Meeting Abstract 19.6  Sunday, Jan. 4  Neuroplasticity Following Paternal Experience in Two Congeneric Species FRANSSEN, C.L.*; KARSNER, S.; TU, E.; HYER, M.M.; LAMBERT, K.G.; Randolph-Macon College; Randolph-Macon College; Randolph-Macon College; Randolph-Macon College; Randolph-Macon College catherinefranssen@rmc.edu Both the behavioral and hormonal experiences of pregnancy, birth, and lactation have been shown to significantly alter and enhance the maternal brain, […]

Meeting Abstract 19.5  Sunday, Jan. 4  NEUROENDOCRINE CONTROL OF SEX CHANGE IN THE ROCK HIND, Epinephelus adscensionis KLINE, RJ*; HOLT, GJ; KHAN, IA; Univ. of Texas Marine Science Institute; Univ. of Texas Marine Science Institute; Univ. of Texas Marine Science Institute rjkline@mail.utexas.edu The following research is being conducted to investigate the linkage between behavioral and gonadal sex […]

Meeting Abstract 19.3  Sunday, Jan. 4  Brain size evolution in new and old world marsupials PETERS, J E; Univ. of Illinois peters25@illinois.edu Consensus is that marsupial brain size is constrained compared to eutherians, and that this has reduced marsupials adaptive ability. A test case for this exists in the dichotomy between New and Old World marsupials. New […]

Meeting Abstract 19.4  Sunday, Jan. 4  Brain regions associated with female preference behavior in a poecillid fish, Xiphophorus nigrensis WONG, R.Y.*; CUMMINGS, M.E.; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin ryan.wong@mail.utexas.edu Individual variation in female preferences for a mate can be seen in a wide range of taxa. Yet little is known about the […]

Meeting Abstract 18.2  Sunday, Jan. 4  Variation in gene expression profiles among bacterial symbionts from squids of the family Loliginidae (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) GUERRERO-FERREIRA, Ricardo*; GORMAN, Clayton; NISHIGUCHI, Michele; New Mexico State University ricardo@nmsu.edu Luminescent bacteria in the family Vibrionaceae (Bacteria:Gamma-Proteobacteria) are commonly found in complex, bilobed light organs of squids in the families Sepiolidae and Loliginidae. These […]

Meeting Abstract 18.5  Sunday, Jan. 4  Proteomic Response of the Sea Urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, Early Cleavage Embryo to Ultraviolet Radiation CAMPANALE, J. P.*; TOMANEK, L.; ADAMS, N. L.; California Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo; California Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo; California Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo jpcampan@calpoly.edu Increasing solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR, 290-400 nm), […]

Meeting Abstract 18.6  Sunday, Jan. 4  IDENTIFICATION OF A GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONE ALPHA SUBUNIT IN THE SEA LAMPREY, PETROMYZON MARINUS WILMOT, Michael*; KOSUGI, Takayoshi; FREAMAT, Mihael; SCHULTZ, Bernadine; SOWER, Stacia A.; University of New Hampshire, Durham; University of New Hampshire Durham; University of New Hampshire, Durham; University of New Hampshire, Durham; University of New Hampshire, Durham sasower@cisunix.unh.edu The […]

Meeting Abstract 18.3  Sunday, Jan. 4  Genomic analysis of genotype-dependent responses of marine larvae to temperature change CUROLE, J.P; MANAHAN, D.T.**; Univ. of Southern California manahan@usc.edu Wide variation in the response to temperature change is a common phenomenon in many species. The focus of this study was to (i) determine if there is a genetic component to […]

Meeting Abstract 18.1  Sunday, Jan. 4  Genome size of bacteria in a variable endosymbiotic environment ESTES, Anne M.*; PIERSON, Elizabeth A.; University of Arizona; University of Arizona amestes@u.arizona.edu A strong correlation exists between the degree of environmental variability and genome size in prokaryotes. Free-living bacteria such as Escherichia coli must survive periods of desiccation, starvation, UV damage […]

Meeting Abstract 18.4  Sunday, Jan. 4  A proteomic analysis of temperature acclimation and heat stress in blue mussel (Mytilus) congeners FIELDS, P.A.**; TOMANEK, L.; ZUZOW, M.J.; CLAUSEN, R.C.; Franklin and Marshall College; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Franklin and Marshall College peter.fields@fandm.edu The blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (M.g.) is invasive along the […]