SHULMAN, D.; JONES, M.; PATEL, K.; PATEL, T.; WYNEKEN, J; WIBBELS, T*; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL ; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL ; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL ; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL ; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL; University of Alabama at Birmingham, […]

GILCHRIST, S.L.; New College of Florida: Hermit crab distributions in the backreef of Cayos Cochinos Grande (Bay Islands, Honduras) Cochinos Grande is one of two forested islands in the archipelago that is part of the Mesoamerican Caribbean Reef system. The backreef area of the western side of the island differs greatly from the same type […]

ARTACHO, P.*; CASTA�EDA, L.E.; SOTO-GAMBOA, M.; VERDUGO, C.; NESPOLO, R.F.; Univ. Austral de Chile; Univ. Austral de Chile; Univ. Austral de Chile; Univ. Austral de Chile; Univ. Austral de Chile: Haematological Parameters As Tools For Evaluate Physiological Status In An Endangered Black-necked Swan Population. Haematology is a useful tool to assess the physiology and health […]

SHOWALTER, Ann M*; BURNAFORD, Jennifer L; University of Puget Sound; University of Puget Sound: Habitat selection and predation pressure of the seastar Leptasterias hexactis In complex communities, predation from top trophic levels can determine the distribution patters of lower-level organisms. Microhabitat selection by predators could affect prey distribution in a patchy manner, if predation is […]

WORTHAM, J.L.; Univeristy of Tampa, Florida: Habitat selection and grooming behaviors of male and female mantis shrimp Marine crustaceans have complex social behaviors, and several studies have documented that these behaviors are influenced by habitat type and territory ownership. Mantis shrimp, also called stomatopods, are predatory, benthic crustaceans that live in defendable burrows and exhibit […]

KUBOKAWA, Kaoru*; YAMAMOTO, Tomoko; YAMANAKA, Toshiro; FUJIWARA, Yoshihiro; Ocean Res. Inst., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo; Kagoshima Univ., Kagoshima; Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka; JAMSTEC, Yokosuka: Habitat of novel species of amphioxus found in whale fall in Japan Three species of amphioxus, Branchiostoma belcheri,　Epigonichthys lucayanum, Epigonichthys maldivensis, inhabit in Japan. In 2003, the forth species of amphioxus was […]

WOTTON, KR*; MAZET, F; SHIMELD, SM; University of Oxford; University of Reading; University of Oxford: Fox gene duplication in vertebrate evolution The genome of higher vertebrates has undergone many duplication events. Often these duplication events appear to be associated with phenotypic changes. For example, during the evolution of vertebrates, mesodermal patterning has been substantially elaborated […]

BAKER, Shirley M.*; FAJANS, Jon S.; University of Florida; University of Florida: Feeding rates in the invasive green mussel, Perna viridis; Potential for ecosystem change. Suspension feeding bivalve molluscs have the capacity to regulate ecosystem function to a large degree. Bivalves as biological invaders have received considerable attention, owing to the success of species like […]

TANAKA, K*; TRUMAN, JW; Univ. of Washington, Seattle; Univ. of Washington, Seattle: Expression of patterning genes in the larval and the adult legs of Manduca sexta The tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta, like most holometabolous insects, makes two versions of thoracic legs. The simple thoracic legs of the larva are formed during embryogenesis. All the epidermal […]

FAIRCLOTH, LM*; SHAFER, TH; University of North Carolina Wilmington; University of North Carolina Wilmington: Expression of Various Genes for Cuticle Proteins in the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus The blue crab is an ideal organism in which to study biomineralization. Throughout its life it goes through many molt cycles in which the exoskeleton is shed and […]