITO, A; KOYAMA, T; SUZUKI, Y; Wellesley College; Wellesley College; Gulbenkian Institute; Wellesley College; Gulbenkian Institute; Wellesley College lxu3@wellesley.edu Life history trade-offs lead to […]

Meeting Abstract 86-6  Sunday, Jan. 6 11:15 – 11:30  Clone Alone: Lithium Chloride Induced Cloning in Dendraster excentricus LUBECK, L.A.*; GRAUMAN, B; SEITZ, T; SWALLA, B.J.; Brown University, Providence, RI; Wellesley College, MA; Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, Seattle lauren_lubeck@brown.edu Echinoderms reproduce sexually as adults, but can reproduce asexually in the larval stage by cloning. Stressors, […]

Meeting Abstract 86-2  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:15 – 10:30  An Epigenetic Mechanism for Phenotypic Plasticity in the Annelid Polydora cornuta. MACDONALD, G; SNYDER, M; GIBSON, G*; Acadia University; Acadia University; Acadia University glenys.gibson@acadiau.ca Parental environment plays a significant role in influencing offspring phenotype through epigenetic modifications. We tested two hypotheses: that methionine in the parental environment induces […]