Meeting Abstract P3.154  Friday, Jan. 6  Structure of the dome pressure receptors in the skin of the alligator. SOARES, Daphne*; STREETS, Amy; Univ of Maryland College Park; Univ of Maryland College Park daphne.soares@gmail.com Crocodilians have specialized sensory organs on their faces that can detect small disruptions in the surface of the surrounding water, and which are linked […]

Meeting Abstract P3.20  Friday, Jan. 6  Spiracular activity and respiratory airflow in the Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa) HEINRICH, EC*; MCHENRY, MJ; BRADLEY, TJ; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine eheinric@uci.edu Using simultaneous dual-camera video recordings, flow-through respirometry, flow visualization, and gas microanalysis, we have examined spiracular function and respiratory air […]

Meeting Abstract P3.79  Friday, Jan. 6  Sonic Hedgehog’s negative autoregulatory properties in salamander limb development STOPPER, Geffrey F.*; GRZYB, Amanda; PERLEE, Brooke; SWIFT, Shannon; ENGEL, Ashley; HARTMAN, Brittany; Sacred Heart University; Sacred Heart University; Sacred Heart University; Sacred Heart University; Sacred Heart University; Sacred Heart University stopperg@sacredheart.edu Sonic hedgehog (Shh) is a diffusible morphogen that is expressed […]

Meeting Abstract P3.192  Friday, Jan. 6  Small wonders: The phylogenetics of highly modified micro-echinoids in the genus Echinocyamus MARKELLO, K*; MOOI, R; San Francisco State University; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco kmarkello@gmail.com Echinocyamus is a genus of approximately 15-20 species of micro-echinoids in the family Fibulariidae, colloquially called sea peas. These diminutive irregular sea urchins are […]

Meeting Abstract P3.124  Friday, Jan. 6  Size matters, but so does shape: Quantifying complex shape changes in a sexually selected trait in stalk-eyed flies WORTHINGTON, Amy/M; BERNS, Chelsea/M; SWALLOW, John/G*; Iowa State University, Ames; Iowa State University, Ames; University of South Dakota, Vermillion john.swallow@usd.edu The elaborate morphologies of sexually selected ornaments are predicted to be costly. Ornament […]

Meeting Abstract P3.49  Friday, Jan. 6  Sirtuin-induced protein deacetylation affects the heat shock response in blue mussel congeners (Mytilus) BEAM, M*; ZUZOW, M; TOMANEK, L; California Polytechnic State Uni., San Luis Obispo; California Polytechnic State Uni., San Luis Obispo; California Polytechnic State Uni., San Luis Obispo mbeam@berkeley.edu The warm-adapted Mediterranean blue mussel species Mytilus galloprovincialis invaded southern […]

Meeting Abstract P3.142  Friday, Jan. 6  Sideslipping Maneuvers in Free-Flying Hawkmoths GREETER, Jeremy SM*; HEDRICK, Tyson L; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill jgreeter@live.unc.edu Pilots envy the ability of some flying insects to dart in any direction with seeming ease. Recent research revealed some of the biological and mechanical rules that govern these maneuvers in insects […]

Meeting Abstract P3.191  Friday, Jan. 6  Sexual Dimorphism and Species Distinctions in the Genus Edotia (Crustacea: Isopoda) BOYKO, CB*; MOSCATO, DJ; Dowling College; Dowling College cboyko@amnh.org Since 1818, 21 species of isopods have been described in the genus Edotia. Two of these have been removed to other genera and two have been relegated to synonymy. In the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.71  Friday, Jan. 6  Sex-specific gene interactions in the patterning of insect genitalia ASPIRAS, A.C.*; ANGELINI, D.R.; American University; American University aaspiras42@gmail.com Genitalia play an important role in the life histories of insects, as in other animals. These structures are a unique developmental system to explore as they are rapidly evolving sexually dimorphic structures derived […]

Meeting Abstract P3.35  Friday, Jan. 6  Seasonal variation in body size of native bees: thermal constraint or resource limitation? BELL, C.B.*; DILLON, M.E.; University of Wyoming, Laramie; University of Wyoming, Laramie cbell@uwyo.edu Body size has profound implications for the physiology and ecology of insect pollinators, and strongly affects their role within pollinator networks. Several considerations suggest that […]