Meeting Abstract P3.72  Jan. 6  Would There Be Frontal and Temporal Lobes without an Insula? JOHNSON, J/I*; MORRIS, J/A; SWITZER, R/C; LUNDRIGAN, B/L; FOBBS, A/J; Michigan State University; Michigan State University; Neuroscience Assocates, Inc.; Michigan State University; National Museum of Health and Medicine, AFIP johnij@aol.com We examined large number and diversity of mammalian brains and found a […]

Meeting Abstract P3.87  Jan. 6  Visual Physiology of Juvenile Leatherback and Loggerhead Sea Turtles SALMON, M*; HORCH, K; FORWARD, R.; Florida Atlantic University; University of Utah; Duke University Marine Laboratory salmon@fau.edu Electroretinographic recordings were made from hatchling loggerhead and leatherback eyecup preparations to generate dark-adapted spectral sensitivity curves. Both species were maximally sensitive to wavelengths between 500 […]

Meeting Abstract P3.30  Jan. 6  Variation in avian blood parasite prevalence, insect vectors and haematology associated with the recent colonization of a city FOKIDIS, H.B*; DEVICHE, P.; Arizona State University; Arizona State University Bobby.Fokidis@asu.edu Urbanization negatively impacts many avian species, but some species survive and prosper in these novel habitats. One factor contributing to the success of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.22  Jan. 6  Variation in Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, Reproductive Output Within a Spawning Season WELLS, S.L.*; MCCONAUGHA, J.R.; Old Dominion University; Old Dominion University swells@odu.edu The Chesapeake Bay blue crab, Callinectes sapidus , is an important local fishery that has experienced a decline in population in recent years. There is growing concern for this […]

Meeting Abstract P3.35  Jan. 6  Uncoupling of dorsal and ventral segmentation systems in the branchiopod crustacean Triops longicaudatus VANHOOK, A.M.*; PATEL, N.H.; Univ. of California, Berkeley, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Univ. of California, Berkeley, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute annalisa@berkeley.edu An extreme departure from the orthodox arthropod segmentation pattern is observed in the tadpole shrimp, Triops […]

Meeting Abstract P3.92  Jan. 6  Two sides to sound production: behavior and pulse patterns in spiny lobsters SHIPP, L. E.*; PATEK, S. N.; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley leshipp@gmail.com When interacting with predators, the California spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus, generates pulsatile rasp sounds using a stick and slip friction mechanism. Sounds are produced by […]

Meeting Abstract P3.140  Jan. 6  Transnasal Delivery of a GnRH Analog in Yucatan Minature Swine SOWER, Stacia A.; KAVANAUGH, Scott I.*; SANTOS, Mark; ROGERS, Zoe; SCHULTZ, Bernardine M.; BUSHOLD, Geoff; WELLS, Roger; GYURIK, Robert; University of New Hampshire, Durham; University of New Hampshire Durham; University of New Hampshire, Durham; University of New Hampshire, Durham; University of New […]

Meeting Abstract P3.100  Jan. 6  Training in Tropical Taxonomy: Training for New Investigators in the Field and Laboratory THACKER, R.W.; COLLIN, R.*; DIAZ, C.M.; LAMBERT, G; ROCHA, R; LAMBERT, C; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Smithsonian Institution; University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories; Universidade Federal do Paran�, Brasil; University of Washington Friday Harbor […]

Meeting Abstract P3.1  Jan. 6  The roles of UDP-glucose-6-dehydrogenase and mshA in colonization of the squid-luminescent bacterial symbiosis. ARIYAKUMAR, D*; ALVILLAR, R; NISHIGUCHI, M.K; New Mexico State University; New Mexico State University; New Mexico State University donsanji@nmsu.edu Mutualistic associations between the sepiolid squid Euprymna tasmanica (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) and the luminescent bacterium Vibrio fischeri have been extensively studied […]

Meeting Abstract P3.142  Jan. 6  The role of maternal hormones and diet on offspring sex-ratio in the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata OKEKPE, C.C.*; NAVARA, K.J.; HILL, G. E.; MENDONCA, M.T.; Auburn University; Ohio State University; Auburn University; Auburn University okekpcc@auburn.edu Sex ratio theory assumes that parents will maximize parental investment and production costs by adjusting offspring sex […]