Meeting Abstract 101.10  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Ocean acidification alters skeletogenisis in larvae of the sea urchin Lytechinus pictus: evidence from morphometric and microarray data O’DONNELL, M.J.*; TODGHAM, A.E.; SEWELL, M.A.; HAMMOND, L.M.; RUGGIERO, K.; FANGUE, N.A.; ZIPPAY, M.L.; HOFMANN, G.E.; Univ. of Wash. Friday Harbor Labs; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of Aukland; Univ. of California, […]

Meeting Abstract 101.4  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Maternal diet and juvenile quality in the sea star Leptasterias aequalis GEHMAN, AM; Western Washington University alyssamina@gmail.com Nutritional provisioning that passes from a mother to her offspring can produce maternal carryover effects. Manipulating the amount of food available to a maternal organism is one way to manipulate maternal investment ability, and […]

Meeting Abstract 101.9  Wednesday, Jan. 7  High-speed video reveals capture of particles by direct interception by cilia during feeding of a gastropod veliger. ROMERO, M. R.*; KELSTRUP, H. C. P.; STRATHMANN, R. R.; California State Univ., Los Angeles; University of Washington; University of Washington MelissaRRR20@hotmail.com Ciliary feeding varies in arrangement of ciliary bands, mechanisms of capture, and […]

Meeting Abstract 100.8  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Variability of prey processing in teleost fishes with a comparison to amniotes GINTOF, C.M.*; KONOW, N.Z.; ROSS, C.F.; SANFORD, C.P.; Hofstra University cginto1@gmail.com Sensorimotor control mechanisms governing prey-processing muscle activity in teleosts is understudied. Examining variability in underlying motor-patterns across a broad phylogenetic sample may improve our understanding of the evolution […]

Meeting Abstract 100.1  Wednesday, Jan. 7  To Regulate or Not to Regulate; Stomach Acid Production in Amphibians and Reptiles BESSLER, Scott M.*; SECOR, Stephen M.; University of Alabama; University of Alabama besslers@gmail.com For amphibians and reptiles there is an adaptive link between feeding habits and the capacity to regulate gastrointestinal performance. Frequently feeding species maintain stable intestinal […]

Meeting Abstract 100.7  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Temporal effects on bamboo nutritional quality for specialist foragers. PARSONS, J.L.*; BALDWIN, B.S.; OUELLETTE, J.R.; KOUBA, A.; RUDE, B.J.; Mississippi State Univ.; Mississippi State Univ.; Memphis Zoo; Memphis Zoo; Mississippi State Univ. jlp418@msstate.edu Clonal plants such as bamboo show temporal oscillations in aboveground resources, as reserves flux among leaf, stem, and […]

Meeting Abstract 100.6  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Regional specialization in the mammalian sternohyoideus KONOW, N.**; THEXTON, A.; CROMPTON, A. W.; GERMAN, R. Z.; Johns Hopkins University, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Kings College, Guy’s Campus; Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University; Johns Hopkins University, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation nkonow@jhmi.edu The complex array of oropharyngeal muscles is critical to multiple […]

Meeting Abstract 100.5  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Phenotypic plasticity of intestinal dissacharidase activity is fully reversible in young House sparrows KOHL, K.*; BRZEK, P.; CAVIEDES-VIDAL, E.; KARASOV, W.H.; University of Wisconsin, Madison; University of Wisconsin, Madison; Universidad Nacional de San Luis-CONICET, Argentina; University of Wisconsin, Madison pbrzek2@wisc.edu Environmental variation during development can produce significant variation among individuals phenotypes […]

Meeting Abstract 100.2  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Paracellular and total glucose absorption increase with age in nestling House sparrows BRZEK, P.*; CAVIEDES-VIDAL, E.; KARASOV, W.H.; University of Wisconsin, Madison; Universidad Nacional de San Luis-CONICET, Argentina; University of Wisconsin, Madison pbrzek2@wisc.edu Diet digestive efficiency has been found to increase with age in nestling birds. Age-specific changes in activity of […]

Meeting Abstract 100.9  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Impact of meal fat content on the postprandial responses of the Burmese python SECOR, Stephen M.*; LIGNOT, Jean-Herve; University of Alabama; CNRS, DEPE, Strasbourg ssecor@biology.as.ua.edu Prey vary significantly in body fat as a function of season and the availability and composition of their diet. Largely unknown is the impact that meal […]