Meeting Abstract 46.5  Thursday, Jan. 5  All I Ever Learned About Macroevolution I Learned in Fifth Grade GADANI, A.P.*; ALFARO, M.; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles agadani@ucla.edu Uneven patterns of biodiversity are one of the most striking patterns in the natural world yet macroevolutionary explanations for these patterns are not commonly presented […]

Meeting Abstract 45.3  Thursday, Jan. 5  siRNA-mediated down-regulation of hexamerins suppresses reproduction and feeding in the lubber grasshopper Romalea microptera KUMAR, Sandeep*; GANJI, Purna Chandra Nagaraju ; SONG, Hojun; VON KALM, Laurence; BORST, David W.; University of Central Florida; University of Central Florida; University of Central Florida; University of Central Florida; University of Central Florida skumar@knights.ucf.edu Juvenile […]

Meeting Abstract 45.5  Thursday, Jan. 5  Vitellogenin gene expression is correlated with stage 2 oogenesis in zebrafish (Danio rerio) CONNOLLY, MH*; DUTKOSKY, RM; HEAH, TP; SAYLER, GS; HENRY , TB; University of Tennessee, Knoxville ; University of Tennessee, Knoxville ; University of Tennessee, Knoxville ; University of Tennessee, Knoxville ; University of Tennessee, Knoxville mconnol3@utk.edu Vitellogenin genes […]

Meeting Abstract 45.2  Thursday, Jan. 5  The identification of Cq-MAG, a novel androgenic gland-specific gene encoding a putative crustacean membrane-anchored protein ROSEN, Ohad*; MANOR, Rivka; WEIL, Simy; AFLALO, Eliahu D.; ABDU, Uri; SAGI, Amir; Ben Gurion University of the Negev; Ben Gurion University of the Negev; Ben Gurion University of the Negev; Ben Gurion University of the […]

Meeting Abstract 45.1  Thursday, Jan. 5  Steroidogenesis and Steroid Hormone Signaling in the Chorioallantoic Membrane of the Domestic Chicken (Gallus gallus), the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), and the Florida Red-belly Slider Turtle (Pseudemys nelsoni) ALBERGOTTI, L.C.*; HAMLIN, H.J.; MCCOY, M.W.; KOHNO, S.; GUILLETTE, JR., L.J.; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; University of Maine, Orono, ME; University of […]

Meeting Abstract 45.6  Thursday, Jan. 5  Hormone Content of Rooster Seminal Plasma and Effects on Sperm Quality and Fertility ANDERSON, EM*; NAVARA, KJ; University of Georgia, Athens; University of Georgia, Athens erinma@uga.edu It has been demonstrated that female birds adaptively allocate hormones to eggs to enhance offspring quality and survival, but the hormone content of fluids contributed […]

Meeting Abstract 45.4  Thursday, Jan. 5  Evolutionary Origin of Gonadotropin-Inhibitory Hormone (GnIH): Isolation, localization and Biological Activity of Lamprey GnIH Ortholog SOWER, Stacia *; OSUGI, Tomohiro; DAUKSS, Dana; GAZDA, Kristen; UBUKA, Takayoshi; KOSUGI, Takayoshi; TSUTSUI, Kazuyoshi; Univ. New Hampshire, Durham, USA; Waseda University, Japan; Univ. New Hampshire, Durham, USA; Univ. New Hampshire, Durham, USA; Waseda University, Japan; […]

Meeting Abstract 44.4  Thursday, Jan. 5  The evolution of form and function in the greater white–toothed shrew. HERREL, A*; CORNETTE, R; UMR 7179 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N., Département d’Ecologie et de Gestion de la Biodiversité, 57 rue Cuvier, Case postale 55, 75231, Paris Cedex 5, France.; UMR 7205 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N., Département Systématique et Evolution, Origine, Structure et Evolution de la Biodiversité […]

Meeting Abstract 44.5  Thursday, Jan. 5  Ontogeny of aerodynamics in Mallard ducks: comparative performance and developmental implications DIAL, TR*; HEERS, AM; TOBALSKE, BW; Brown Univ; Univ of Montana; Univ of Montana terry_dial@brown.edu Wing morphology correlates with flight performance and ecology among adult birds, yet the impact of wing development on aerodynamic capacity is not well understood. To […]

Meeting Abstract 44.2  Thursday, Jan. 5  Evolution of Cranial Modularity in Caecilians SHERRATT, E*; WILKINSON, M; GOWER, DJ; KLINGENBERG, CP; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; The Natural History Museum, London, UK; The Natural History Museum, London, UK; The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK emmasherratt@fas.harvard.edu Morphological integration is a biological phenomenon describing the coordination among morphological subunits. The related […]