ROMANO, J.; MCCLELLAN-GREEN, P.; RITTSCHOF, D.; Duke University Marine Laboratory; North Carolina State University; Duke University Marine Laboratory: Copper Pyrithione and Diuron Toxicity in the Non-Target Species, Lytechinus variegatus A large portion of residents living near the US coastline participate in recreational or commercial boating. Fouling organisms such as algae, mussels, sea squirts, and barnacles […]

EDMONDS, S.L.; KINTER, M; LONDRAVILLE, R.L.; University of Akron; Cleveland Clinic Foundation; University of Akron: Comparative Proteomics of Parasitism in Bluegill Sunfish We determined the effects of parasitism by Uvulifer ambloplitis on protein expression in serum of bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) using a proteomic approach. Three experimental groups were compared: bluegill sunfish without external parasites, […]

TAMONE, S/L; ANDREWS, A; MONDRAGON, J; NIELSEN, J; TAGGART, S/J; University of Alaska Southeast; USGS Alaska Science Center; USGS Alaska Science Center; USGS Alaska Science Center; USGS Alaska Science Center: Circulating Ecdysteroids In Tanner Crab, Chionoecetes bairdi are Indicators of Molting Probability. Tanner crab, Chionoecetes bairdi , is a commercially important crab fished in southeastern […]

REYNOLDS, Julie A; HAND, Steven C; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University: Biochemical Indicators of Metabolic Poise During Development and Diapause of Cricket Embryos Developing insect embryos must minimize water loss yet maintain adequate oxygen diffusion across the chorion. This presents a paradox because modifications to the egg structure that restrict water loss may also […]

CORBIN, C.E.; Bloomsburg Univ. of Pennsylvania: Attack rates, morphology and phylogeny in sit-and-wait passerine birds Usually, bird species are lumped as either sit-and-wait or active foragers. In addition, morphology is hypothesized to predict foraging mode membership. At broad phylogenetic scales (e.g. Passeriformes), the morphology-ecology relationship is clear. Relative to overall body size, sit-and-wait foragers have […]

FROST, A.; RIPLEY, B.; VALERO, S.; SIMOVICH, M.; Univ. of San Diego; Univ. of San Diego; San Diego State University; Univ. of San Diego: Apparent Disequilibrium and Reproductive Isolation in an Endangered Fairy Shrimp Endemic to Southern California, the San Diego fairy shrimp, Branchinecta sandiegonensis, has suffered tremendous habitat loss due to urban development and […]

GREENLEE, K.J.; HARRISON, J.F.; HENRY, J.R.*; WESTNEAT, M.; KIRKTON, S.D.; LEE, W.-K.; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; Arizona State University, Tempe; Arizona State University, Tempe; Field Museum of Natural History; University of California, San Diego; Argonne National Laboratory; ; : An analysis of grasshopper tracheal morphology across instars using synchrotron x-ray imaging As the mass […]

STEYERMARK, A.C.; NELSON, D.E.; PIKOVSKY, A.; GIANG, A.H.; University of St. Thomas; University of St. Thomas; Breck High School; University of St. Thomas: Activity patterns of juvenile snapping turtles and their effects on preferred temperature choice and metabolic rate The existence of daily rhythms in the regulation of many body processes has been well documented […]

CHI*, K.-J.; KAJIURA, S.M.; SUMMERS, A.P.; Duke U.; FAU; UCI: A running nose: Biomechanics of peripheral olfactory organs of the spiny dogfish and hammerhead sharks The mechanics of odor perception in fishes is poorly understood. The nasal rosette is morphologically diverse raising the possibility of variable flow regimes, and in actively swimming sharks we suppose […]

STOCK, D.W.*; TRAPANI, J.; JACKMAN, W.R.; Univ. of Colorado, Boulder: A developmental genetic investigation of dentition reduction in cypriniform fishes Evolutionary reduction of vertebrate dentitions is a frequent phenomenon, while regain of lost teeth is rare. We have used loss of oral teeth in cypriniform fishes as a model to investigate whether this trend is […]