Meeting Abstract 57.2  Saturday, Jan. 5  Integrating Biology Experimental Activity Modules into introductory physics (IBEAM) REESE, Scott/A*; KRIVOSHEEV, Tatiana; BURNETT, Stephen; PRATTE, John; Kennesaw State University; Clayton State University; Clayton State University; Arkansas State University sreese3@kennesaw.edu Modern biology has grown beyond a simple description of life around us. To be successful at answering questions about life, a […]

Meeting Abstract 57.3  Saturday, Jan. 5  High School Biology Teachers� Confidence in Biotechnology HANEGAN, Nikki L*; MANSIUS, Amber; Brigham Young University; Brigham Young University nikkihanegan@byu.edu Project Crawfish is a collaborative university and secondary school partnership to enhance the use of biotechnology in high school settings. Teachers are becoming more aware of the importance of biotechnology, as it […]

Meeting Abstract 57.1  Saturday, Jan. 5  Combining art and science in creative projects to assess student learning in biology DAVIS-BERG, E. C.; Columbia College Chicago edavis@colum.edu Teaching non-majors at an arts and media college poses the challenge of keeping students interested and involved in learning material outside their majors. Not all students perform well on traditional forms […]

Meeting Abstract 56.3  Saturday, Jan. 5  Settlement and metamorphosis of the planulae of Pocillopora damicornis (Anthozoa) in response to bacteria TRAN, C.*; HADFIELD, M.G.; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa cawa@hawaii.edu Larvae of the scleractinian coral Pocillopora damicornis are induced to settle and metamorphose in the presence of marine biofilms. In this study, […]

Meeting Abstract 56.5  Saturday, Jan. 5  Nutritional endoderm in a direct developing frog: A potential parallel to the evolution of the amniote egg BUCHHOLZ, DR*; SINGAMSETTY, S; KARADGE, U; LANGER, CE; ELINSON, RP; University of Cincinnati; Dusquense University; Dusquense University; Dusquense University; Dusquense University buchhodr@ucmail.uc.edu The egg of the direct-developing frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui, has 20X the volume […]

Meeting Abstract 56.4  Saturday, Jan. 5  Endocrine and developmental basis for the evolution of the pupa in holometabolous insects. SUZUKI, Y.**; TRUMAN, J.W.; RIDDIFORD, L.M.; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle ysuzuki2@u.washington.edu The evolutionary basis of metamorphosis in holometabolous insects has attracted considerable attention. Yet the developmental and evolutionary origin of […]

Meeting Abstract 56.1  Saturday, Jan. 5  Effects of pre-breeding food supplementation and group size on growth and survival of nestlings in the cooperatively breeding Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) RENSEL, M.A.*; SCHOECH, S.J.; Univ. Memphis; Univ. Memphis mrensel@gmail.com Conditions during development may play an important part in the realization of an individual�s lifetime fitness. Many factors can influence […]

Meeting Abstract 56.6  Saturday, Jan. 5  Deiodination and the control of metamorphosis in anuran amphibians INFANTE, C.R.; Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University cinfante@oeb.harvard.edu Metamorphosis in anuran amphibians (frogs) is a complex process characterized by the extensive remodeling of larval tissues via growth or resorption and the de novo formation of many adult structures. At the level […]

Meeting Abstract 56.2  Saturday, Jan. 5  Allometric engineering of salamanders LANDBERG, T; University of Connecticut, Storrs tobias.landberg@uconn.edu Egg size is a key life-history trait of amphibians that varies at every level: within clutches, between individuals, across species and among habitats. Egg size variation may mediate competitive and predatory interactions through links with growth and developmental rates. Unfortunately, […]

Meeting Abstract 55.6  Saturday, Jan. 5  Tracking the Dietary History of Chelonians via Stable Isotope Analyses MURRAY, I.W.*; WOLF, B.O.; Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque; Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque imurray@unm.edu We used stable isotope analysis of individual growth rings in the scutes of turtles and tortoises to gather information on their nutritional ecology. Over the course […]