Meeting Abstract 95.1  Saturday, Jan. 7  Environmental Estrogens Inhibit the Expression of Insulin-like Growth Factors 1 and 2 in the Liver and Gill of Rainbow Trout in vitro. HANSON,, A.M.*; SHERIDAN,, M.A.; North Dakota St. Univ. andrea.m.hanson@my.ndsu.edu The increasing production, use, and disposal of an expanding array of chemicals that enter the environment pose a serious threat […]

Meeting Abstract 95.3  Saturday, Jan. 7  Endocrine disrupting compound metabolism and the effects of bisphenol-a during development in the red-eared slider turtle (Trachemys scripta) CLAIRARDIN, S. G.*; PAITZ, R. T.; BOWDEN, R. M.; Il. St. Univ.; Il. St. Univ.; Il. St. Univ. sgclair@ilstu.edu Bisphenol-A (BPA), an endocrine disrupting compound (EDC), can have a wide range of effects […]

Meeting Abstract 94.5  Saturday, Jan. 7  Three-dimensional model of force transmission in the suction feeding system of seahorses VAN WASSENBERGH, S.; Univ. Antwerpen, Antwerpen sam.vanwassenbergh@ua.ac.be Seahorses and other sygnathid fishes rely on a quick increase in the volume of the snout to suck prey into the mouth. This volume increase is observed as snout widening due to […]

Meeting Abstract 94.2  Saturday, Jan. 7  The effects of prey type on the scaling of prey capture kinematics in invasive lionfish, Pterois spp. PFEIFFENBERGER, J.A.*; TURINGAN, R.G.; Florida Institute of Technology; Florida Institute of Technology jpfeiffenber2009@my.fit.edu This recent decade has been marked by the rapid spread of the invasive lionfish, Pterois volitans/miles complex (henceforth referred as Pterois […]

Meeting Abstract 94.6  Saturday, Jan. 7  Suction Induced Force Field: An integrative model of aquatic feeding performance HOLZMAN, R*; COLLAR, D.C.; MEHTA, R.S.; WAINWRIGHT, P.C; Tel Aviv Univ; UC Santa Cruz; UC Santa Cruz; UC Davis holzman@post.tau.ac.il Research on suction feeding performance has focused on measuring individual underlying components of performance such as suction pressure, flow velocity, […]

Meeting Abstract 94.4  Saturday, Jan. 7  Pectoral girdle motion and hypaxial muscle strain during suction feeding in largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides CAMP, A.L.*; BRAINERD, E.L.; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI ariel_camp@brown.edu To capture food in an environment 900 times as dense as air, fish rely on suction: explosively expanding the mouth cavity to accelerate […]

Meeting Abstract 94.1  Saturday, Jan. 7  Comparison of lower jaw levers in the oral jaws of early life history stage drums (Family Sciaenidae) of the Chesapeake Bay DEARY, Alison/L*; HILTON, Eric/J; College of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA; College of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA […]

Meeting Abstract 94.3  Saturday, Jan. 7  Comparison of Atlantic mudskippers (Periophthalmus barbarus) feeding in an aquatic and terrestrial environment: a detailed morphological and kinematical study. MICHEL, K.B.*; VAN WASSENBERGH, S.; AERTS, P.; Univ. of Antwerp, Belgium; Univ. of Antwerp, Belgium; Univ. of Antwerp, Belgium krijn.michel@ua.ac.be In fish-to-tetrapod evolution, the transition from water to land required the adaptation […]

Meeting Abstract 93.3  Saturday, Jan. 7  Nuclear distribution in skeletal muscle of selected members of Chondrichthyes PRIESTER, C*; CORNELISSEN, A; KINSEY, S; DILLAMAN, R; University of North Carolina Wilmington cpl3791@uncw.edu Mammalian muscle is characterized by fibers (cells) typically <100 µm in diameter and containing multiple nuclei located just under the sarcolemma. As animals grow, new fibers with […]

Meeting Abstract 93.2  Saturday, Jan. 7  Nuclear DNA content variation associated with muscle fiber hypertrophic growth in fishes. JIMENEZ, Ana G.*; KINSEY, Steve T.; University of North Carolina at Wilmington jimenez.102@osu.edu Muscle fiber hypertrophic growth can lead to an increase in the myonuclear domain (MND), leading to greater diffusion distances within the cytoplasmic volume that each nucleus […]