Meeting Abstract 95-2 Wednesday, Jan. 6 13:45 Congener mussel species show opposite responses to elevated temperature NEWCOMB, LA*; JEFFERDS, I; STRENGE, R; FRIEDMAN, CS; CARRINGTON, E; University of Washington; Penn Cove Shellfish; University of Washington; University of Washington; University of Washington newcombl@uw.edu One predicted biological consequence of rising temperatures due to global climate change are shifts in […]
sessions: Session 95
The Location of Putative Brain Photoreceptors in the Stomatopod Crustacean, Neogonodactylus oerstedii
Meeting Abstract 95-5 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 The Location of Putative Brain Photoreceptors in the Stomatopod Crustacean, Neogonodactylus oerstedii DONOHUE, MW*; KINGSTON, ACN; LIN, C; CRONIN, TW; University of Maryland, Baltimore County; University of South Carolina; University of Maryland, Baltimore County; University of Maryland, Baltimore County willard3@umbc.edu Animals have light detectors in tissues outside of […]
Modeling spectral sensitivities of visual systems identification of photoreceptor arrays using electroretinograms and multi-model inference
Meeting Abstract 95-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30 Modeling spectral sensitivities of visual systems: identification of photoreceptor arrays using electroretinograms and multi-model inference LESSIOS, N; University of Arizona nlessios@email.arizona.edu Understanding how individual photoreceptor cells factor in the spectral sensitivity of a visual system is essential to explain how they contribute to the visual ecology of the […]
Like a hole in the head (valve)
Meeting Abstract 95-4 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Like a hole in the head (valve) SIGWART, JD*; SUMNER-ROONEY, LH; RAHMAN, IA; PARKINSON, DY; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin; Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory j.sigwart@berkeley.edu http://www.qub.ac.uk/qml/People/Sigwart Sensory systems in animals with hard parts often require penetration of nerves through […]
Join Now The increased visibility of large groups of aquatic and aerial organisms is far outweighed by the benefits of aggregation
Meeting Abstract 95-6 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Join Now! The increased visibility of large groups of aquatic and aerial organisms is far outweighed by the benefits of aggregation JOHNSEN, S*; RUXTON, GD; Duke Univ.; Univ. of St. Andrews sjohnsen@duke.edu http://sites.biology.duke.edu/johnsenlab/ Aggregation is a common life-history trait in many species. Qualitative understanding of how aggregation by […]
Genetic Basis of Color Variation in the Bioluminescent Signals of Sea Fireflies (CypridinidaeOstracoda)
Meeting Abstract 95-3 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Genetic Basis of Color Variation in the Bioluminescent Signals of Sea Fireflies (Cypridinidae:Ostracoda) OAKLEY, TH*; ELLIS, EA; HENSLEY, NM; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara oakley@lifesci.ucsb.edu https://labs.eemb.ucsb.edu/oakley/todd/ The origin of courtship signals may cause faster speciation and impact biodiversity. But discovering the genetic basis for diversification is usually difficult. […]
Diverse sensory structures in the shell plates of chitons express the molecular components of rhabdomeric phototransduction
Meeting Abstract 95-2 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Diverse sensory structures in the shell plates of chitons express the molecular components of rhabdomeric phototransduction KINGSTON, ACN*; SPEISER, DI; University of South Carolina; University of South Carolina acnahm@gmail.com An important question in integrative biology is how and why complex structures, such as eyes, evolve. Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) […]
Anti-reflective invisibility cloak monolayers of spheres reduce cuticle reflectance in hyperiid amphipods
Meeting Abstract 95-7 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00 Anti-reflective invisibility cloak: monolayers of spheres reduce cuticle reflectance in hyperiid amphipods BAGGE, LE*; JOHNSEN, S; Duke Univ.; Duke Univ. laura.bagge@duke.edu Under the directional light field of the mesopelagic and the bioluminescent searchlights of potential predators, transparent animals may be revealed by reflections from their body surface. However, […]
Thermal Conditioning and Heterotrophic Feeding Enhances Resilience in Juvenile Corals
Meeting Abstract 95-4 Saturday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15 Thermal Conditioning and Heterotrophic Feeding Enhances Resilience in Juvenile Corals HUFFMYER, AS*; GATES, RD; University of Hawaii, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology; University of Hawaii, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology ashuff@hawaii.edu http://gatescorallab.com/ariana-huffmyer Thermal stress from ocean warming destabilizes the nutritional symbiosis between corals and their intracellular dinoflagellate symbionts […]
The Role of Biodiversity in Benthic-Pelagic Coupling by Glass Sponge Reefs
Meeting Abstract 95-5 Saturday, Jan. 6 11:15 – 11:30 The Role of Biodiversity in Benthic-Pelagic Coupling by Glass Sponge Reefs KAHN, AS*; MATVEEV, E; LAW, LK; YAHEL, G; LEYS, SP; Univ. of Alberta; Univ. of Alberta; Univ. of Alberta; Ruppin Academic Center; Univ. of Alberta kahn@ualberta.ca Suspension feeders transfer carbon and nutrients from the water column into […]
