Meeting Abstract P3.106  Saturday, Jan. 5  Protein feeding and juvenile hormone signaling interact to set male reproductive success in the flesh fly, Sarcophaga crassipalpis. IMPERATORE, K.A.*; TANG, A.F.; HAHN, D.A.; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida kailee13@ufl.edu The role of nutrition, particularly protein, in reproductive success in many species of insects has been well […]

Meeting Abstract P3.55  Saturday, Jan. 5  Primate hand postures across symmetrical and asymmetrical gaits PATEL, B.A.*; UPPAL, K.; POLK, J.D.; Ohio Univ.; Stony Brook Univ.; Univ. Illinois patelb@oucom.ohiou.edu Understanding how joint postures are influenced by speed and gait provides insight into the mechanical constraints placed on joint function. Speed and gait are relevant variables since increasing locomotor […]

Meeting Abstract P3.115  Saturday, Jan. 5  Predicting Habitat Associations from the Pectoral and Caudal Fin Aspect Ratios of Surfperches (Embiotocidae) PERLMAN, Benjamin M.; Moss Landing Marine Laboratories bperlman@mlml.calstate.edu It has been suggested that the dynamics of different swimming modes of fishes may constrain their ecology. Two labriform modes used by embiotocids are flapping and rowing. Flapping has […]

Meeting Abstract P3.74  Saturday, Jan. 5  Physiological and molecular analysis of socially regulated escape behavior NEUMEISTER, H*; HOFMANN, H.A.; PREUSS, T.; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; University of Texas at Austin; Albert Einstein College of Medicine hneumeis@aecom.yu.edu In the cichlid fish A. burtoni males are brightly colored and territorial (T) or camouflaged and non-territorial (NT). Ts are […]

Meeting Abstract P3.91  Saturday, Jan. 5  Pheromones and Sexual Attraction in the Western Clawed Frog (Xenopus tropicalis) PARTYKA, M.*; SCHWENDIMAN, A.L.; SEARCY, B.T.; OWEN, M.C.; HURLOCK, C.; CHANTAROJWONG, T. ; PROPPER, C.R.; Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff; Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff; Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff; Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff; Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff; […]

Meeting Abstract P3.71  Saturday, Jan. 5  Pharmacological Characterization of the Earthworm Gizzard Cholinergic Receptor KRAJNIAK, K.G.*; ONYANGO, E.; Southern Ill. Univ. Edwardsville; Southern Ill. Univ. Edwardsville kkrajni@siue.edu Previous work in our laboratory has shown that the contractions of the isolated earthworm crop-gizzard can be modified by several different neurotransmitters including acetylcholine. In Lumbricus terrestris acetylcholine has a […]

Meeting Abstract P3.125  Saturday, Jan. 5  Perspectives of scale: the influence of body size, thermoregulation, and movement on the potential for interspecific interactions SMITH, J.J.*; SEARS, M.W.; Southern Illinois University; Southern Illinois University jjs1@siu.edu The grain, or scale, that an individual organism experiences its thermal environment will largely be determined by its body size. Smaller organisms are […]

Meeting Abstract P3.57  Saturday, Jan. 5  Peak pressures and cheiridial postures in baboons (Papio anubis) WUNDERLICH, R.E.*; PATEL, B.A.; Dept. of Biology, James Madison University; Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University wunderre@jmu.edu Digitigrade postures are common among cursorial quadrupeds who benefit from the increased effective leg length and speed advantage afforded by these […]

Meeting Abstract P3.42  Saturday, Jan. 5  Partial sequence of N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase mRNA from the epidermis of the fiddler crab, Uca pugilator MENG, Y.*; ZOU, E.; Department of Biological Science, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA 70310; Department of Biological Science, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA 70310 mengy336@its.nicholls.edu N-Acetyl-β-glucosaminidase is an exoskeleton-degrading enzyme that exists in the epidermis of crustaceans. […]

Meeting Abstract P3.114  Saturday, Jan. 5  PHYLOGENY OF ACHELATA LOBSTERS PALERO, F*; CRANDALL, K; MACPHERSON, E; ABELL�, P; PASCUAL, M; Univ. of Barcelona; BYU; CEAB-CSIC, Blanes; CMIMA-CSIC, Barcelona; Univ. of Barcelona ferranpalero@ub.edu The Achelata lobsters (spiny, slipper and coral lobsters) are decapod crustaceans characterized by the presence of a particular larva specially adapted to dispersal, the phyllosoma. […]