Meeting Abstract P3.89 Saturday, Jan. 5 A Tadpole Tail Assay Reveals Potential Thyroid Hormone-Disrupting Effects of Wastewater Effluent in African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis) OWEN, M.C.*; SEARCY, B.T.; SCHWENDIMAN, A.L.; HURLOCK, C.; PROPPER, C.R.; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University MO56@nau.edu Many individual anthropogenic chemicals released into the […]
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A Low-Reynolds number conundrum How fast should diatoms sink
Meeting Abstract P3.46 Saturday, Jan. 5 A Low-Reynolds number conundrum: How fast should diatoms sink? MIKLASZ, K.A.*; DENNY, M.W.; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, Pacific Grove; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, Pacific Grove kmiklasz@stanford.edu As one of the ocean�s primary producers, diatoms are an important source of fixed carbon. Consequently, it is important to understand […]
A Key To Brachyuran Megalopae of the San Francisco Bay Estuary System
Meeting Abstract P3.118 Saturday, Jan. 5 A Key To Brachyuran Megalopae of the San Francisco Bay Estuary System GONZALES, Vanessa A.*; TSUKIMURA, Brian; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno vbecer00@csufresno.edu In 1992, the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis, was discovered in the San Francisco/Delta system. Since its invasion, the Chinese mitten crab has become a […]
A Cell-Cell Signaling Model for Metazoan Evolution
Meeting Abstract P3.29A Saturday, Jan. 5 A Cell-Cell Signaling Model for Metazoan Evolution TORDAY, John/S*; REHAN, Virender/K; UCLA; UCLA jtorday@labiomed.org Natural Selection continues to be viewed retrospectively as descriptive analyses of phenotypes and genotypes, reasoning after the fact. If we think of life as an �arrow of time� moving in space from left to right, we must […]
3D Modeling of the Lateral Somitic Frontier
Meeting Abstract P3.27 Saturday, Jan. 5 3D Modeling of the Lateral Somitic Frontier TULENKO, F.J.*; SHEARMAN, R.M.; SFERLAZZO, M.; WINSLOW, B.B.; BURKE, A.C.; Wesleyan University; Wesleyan University; Wesleyan University; Wesleyan University; Wesleyan University ftulenko06@jcu.edu We use 3D modeling to visualize changes in the lateral somitic frontier (LSF) during chick and mouse development. The LSF marks the interface […]
cDNA cloning, mRNA expression, and negative feedback regulation of thyrotropin-beta (TSH-β) in the red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)
Meeting Abstract P2.35 Friday, Jan. 4 cDNA cloning, mRNA expression, and negative feedback regulation of thyrotropin-beta (TSH-β) in the red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) JONES, R.A.*; COHN, W.B.; VALVERDE, R.A.; LEINER, K.A.; MACKENZIE, D.S.; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University; Southeastern Louisiana University; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University rajones@mail.bio.tamu.edu We report the molecular cloning of the full-length […]
Why is the cyclopean ear of the praying mantis in a midline chamber
Meeting Abstract P2.60 Friday, Jan. 4 Why is the cyclopean ear of the praying mantis in a midline chamber? YAGER, D.D.**; SCHLUMPF, C.; KOYUNCU, I.H.; Univ. of Maryland, College Park; Univ. of Maryland, College Park; Univ. of Maryland, College Park ddyager@umd.edu Most praying mantids have a single ear in the ventral midline of the metathorax between the […]
When Designing Rays, Function Matters
Meeting Abstract P2.48 Friday, Jan. 4 When Designing Rays, Function Matters CHADWELL, B.A.*; HUNTER, B.W.; ASHLEY-ROSS, M.A.; Wake Forest Univ; Wake Forest Univ; Wake Forest Univ chadba1@wfu.edu Ray-finned fishes can actively control the shape and orientation of their fins. Due to the segmented, bilaminar design and actuation by multiple pairs of fin muscles, fish can control the […]
Visual performance and divergence in Sceloporus undulatus at the White Sands ecotone
Meeting Abstract P2.106 Friday, Jan. 4 Visual performance and divergence in Sceloporus undulatus at the White Sands ecotone NAVA, Saul S.; Indiana Univ., Bloomington snava@indiana.edu As explained by the sensory drive model, receiver sensory performance plays a potentially important role in the design of animal signals. The sensory drive model predicts that when populations inhabit divergent habitats, […]
Uromodulin-like red fluorescent proteins from deep-sea dragonfishes
Meeting Abstract P2.87 Friday, Jan. 4 Uromodulin-like red fluorescent proteins from deep-sea dragonfishes HUNT, M.E.*; HADDOCK, S.H.D.; MATZ, M.V.; University of Texas at Austin, Section of Integrative Biology; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute; University of Texas at Austin, Section of Integrative Biology mehunt@mail.utexas.edu Fluorescent proteins homologous to the green fluorescent protein (GFP) are used in many biomedical […]
