Meeting Abstract P1.41  Jan. 4  Parental swimming performance influences the ontogeny of cardiac and metabolic performance in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) GORE, MR*; BURGGREN, WW; Univ. of North Texas; Univ. of North Texas mrg0107@unt.edu Superior swimming performance in adult fish is likely passed on to their offspring, but the ontogeny of the appearance of superior performance and […]

Meeting Abstract P1.13  Jan. 4  Oxidative Signaling in Metamorphosis of a Gastropod KONDRACKI*, M.A.*; SEVERI, K.E.; PIRES, A.; Dickinson College; Dickinson College; Dickinson College kondracm@dickinson.edu Reactive oxygen species are usually associated with cellular injury, however they may also act as components of signal transduction systems. Earlier work with the nudibranch, Phestilla sibogae, showed that treatment of metamorphically-competent […]

Meeting Abstract P1.78  Jan. 4  Osmolality : Health marker in the freshwater amphipod Gammarus pulex FELTEN, V.; CHARMANTIER, G.; CHARMANTIER-DAURES, M.*; CASIOT, C.; GARRIC, J.; GEFFARD, O.; Cemagref Lyon, France; Universite Montpellier II, France; Universite Montpellier II, France; Universite Montpellier II, France; Cemagref Lyon, France; Cemagref Lyon, France guy.charmantier@univ-montp2.fr Aquatic ecosystems are constantly subjected to the introduction […]

Meeting Abstract P1.32  Jan. 4  Optimization of DNA Extraction and Amplification Procedures from Fecal Samples of African Forest Elephants. HANSON, R*; KOLOKOTRONIS, S; DESALLE, R; BOLNET, C; Medgar Evers College; American Museum of Natural History; American Museum of Natural History; Medgar Evers College rockyhanson@gmail.com Newly revealed African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) are difficult to census due to […]

Meeting Abstract P1.94  Jan. 4  Ontogeny of reproductive thermoregulation in bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus PABST, D.A.*; MCLELLAN, W.A.; ROMMEL, S.A.; SCOTT, M.; IRVINE, A.B.; SWEENEY, J.C.; STONE, R.; FRIEDLAENDER, A.S., Meagher E.M., Hohn A.A., Wells R.S.; UNC Wilmington; UNC Wilmington; UNC Wilmington; IATTC, CA; DBRI, Sarasota, FL; Dolphin Quest, CA; Dolphin Quest, CA; Duke Univ., NC; UNC […]

Meeting Abstract P1.89A  Jan. 4  Ontogeny of kidney in the Persian Sturgeon, Acipenser persicus: Implication in osmoregulation KHODABANDEH, Saber; TAGHIZADEH, Zahra; ABTAHI, Behroz*; CHARMANTIER, Guy; CHARMANTIER-DAURES, Mireille; Univ. of Tarbiat Modarres, Tehran, IRAN; Univ. of Montpellier II, France; Univ. of Montpellier II, France surp78@gmail.com Mitochondria rich cells have been localized in the tegument, gill, digestive tract and […]

Meeting Abstract P1.45  Jan. 4  Ontogenetic patterns of locomotion in white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus) and mantled howlers ( Alouatta palliata ) BEZANSON, M; Santa Clara University bezanson@email.arizona.edu Across primates, the degree to which coordination and increases in body mass during ontogeny are limiting factors in the development of adult-like locomotor competence is unclear. Wild white-faced capuchins (Cebus […]

Meeting Abstract P1.22  Jan. 4  Nonrandom trematode (Echinostoma trivolvis) infection in experimentally paired amphibian species assemblages CHAMBERS, D.L.*; BELDEN, L.K.; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech dlchamb@vt.edu Due to an established link between many amphibian deformities and infection with the parasitic trematode, Ribeiroia ondatrae, there is growing interest in the impact of parasitic infection in amphibians. However, we still […]

Meeting Abstract P1.138  Jan. 4  New methods for measuring convergence with quantitative data and a comparison of convergence in real and simulated data sets STAYTON, C.T.; Bucknell University tstayton@bucknell.edu Convergence is a central concept in evolutionary biology, and is often taken as evidence for adaptation or constraint, yet convergent evolution itself remains a poorly defined phenomenon. Existing […]

Meeting Abstract P1.87  Jan. 4  Na+/K+-ATPase gene expression during the ontogeny of the crayfish Astacus leptodactylus SERRANO, Laetitia; TOWLE, David/W*; CHARMANTIER, Guy; SPANINGS-PIERROT, Celine; Auburn Univ., Alabama; MDIBL, Maine; Univ. Montpellier II, France; Univ. Montpellier II, France serrala@auburn.edu The crayfish Astacus leptodactylus is fully adapted to freshwater where it spends its entire life cycle despite the osmotic […]