Meeting Abstract 15.4  Jan. 4  Larval settlement and population ecology of a newly described sponge dwelling peppermint shrimp, Lysmata pederseni RHYNE, Andrew L.*; SCHIZAS, Nikolaos V.; LIN, Junda; Florida Institute of Technology; University of Puerto Rico, Mayag�ez Campus; Florida Institute of Technology arhyne001@hotmail.com The shrimps of the genus Lysmata have been studied rather extensively. In the past […]

Meeting Abstract 15.5  Jan. 4  Ecology of Rabies and Immunity in Brazilian Free-tailed Bats (Tadarida brasiliensis). TURMELLE, Amy/S*; ALLEN, Louise/C; JACKSON, Felix/R; MENDONCA, Mary/T; KUNZ, Thomas/H; RUPPRECHT, Charles/E; MCCRACKEN, Gary/F; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.; Rabies and Poxvirus Section, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.; Center for Ecology and […]

Meeting Abstract 15.1  Jan. 4  Differences in age at first reproduction of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Alaska VON BIELA, V.R.**; BURNS, J.M.; GILL, V.A.; University of Alaska Anchorage; University of Alaska Anchorage; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK vanessavb@gmail.com Life history theory predicts that populations experiencing different environmental conditions such as resource availability […]

Meeting Abstract 15.2  Jan. 4  Density-dependent effects on hatching success in olive ridley sea turtles HONARVAR, Shaya*; O’CONNOR, Michael P.; SPOTILA, James R.; Drexel University; Drexel University; Drexel University sh333@drexel.edu Historically, the olive ridley arribada at Playa Nancite, Costa Rica has been one of the largest arribadas in the eastern Pacific with 100,000 nesting females in a […]

Meeting Abstract 14.3  Jan. 4  The value of the crocodilian left aorta to digestion FARMER, CG; URIONA, TJ*; STEENBLINK, M; OLSEN, D; SANDERS, K; Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City; Utah Artificial Heart Institute, Salt Lake City; Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City uriona@biology.utah.edu The crocodilian circulatory system has intrigued biologists for over 160 years but the […]

Meeting Abstract 14.1  Jan. 4  Removal of the right-to-left shunt affects cardiac dynamics in the American alligator OWERKOWICZ, T.; BLANK, J.M.; EME, J.; GWALTHNEY, J; HICKS, J.W.*; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine jhicks@uci.edu Cardiac shunting is present in all non-avian reptiles and […]

Meeting Abstract 14.2  Jan. 4  Growth, Metabolism and Exercise Endurance of American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) with and without Cardiac Shunt EME, John*; GWALTHNEY, June; OWERKOWICZ, Tomasz; BLANK, Jason/M; HICKS, James/W; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine jeme@uci.edu All non-avian reptiles are capable of […]

Meeting Abstract 14.4  Jan. 4  Functional morphology of the python heart STARCK, J.M.; Univ. Munich, Germany starck@uni-muenchen.de Snakes, like all other ectotherm sauropsids, have a complicated heart anatomy, with five functional chambers: left and right atrium, the Cavum arteriosum, the C. venosum and the C. pulmonale. The C. venosum and C. pulmonale are connected by a wide […]

Meeting Abstract 14.5  Jan. 4  Circulatory and cardiac physiology of hibernating black bears TOIEN, O.*; BLAKE, J.; EFIMOV, I. R.; GRAHN, D.; HELLER, H. C.; BARNES, B. M.; Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks oivind.toien@uaf.edu Black bears depress metabolic rate to about 25% of normal resting levels during hibernation with a decrease of core temperature […]

Meeting Abstract 14.6  Jan. 4  A Novel Assessment of Hemodynamics in the Intact Trout Heart COTTER, P/A; EVERSON, J/J; RODNICK, K/J*; Univ. of Alaska Anchorage; Diagnostic Imaging of Idaho; Idaho State University afpac1@uaa.alaska.edu For the first time, we used simultaneous electrocardiography and echocardiography to characterize hemodynamics of the salmonid heart in vivo. We determined timing patterns of […]