Meeting Abstract 87.1  Tuesday, Jan. 6 01:30  Nitric oxide and heat shock protein 90 co-regulate temperature-induced bleaching in the soft coral Eunicea fusca ROSS, C; Univ. of North Florida cliff.ross@unf.edu Coral bleaching represents a complex physiological process that is affected not only by environmental conditions but by the dynamic internal cellular biology of symbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium spp.) […]

Meeting Abstract 87.4  Tuesday, Jan. 6 14:15  Molecular determinants of susceptibility to bacterial infection in the coral Acropora millepora WRIGHT, RM*; MATZ, MV; The University of Texas at Austin; The University of Texas at Austin rachelwright8@gmail.com The unpredictable nature of coral disease outbreaks suggests that differences in host susceptibility may be the major factor influencing disease dynamics. […]

Meeting Abstract 87.5  Tuesday, Jan. 6 14:30  Molecular basis of allorecognition specificity in a colonial cnidarian KARADGE, UB; GOSTO, M; NICOTRA, ML*; University of Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh nicotraml@upmc.edu http://www.nicotralab.org Allorecognition is the ability to distinguish between self tissues from those of conspecifics via cell-cell contact. This ability is shared by most reef-dwelling colonial […]

Meeting Abstract 87.2  Tuesday, Jan. 6 13:45  Impacts of temperature on the reproductive physiology of the brooding coral Pocillopora damicornis during different phases of the lunar cycle: Insights from transcriptomics CROWDER, CM*; MEYER, E; FAN, T-Y; WEIS, VM; Oregon State University, Corvallis Oregon; Oregon State University, Corvallis Oregon; National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Checheng Taiwan; […]

Meeting Abstract 87.3  Tuesday, Jan. 6 14:00  Do somatic mutations contribute to genetic diversity in long-lived corals? BARFIELD, S.J.*; MATZ, M.V.; University of Texas, Austin; University of Texas, Austin sbarfie@g.clemson.edu Corals with long sexual generation times are typically assumed to be incapable of adapting over short ecological time scales. However, old coral colonies that have experienced many […]

Meeting Abstract 87-7  Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:30  Thermal effects on the growth of late-term Chelydra serpentina embryos. FINKLER, M.S.; Indiana Univ. Kokomo mfinkler@iuk.edu Turtle embryos may experience considerable fluctuation in temperature during development, but laboratory studies frequently incubate eggs under single constant temperatures for the entirety of development. When incubated under single constant temperatures, increased temperatures leads […]

Meeting Abstract 87-4  Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:00  Thermal acclimation and adaptation effects on mitochondrial performance in the Atlantic killifish CHUNG, DJ*; BRYANT, HJ; SCHULTE, PM; UBC; UBC; UBC dchungch@zoology.ubc.ca Whole-animal thermal limits are thought to be constrained by processes acting at the level of the mitochondria. In this study we tested the effects of thermal acclimation and […]

Meeting Abstract 87-1  Wednesday, Jan. 6 10:15  The effects of ocean warming on feeding and growth in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus BROTHERS, C.J.*; MCCLINTOCK, J.B.; Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham brotce@uab.edu A number of common and ecologically important marine invertebrates including the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus inhabit enclosed shallow bays at the northern […]

Meeting Abstract 87-5  Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:15  Temperature, body size, and pycnogonid metabolism SHISHIDO, C.M.*; MORAN, A.L.; LANE, S.J.; TOBALSKE, B.W.; WOODS, H.A.; University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; University of Montana; University of Montana; University of Montana csmariko@hawaii.edu As global temperatures continue to rise, it is increasingly important to understand how key […]

Meeting Abstract 87-2  Wednesday, Jan. 6 10:30  Seawater acidification rather than warming a significant challenge for two common Antarctic macroalgal-associated amphipods SCHRAM, J.B.*; SCHOENROCK, K.M.; MCCLINTOCK, J.B.; AMSLER, C.D.; ANGUS, R.A.; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham jbschram@uab.edu […]