Meeting Abstract P2.102  Jan. 5  Cardiovascular response to digestion and exercise in the Burmese python SECOR, S.M.*; WHITE, S.E.; University of Alabama; Tidmore Veterinary Hospital ssecor@biology.as.ua.edu Python digestion and exercise is accompanied by large increases in metabolic rate and cardiac output. Predictably, blood flow to the python�s GI tract increases with feeding to support the upregulation of […]

Meeting Abstract P2.129  Jan. 5  Biofilms affect the behavior of polychaete larvae landing on surfaces in water currents and waves SISCHO, D.*; KOEHL, M.; HATA, T.; COOPER, T.; HADFIELD, M.; CSU, Fresno; UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley; UH dsischo@csufresno.edu Many benthic marine animals release planktonic larvae that are dispersed by ocean currents. After becoming competent� to […]

Meeting Abstract P2.141  Jan. 5  Being A Wake DABIRI, John O.; California Institute of Technology jodabiri@caltech.edu What does it mean to be a wake? Does being a wake ensure staying a wake? These questions have kept scientists and engineers awake as they tackle the broader issue of whether it is possible to study structure-function relationships in swimming […]

Meeting Abstract P2.61  Jan. 5  Behavioral thermoregulatory adaptations in Drosophila santomea and Drosophila yakuba larvae as hybridization barriers WANG, G*; KIM, GC; Univ of Washington, Seattle; Univ of Washington, Seattle gw0@u.washington.edu Drosophila santomea is a recently discovered sister species of Drosophila yakuba found on the island of Sao Tom�. D. santomea resides at higher altitudes than D. […]

Meeting Abstract P2.12  Jan. 5  Behavioral Responses Of Lizards To A Snake Predator: What To Do When Far From Safety ZANI, P.A.*; JONES, T.D.; NEUHAUS, R.A.; MILGROM, J.E.; Hamilton College, Central College; Central College; Central College; Hamilton College pzani@hamilton.edu Side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana) use sagebrush-desert habitat above cliffs and often flee over and down the nearest cliff […]

Meeting Abstract P2.138  Jan. 5  Batty is only skin deep SWARTZ, S*; BISHOP, K; TIAN, X; SONG, A; ISRAELI, E; GALVAO, R; BISHOP, K; BREUER, K; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, […]

Meeting Abstract P2.29  Jan. 5  Asiatic Freshwater Clam, Corbicula fluminea (O. F. M�ller, 1774): Density, Distribution, Predation, Fecundity and Growth Rate in Puerto Rico SANCHEZ-CACERES, Javier*; PEREZ-REYES, Omar; University of Puerto Rico javitobilito@gmail.com There have been reports of the presence of the exotic, invasive bivalve Corbicula fluminea in the island of Puerto Rico, but no study has […]

Meeting Abstract P2.4  Jan. 5  Artificial and Natural Middens: Comparison of Shell Supplies for Hermit Crabs GILCHRIST, S.L.; New College of Florida gilchrist@ncf.edu Shell selection and behavior of hermit crabs visiting artificial and natural middens were observed daily during a three week period on patch reefs at Cayos Cochinos Grande in Honduras. Natural middens were created by […]

Meeting Abstract P2.37  Jan. 5  Antibiotic Producing Bacteria (Steptomyces) in the Most Polluted Urban Area in Brooklyn: The Gowanus Creek Canal GARCIA, S*; KINLOCK, B; BOLNET, C; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College kadratee18@yahoo.com Streptomyces is a renowned bacterial genus that produces antibiotics as secondary metabolites. Because a large number of pathogenic bacteria have […]

Meeting Abstract P2.118  Jan. 5  Analysis of heat-shock induced protein expression profiles in the Japanese oyster Crassostrea gigas HITT, L. R.*; TOMANEK, L.; California Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo lhitt@calpoly.edu Japanese oysters, Crassostrea gigas, are grown and found along the Pacific coast of North America. Depending on the tidal height where they are grown or found, […]