Meeting Abstract P3.9  Friday, Jan. 6  Comparison of visual orientation between two land crabs Sesarmops intermedium and Scandarma lintou in Kenting National Park, southern Taiwan HUANG, H.-D.*; LIU, H. C.; National Museum of Natural Science, Taiwan; Providence University, Taiwan hdhuang@nmns.edu.tw This study aims to examine the visual orientation of two land crabs, Sesarmops intermedium and Scandarma lintou, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.73  Friday, Jan. 6  Comparing axial patterning in nemertean larvae – insights into the evolution of a novel larval body plan HIEBERT, L.S.*; MASLAKOVA, S.; University of Oregon; University of Oregon lhiebert@uoregon.edu Within the nemerteans, a phylum of lophotrochozoan worms, indirect development appears to be derived. This provides a unique opportunity to explore the evolution […]

Meeting Abstract P3.200  Friday, Jan. 6  Comparative Studies of Island Dwarfism in Fowlers Toads on Several Atlantic Coast Barrier Islands. BARRILE, G.M.; BOWER, C.D.; DOWNS, L.K.*; EVANCHO, B.J.; GERARD, N.R.; KLINGER, T.S.; HRANITZ, J.M.; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Bloomsburg University of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.182  Friday, Jan. 6  Comparative Morphology of the Musculature in Larviparous Rotifers: Gradual Versus Drastic Metamorphosis HOCHBERG, A.*; HOCHBERG, R.; Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell Adele_Hochberg@student.uml.edu Most sessile rotifers secrete protective tubes that they attach to underwater vegetation. The sessile lifestyle is a derived condition within the Rotifera. It is a rare lifestyle among monogonont rotifers, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.155  Friday, Jan. 6  Comparative Anatomy of Ciliated Tissues in Armina californica WALTERS, IJ*; CAIN, SD; Eastern Oregon University; Eastern Oregon University renerooser@comcast.net Ciliated cells and surfaces, coupled with mucus secreting cells and organs, are nearly ubiquitous in the animal kingdom. For example, humans regulate their cerebral-spinal fluid, reproduction, as well as maintain healthy lungs […]

Meeting Abstract P3.3  Friday, Jan. 6  Color Oriented Neophobia and Sex Differences in the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) COOPER, LN*; HALL, FM; DAVIS, JE; Radford University; Virginia Tech; Radford University lncooper@radford.edu When encountering novel stimuli, animals must carefully evaluate their approach. Determining the balance of caution and curiosity, and the concomitant degree of neophobia or neophilia to […]

Meeting Abstract P3.24  Friday, Jan. 6  Cloning, expression, and characterization of a photoprotein from the luminescent ctenophore Bathocyroe fosteri POWERS, M.L.*; HADDOCK, S.H.D; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute mpowers@mbari.org Calcium-binding photoproteins have been discovered in a variety of luminous marine organisms. Light emission occurs when calcium binds to a photoprotein-substrate-oxygen complex where […]

Meeting Abstract P3.25  Friday, Jan. 6  Cloning of the opsin gene in longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus) MATSUMOTO, Taro*; ISHIBASHI, Yasunori; Kinki Univ, Nara, Japan; Kinki Univ, Nara, Japan ns_taro@nara.kindai.ac.jp The visual systems of aquatic animals have adapted to various light environments, depending on the habitat. The longtooth grouper is a large reef-associated fish. We cloned opsin genes […]

Meeting Abstract P3.150  Friday, Jan. 6  Chemical defense through sensory disruption in spiny lobster-sea hare interactions LOVE-CHEZEM, T.*; AGGIO, J.; DERBY, C.; Georgia State University; Georgia State University; Georgia State University tlovechezem1@student.gsu.edu Antipredator defenses are ubiquitous and diverse. The ink secretion of sea hares (Aplysia), consisting of ink and opaline, has been shown to be an antipredator […]

Meeting Abstract P3.91  Friday, Jan. 6  Characterization of Midgut Morphology in Manduca sexta and the Development of a Model of Digestion CONNELL, K. P.*; RAITHEL, S. J.; KERKOFF, A. J.; ITAGAKI, H. ; Kenyon College; Kenyon College; Kenyon College; Kenyon College connellk@kenyon.edu We aimed to characterize the growth and change in the midgut of larval Manduca sexta […]