Meeting Abstract P3.46  Sunday, Jan. 6  Octopamine Has a Dual Effect on Heart Rate of Crassostrea virginica HOQUE, R.*; JEANLOUIS, A.; CARROLL, M.A.; CATAPANE, E.J.; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College catapane@mec.cuny.edu Octopamine (OA) a biogenic amine first identified in octopus has been well studied in arthropods and gastropods being as […]

Meeting Abstract P3.50  Sunday, Jan. 6  New experimental model to investigate effects of augmented intracardiac shunt COOK, E.Y.*; OWERKOWICZ, T; California State Univ., San Bernardino; California State Univ., San Bernardino cooke300@coyote.csusb.edu Central vascular shunting is present in all vertebrates during development and lost only in mammals and birds after birth/hatching. The persistence of cardiac shunting among extant […]

Meeting Abstract P3.159  Sunday, Jan. 6  Neural control of gas exchange pattern is phase-dependent in the desert locust GEFEN, E.*; BERMAN, T.S.; University of Haifa- Oranim, Israel gefene@research.haifa.ac.il The adaptive significance of discontinuous gas-exchange cycles (DGC) in insects is contentious. The recently proposed neural hypothesis suggests that DGC is expressed when insects conserve energy by reducing brain […]

Meeting Abstract P3.153  Sunday, Jan. 6  Muscular Organization of a Scyphozoan Jellyfish: Aurelia aurita ZIMMERMAN, K.L.*; SATTERLIE, R.A. ; University of North Carolina at Wilmington; University of North Carolina at Wilmington klz2540@uncw.edu The musculature of the Scyphozoan jellyfish Aurelia aurita was studied and observed, specifically within the subumbrella. Previous studies have concluded that the subumbrella of Aurelia […]

Meeting Abstract P3.122  Sunday, Jan. 6  Mucosal C-type lectins in the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica: Potential involvement in particle capture and mucosal immunity PALES ESPINOSA, E; JING, X; PERRIGAULT , M; ALLAM, B*; Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY Bassem.Allam@stonybrook.edu Lectins are known to participate in the defense function of invertebrates where they play an important role […]

Meeting Abstract P3.87  Sunday, Jan. 6  Morphological evolution within Miconieae (Melastomataceae): Insights from the Secundiflorae clade using morphometric data AUGUSTIRO, W.*; OCAMPO, G.; University of Hawaii, Manoa; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California wendeea@hawaii.edu The Melastomataceae is a large tropical to subtropical family with ca. 5000 species. One of its tribes, Miconieae, includes about 2200 species […]

Meeting Abstract P3.29  Sunday, Jan. 6  Morphological and Behavioral Differences between a Fish Population from a Wastewater Effluent Pond Compared to a Reference Lake DANIELS, K/D*; SCHROER, M/L; PROPPER, C/R; Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff kdd42@nau.edu Globally, reclaimed wastewater effluent (WWE) is an important resource for irrigation, recreation, creation of wetlands, and direct recharge of aquifers. However, in […]

Meeting Abstract P3.67  Sunday, Jan. 6  Moon Phase and Nutrient effects upon Diel Vertical Migration Patterns of Zooplankton and Myctophids in the North East Pacific TRINH, R*; DEL GIZZI, A; HATFIELD, I; UC Berkeley fish.r.awsome@gmail.com Diel vertical migration (DVM) is understood to be a circadian rhythm in which the light-dark cycle of day and night are key […]

Meeting Abstract P3.133  Sunday, Jan. 6  Molecular characterization and expression of crustin-like protein in the Morotoge shrimp, Pandalopsis japonica AH RAN, K.*; HYUN-WOO, K.*; Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National Univ., Busan 608-737, Rebublic of Korea; Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National Univ., Busan 608-737, Rebublic of Korea tass5910@gmail.com Crustin is cationic cysteine-rich antibacterial polypeptides in decapod […]

Meeting Abstract P3.196  Sunday, Jan. 6  Modeling the benefits and detriments of tendon elastic recoil RICHARDS, C.T.*; RIVERA, A.R.V.; CHOUDHURY, U.; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University richards@fas.harvard.edu Elastic energy stored in spring-like tendons is known to reduce locomotion cost or to enhance limb power output. Hence, many physiologists assume that elastic structures are beneficial. Yet, their […]