Meeting Abstract 76.1 Friday, Jan. 6 Giant clam iridocytes optimize photosynthetic symbiosis SWEENEY, A.M.*; HOLT, A.L.; GAGNON, Y; MORSE, D.E.; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Duke University; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara sweeney@lifesci.ucsb.edu Symbioses between metazoans and the brown alga Symbiodinium are a major component of the coral reef ecosystem. While the […]
year: 2012
Genomic and lighting environments influence color vision in guppies
Meeting Abstract 76.5 Friday, Jan. 6 Genomic and lighting environments influence color vision in guppies SANDKAM, B.A.*; WATSON, C.T.; JOY, J.B.; BREDEN, F.; Simon Fraser University; Simon Fraser University; Simon Fraser University; Simon Fraser University bsandkam@sfu.ca Guppies are one of the best known examples of sexual selection in that females prefer to mate with more colorful males. […]
A monte-carlo model of photon transport in symbiotic giant clams
Meeting Abstract 76.2 Friday, Jan. 6 A monte-carlo model of photon transport in symbiotic giant clams HOLT, A.L.*; GAGNON, Y; SWEENEY, A.M.; MORSE, D.E.; Univ. California, Santa Barbara; Univ. California, Santa Barbara; Duke University; Univ. California, Santa Barbara amanda.holt@lifesci.ucsb.edu Giant clams of the genus Tridacna have a complex photonic system combining photosynthetic and absorbing brown algae with […]
Thermal effects on the performance, motor control, and muscle dynamics of tongue projection in a plethodontid salamander
Meeting Abstract 75.4 Friday, Jan. 6 Thermal effects on the performance, motor control, and muscle dynamics of tongue projection in a plethodontid salamander ANDERSON, Christopher V.*; LARGHI, Nicholas P.; CREEMERS, Shelby; DEBAN, Stephen M.; University of South Florida, Tampa cvanders@mail.usf.edu Temperature has a strong effect on muscle contractile velocity and thus movement performance. Elastically powered tongue projection […]
Mandibular helical axis during feeding in non-human primates
Meeting Abstract 75.3 Friday, Jan. 6 Mandibular helical axis during feeding in non-human primates IRIARTE-DIAZ, J*; TERHUNE, C.E.; ROSS, C.F.; University of Chicago; Duke University; University of Chicago jiriarte@uchicago.edu Teeth trajectories are often used for the study of mandibular movement. These trajectories, however, depend on the location of the reference point and their interpretation can be equivocal. […]
Evolution of elastic mechanisms in salamander tongues
Meeting Abstract 75.5 Friday, Jan. 6 Evolution of elastic mechanisms in salamander tongues DEBAN, Stephen*; ANDERSON, Christopher; LARGHI, Nicholas; SANDUSKY, Paula; Univ. South Florida, Tampa sdeban@usf.edu Plethodontid salamanders are characterized by specialized tongue projection, with ballistic projection evolving three times independently. All ballistic taxa project their tongues with high muscle-mass specific power output (i.e., peak instantaneous mechanical […]
Assessing biomechanical performance in extinct crocodylians a neontological model of bite-force generation and tooth pressures in fossil forms
Meeting Abstract 75.2 Friday, Jan. 6 Assessing biomechanical performance in extinct crocodylians: a neontological model of bite-force generation and tooth pressures in fossil forms GIGNAC, P.M.*; ERICKSON, G.M.; Stony Brook University; Florida State University paul.gignac@stonybrook.edu Crocodylians have dominated predatory niches at the water-land interface for over 85 million years. Like their ancestors, living species show substantial variation […]
Protective Mechanisms Against Water Stress Evaluated in Insect Cells
Meeting Abstract 74.2 Friday, Jan. 6 Protective Mechanisms Against Water Stress Evaluated in Insect Cells ANDERSON, J.M.*; HARDER, A.M.; HAND, S.C.; TONER, M.; CHAKRABORTY, N.; MENZE, M.A.; Eastern Illinois University, Dept. Biol. Sci., Charleston, IL; Eastern Illinois University, Dept. Biol. Sci., Charleston, IL; Louisiana State University, Dept. Biol. Sci., Baton Roughe, LA; Center for Engineering in Medicine […]
Localization and expression of Na+K+-ATPase, Na+K+2Cl- cotransporter, and CFTR during osmotic challenges to Fundulus grandis
Meeting Abstract 74.6 Friday, Jan. 6 Localization and expression of Na+/K+-ATPase, Na+/K+/2Cl– cotransporter, and CFTR during osmotic challenges to Fundulus grandis. BODINIER, Charlotte*; MENG, Yanling; GALVEZ, Fernando; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge cbodinier@lsu.edu We investigated the role of Na+/K+-ATPase (NKA), Na+/K+/2Cl– cotransporter (NKCC), and cystic fibrosis transmembrane […]
Late Embryogenesis Abundant Protein Ameliorates Inhibition of Mitochondrial Respiration
Meeting Abstract 74.3 Friday, Jan. 6 Late Embryogenesis Abundant Protein Ameliorates Inhibition of Mitochondrial Respiration MARUNDE, M.R.*; LI, S.; HAND, S.C.; MENZE, M.A.; Dept. Biol. Sci., Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL; Dept. Biol. Sci., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; Dept. Biol. Sci., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA; Dept. Biol. Sci., Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL […]
