Meeting Abstract P2.60  Jan. 5  Microsatellite Variation and Mating System Characterization in Asterinid Sea Stars KEEVER, C.C.*; HART, M.W.; Simon Fraser University; Simon Fraser University ckeever@sfu.ca We study mating system evolution in four clades of asterinid sea stars that have independently evolved hermaphrodite adults that produce non-dispersing larvae in benthic egg masses or internal brood spaces. Some […]

Meeting Abstract P2.70  Jan. 5  Mechanics of suction generation during feeding in Little skates DUQUETTE, D.C.*; WILGA, C.D.; Univ. of Rhode Island; Univ. of Rhode Island dduquette@mail.uri.edu Feeding mechanisms of aquatic vertebrates has been extensively studied in the past, while that of elasmobranchs remains limited. Comparing feeding mechanisms in skates and sharks may shed light on morphological […]

Meeting Abstract P2.12A  Jan. 5  Males go where the females and good habitats are: evidence from the slender loris Loris tardigradus KAR GUPTA, K; Arizona State University kaberi@asu.edu Studies have shown that effects of habitat modification on primate populations are complex and depend upon many factors such as intensity of modification, proximity to the primary forests and […]

Meeting Abstract P2.101  Jan. 5  Low protein diets in lactating Mus musculus may increase protein assimilation DERRICKSON, EM*; MAREK, M; BRODRICK, J; Loyola College; Loyola College; Loyola College ederrickson@loyola.edu Previous research has demonstrated that dietary protein levels lead to changes in milk protein levels in Mus musculus. Mice on a diet containing 10% protein produce milk that […]

Meeting Abstract P2.125  Jan. 5  Life-like Devices: The Physical World of Physical Models LONG, J H; Vassar College jolong@vassar.edu Steven Vogel has created a dynamic movement to test biological hypotheses using physical models that instantiate the hypothesized operational principles. A key premise of the Vogelian paradigm is that fluid-solid interactions force investigators to build models of appropriate […]

Meeting Abstract P2.82  Jan. 5  KINEMATICS AND NEURAL CONTROL OF GONOPODIAL THRUSTS IN Gambusia affinis affinis (BAIRD AND GIRARD, 1853) ROSA-MOLINAR, Eduardo*; GONZALEZ-CORDERO, Leria; ANDERSON, Curt; Univ. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras; Idaho State University ed@hpcf.upr.edu The Gambusia affinis affinis gonopodium serves to transfer spermatozeugmata into the female urogenital sinus. Gonopodial thrust is achieved by the action of a […]

Meeting Abstract P2.39  Jan. 5  Isolation of Antibiotics Producing Bacteria from Soil samples collected in Brooklyn NY MITCHELL, R*; KINLOCK, B; BOLNET, C; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College roger_onlyxx@hotmail.com Soil bacteria belonging to the genus Streptomyces, are well known as producers of antibiotics in commercial and medical use. However, because a large number […]

Meeting Abstract P2.43  Jan. 5  Isolation and Expression of Homeobox Genes in the Ctenophora PANG, K.*; MARTINDALE, M.Q.; University of Hawaii; University of Hawaii kpang@hawaii.edu Homeobox genes are a large family of transcription factors that play integral roles in such processes as the development of the major body axis and cell specification in all metazoans thus studied. […]

Meeting Abstract P2.15  Jan. 5  Intraspecific Variation in Biological Rhythms: Comparing Two Species of Fiddler Crabs From Different Tidal Regions WINSTEAD, C. R.*; THURMAN , C.L.; University of Nortnerh Iowa, Cedar Falls thurman@uni.edu For an intertidal organism, the ocean�s ebb and flood are major factors controlling behavior. Along the southeast coast of the United States, there are […]

Meeting Abstract P2.135  Jan. 5  Interactions of ambient and feeding currents in the branchial crown of the “Christmas tree worm,” Spirobranchus giganteus WALDROP, L.D.*; KIER, W.M.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill lwaldrop@berkeley.edu Active suspension feeders create their own feeding currents, but are also exposed to moving water in their environment. One such […]