Meeting Abstract P3.17  Friday, Jan. 6  Experimental reduction of arterial oxygen content increases magnitude of postprandial cardiac hypertrophy in Burmese pythons (Python molurus) SLAY, CE*; ENOK, S; WANG, T; HICKS, JW; Univ. of California, Irvine; Aarhus University; Aarhus University; Univ. of California, Irvine cslay@uci.edu The postprandial period in Burmese pythons (Python molurus) is marked by a large […]

Meeting Abstract P3.189  Friday, Jan. 6  Examination of genetic regulation of Symbiodinium uptake and the morphological development of the zooxanthella-dense pinadocerm in the sponge Cliona varians. STREHLOW, B*; MCCAULEY, M; RICHARDSON, C; PETERSON, K; COTMAN, C; HILL, A; HILL, M; Univ. Richmond; Univ. Mississippi; Univ. Viriginia; Univ. Richmond; Univ. Richmond; Univ. Richmond; Univ. Richmond mhill2@richmond.edu Several species […]

Meeting Abstract P3.194  Friday, Jan. 6  Evolutionary history of the seagrass limpets Lottia depicta and Lottia paleacea SIMISON, Brian W; ARBISSER, Ilana M*; California Academy of Sciences iarbisser@gmail.com Malacologists have long struggled to understand the phylogenetic relationships of the marine snails, Patellogastropoda, the “true limpets.” Difficulties arise in part because there are few morphological characters available for […]

Meeting Abstract P3.11  Friday, Jan. 6  Evolution of photorefractoriness in the Cardueline finches. HAHN, T. P.*; HAIMAN, A. N.; BRAZEAL, K. R.; DE CASTRO, D. M.; GENDI, K. M.; BOMZE, L. M.; WATTS, H. E.; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; California State Univ. East Bay; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. […]

Meeting Abstract P3.199  Friday, Jan. 6  Evolution of male coloration during a post-Pleistocene radiation of Bahamas mosquitofish (Gambusia hubbsi) MARTIN, R.A.*; RIESCH, R.; LANGERHANS, R.B.; North Carolina State Univ.; North Carolina State Univ.; North Carolina State Univ. ryan_martin@ncsu.edu Visual communication signals, such as bright colors, are a conspicuous feature of biological diversity and can vary dramatically both […]

Meeting Abstract P3.72  Friday, Jan. 6  Evolution in the dark: Exploring the Genetic Basis of Cave Adaptation in Amphipod Populations ASPIRAS, A.C.*; PRASAD, R; FONG, D.W.; CARLINI, D.B; ANGLINI, D.R.; American University, Washington,D.C. aaspiras42@gmail.com Caves and their fauna provide excellent natural experiments with which examine evolutionary questions. Karst environments are characterized by low nutrient availability, low predation, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.89  Friday, Jan. 6  Evolution and Function of ftz and ftz-f1 in Hemipteroid Assemblage Insects LU, Yong*; PICK, Leslie; University of Maryland; University of Maryland ylu123@umd.edu fushi tarazu (ftz) arose as a duplication of a homeotic gene but functions solely in segmentation in Drosophila melanogaster as a pair-rule gene to direct the development of alternate […]

Meeting Abstract P3.195  Friday, Jan. 6  Evaluating the phylogenetic utility of alg11, a potential marker for sponge systematics SALAZAR, J*; CARMACK, CA; THACKER, RW; Ohio State Univ; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham salazar.50@buckeyemail.osu.edu Studies of molecular systematics using nuclear protein-coding genes are often limited by the need to amplify markers from RNA […]

Meeting Abstract P3.26  Friday, Jan. 6  Establishing the role of vitamin D3 in the fitness of Daphnia spp. exposed to UV radiation CONNELLY, SJ*; TAN, LT; CODY, JC; Rochester Institute of Technology sjcsbi@rit.edu Ultraviolet radiation (UV-R) has been shown to negatively affect exposed organisms through various means. Most can reduce UV-R exposure by behavioral changes, acquisition of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.4  Friday, Jan. 6  Environmental Humidity Effects on M. Sexta Foraging Behavior PIERCE, C.T.*; CONTRERAS , H.L.; DAVIDOWITZ, G; Univ. of Arizona pierce91@email.arizona.edu Manduca sexta is a common model system used in biological studies. Although a lot is known about this insect’s behavior and underlying physiology, there are still many behavioral and physiological factors that […]