Meeting Abstract P3.116  Jan. 6  GLYCOGEN AND PROGLYCOGEN LEVELS ARE HIGHER IN MALE VERSUS FEMALE TROUT HEARTS BOLINGER, Mark T.*; BATTIPROLU, Pavan K.; RODNICK, Kenneth J.; Idaho State University bolimark@isu.edu Glycogen, the storage form of glucose, is potentially an important energy source in the teleost heart. The heart of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) may become oxygen deficient […]

Meeting Abstract P3.53  Jan. 6  Free flight yaw turns of stalk-eyed flies (Cyrtodopsis dalmanni) RIBAK, G*; SWALLOW, J.G; Univ of South Dakota, Vermillion; Univ of South Dakota, Vermillion gribak@usd.edu The eyes of stalk-eyed flies (Diopsidae) are positioned at the end of rigid peduncles projecting laterally from the head. The length of these eye-stalks is sexually selected in […]

Meeting Abstract P3.55  Jan. 6  Forelimb kinematics and hand postures in the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) PATEL, B.A.; Stony Brook University bapatel@ic.sunysb.edu A digitigrade limb posture, considered to be a hallmark of cursoriality in terrestrial animals, is perceived to: 1) increase effective limb length (ELL) to achieve preferred or higher locomotor speeds more efficiently by increasing step […]

Meeting Abstract P3.7  Jan. 6  Foraging by the long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarium: are unconsumed algal fragments perpetuating algal dominance on coral reefs? WALTERS, L*; TURNER, T; PARISH, E; SACKS, P; Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando; Univ. of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas; Univ. of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas; Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando ljwalter@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu Scientists […]

Meeting Abstract P3.119  Jan. 6  Fasting increases 15N/14N ratios in the uric acid of Anolis carolinensis and Uta Stansburiana CASTILLO, L.P.**; HATCH, K.A.; Brigham Young University, Provo, UT; Brigham Young University, Provo, UT lp_lalis@hotmail.com It has been suggested that the metabolic state (catabolic or anabolic) can be determined from the 15N/14N ratios of an animal�s tissues. In […]

Meeting Abstract P3.141  Jan. 6  Existence of sex steroids in ovary of amphioxus, Branchiostoma belcheri KUBOKAWA, Kaoru*; MIZUTA, Takanobu; ORI, Unv of Tokyo, Japan; ORI, Unv of Tokyo, Japan kubokawa@ori.u-tokyo.ac.jp The amphioxus, cephalochordate is the closest living invertebrate relative of vertebrates, and study of amphioxus genes would provide important information on the evolutionary linkage between invertebrate to […]

Meeting Abstract P3.29  Jan. 6  Evolutionary changes in the pH tolerance range of experimental Escherichia coli lineages. CULLUM, A.J.*; CURRIN, T.J.; BENNETT, A.F.; Creighton Univ.; Creighton Univ.; Univ. of California, Irvine acullum@creighton.edu When a population experiences a change in an environmental variable, evolutionary changes in the relationship between fitness and the variable are expected. The most well-examined […]

Meeting Abstract P3.41  Jan. 6  Evolution of orbit orientation and binocular vision in primates and other euarchontans. HEESY, C.P.; Midwestern Univ. metacephalon@gmail.com Orbit orientation is a critical component of visual field construction in primates as well as in other mammals. It has been hypothesized that orbit convergence (the degree to which the orbits face in the same […]

Meeting Abstract P3.46  Jan. 6  Evolution of fossoriality in mammals: does burrowing behavior drive an evolutionary ratchet? HOPKINS, SSB; National Evolutionary Synthesis Center shopkins@nescent.org Some ecomorphological specializations create an evolutionary �ratchet,� a term used to describe irreversible morphological evolution. Hypercarnivory, for example, has evolved many times in the history of mammalian carnivores, and invariably leads to the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.95  Jan. 6  Evidence for DMSP as a Chemosensory Stimulant for Pelagic Jacks DEBOSE, JL**; NEVITT, GA; DITTMAN, AH; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis; Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA-Fisheries, Seattle jldebose@ucdavis.edu Pelagic fishes from the tropics are usually dispersed throughout the expanse of ocean waters. However, at predictable times, many of these […]