WILLIAMS, J. D.**; MCDERMOTT, J. J.; BOYKO, C. B.; Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY; Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA; American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY: A world-wide review of hermit crab parasites Although the symbiotic relationships between commensal and mutualistic species associated with hermit crabs have been reviewed and studied in some detail, […]

BADGLEY, BD*; THOMAS, FIM; YUND, PO; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; University of New England: The effects of hydrodynamics on fertilization success in the green sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis. Among free spawning invertebrates such as sea urchins, it is often assumed that sperm and eggs are advected away from the animals in […]

SCHNEIDER, KR*; HELMUTH, BST; University of South Carolina; University of South Carolina: The effect of intertidal thermal environments on survival and growth: a comparison between an invasive and native mussel species The harsh and dynamic conditions of the rocky intertidal zone present an excellent system to examine how physiological constraints may contribute to species distribution […]

JOHNSEN, S.*; KELBER, A.; WARRANT, E.J.; SWEENEY, A.M.; WIDDER, E.A.; LEE, R.L.; HERNANDEZ-ANDRES, J.; Duke University; Lund University; Lund University; Duke University; Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution; U.S. Naval Academy; University of Granada: The color of night: twilight and nocturnal illumination and its effects on color perception Recent studies have shown that some nocturnal insect and […]

WOLCOTT, TG*; WOLCOTT, DL; KAMYKOWSKI, D; WATERS, L; NC State Univ.; NC State Univ.; NC State Univ.; NC State Univ.: Plankton mimicry: fake dinoflagellates to help understand real red tides. Our robot plankter has been redesigned to permit study of motile algae as well as zooplankton. Presently it is being trained to behave like a […]

THOMAS, F.I.M.*; BADGLEY, B.D.; YUND, P.O.; GRABOWSKI, R.C.; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; University of New England; University of South Florida: Linking field measurements of hydrodynamic conditions to the fertilization of the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis The immediate transport of gametes away from free spawning invertebrates is determined by hydrodynamic conditions. […]

VON DASSOW, M; Univ. of California, Berkeley: Influences of flow and feeding on colony organization in a bryozoan The bryozoan Membranipora membranacea has been an excellent system for studying the mechanistic basis for integration in colonial animals. Colonies of M. membranacea feed by pumping seawater through the colony and capturing food particles from the current […]

AVENI-DEFORGE, Kyle*; WETHEY, David S; University of South Carolina, Columbia: Fortuna dubia: Byssal function in marine mussel adaptation to seasonal changes in wave energy Mussels are dominant space competitors on intertidal rocky shores. They occupy space on rock by attaching extra-cellular shock absorbing fibers to their surroundings. Continuous force records during mussel dislodgement from substratum […]

HILLENIUS, Willem/J; MADERSON, Paul/F*; Coll. of Charleston; Brooklyn Coll. of CUNY: DOES PITH STRETCH A FEATHER? Does pith stretch a feather? The proverbial lightness of feathers, usually attributed to an aerodynamic role, results from delicate pulp caps within the tubular calamus and spongy pith within spathe components. In both rachis and barbs, the medullary pith, […]

KINANE, S.*; THOMAS, F.I.M.; University of South Florida; University of South Florida: Bleaching in the coral Porites divaricata: effects of temperature, light, and water motion Coral bleaching, the loss of endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (zooxanthellae) or their photosynthetic pigments, is affecting coral reefs throughout the world. High water temperature and strong solar irradiance contribute to coral bleaching […]