Meeting Abstract 78.5  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Morphological Integration of Moth Wing Patterns Cryptically Mimicking a Dead Leaf SUZUKI, Takao*; KURATANI, Shigeru; RIKEN CDB, Japan; RIKEN CDB, Japan tsuzuki@cdb.riken.jp How animal body parts acquire adaptive patterns through changes in developmental program is a fundamental question of phenotypic evolution. Here, we report morphological integration seen in the moth wing […]

Meeting Abstract 78.4  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Mercury (II) bioaccumulation and antioxidant physiology in four aquatic insects BUCHWALTER, DB*; FLIPPIN, JL; XIE, L; North Carolina State University; North Carolina State University; North Carolina State University david_buchwalter@ncsu.edu We examined Hg(II) bioaccumulation and compartmentalization patterns in conjunction with antioxidant responses in four aquatic insect species two mayflies (Maccaffertium modestum and […]

Meeting Abstract 78.1  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Duplicate UV opsins for co-mimicking Heliconius butterflies SISON-MANGUS, M.P.*; ZACCARDI, G.; KELBER, A.; BRISCOE, A.D.; Univ. of California, Irvine; Lund University, Sweden; Lund University, Sweden; Univ. of California, Irvine msisonma@uci.edu Heliconius erato has tetrachromatic color vision, with the ability to see from the ultraviolet (UV) to the red part of the […]

Meeting Abstract 78.6  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Divergence of diapause physiology in a speciating insect: do changes in diapause energetics accompany the evolution of seasonal timing in the apple maggot fly? RAGLAND, GJ*; SIM, S; FEDER, JL; HAHN, DA; University of Florida; University of Notre Dame; University of Notre Dame; University of Florida gragland@ufl.edu The recent evolution of […]

Meeting Abstract 78.3  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Chromosomal inversion effects on aridity tolerance in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae GRAY, Emilie M*; ROCCA, Kyle AC; BESANSKY, Nora J; Univ. of Notre Dame djemilie@gmail.com The malaria vector Anopheles gambiae is endowed with a large number of chromosomal inversions, apparently allowing the species to inhabit a wide variety of habitats. Inversion […]

Meeting Abstract 77.6  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Using characterized air flow to explain insect pheromone tracking behavior. TALLEY, Jennifer L.*; CHIEL, Hillel J.; WHITE, Edward B.; WILLIS, Mark A.; Case Western Reserve University; Case Western Reserve University; Texas A & M University; Case Western Reserve University jlt17@case.edu Male American cockroaches and tobacco hornworm moths exhibit stereotypical odor tracking […]

Meeting Abstract 77.5  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Title: Further studies investigating the behavioral responses of African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) to olfactory stimuli. CUNNINGHAM, Gregory B*; STRAUSS, Venessa; St. John Fisher College; Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds gcunningham@sjfc.edu Most of the research into seabird olfaction has focused on procellariiforms (albatrosses and petrels); these birds are […]

Meeting Abstract 77.1  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Role of chemical cues in the visual orientation of horseshoe crab larvae and juveniles. MEDINA, J.M.*; TANKERSLEY, R.A.; Florida Institute of Technology; Florida Institute of Technology jmedina@fit.edu Adult horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) have long served as models for the study of vision in marine arthropods. Yet, little is known about the […]

Meeting Abstract 77.4  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Light-dependent magnetic compass of larval Drosophila. PHILLIPS, John B.*; DOMMER, David H.; TRAN, Dan Q.; GNIRKE, Matthew H.; FLINT, Christopher D.; PAINTER, Michael S.; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA jphillip@vt.edu A light-dependent magnetic compass has been demonstrated in taxonomically diverse animals. The radical pair mechanism (RPM) implicates a specialized photoreceptor in magnetoreception […]

Meeting Abstract 77.2  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Internarial timing differences steer sharks GARDINER, J.M.*; ATEMA, J.; HUETER, R.E.; MOTTA, P.J.; University of South Florida; Boston University Marine Program; Mote Marine Laboratory; University of South Florida jmgardin@mail.usf.edu Sharks are hypothesized to orient to odors by performing bilateral comparisons between the nares and turning towards the highest concentration. However, odor […]