BUSHOLD, G.J.*; FREAMAT, M; TRANT, J.M.; KAWAUCHI, H; TAKAHASHI, A; MORIYAMA, S; NOZAKI, M; SOWER, S.A.; University of New Hampshire, Durham; University of New Hampshire, Durham; University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore; Kitasato University, Japan; Kitasato University, Japan; Kitasato University, Japan; Niigata University, Japan; University of New Hampshire, Durham: Production of Recombinant Lamprey Gonadotropin Hormone […]

WISE, S. B.; University of Colorado at Boulder: Presenting a summer symposium on teaching evolution The first annual Teaching Evolution: Meeting the Challenge symposium for local professors, graduate students, school teachers, and other science educators convened on August 16, 2005 at the University of Colorado. The symposium featured four speakers from the university and equal […]

ROSA, D.*; STINER, E.; BOLNET, C.; Medgar Evers College, New York; Columbia University, New York; Medgar Evers College, New York: Preliminary Results on the Phylogenetic Position of an East African Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus) from Mozambique The Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus) derives its common name from the unusual horseshoe shape of its nose leaf. It is the […]

COOPER, R.L.*; BHATT, D.; BHATT, D.; VIELE, K; Univ of KY, Lexington; Univ of KY, Lexington; Univ of KY, Lexington; Univ of KY, Lexington: Pre- & Post-synaptic Actions of Kainate: Negative Feedback at Glutamate-ergic Nerve Terminals in Drosophila Glutamate receptors within the mammalian CNS are of prime interest since they are the major receptor type […]

MATHIASEN, C.C.*; GILMAN, C.A.; WOLF, B.O.; University of New Mexico; University of New Mexico; University of New Mexico: Portable ultrasonography – developing a non-invasive technique to quantify reproductive effort in small mammals Traditional methods of quantifying maternal reproductive effort in small animals under both laboratory and field conditions have required sacrifice and dissection to obtain […]

TUTHILL, J.C.*; JOHNSEN, S.; Swarthmore College; Duke University: Polarization vision in crayfish enhances motion detection Many animals can discriminate between two stimuli based solely on differences in the orientation of polarized light. Although this capacity has been demonstrated in some vertebrates, the most common examples are invertebrates such as cephalopods, insects, and crustaceans. The functions […]

SAFER, A.B.*; GRACE, M.S.; Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne: Pits within pits: Are nanopit arrays functional components of snake infrared imaging systems? Some members of the snake families Pythonidae and Boidae (pythons and boas) and all of the viperid subfamily Crotalinae (pit vipers) possess infrared (IR) sensitive pit organs which allow these snakes to form […]

BASINSKY, G.*; ROSADO, M.; MOOSMAN, P. R. Jr.; CRATSLEY, C. K.; Fitchburg State College: Photinus ignitus male courtship behavior and Photuris predation in response to virtual fireflies. Photinus fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) use bioluminescent flashes in courtship displays. Flying males produce spontaneous patrolling flashes while perched females respond preferentially based on species-specific flash characteristics. Often, courtships […]

MILLER, T.*; CARRENO, C. A.; FERRY-GRAHAM, L. A.; O’NEILL, M. W.; GIBB, A. C.; Ashland University; Northern Arizona University; California State University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University: Performance ramifications of premaxillary protrusion: buccal pressure and capture success in small mouth bass with immobile premaxillae Teleosts are the most successful group of aquatic vertebrates and […]

CULBERTSON, Bryan*; DOMINGUEZ, Mike; KOKOSKA, Mark; LIEW, Chun Wai; Lafayette College; Lafayette College; Lafayette College; Lafayette College: Optimizing Fish Swimming Models Using A Novel Genetic Algorithm Modeling and analysis of the swimming mechanics of undulatory locomotion is one example of a class of morphological problems that require assigning appropriate values to a wide range of […]