YU, B*; CLARK, C.J.; DUDLEY, R; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley: Using a Physical Model to Study the Aerodynamic Cost of Hummingbird Tails Hummingbird tails exhibit remarkable diversity in morphology and size. Approximately one fifth of the hummingbird species possess tails that measure longer than their bodies. These […]

FINCEL, E.A.**; WALLACE, E.; MARJANOVIC, M.; COSTANZO, J.P.; LEE, R.E.; Eastern Illinois University, Charleston; Eastern Illinois University, Charleston; Eastern Illinois University, Charleston; Miami University, Miami, OH; Miami University, Miami, OH: Urea: a natural cryoprotectant in the freeze-tolerant wood frog (Rana sylvatica) The wood frog (Rana sylvatica) is one of only a few vertebrates that are […]

FROELICH, Jenna*; STENGER, Krista; HILL, Malcolm; KINGSLEY, Roni; University of Richmond; University of Richmond; University of Richmond; University of Richmond: UREASE AND CALCIUM CARBONATE SPICULE FORMATION IN THE OCTOCORAL LEPTOGORGIA VIRGULATA The gorgonian, Leptogorgia virgulata is a temperate, colonial cnidarian, found in the sub-tidal coastal waters of the mid-Atlantic and southeastern United States. A characteristic […]

DUFEAU, D.L.*; WITMER, L.M.; Ohio University; Ohio University: Tympanic pneumaticity in theropod dinosaurs: Recognizing patterns of organization and homology. The tympanic cavity of theropod dinosaurs (including birds) gives rise to a variety of epithelial diverticula that pnuematize the bones of the braincase and suspensorium. Theropod pneumaticity is not very well understood with regard to its […]

GROVE, T.J.*; MOERLAND, T.S.; Florida State University,; Florida State University: Troponin C isoforms from Fundulus sp. adapted to different thermal regimes are highly conserved Fundulus are small intertidal fish adapted to a wide variety of thermal environments in coastal waters of North America. Fundulus heteroclitus populations experience different mean annual temperatures along a latitudinal cline […]

KINLOCK, Ballington*; SUN, Jingxia ; SUN, Yujie ; TAN, Kim ; Medgar Evers College; Nanjing Medical University; Nanjing Medical University; Winston-Salem State University: Treatment Of Md-mb 435 Cancer Cell Line With Troglitazone And Epirubicin Hydrochloride Synergistically Inhibits Proliferation And Induces Apoptosis Troglitazone (TRO), a Peroxisome Proliferator- activated receptor gamma (PPARy) ligand, was widely used in […]

CHUANG, S.C.*; CHEN, J.H.; Institute of Zoology, National Taiwan University; Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University; Institute of Zoology, National Taiwan University; Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University: The study of crawling behavior, oxygen consumption and oxidative stress in earthworm Amynthas gracilis after UV-B exposure After a heavy raining, it is possible to […]

HAVIRD, J/C*; CHOE, K/P; EVANS, D/H; University of Florida, Gainesville; University of Florida, Gainesville; University of Florida, Gainesville: The evolution of cyclooxygenase in ancestral chordates In mammals, prostaglandins (PGs) are involved in many physiological processes such as blood clotting, inflammation and regulation of vascular tone and osmoregulation. Cyclooxygenase (COX) is one of the major enzymes […]

GEFEN, E.*; MARLON, A.J.; University of Nevada, Las Vegas: The effects of selection for desiccation resistance on larval development of Drosophila melanogaster We studied evolved differences in larval development and metabolic fuels acquisition among selected D. melanogaster lines, and their contribution to the performance of the adults under stressful conditions. Flies selected for desiccation resistance […]

GRAY, P.*; MEYERS, R.; BERNAL, D.; Weber State University; Weber State University; University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth: The effect of temperature on the metabolic biochemical capacity in the hearts of warm bodied sharks In most sharks the temperature of the locomotor and cardiac tissues is in similar to that of the ambient water and changes (i.e., […]