Meeting Abstract P2.119  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Endocannabinoid levels in Siberian hamsters across sex and season HO, J.M.*; DEMAS, G.E.; Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana University, Bloomington jmho@indiana.edu Regulation of energy balance is critical to survival and optimal functioning in all organisms. Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) adapt to harsh winter conditions with decreases in food intake and adiposity, thereby […]

Meeting Abstract P2.49  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Embryogenesis and Development of the Sea Urchin Arbacia Punctulata in the Presence of the Environmental Toxin Hypochlorite ROCK, M.O.*; DAVIS-BERG, E.C.; Columbia College Chicago; Columbia College Chicago octopustank@gmail.com Sodium hypochlorite or bleach, found in wastewater from treatment plants and untreated runoff, can act as an environmental toxin. The sea urchin Arbacia […]

Meeting Abstract P2.163  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Effects of prey capture on escape responses of the silverspotted sculpin (Blepsias cirrhosus) BOHóRQUEZ-HERRERA, J.; KAWANO, S.M.*; DOMENICI, P.; Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional; Clemson University; CNR-IAMC skawano@clemson.edu Predator evasion and feeding are both fundamental for the survival of organisms. Although a number of studies have assessed how […]

Meeting Abstract P2.98  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Effects of pheromone treatment on gonadotropin-releasing hormone and arginine vasotocin neurons in the brain of a terrestrial salamander WACK, Corina L.*; WOODLEY, Sarah K.; Duquesne University; Duquesne University wackc@duq.edu Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and arginine vasotocin (AVT) are important neuromodulators of reproductive and social behaviors. Both GnRH and AVT neurons may be […]

Meeting Abstract P2.14  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Effects of nitrate exposure on pancreatic beta-cells in American alligator HARTY, J.H.*; FREYMILLER, H.J.; EDWARDS, T.M.; GUILLETTE, L.J.; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville; Tulane University, New Orleans; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville jharty@ufl.edu During the past fifty years, humans have produced and released a surfeit of reactive nitrogen into […]

Meeting Abstract P2.122  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Effects of methyl farnesoate on cyst production and growth in Triops longicaudatus TRAN, Michael C.*; TSUKIMURA, Brian; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno tranmc@csufresno.edu Since the discovery of the putative hormone methyl farnesoate (MF), it has been identified in 30 crustacean species, in which it regulates reproduction and morphogenesis […]

Meeting Abstract P2.140  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Effects of mangrove pneumatophore density on Uca crenulata MCDERMOTT, CG*; POPE, D; Mount Holyoke College; Mount Holyoke College mcder20c@mtholyoke.edu An organism’s habitat plays a large role in the types of behavior they exhibit as an individual, particularly in the context of signaling to attract mates. In my study site in Sonora, […]

Meeting Abstract P2.131  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Effects of climate-related variance in environmental conditions on reproductive timing and productivity in a high altitude and high latitude passerine (Empidonax oberholseri). PEREYRA, M.E.; University of Tulsa maria-pereyra@utulsa.edu Global warming and altered frequency and duration of El Nino/Southern Oscillations may be changing precipitation patterns along the western edge of North America. […]

Meeting Abstract P2.83  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Effects of betamethasone on the extensor digitorum longus in fetal guinea pigs LIMONCELLI, K.A.**; PREHODA-WYERS, M.M.; DEAROLF, J.L.; Hendrix College, Conway, AR limoncellika@hendrix.edu Studies indicate that in skeletal muscle tissue, the process of differentiation includes the disappearance of fetal and neonatal myosin heavy chain (MHC) expression and replacement of these developmental […]

Meeting Abstract P2.82  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Effects of Molt Induction on Expression of a Myostatin-Like Protein in the Green Crab, Carcinus maenas CHO, I-G.*; COVI, J.A.; BADER, B.D.; CHANG, E.S.; MYKLES, D.L.; Colorado State University ilgyuesque@gmail.com Myostain (Mstn), a member of the TGF-beta superfamily, is a negative regulator of muscle mass. In mammals, Mstn reduces mass by […]