Meeting Abstract P1.101  Jan. 4  Hypoxia-Induced Developmental Plasticity of Respiratory Structures in the Blue Gourami, an Air-Breathing Fish BLANK, TM*; BURGGREN, WW; U North Texas taramonet@yahoo.com Environmental factors can alter relative development of individuals, though how this influences the transition to bimodal respiration in air-breathing fish is unknown. Here we examine the effects of hypoxia on respiratory […]

Meeting Abstract P1.2  Jan. 4  Hypergravity and its Effects on the Morphology of Xenopus Embryos REMUS, R.M.*; OLSON, W.M.; WIENS, D.J.; University of Northern Iowa; University of Northern Iowa; University of Northern Iowa remusrm@uni.edu Neural crest cell (NCC) migration plays an important role in many aspects of development. The goal of this research was to examine the […]

Meeting Abstract P1.111  Jan. 4  How does clutch number affect clutch size? TRAVERS, Marc/S*; ZANETTE, Liana; CLINCHY, Michael; WILLIAMS, Tony/D; Simon Fraser Univ./Univ. of Western Ontario; Univ. of Western Ontario; Univ. of Western Ontario/ Univ. of Victoria; Simon Fraser Univ. mtravers@sfu.ca In 1947, David Lack suggested that the number of eggs a bird lays is more constrained […]

Meeting Abstract P1.31  Jan. 4  Hormonal differences between helpers and breeders in a cooperatively breeding bird MALUEG, AM*; MOORE, IT; WALTERS, JR; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech almalueg@vt.edu Red-cockaded woodpeckers (Picoides borealis) are cooperative breeders, living in family groups that consist of a breeding pair and zero to five non-breeding �helper� males. Helpers assist the breeding […]

Meeting Abstract P1.95  Jan. 4  Heat Shock Protein 70 Is Induced At Room Temperature in Hawaiian Drosophila PFIFER, BD*; DOHM, MR; Chaminade University; Chaminade University mdohm@chaminade.edu Hawaii is typically viewed as a subtropical paradise, with temperatures between 25 and 32 &degC. However, at 1500 meters, the elevation at which members of the Hawaiian Drosophila of the picture-wing […]

Meeting Abstract P1.19  Jan. 4  Gut microbial communities in the estuarine bivalves Geukensia demissa and Crassostrea virginica. LOGGANS, D.E.**; BIESIOT, P.M.; WANG, S.Y.; The University of Southern Mississippi DeLoggans@gmail.com The ribbed mussel Geukensia demissa is a dominant intertidal bivalve commonly found in salt marshes along the east coast of the United States and the Gulf of Mexico. […]

Meeting Abstract P1.124  Jan. 4  Gunnison’s prairie dog alarm calls in response to two predators appearing simultaneously DRAYTON, Lindsey; STERLING, Kenneth A.*; SLOBODCHIKOFF, Constantine N.; Duke University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University kas263@nau.edu Gunnison’s prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni) encode descriptive information in their alarm calls in response to a predator’s species, individual identity, size, color, and […]

Meeting Abstract P1.109  Jan. 4  Growth hormone family receptors in a model teleost: quantitative PCR assay development, tissue distribution, and physiological regulation of GHR-1, GHR-2, and PRLR in Mozambique tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus PIERCE, AL*; FOX, BK; DAVIS, LK; VISITACION, N; KITAHASHI, T; HIRANO, T; GRAU, EG; Univ Hawaii; Univ Hawaii; Univ Hawaii; Univ Hawaii; Monash Univ, Malaysia; […]

Meeting Abstract P1.76  Jan. 4  Glycine betaine as the major osmolyte in larva and adult Fungia scutaria coral ANDRELL, R.M.*; LY, S.; HAGEDORN, M.; CARTER, V.L.; YANCEY, P.H.; Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA; Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA; Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington, DC, and Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Kaneohe; Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Kaneohe; […]

Meeting Abstract P1.27  Jan. 4  General diet of the exotic species Iguana iguana on North Puerto Rican mangrove GOMEZ-CARRASQUILLO, J. E.*; PEREZ-REYES, O.; HERNANDEZ-GARCIA, P.; THOMAS, R.; University of Puerto Rico; University of Puerto Rico; University of Puerto Rico; University of Puerto Rico licaon_666@yahoo.com The population biology (diet, size distribution and fecundity) of the green iguana (Iguana […]