Meeting Abstract 2.8  Jan. 4  Metabolic hormones directly regulate insulin-like growth factor-2 mRNA level in primary cultured salmon hepatocytes PIERCE, AL*; DICKEY, JT; SWANSON, P; DICKHOFF, WW; Univ Hawaii; Univ Washington; Nat Mar Fish Svc; Univ Washington piercea@hawaii.edu Insulin-like growth factors (IGF-1 and IGF-2) stimulate growth and development of vertebrates. Both IGFs are expressed widely; however, circulating […]

Meeting Abstract 2.7  Jan. 4  Leptin enhances growth and development under disease exposure in Xenopus laevis tadpoles HICKS-COURANT, Miranda L.*; CRESPI, Erica J.; Vassar College mihickscourant@vassar.edu Leptin is a cytokine hormone that is best known for regulating food intake, energy expenditure, and reproduction, but recent studies have shown that it also affects immune response in mammals. While […]

Meeting Abstract 2.4  Jan. 4  Evolutionary conservation of nuclear hormone receptor response elements: thyroid hormone regulation of the basic transcription element binding protein 1 gene. DENVER, Robert/J*; WILLIAMSON, Keith/E; Univ. of Michigan; Univ. of Michigan rdenver@umich.edu Nuclear hormone receptors (NRs) regulate gene expression by binding to consensus hormone response elements (HREs). HREs may be located within the […]

Meeting Abstract 2.5  Jan. 4  Effects of fasting on growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor I axis in the tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus FOX, B.K.*; RILEY, L.G.; PIERCE, A.L.; HIRANO, T.; GRAU, E.G.; University of Hawaii, Manoa; University of Hawaii, Manoa; University of Hawaii, Manoa; University of Hawaii, Manoa; University of Hawaii, Manoa kaifox@hotmail.com Effects of fasting on the growth […]

Meeting Abstract 2.2  Jan. 4  Early photoperiod and temperature affect growth and sexual maturation in male guinea pigs BAUER, B.C.**; WOMASTEK, I.; DITTAMI, J.; HUBER, S.; University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria; University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria; University of Vienna, Vienna; University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria barbara.bauer@vu-wien.ac.at Seasonally breeding mammals use environmental cues like photoperiod, […]

Meeting Abstract 2.11  Jan. 4  Do yolk steroids influence sex in a species with temperature-dependent sex determination? PAITZ, Ryan T.*; HEIDENREICH, Byron A.; BOWDEN, Rachel M.; Illinois State University; Illinois State University; Illionis State University rpaitz@ilstu.edu Maternally derived yolk steroids can affect numerous offspring phenotypes in oviparous species. Many studies in reptiles have demonstrated a critical role […]

Meeting Abstract 1.8  Jan. 4  Turtle Carotid Circulation: Ontogeny, Phylogeny, and Evolution JAMNICZKY, Heather A.; University of Calgary hajamnic@ucalgary.ca The bony canals of the turtle skull associated with the cranial circulation have long been considered integral to our understanding of turtle systematics, both extinct and extant. Recent phylogenetic analyses employing a variety of data sets indicate alternatives […]

Meeting Abstract 1.6  Jan. 4  Systematics of Lysipomia based on Chloroplast and Nuclear Sequence Data WEST, Donnelly/A*; AYERS, Tina/J; Rollins College; Northern Arizona University DAWest@Rollins.edu The plant genus Lysipomia Kunth (Campanulaceae) is comprised of two subgenera and approximately forty species that grow exclusively in the Andes at 3000-5000 m elevation. Recent work using molecular markers has revealed […]

Meeting Abstract 1.9  Jan. 4  Phylogeny and co-evolution in Carcinonemertidae (Nemertea), ecto-symbiotic egg-predators on decapod crustaceans. SANTOS, C.; ROE, P.; SADEGHIAN, P.; SUN, S.; NORENBURG, J.L.*; Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC; California State University � Stanislaus, Turlock, CA; Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, CA; Ocean University of China, Qingdao; Smithsonian Institution National […]

Meeting Abstract 1.3  Jan. 4  Nuclear Genes and Phylogeny of Lophotrochozoa STRUCK, Torsten H; University of Osnabrueck, Osnabrueck, Germany struck@biologie.uni-osnabrueck.de Well-corroborated hypotheses explaining the relationships within Lophotrochozoa are still lacking and thus their phylogeny can be regarded as unresolved. Lophotrochozoa comprises at least Mollusca, Annelida, Brachiopoda, Phoronida and Bryozoa and the taxon name refers to the possession […]