Meeting Abstract P3.37  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Moss floristics in Sequoia National Park COLEMAN, L.A.*; WILSON, P.S.; California State University, Northridge lena.coleman.519@csun.edu California, with its summer droughts, is considered one of the top five centers of endemism worldwide for bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts). Yet in the Sierra Nevada the natural history of even the common species has […]

Meeting Abstract P3.139  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Morphology of the heart-kidney complex in Megathura crenulata, the giant keyhole limpet: the hunt for hematopoietic tissue and HCN storage sites MARTIN, G.G.; MARTIN, A.M.*; WATANABE, K.; Occidental College, Los Angeles; Occidental College, Los Angeles; Occidental College, Los Angeles gmartin@oxy.edu The intricate anatomy of the heart and kidney complex in prosobranch […]

Meeting Abstract P3.133  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Morphology and Microanatomy of Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Dorsal Fin Tubercles GINTER, C.C.*; BÖTTGER, S.A.; FISH, F.E.; Texas A&M University; West Chester University; West Chester University ccginter@tamu.edu The unique pattern of small tubercles on the leading edge of the dorsal fins of harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) has been widely noted in […]

Meeting Abstract P3.47  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Morphological divergence between subpopulations of newly recruited juvenile climbing gobies from different Hawaiian islands: implications for local adaptation MOODY, K.N.; KAWANO, S.M.; PTACEK, M.B.; MAIE, T.; JULIUS, M.L.; SCHOENFUSS, H.L.; BLOB, R.W.*; Clemson Univ.; Clemson Univ.; Clemson Univ.; Clemson Univ. ; St. Cloud Univ.; St. Cloud Univ.; Clemson Univ. rblob@clemson.edu Variation […]

Meeting Abstract P3.44  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Molecular and morphological systematics of the precious corals (Cnidaria: Octocorallia: Coralliidae) ARDILA, Nestor E*; SANCHEZ, Juan A; Universidad de los Andes, Bogota; Universidad de los Andes, Bogota ne.ardila23@uniandes.edu.co The intricate evolution of precious corals’ axial characters and the monophyly of Coralliidae’s genera (Corallium Cuvier and Paracorallium Bayer and Cairns) are unanswered […]

Meeting Abstract P3.105  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Modulatory influences of anterior cerebral neurons on fictive swimming in Melibe leonina MCPHERSON, Duane R; SUNY at Geneseo mcpherso@geneseo.edu The opisthobranch mollusc Melibe leonina swims by rhythmic lateral bending of the body, and the swim movements are driven by a central pattern-generating circuit located in the central ganglia of the nervous […]

Meeting Abstract P3.11  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Microarray analyses of larval fat body in desiccation-selected Drosophila melanogaster MARLON, A.J.*; GEFEN, E.; RAJPUROHIT, S.; GIBBS, A.G.; Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas; Haifa University – Oranim; Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas; Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas anthonyj.marlon@gmail.com Drosophila populations that have been selected for adult desiccation resistance exhibit a longer […]

Meeting Abstract P3.75  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Male Taricha granulosa have submandibular courtship glands. HIPPE, S*; STAUB, N/L; Gonzaga University staub@gonzaga.edu The literature reports that the salamandrid species Taricha granulosa has submandibular skin glands used during courtship to deliver pheromones. There is no histological data, however, confirming this hypothesis. We examined the histology of submandibular skin glands from […]

Meeting Abstract P3.138  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Journey through the digestive system of Megathura crenulata, the giant keyhole limpet: morphology and enzyme activity. MARTIN, Gary G.*; MARTIN, Alanna M.; TSAI, Whitney; Occidental College, Los Angeles; Occidental College, Los Angeles; Occidental College, Los Angeles gmartin@oxy.edu The morphology of the prosobranch gut has been examined at the anatomical and light […]

Meeting Abstract P3.135  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Jaw morphology and structure in lamniform sharks. GOO, B.Y.*; DEAN, M.N.; HUBER, D.R.; SUMMERS, A.P.; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of Tampa; Friday Harbor Labs bgoo@uci.edu The Lamniformes (Chondrichthyes) are a diverse lineage of highly predatory sharks. Though taxonomically few, they vary widely with regard to trophic […]