Meeting Abstract P3.175A  Friday, Jan. 6  New and useful knowledge on the genus Gnosonesima (Platyhelminthes: Neoophora) LAUMER, C.E.*; SMITH, III, J.P.S.; GIRIBET, G.; Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology; Winthrop University; Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology claumer@oeb.harvard.edu Gnosonesima is a monogeneric taxon of rare meiofaunal Platyhelminthes known largely from (sometimes very deep) marine subtidal sediments. Most of the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.158  Friday, Jan. 6  Na,K-ATPase Isoform Switching is Critical for the Development of Salinity Tolerance in Juvenile Atlantic Salmon. MCCORMICK, S.D.*; REGISH, A.M.; CHRISTENSEN, A.K.; BJORNSSON, B.T.; USGS, Conte Anadromous Fish Res Ctr, Turners Falls, MA; USGS; USGS; University of Goteborg, Sweden mccormick@umext.umass.edu The sodium pump, Na+,K+-ATPase (NKA), in the gills of teleost fish is […]

Meeting Abstract P3.97  Friday, Jan. 6  Muscle, shell, and tooth: a comprehensive investigation of durophagy in the cownose ray KOLMANN, Matthew A*; HUBER, Daniel R; DEAN, Mason; ERICKSON, Gregory M; GRUBBS, R Dean; Florida State University; University of Tampa; Max Planck Institute; Florida State University; Florida State University mkolmann@bio.fsu.edu Durophagy is a feeding strategy which implies not […]

Meeting Abstract P3.146  Friday, Jan. 6  Multimodal Integration in Praying Mantis Audition: Visual Information Modulates the Descending Ultrasound-evoked CNS Responses of Parasphendale agrionina DUQUE, Juan F.; FREUDENBERGER, Kelly; YAGER, David D.*; Univ. Maryland, College Park; Univ. Maryland, College Park; Univ. Maryland, College Park ddyager@umd.edu Many male praying mantises fly at night, probably seeking pheromone-producing females. Most species […]

Meeting Abstract P3.185  Friday, Jan. 6  Morphology, ecology, and reproduction of the cryptogenic sponge associate Polydora colonia (Polychaeta: Spionidae) WILLIAMS, Jason*; DAVID, Andrew; Hofstra University; Hofstra University biojdw@hofstra.edu The spionid polychaete Polydora colonia (Moore 1907) is a widely distributed polydorid worm, typically found associated with sponges. The species was first described from Massachusetts and has been reported […]

Meeting Abstract P3.184  Friday, Jan. 6  Modulation of leech muscle performance by serotonin FEILICH, KL*; GERRY, SP; ELLERBY, DJ; Wellesley College dellerby@wellesley.edu The obliquely striated muscle in the leech body wall has a broad functional repertoire; it provides power for both locomotion and suction feeding. Increased serotonin (5-HT) levels promote these behaviors and also affect muscle mechanical […]

Meeting Abstract P3.88  Friday, Jan. 6  Modification of velar lobe morphology across different developmental modes in Calpytraeid gastropods HOFSTEE, J.C.*; COLLIN, R.; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute jeanettehofstee@gmail.com Mode of development in marine invertebrates can include planktotrophic larvae, lechithotrophic larvae, direct development from large eggs and direct development with nurse eggs. It is generally believed that evolutionary changes […]

Meeting Abstract P3.100  Friday, Jan. 6  Modeling feeding biomechanics of the asymmetrical flatfish Paralichthys lethostigma HENSON, C.B.*; FRANCIS, JR., A.W.; Armstrong Atlantic State Univ., Savannah, GA ch3866@stu.armstrong.edu The vast majority of bony fishes are characterized as being symmetrical morphologically, and due to this, most observations can be made solely from the sinistral side. However, flatfishes (Order Pleuronectiformes) […]

Meeting Abstract P3.103  Friday, Jan. 6  Mobility of the mandibular symphysis during feeding in lizards MONTUELLE, S.J.*; WILLIAMS, S.H.; Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine; Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine montuell@ohio.edu In jawed vertebrates, the lower jaw is comprised of two hemimandibles that are united in the anterior midline by the mandibular symphysis. In […]

Meeting Abstract P3.148  Friday, Jan. 6  Middle Ear Cavity Morphology Across Testudines WILLIS, Katie L*; CARR, Catherine E; Univ of Maryland; Univ of Maryland kwillis@umd.edu We hypothesize that the function of the large middle ear cavity in testudines is to act as a resonator for underwater sound. To determine if middle ear cavity size was affected by […]