Meeting Abstract P3.80  Jan. 6  Neurotoxic Effects of Manganese on Biogenic Amines of the Nervous System and Innervated Organs of Crassostrea virginica LECKY, Danielle*; KING, Candice; CARROLL, Margaret A.; CATAPANE, Edward J.; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College catapane@mec.cuny.edu Manganese (Mn), a neurotoxin inducing Parkinson Disease in individuals exposed to high […]

Meeting Abstract P3.14  Jan. 6  Natural variability in size in the nonfeeding larvae of Bugula neritina KOSMAN, E**; PERNET, B; California State University, Long Beach; California State University, Long Beach etkosman@yahoo.com Variation in maternal investment can influence larval planktonic duration and juvenile performance in lecithotrophic larvae. Populations of the bryozoan Bugula neritina are very variable in per-offspring […]

Meeting Abstract P3.5  Jan. 6  Natural history of a new species Polydora (Polychaeta: Spionidae) associated with hermit crabs from Jamaica, West Indies LUZAK, L.D.**; WILLIAMS, J.D.; Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY; Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY laraluzak@gmail.com A new species of Polydora was found associated with hermit crabs from shallow subtidal coral reef areas of Jamaica, West Indies during […]

Meeting Abstract P3.73  Jan. 6  Muscular organization of the rhopalial stalk in Cubomedusae (Cnidaria) JACOBSON, B.R.*; SATTERLIE, R.A.; University of North Carolina, Wilmington; University of North Carolina, Wilmington brj0035@uncw.edu Cnidarians have long held our attention in the scientific world, but we know little about the structure and formation of sensory structures of the motile forms, jellyfish. Cubomedusae, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.57  Jan. 6  Morphological plasticity of skeletal muscles of working Greenland dogs in response to seasonal changes of temperature, food supply, and exercise GERTH, N.; SUM, S.; JACKSON, S.; STARCK, J.M.*; Univ. Munich, Germany; Univ. Athens, Georgia; Univ. Stellenbosch, South Africa; Univ. Munich, Germany starck@uni-muenchen.de Greenland sled dogs experience seasonal changes in temperature, food supply, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.40  Jan. 6  Morphological evolution of the vertebrate pectoral girdle SHEARMAN, Rebecca, M; Wesleyan University rmshearm@uchicago.edu Accounts of pectoral girdle evolution often focus on sarcopterygians and the morphological transition from fins to limbs. Actinopterygii, however, constitutes half of the extant vertebrates on the planet. Excluding them from a study on the evolution of the vertebrate […]

Meeting Abstract P3.37  Jan. 6  Morphological Variation of the Weberian apparatus in Cypriniform Fishes BIRD, N.C.*; HERNANDEZ, L.P.; George Washington University; George Washington University nbird@gwu.edu Cypriniform fishes, such as minnows, carps, loaches, algae-eaters, and suckers, represent one of the most diverse orders of fishes in the world. A number of evolutionary innovations key to improved hearing and […]

Meeting Abstract P3.12  Jan. 6  Monitoring Larval Abundance and Environmental Conditions to Predict Adult Populations of the Invasive Chinese Mitten Crab, Eriocheir sinensis TSUKIMURA, B.*; RICE, A.; BLUMENSHINE, S.C.; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno BrianT@CSUFresno.edu The recent invasion of the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis (Crustacea: Decapoda: Grapsoidea), into the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.9  Jan. 6  Molecular tests of morphospecies in the reef-building coral Porites HEESTAND, E.N.*; CLAEREBOUDT, M.R.; DALY, M.; Ohio State University; Sultan Qaboos University; Ohio State University daly.66@osu.edu The scleractinian coral Porites is an important contributor to coral reefs worldwide. Although the genus is distinctive, its species are notoriously difficult to differentiate because the polyps […]

Meeting Abstract P3.3  Jan. 6  Molecular Phylogeny of Indo West Pacific Todadores pacificas (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) BALIZAN, S.V.*; NISHIGUCHI, M.K.; New Mexico State University; New Mexico State University sbalizan@nmsu.edu Todarodes pacificus is a species of the Ommastrephidae family of squids (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) that is found in the Indo West Pacific. T. pacificus exhibits behavioral and morphological similarities […]