LAUDER, G.V.*; MADDEN, P.; MCHENRY, M.J.; Harvard University; Harvard University; Univ. California, Irvine: Fin rays of ray-finned fishes: biology and mechanics of remarkable structures The median and paired fins of ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii) are supported by fin rays with a characteristic structure. Each ray consists of two elements (hemitrichs) that articulate with pectoral girdle radial […]

VAN LEEUWEN, JL; MULLER, UK; LIU, H; Wageningen University; Wageningen University; Chiba University: Fast starts mechanics in larval fish We studied fast starts of larval fish because we expect that maximum mechanical loads on the musculo-skeletal system occur during this behaviour. When startled, fish larvae perform a fast start followed by a period of cyclic […]

SCHUMACHER, J.W.; LAMMERT, A.C.; LONG, JR., J.H.; Vassar College; Vassar College; Vassar College: Evolutionary Robotics: Exploring the Origins of Early Vertebrates using Biomimetic Swimmers Evolutionary robotics (ER) is an established technique used to automatically optimize autonomous robots. Agents are selected based on efficacy of task performance and offspring are created using functions analogous to mutation […]

VAJDA, Alan M. ; LOPEZ, Elena M.; WOODLING, John D.; MALDONADO, Tammy A.; NORRIS, David O. ; Univ. of Colorado, Boulder; Univ. of Colorado, Boulder; Colorado Division of Wildlife; Univ. of Colorado, Boulder; Univ. of Colorado, Boulder: Reproductive disruption and intersex in white suckers (Catostomus commersoni) downstream of a Colorado wastewater treatment plant We have […]

LOWE, C.G.; TOPPING, D.T.; GALIMA, M.M.; GOLDMAN, K.J.; KELLEY, K.M.; Calif. State Univ., Long Beach; Calif. State Univ., Long Beach; Calif. State Univ., Long Beach; Jackson State Univ.; Calif. State Univ., Long Beach: Integrating physiological and behavioral responses of California sheephead exposed to fishing-related stressors and its implications towards management Quantifying the effects of fishing-related […]

EVANS, A.E.*; NUNEZ, B.S.; University of Texas Marine Science Institute: Control of the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) by osmoregulatory hormones in the euryhaline Atlantic stingray, Dasyatis sabina Our laboratory is investigating the hormonal control of osmoregulation in the euryhaline elasmobranch Dasyatis sabina (Atlantic stingray). As demonstrated in other vertebrates, it is likely that D. […]

GALIMA, MM; LOWE, CG; KELLEY, KM; California State Univ., Long Beach; California State Univ., Long Beach; California State Univ., Long Beach: Catch-and-Release Stress and its Impacts on the Endocrine Physiology of the California Sheephead, Semicossyphus pulcher A catch-and-release policy was implemented several years ago for undersized S. pulcher with the objective of reducing impacts of […]

REYES, J.A.; SAK, K.; GALMIA, M.M.; ARMSTRONG, J.L.; KELLEY, K.M.; California State Univ., Long Beach; California State Univ., Long Beach; California State Univ., Long Beach; Orange County Sanitation District, Fountain Valley, CA; California State Univ., Long Beach: Altered Endocrine Physiology of Marine Flatfish Associated with Southern California Wasterwater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Outfalls – Stress and […]

SHECHTER , A*; AFLALO , D.E; DAVIS , C; WEIL , S; SAGI , A; Ben-Gurion University ; Ben-Gurion University ; Ben-Gurion University ; Ben-Gurion University ; Ben-Gurion University : The expression and regulation of the vitellogenin gene in male Cherax quadricarinatus In female decapod crustaceans, vitellogenin (Vg) synthesis is a process related to reproduction […]

LI, Weiming; CHUNG-DAVIDSON, Yuwen; SIEFKES, Michael J.; WU, Hong; REES, Chris B.; Michigan State University; Michigan State University; Michigan State University; Michigan State University; Michigan State University: Pheromone Regulation of Reproductive Neuroendocrine in the Sea Lamprey The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) is a jawless fish that relies on chemical communication to mediate many functions throughout […]