Meeting Abstract 68.2  Jan. 7  Does larval biology limit the vertical distribution of the deep-sea mussel Bathymodiolus childressi? ARELLANO, S.M..; University of Oregon, Charleston arellano@uoregon.edu Bathymodiolus childressi is a mixotrophic mussel harboring methanotrophic endosymbionts in its gills and is known from hydrocarbon seeps in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging in depth from 546 to 2222 m. Population […]

Meeting Abstract 68.9  Jan. 7  Control of vertical migration in harmful algal blooms (HABs): field-testing a model using a robot “Plankton Mimic”. WOLCOTT, T.G.*; KAMYKOWSKI, D.; WOLCOTT, D.L.; WATERS, L.; NC State Univ., Raleigh; NC State Univ., Raleigh; NC State Univ., Raleigh; NC State Univ., Raleigh tom_wolcott@ncsu.edu Red Tide dinoflagellates (Karenia brevis) undertake diel vertical migrations (DVM) […]

Meeting Abstract 68.6  Jan. 7  Broadcast spawners that poof: a model of turbulent diffusion from a point source applied to coral spawning in the field LOTTERHOS, K. E.*; LEVITAN, D. R.; Florida State University klotterhos@bio.fsu.edu Broadcast spawners are organisms that emit both male and female gametes into the water column, and depend on water motion to bring […]

Meeting Abstract 67.1  Jan. 7  The energetic consequences for prey specialist and generalist populations in the garter snakes Thamnophis elegans, T. couchii and T. ordinoides. BRITT, E.J.*; HICKS, J.W.; BENNETT, A.F.; Univ. of California, Irvine ebritt@uci.edu The Western Terrestrial garter snake, T. elegans, exists in two geographically isolated populations in northern California: a coastal population with a […]

Meeting Abstract 67.2  Jan. 7  Seasonal changes in the diet of a non-hibernating high-latitude rodent: the northern red-backed vole, Clethrionomys rutilus. BRENNAN, April M.*; VAN TETS, Ian G. ; University of Alaska Fairbanks; University of Alaska Anchorage ftamb@uaf.edu Rodents, such as lemmings and voles, which do not use hibernation and torpor, must choose foods that will enable […]

Meeting Abstract 67.3  Jan. 7  Physiological Consequences of Folic Acid in the Fruit Fly BLATCH, S.A.*; HARRISON, J.F.; Arizona State Univ.; Arizona State Univ. sydella.blatch@asu.edu Folic acid is essential for DNA synthesis and methylation, a form of epigenetic regulation. Irregularities in folate metabolism have been linked with a host of diseases, but the mechanisms remain unclear. The […]

Meeting Abstract 67.5  Jan. 7  Food intake and its effects on life history in a parthenogenetic insect ROARK, A.M.**; BJORNDAL, K.A.; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville amroark@ufl.edu Changes in food availability throughout an animal�s lifetime can influence physiology and life history. In this study, we assessed the effects of various combinations of ad libitum […]

Meeting Abstract 67.4  Jan. 7  Changes in antioxidant production during chronic caloric restriction may affect susceptibility to intestinal parasites. KRISTAN, Deborah M.*; CHEEKS, Chrystal; MANIBUSAN, Pierre T.; California State University, San Marcos; California State University, San Marcos; California State University, San Marcos dkristan@csusm.edu Chronic caloric restriction (CR) produces many physiological benefits, including enhanced immune function. However, recent […]

Meeting Abstract 66.2  Jan. 7  The use of pseudoserpential thermometry to assess the impact of nest site selection and facultative endothermy on the thermoregulation of embryonic development in pythons DENARDO, D.F.*; HOFFMAN, T.C.M.; Arizona State Univeristy, Tempe; Arizona State Univeristy, Tempe denardo@asu.edu Temperature has considerable effects on embryonic development that influence viability, developmental rate, offspring morphology, and […]

Meeting Abstract 66.1  Jan. 7  Spatial and temporal variation in the pH of the gastrointestinal tract of the Burmese python SECOR, S.M.*; BOBACK, S.M.; LIGNOT, J.-H.; University of Alabama; University of Alabama; Louis Pasteur University ssecor@biology.as.ua.edu Feeding triggers the rapid production of gastric acid for the Burmese python, lowering stomach pH from 7 to 2 within 24 […]