RENN, Susan C.P.; FRASER, Eleanor J.; AUBIN-HORTH, Nadia; HOFMANN, Hans A.; Harvard University, Bauer Center for Genomics Research; Harvard University, Bauer Center for Genomics Research; Harvard University, Bauer Center for Genomics Research; Harvard University, Bauer Center for Genomics Research: Fish & Chips: Genes, Environment, and the Evolution of Social Behavior Brain gene expression patterns as […]

SZUCSIK, Amanda M.*; BENNETT, Albert F.; HICKS, James W.; University of California-Irvine; University of California-Irvine; University of California-Irvine: The Effects of Joint Immobilization on Skeletal Muscle Plasticity in Varanus exanthematicus Reptiles are purported to possess limited plasticity in their oxygen transport system upon exposure to various forms of chronic physiological stress. This lack of plasticity […]

SCHACHAT, F*; SONG, L; LONG, JR., JH; KOOB, TJ; Duke University; Duke University; Vassar College; Shriners Hospital for Children, Tampa: Specialized Muscle in the Skate Embryonic Tail Appendage Enables Perfusion Fertilized eggs of the North Atlantic little skate, Leucoraja erinacea, are laid in a horny capsule that protects the embryo from predators. At the same […]

CASTILHO, P.C.; LANDEIRA-FERNANDEZ, A.M.; MORRISSETTE, J.M.; SCHALLERT, R.; WENG, K.; BLOCK, B.A.; Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ; Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University; Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University; Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University; Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University; ; : Salmon Shark (Lamna ditrops): an Endothermic Fish from Polar […]

TANNER, B.C.W.; DANIEL, T.L.; Univ. of Washington; Univ. of Washington: Modeling work loops from molecular motors: filament compliance determines ATP consumption. Work loops have become an important method for characterizing the mechanical performance of muscles undergoing cyclic length changes. While such methods provide a clear measure of mechanical power output, they do not reveal the […]

RUSSELL, G.A.*; HAMMOND, K.A.; CARDULLO, R.A.; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California White Mountain Research Station; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside: Effects of development at high altitude: aerobic metabolism in the deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus Studies of high altitude (HA) physiology have traditionally focused on two groups: populations that have resided […]

BUTCHER, MT*; CHASE, PB; HERMANSON, JW; CLARK, AN; BERTRAM, JEA; Florida State University; Florida State University; Cornell University; Florida State University; University of Calgary: A tale of three muscles: physiological comparisons of the equine deep and superficial digital flexors and soleus muscle fibers. A thorough investigation into the physiology of equine skeletal muscle fibers was […]

LEHMER, Erin M; BIGGINS, Dean E; Colorado State University; United States Geological Survey: Variations in Torpor Patterns of Free-Ranging Black Tailed and Utah Prairie Dogs Across Elevational Gradients We compared over-winter body temperature (Tb) patterns for more than 6 months in adult (>1 y) black-tailed and Utah prairie dogs from colonies located along elevational gradients […]

MILLER, L. P.; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University: The effects of high temperature and desiccation stress on the survival of the giant owl limpet, Lottia gigantea Temperature and desiccation are often invoked as limiting factors in the small-scale distributions of many rocky intertidal organisms. Many of the limpet species from the California intertidal zone […]

POSNER, Mason; SMITH, Amber; ADAMS, Jeff; KISS, Andor J; CHENG, Chi-Hing C; Ashland University, OH; Ashland University, OH; Ashland University, OH; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Possible thermal adaptation in the small heat shock protein &alpha A crystallin from Antarctic, temperate and tropical bony fish species The small heat shock […]