DUDEK, DM; GOLDMAN, DI; FULL, RJ; Univ. of California, Berkeley: A Hysteretic Model Predicts a Biological Structure�s Response to Perturbations: A Test Case Using Insect Legs Biological structures are often modeled using a linear spring (k) and viscous damper (c) in parallel (Voigt model). This model is commonly used because it is linear and analytical […]

MARSH, A.G.; Univ. of Delaware, Lewes: Transcriptome profiling in individual larvae of the polychaete Streblospio benedicti: interindividual variance between planktotrophic and lecithotrophic development Understanding the range of physiological phenotypes in a cohort of embryos or larvae is crucial to understanding the lifespan, dispersal potential, and recruitment success of the early life history stages of a […]

NEDVED, B. T.*; HADFIELD, M. G.; Uni. of Hawaii, Kewalo Marine Laboratory; Uni. of Hawaii, Kewalo Marine Laboratory: Remodeling of larval nervous system during metamorphosis of Hydroides elegans Metamorphosis of many marine invertebrate larvae occurs rapidly and is triggered by the binding of specific external cues with appropriate larval receptors. This binding activates a cascade […]

POWELL, M/L*; MORRIS, A/L; WATTS, S/A; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham: Observations on Early Nutrition and Growth in Newly-metamorphosed Sea Urchins, Lytechinus variegatus Research on early growth and nutrition of sea urchins has focused on the planktonic larval stages and the cues involved in their […]

HADFIELD, Michael G.; SHIKUMA, Nicholas; HUANG, Ying; NEDVED, Brian; ZARDUS, John; University of Hawaii at Manoa: Do bacteria dictate the sequence of biofouling community development by signalling larval settlement? Marine biofouling communities accumulate in predictable successional stages characterized by the appearance of new invertebrate species. Larvae of many invertebrate fouling species settle in response to […]

KOEHL, M. A. R. *; HADFIELD, M. G.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of Hawaii: Dissolved chemical cues affect retention and attachment of larvae within coral reefs Can dissolved chemical cues released by organisms on the substratum affect larval settlement in turbulent, wave-dominated flow typical of many shallow coastal areas? We addressed this question using […]

WIDDER, P. D. *; BIDWELL, J.R.; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater: Performance and Predation Evaluations of Pesticide Exposed Rana sphenocephala Small wetlands embedded throughout modern agricultural landscapes provide important breeding habitat for many amphibians. However, these habitats receive inadvertent doses of agricultural chemicals, including organophosphate pesticides (OPs), due to run-off, overspray, and/or atmospheric deposition. A commonly […]

KARLEN, D. J. *; GAREY, J. R.; University of South Florida, Tampa; University of South Florida, Tampa: Marine Benthic Community Structure Along a Natural Environmental Gradient in the Vicinity of a Shallow-Water Hydrothermal Vent, Ambitle Island, Papua New Guinea. The infaunal macroinvertebrate community was characterized along an environmental gradient from a shallow water hydrothermal vent […]

BOETTGER, Stefanie A.; LOW , Ben E.; HAMILTON-HOUDEK, Kimberley; WALKER, Charles W.; The University of New Hampshire; The University of New Hampshire; The University of New Hampshire; The University of New Hampshire: Cytoplasmic anchoring of p53 family member proteins by heat shock protein family member mortalin II in leukemic clam hemocytes. Mechanisms causing cytoplasmic sequestration […]

VEGA, Rebecca/L; EPEL, David; Stanford University: ABC Transporters and Apoptosis: The First and Last Resorts in Early Development? Embryos encounter various stressors in their environments. Metazoans have evolved several stress defense mechanisms to avoid, repair, and eliminate cellular damage. One such mechanism is the multi-drug transporter system which effluxes moderately hydrophobic contaminants from cells as […]