COVI, JA; HAND, SC; Louisiana State University: Protein evidence for V-ATPase expression in Artemia franciscana gastrulae: Potential role in anoxia signaling. Under anoxia, embryos of A. franciscana exhibit severe metabolic depression as they approach a state that is nearly ametabolic. For over 20 years it has been known that this state is accompanied by an […]

COLLETTE, M.; ANCTIL, M.; Univ. de Montr�al, Montr�al: Presence of estrogen receptor-like immunoreactivities in the cnidarian Renilla koellikeri Steroid hormones such as estrogens were recently reported in the sea pansy, Renilla koellikeri, and in other anthozoans (corals). Although a role for estrogens in the reproduction of the sea pansy and of scleractinian corals has been […]

KAGIMA, B.W.; VALENZUELA, N.M.; ENGSTROM, T.; BOCK, B.; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; SUNY at Stony Brook; Universidad Nacional de Colombia sede Medell�n: Preliminary population genetic study of the yellow spotted Amazon river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) using microsatellite DNA data The yellow spotted Amazon river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) is vulnerable in much of its […]

ROMANO, J.A.; RITTSCHOF, D.; HOLM, E.R.; MCCLELLAN-GREEN, P.; Duke University Marine Lab; Duke University Marine Lab; Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division; North Carolina State University: Possible Endocrine Disruption in Balanus amphitrite after Exposure to Fouling-Release Coatings Fouling-release coatings based on silicone polymers rely on the formation of weak adhesive bonds between marine organisms and […]

WUNDERLICH, R.E.*; SINOPOLI, M.C.; KILKENNY, P.; James Madison University: Plantar pressure distribution during bipedalism in Propithecus verreauxi Propithecus verreauxi, an indrid primate specialized for vertical clinging and leaping (VCL), exclusively uses bipedalism during terrestrial locomotion. They use a unique galloping bipedal gait with lead and trail limbs switching every 5-7 steps. Whereas the human foot, […]

MONETTE, M.Y.*; MCCORMICK, S.D.; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center, USGS: Physiological and endocrine mechanisms of acid/aluminum impacts on Atlantic salmon smolt development Many rivers and streams in eastern North America and northern Europe experience episodic pulses of acidity due to anthropogenic acidification. These pulses combined with low buffering capacity of soils, […]

FANGUE, N.A.*; SCHULTE, P.M.; University of British Columbia; University of British Columbia: Performance as a Function of Temperature in Two Subspecies of Fundulus heteroclitus Fundulus heteroclitus inhabits inshore bays and estuaries along the North American East Coast. At the extremes of the species� range, northern mummichogs, F.h.macrolepidotus, and southern mummichogs, F.h.heteroclitus, are exposed to substantially […]

SPAIN , D; SCOTT, C; NGUYEN HONG, L; SWANSON, J; Dominican University of California; Dominican University of California; Dominican University of California; Dominican University of California: PERISTALTIC LOCOMOTION IN HOLOTHURIA HILLA (: HOLOTHUROIDEA:ASPIDOCHIROTIDA) Different types of peristaltic locomotion are used by numerous soft bodied invertebrates such as caterpillars and earthworms. Several species of holothuroids have […]

MCFADDEN, A; THURMAN, C.L.*; University of Northern Iowa: Osmoregulation by Fiddler Crabs (genus Uca) from California and south Florida Nine species of fiddler crabs belonging to three subgenera (Boboruca, Celuca and Minuca) were collected for osmoregulation studies from 38 locations in south Florida as well as one site at Mission Bay in California. The Celuca […]

HORAK, R.V.; ROSENBERG, N.K.; HUDSON, H.A.; LEE, R.W.; YANCEY, P.H.; Whitman College; Whitman College; Whitman College; Washington State University; Whitman College: Occurrence of thiotaurine and hypotaurine in hydrothermal vent and cold seep species without endosymbionts Marine invertebrates use organic osmolytes to balance intracellular osmotic pressure with their environment. Studies show abyssal marine animals contain unique […]