Meeting Abstract P3.16 Jan. 6 Delay of metamorphosis and its ecological consequences for solitary ascidians DICKERSON, B.H.*; STRATHMANN, R.R.; JACOBS, M.W.; Swarthmore College; Univ. of Washington; Univ. of Washington bradleyding7@gmail.com For many marine invertebrate larvae, the settlement period is a key developmental transition from the larval to the adult body plans and an equally important ecological transition […]
year: 2007
Crazy Classroom Critters using scientific inquiry in teacher education
Meeting Abstract P3.96 Jan. 6 Crazy Classroom Critters: using scientific inquiry in teacher education EIDIETIS, L.*; COFFMAN, M.; Eastern Michigan Univ.; Eastern Michigan Univ. leidieti@emich.edu Pre-service teachers used invertebrates in an extended inquiry project during the class, Life Science for Elementary Teachers. Goals were that students 1) practice observation, questioning, posing explanations, and predicting outcomes of investigations […]
Cost of Transport during Swimming and Running in Two Species of Birds
Meeting Abstract P3.47 Jan. 6 Cost of Transport during Swimming and Running in Two Species of Birds CARR, J.A.*; MCPHERSON, T.J.; MARSH, R.L.; Northeastern University; Northeastern University; Northeastern University carr.je@neu.edu Few studies have compared the cost of transport during different types of locomotion in a single species. We measured the cost of transport during swimming and running […]
Control of the Lateral Ciliated Gill Epithelium of Crassostrea virginica (Bivalvia) by the Visceral Ganglion and the Neurotoxic Effects of Manganese
Meeting Abstract P3.79 Jan. 6 Control of the Lateral Ciliated Gill Epithelium of Crassostrea virginica (Bivalvia) by the Visceral Ganglion and the Neurotoxic Effects of Manganese HUGGINS, Turkesha*; MARTIN, Kesha; CARROLL, Margaret A.; CATAPANE, Edward J.; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College margie@mec.cuny.edu Lateral gill cilia of Mytilus edulis have long […]
Control of the Lateral Ciliated Gill Epithelium of Crassostrea virginica (Bivalvia) by the Cerebral Ganglion and the Neurotoxic Effects of Manganese
Meeting Abstract P3.78 Jan. 6 Control of the Lateral Ciliated Gill Epithelium of Crassostrea virginica (Bivalvia) by the Cerebral Ganglion and the Neurotoxic Effects of Manganese ROBINSON, Jasmine*; CARROLL, Margaret A.; CATAPANE, Edward J.; Kingsborough Community College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College catapane@mec.cuny.edu Lateral gill cilia of Mytilus edulis has long been known to be controlled […]
Constant versus fluctuating incubation regimes differentially affect offspring phenotype
Meeting Abstract P3.32 Jan. 6 Constant versus fluctuating incubation regimes differentially affect offspring phenotype LES, Heather L; PAITZ, Ryan T; BOWDEN, Rachel M*; Illinois State Univ; Illinois State Univ; Illinois State Univ rmbowde@ilstu.edu In the painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) and red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta), the temperature that eggs are exposed to during incubation determines the sex of […]
Conglobation in the Pill Bug (Armadillidium vulgare) as a Terrestrial Adaptation
Meeting Abstract P3.28 Jan. 6 Conglobation in the Pill Bug (Armadillidium vulgare) as a Terrestrial Adaptation SMIGEL, Jacob T.*; GIBBS, Allen G.; Univ. Of Nevada, Las Vegas; Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas jacobs@intermind.net We investigated water loss of the terrestrial isopod, Armadillidium vulgare, during conglobation (rolling-up behavior). We measured water loss and metabolic rates at 18 � […]
Comparison of the cranio-dental osteology of the extant elephants, Elephas maximus (Asian elephant) and Loxodonta africana (African elephant) and application of these discreet characters in a cladistic analysis of the Family Elephantidae
Meeting Abstract P3.42 Jan. 6 Comparison of the cranio-dental osteology of the extant elephants, Elephas maximus (Asian elephant) and Loxodonta africana (African elephant) and application of these discreet characters in a cladistic analysis of the Family Elephantidae. TODD, Nancy E.; Manhattanville College toddn@mville.edu Few osteological descriptions of the extant elephants, and no detailed morphological comparison of the […]
Comparison of Standard Metabolic Rate and Uncoupling Protein-2 in the Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina
Meeting Abstract P3.122 Jan. 6 Comparison of Standard Metabolic Rate and Uncoupling Protein-2 in the Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina KEMP, HR*; STEYERMARK, AC; Univ. of St. Thomas; Univ. of St. Thomas hrkemp@stthomas.edu Following the identification of uncoupling protein-2 (UCP2) as a mitochondrial carrier protein homologous to the original uncoupling protein UCP1 (thermogenin) and subsequent discovery that […]
Comparative studies of the EcR and RXR genes in allopatric Uca species
Meeting Abstract P3.135 Jan. 6 Comparative studies of the EcR and RXR genes in allopatric Uca species ANILKUMAR, G*; HOPKINS, PM; DURICA, DS; Sree Narayana College; University of Oklahoma; University of Oklahoma ddurica@ou.edu In crustaceans, the retinoid X receptor (RXR) is the heterodimer partner of the ecdysteroid receptor (EcR), a transcriptional regulator of growth and/or reproduction. Recent […]
