Meeting Abstract P2.5  Tuesday, Jan. 5  The blue streak in Uca pugnax: fast, bright, and beautiful – but does it mean anything? BARNARD, M.E.*; STRANDBURG-PESHKIN, A.R.; YARETT, I.R.; MERZ, R.A.; Swarthmore College; Swarthmore College; Swarthmore College; Swarthmore College mbarnar1@swarthmore.edu In fiddler crabs (Uca sp.), a male uses his display claw to signal his potential reproductive fitness to […]

Meeting Abstract P2.57  Tuesday, Jan. 5  The Use of Mock NSF-type Grant Proposals as the Capstone Assignment in Upper-Level Biology Courses. ITAGAKI, H.; Kenyon College itagaki@kenyon.edu For over a decade, I have been using mock NSF-type grant proposals as the capstone assignment in my 300-level cell biology and neurobiology courses. For the students, the process is broken […]

Meeting Abstract P2.29  Tuesday, Jan. 5  The Neurogenic Effect of Injury and Regeneration in Ctenophores ANDRILENAS, KK*; MOROZ, L; University of Washington, Seattle; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Biosciences, University of Florida, St. Augustine andrik@u.washington.edu Studying how nervous systems evolved requires a broad investigation of many phyla. Ctenophores, one of the most basal organisms (Dunn, 2008), are an […]

Meeting Abstract P2.87  Tuesday, Jan. 5  The Myosin Light Chain 1 Isoform Associated with Masticatory Myosin Heavy Chain in Mammals and Reptiles is Embryonic/atrial MLC1 REISER, PJ*; BICER, S; PATEL, R; AN, Y; CHEN, Q; QUAN, N; Ohio State University; Ohio State University; Ohio State University; Ohio State University; Ohio State University; Ohio State University reiser.17@osu.edu We […]

Meeting Abstract P2.88  Tuesday, Jan. 5  The Intesintal FMRFamide Receptor in the Earthworm Lumbricus terrestris MILLER, T.M.*; KRAJNIAK, K.G.; Southern Il. Univ. Edwardsville; Southern Il. Univ. Edwardsville tylmill@siue.edu The motility of the earthworm digestive tract is modulated by the neuropeptide FMRFamide. Our lab has shown that this peptide has an effect on the muscular activity of both […]

Meeting Abstract P2.158  Tuesday, Jan. 5  The Effects of Wing Flexibility on Small Insect Flight BROWNING, J. A.*; SANTHANAKRISHNAN, A.; MILLER, L. A.; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill jamesb@unc.edu Previous work on insect flight has focused on larger insects (Re>100) where the effects of viscosity can largely […]

Meeting Abstract P2.132  Tuesday, Jan. 5  The Effect of Nest Microhabitat on Reproductive Success of the Mountain White-crowned Sparrow KLAASSEN VAN OORSCHOT, B*; CRINO, O; BREUNER, C; University of Montana brett.klaassenvanoorschot@umontana.edu Local environmental factors may influence nest success in many bird species. We compared nest site characteristics to fledging success and chick size in the Mountain White-crowned […]

Meeting Abstract P2.19  Tuesday, Jan. 5  The Effect of Mitochondrial Ultrastructure on Function in Antarctic Notothenioid Fishes MUELLER, Irina A*; O’BRIEN, Kristin M; University of Alaska Fairbanks; University of Alaska Fairbanks iamueller@alaska.edu The loss of hemoglobin (Hb) and myoglobin (Mb) in the heart ventricle of Antarctic icefishes (Family Channichthyidae) is correlated with striking alterations in mitochondrial ultrastructure. […]

Meeting Abstract P2.90  Tuesday, Jan. 5  The Effect of 5-hydroxytryptamine on Each Region of the Alimentary Canal of Lumbricus terrestris NEAL, M.W.*; KRAJNIAK, K.G.; Southern Il. Univ. Edwardsville; Southern Il. Univ. Edwardsville mneal@siue.edu Previously our lab has shown that neurotransmitters modulate the motility of the isolated crop-gizzard of the earthworm L. terrestris. 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) was found to […]

Meeting Abstract P2.45  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Temperature variations within and among Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Carreta carreta) nests across SPARROW, J.D.*; ROSTAL, D.C.; Georgia Southern Univ., Statesboro; Georgia Southern Univ., Statesboro jsparro1@georgiasouthern.edu SPARROW, J.D, ROSTAL, D. C. Georgia Southern Univ., Statesboro Georgia Southern Univ., Statesboro jsparro1@georgiasouthern.edu Temperature variations within and among Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Carreta carreta) nests across […]