Meeting Abstract P3.10  Friday, Jan. 6  Pre migratory activity in free living migratory and sedentary European blackbirds Turdus merula FUDICKAR, A. M.*; PARTECKE, J.; Max Planck Institute for Ornithology; Max Planck Institute for Ornithology afudickar@orn.mpg.de Seasonal migration by songbirds is accomplished by the integration of a suite of highly specialized physiological and behavioral traits. A common behavior […]

Meeting Abstract P3.119  Friday, Jan. 6  Population genetics of Heliocidaris sea urchins with benthic fertilization and brooded development HART, M.W.**; POPOVIC, I.; EMLET, R.B.; Simon Fraser Univ.; Simon Fraser Univ.; Univ. of Oregon mwhart@sfu.ca Evolutionary changes in reproduction and development can affect rates of population divergence and speciation through both adaptive (e.g., sexual selection on gamete recognition […]

Meeting Abstract P3.104  Friday, Jan. 6  Plasticity of Anti-microbial Activity in Egg Masses of Melanochlamys diomedea in Response to Habitat Variation in Sediment Size and Microbial Load SMOOT, SC*; PLANTE, CJ; PODOLSKY, RD; College of Charleston, Charleston; College of Charleston, Charleston; College of Charleston, Charleston scsmoot@gmail.com Several marine invertebrates reproduce by encapsulating embryos until hatching inside gelatinous […]

Meeting Abstract P3.172  Friday, Jan. 6  Physiological response to homocysteine stress in Escherichia coli JALLI, I.S.*; NIJHOUT, H.F.; Duke University; Duke University isj@duke.edu Variation in response to environmental homocysteine stress on lab strain Escherichia coli (MG1655) and wild isolates is studied. The methionine cycle, a pathway central to the regulation of intracellular homocysteine, is mathematically modeled. The […]

Meeting Abstract P3.84  Friday, Jan. 6  Phalangium opilio (Opiliones, Eupnoi): A new model for study of arachnid development? SHARMA, P.P.*; SCHWAGER, E.E.; EXTAVOUR, C.G.; GIRIBET, G.; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University psharma@fas.harvard.edu Establishment of new model systems is imperative for investigating the developmental basis of organismal diversity. Presently, such models are available for only […]

Meeting Abstract P3.193  Friday, Jan. 6  Parotoplana hannahfloydae (Proseriata: Otoplanidae) from the Coast of North Carolina, USA BURSEY, JB*; GRAHAM, L; SMITH, JSIII; LITVAITIS, MK; Winthrop University; Winthrop University; Winthrop University; University of New Hampshire jrbursey@gmail.com Parotoplana hannahfloydae n.sp., a new turbellarian species of the family Otoplanidae was found in shoreline sediments collected from swash and shiny […]

Meeting Abstract P3.43  Friday, Jan. 6  Oxidative stress in two coral species, Porites lobata and Pocillopora damicornis, from Enipein, Micronesia NETH , Leinson; University of Hawaii leinson@yahoo.com Coral reefs are often affected by a suite of processes that are becoming increasingly influenced by land-use practices and related terrestrial activities. As a result, the survival and persistence of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.13  Friday, Jan. 6  Ontogeny of viscosity in the chick embryo, Gallus gallus: Cheating the hematocrit dependence of blood viscosity KOHL, Z.F.*; HEDRICK, M.S.; CROSSLEY, D.A.; Univ. of N. Texas; Univ. of N. Texas; Univ. of N. Texas zac.f.kohl@gmail.com Peripheral resistance in the cardiovascular system is dictated by two variables, vessel geometry and blood viscosity […]

Meeting Abstract P3.173  Friday, Jan. 6  Ontogeny of bone buffers in two species of anoxia-intolerant turtles STEELE, Harmen*; HARNER, Andrew; BLACK, Patrick; ADAIR, Beth; KOETHER, Marina; REESE, Scott; Kennesaw State Univ.; Kennesaw State Univ.; Kennesaw State Univ.; Kennesaw State Univ.; Kennesaw State Univ.; Kennesaw State Univ. sreese3@kennesaw.edu Adult aquatic turtles use one of 2 strategies for surviving […]

Meeting Abstract P3.196  Friday, Jan. 6  Nuclear 28S ribosomal subunit gene sequences support new relationships among families and orders of Porifera CARMACK, CA*; REDMOND, N; THACKER, RW; COLIN, L; COLIN, P; HILL, M; HILL, A; LOPEZ, J; DIAZ, MC; POMPONI, S; BANGALORE, P; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Smithsonian Institution; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Coral Reef […]