Meeting Abstract P3.123  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Differential regulation of mRNAs encoding vasotocin and its receptors in the teleost hypothalamus following acute stress LEMA, S.C.; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington lemas@uncw.edu The nonapeptide hormones vasotocin/vasopressin (AVT/AVP) have been implicated in several vertebrate taxa as regulators of the HPA axis. In fish, AVT/AVP synergize with corticotropin-releasing hormone to stimulate […]

Meeting Abstract P3.90  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Development of non-invasive reproductive monitoring techniques for endangered snow leopards and Amur leopards GRAHAM, AW*; KOUBA, AJ; WILLIS, EL; Memphis Zoo, TN; Rhodes College, Memphis, TN; Memphis Zoo, TN; Memphis Zoo, TN graaw@rhodes.edu Snow (Panthera uncia) and Amur leopards (Panthera pardus orientalis) are two of the most endangered large cats on […]

Meeting Abstract P3.108  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Development of a complex motion stimulus to investigate neural substrates of flower tracking in the hawk moth Manduca sexta HEROLD, Paul B*; SPRAYBERRY, Jordanna DH; Muhlenberg College; Muhlenberg College ph235004@muhlenberg.edu A persistent question in neurobiological research regards how sensory information encoded by the brain produces behavior. The hawk moth Manduca sexta […]

Meeting Abstract P3.16  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Determining patterns of behavioral hydroregulation in three families of amphibians PILIKIAN, T.*; TRACY, C.R.; BAHLMAN, A.; Univ. of Nevada, Reno; Univ. of Nevada, Reno; Univ. of Nevada, Reno pilikian@biodiversity.unr.edu Amphibians lose water at high rates to the environment by cutaneous evaporative water loss, and are thus limited to habitats with water […]

Meeting Abstract P3.30  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Detection of non-indigenous species in Galveston Bay, TX by DNA barcoding of zooplankton SCHULZE, Anja*; ODUM, Lerin; Texas A&M University at Galveston; Texas A&M University at Galveston schulzea@tamug.edu The Houston Ship Channel (HSC) connects the Port of Houston to the Gulf of Mexico, traversing a range of salinities in Galveston Bay. […]

Meeting Abstract P3.137  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Designer Wavelets for EMG Analysis LEE, Sabrina/SM*; BIEWENER, Andrew/A; DE BOEF, Maria; FORSMAN, Karen; WAKELING, James/M; Simon Fraser University; Harvard University; Harvard University; Simon Fraser University; Simon Fraser University sabrina_lee_4@sfu.ca The mechanical output of a muscle is dictated by factors such as biochemistry, architecture, fiber composition, and recruitment patterns. The contribution […]

Meeting Abstract P3.7  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Costs and benefits of a sexually selected ornament in male threadfin rainbowfish, Iriatherina werneri. CONDON, CH*; TRAPPETT, AG; WHITE, CR; WILSON, RS; The University of Queensland, Australia; The University of Queensland, Australia; The University of Queensland, Australia; The University of Queensland, Australia c.condon@uq.edu.au Sexually selected traits are used as inter-specific signals […]

Meeting Abstract P3.104  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Correlation of the activity of novel pedal neurons and body flexion in the sea slug Tritonia diomedea ZAZAY, R*; MURRAY, JA; George Washington U.; Cal. State. U. East Bay; Friday Harbor Labs james.murray@csueastbay.edu There have been 16 pairs of identified cells in the pedal ganglion of Tritonia diomedea. The pedal neurons […]

Meeting Abstract P3.45  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Cnidarian tree of life based on mitochondrial genomic data KAYAL, E*; LAVROV, DV; Iowa State University; Iowa State University ehsan.kayal@gmail.com Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is one of the most informative and popular molecular markers in animal phylogenetics. In addition to the large amount of sequence data, it contains other phylogenetically-informative characters including […]

Meeting Abstract P3.86  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Characterization of the Genome of Triops longicaudatus HEAD, Jennifer M.*; REIBER, Carl L.; Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas; Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas jennifer.head@unlv.edu Triops longicaudatus is a branchiopod crustacean that has remained virtually unchanged in the fossil record for approximately 250 million years. Triops generally inhabits shallow, ephemeral bodies of […]