Meeting Abstract P2.67  Friday, Jan. 4  Postcranial skeletal pneumaticity in charadriiform birds: Re-examining relationships among skeletal pneumaticity, body size and diving behavior O’CONNOR, P.M.*; DUNCKER, H.-R.; Ohio Univ; Univ of Giessen oconnorp@ohiou.edu Recent studies have documented repeated patterns between the extent of postcranial skeletal pneumaticity and anatomical (e.g., body size) or behavioral (e.g., diving) characteristics in some […]

Meeting Abstract P2.4  Friday, Jan. 4  Population Snapshots: Laternulid Bivalves of Kungkrabaen Bay, Thailand PREZANT, R.S.*; SUTCHARIT, C.; CHALERMWAT, K.; Montclair State Univ.; Chulalongkorn Univ., Bangkok; Burapha Univ., Chonburi prezantr@mail.montclair.edu Bivalves of the family Laternulidae (Anomalodesmata) are distributed from polar to tropical waters but, although often found in large numbers, remain poorly known. We examined two species […]

Meeting Abstract P2.110  Friday, Jan. 4  Plasticity of foraging strategies in soricid shrews: A model for behavioral stress response SWEENEY, M.J.**; YOUNG, R.L.; BADYAEV, A.V.; University of Arizona; University of Arizona; University of Arizona mjs84@email.arizona.edu Organismal stress, such as extreme environmental conditions or malnutrition, can often disrupt behavioral, morphological and nuero-endocrinological systems. Behavioral adjustment (e.g., avoidance, activity […]

Meeting Abstract P2.38  Friday, Jan. 4  Plasma ghrelin levels in golden-mantled ground squirrels (Spermophilus lateralis) HEALY, Jessica E*; CRAVEN, Heather; FLORANT, Gregory L; Colorado State University; Colorado State University; Colorado State University jehealy@simla.colostate.edu Ghrelin is a recently discovered hormone which has profound effects on food intake and lipogenesis in mammals. The release of ghrelin from the stomach […]

Meeting Abstract P2.14  Friday, Jan. 4  Physiological Role(s) of Arginine Kinase in the Basal Metazoan Sponges REAID, Michael A.*; ELLINGTON, W. R.; Florida State University; Florida State University mreaid@bio.fsu.edu Phosphagen kinase (PK) reactions are responsible for buffering ATP pools in cells that display high and variable rates of ATP turnover by mitigating spatial and temporal supply and […]

Meeting Abstract P2.91  Friday, Jan. 4  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; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University mpartyka@tulane.edu Amphibians produce […]

Meeting Abstract P2.73A  Friday, Jan. 4  Parvalbumin in Fish Muscle: Characterization of Binding Properties and Role in Muscle Relaxation SOLOMON, S.; SIROHI, M.; BASTIN, L. D.; COUGHLIN, D. J.*; Widener University, Chester, PA; Widener University, Chester, PA; Widener University, Chester, PA; Widener University, Chester, PA djcoughlin@widener.edu Parvalbumin (PV), a myoplasmic protein with multiple isoforms in fish muscle, […]

Meeting Abstract P2.82  Friday, Jan. 4  Osmoregulatory changes during metamorphosis and salinity exposure of juvenile sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus L.) REIS-SANTOS, Patrick; WILSON, Jonathan M.; MCCORMICK, Stephen D.*; USGS, Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center, Turners Falls, MA USA and Laborat�rio de Ecofisiologia, Centro Interdiscplinar de Investiga��o Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), Porto, Portugal ; Laborat�rio de Ecofisiologia, Centro […]

Meeting Abstract P2.78  Friday, Jan. 4  Nonlinear modeling as a tool for studying the stretch receptor organ of the Hawkmoth caterpillar, Manduca sexta SIMON, M.A.*; TRIMMER, B.A.; Tufts University, Medford, MA; Tufts University, Medford, MA michael.simon@tufts.edu Proprioception is a challenging problem for soft-bodied animals that are deformable and lack reliable reference points such as joints. In the […]

Meeting Abstract P2.3  Friday, Jan. 4  Morphological variability of Lytechinus variegatus across its geographic range WISE, ML*; RITTSCHOF, D; Duke University Marine Laboratory mlw15@duke.edu Morphological traits are an important diagnostic tool in species identification and classification. Recent genetic and molecular tools have shown that in many instances morphological differences correlate closely with genetic differences, while in other […]