Meeting Abstract P3.38  Wednesday, Jan. 6  The role of DNA methylation in cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis POOLE, A.Z.*; WEIS, V.M.; FREITAG, M.; Oregon State University; Oregon State University; Oregon State University poolea@science.oregonstate.edu Cnidarians such as corals and sea anemones, participate in a mutualistic symbiotic relationship with dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium. The onset and breakdown of this symbiosis, known […]

Meeting Abstract P3.127  Wednesday, Jan. 6  The influence of acute and chronic stress on plasma glucose of a desert songbird DAVIES, S. **; SWEAZEA, K. L.; DEVICHE, P. ; Arizona State University, Tempe; Arizona State University, Tempe; Arizona State University, Tempe Scott.Davies@asu.edu A regularly cited adaptive value of the avian stress response is the mobilization of energy […]

Meeting Abstract P3.66  Wednesday, Jan. 6  The impact of incubation environmental stress on the Angiotensin II receptor density in tissues of embryonic American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) ARNOLD, C*; LAMB, B; CROSSLEY II, D A; U N Dakota; U Texas A&M; U N Dakota catherine.arnold@und.edu Embryonic reptiles are unique among vertebrates due to the virtual absence of parental […]

Meeting Abstract P3.72  Wednesday, Jan. 6  The evolution of turtle shell kinesis: A comparative review CORDERO, G.A.; Iowa State University gcordero@iastate.edu Recently discovered fossil evidence from the Triassic (220 MYA) suggests that the presence of the plastron preceded that of the carapace in the oldest known ancestral form of modern turtles. Beginning in the Tertiary, the shell […]

Meeting Abstract P3.92  Wednesday, Jan. 6  The effect of injecting varying doses of acute corticosterone on offspring sex in the white leghorn PINSON, SE*; WILSON, J; NAVARA, KJ; The University of Georgia, Athens, GA; The University of Georgia, Athens, GA; The University of Georgia, Athens, GA sbmoore@uga.edu Sex ratio manipulation has been documented across a wide variety […]

Meeting Abstract P3.149  Wednesday, Jan. 6  The calculation of the body surface area of Manduca sextalarvae using serial sections and computer reconstruction. TUN, K.M.*; FRUTIGER, A.E.; HOLDENER, J.A.; ITAGAKI, H.; Kenyon College; Kenyon College; Kenyon College; Kenyon College itagaki@kenyon.edu We have continued our work in estimating the body surface areas (BSA) of 2nd, 3rd and 4th instar […]

Meeting Abstract P3.80  Wednesday, Jan. 6  The Ontogeny of Lift and Drag Production in Birds HEERS, A.M.*; TOBALSKE, B.W.; DIAL, K.P.; University of Montana; University of Montana; University of Montana amheers@mac.com Flight performance in developing birds may be limited by a number of factors, including muscular output, neuromuscular control, physiological processes, and/or wing morphology. In order to […]

Meeting Abstract P3.36  Wednesday, Jan. 6  The Lampropidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) GEKREN, Sarah; University of Alaska, Anchorage sarah.gerken@uaa.alaska.edu Lampropid cumaceans are characterized by having 3 or more terminal setae on the telson and 0-3 pairs of pleopods in the male. At present, about 100 lampropid species are described, but an additional 28 provisional species and 5 provisional genera […]

Meeting Abstract P3.150  Wednesday, Jan. 6  The Feeding Experiments End-user Database (FEED) WALL, C.E.*; GAPEYEV, V.; GERMAN, R.Z.; LIU, X.; VINYARD, C.J.; WILLIAMS, S.H.; Duke Univ.; NESCent; Johns Hopkins Univ.; NESCent; NEOUCOM; Ohio Univ. cw19@duke.edu Over the past 35 years, researchers have collected impressive datasets on motor patterns of muscles and associated movements and forces in the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.122  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Temporally distinct effects of stress and corticosterone on diel melatonin rhythms of red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis). LUTTERSCHMIDT, D.I.*; MASON, R.T.; Georgia State University, Atlanta; Oregon State University, Corvallis lutterschmidt@gsu.edu Circadian and circannual rhythms in physiology and behavior are temporally organized via hormonal signals that reflect changing environmental cues. Interactions between […]