Meeting Abstract P3.206  Sunday, Jan. 6  Gene expression biomarkers of acute and chronic heat stress in a reef-building coral KENKEL, CD*; MATZ, MV; PARTICIPANTS OF THE 2010 AND 2011 GENE EXPRESSION BIOMARKERS WORKSHOPS, ; Univ. of Texas at Austin; Univ. of Texas at Austin carly.kenkel@gmail.com Coral reefs are declining worldwide due to increased incidence of coral bleaching, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.25  Sunday, Jan. 6  GST Levels in Terrestrial Birds Show No Evidence of Contamination From Natural Gas Drilling BARTLOW, C.*; LAMOREAUX, N.; STANTON, R.; PARIKH, N.; PERO, A.; RAUSCHMEIER, K.; HOFFMAN, T.; MARX, J.; PATEL, S.; SCEIA, K.; BIGGERS, W.J.; STRATFORD, J.; Wilkes University; Wilkes University; Wilkes University; Wilkes University; Wilkes University; Wilkes University; Wilkes […]

Meeting Abstract P3.154  Sunday, Jan. 6  Further Studies on the Sensory Motor Integration of Gill Lateral Cilia in the Bivalve Mollusc Crassostrea virginica WILLIAMS, P.*; AKANDE, P.; CATAPANE, E.J.; CARROLL, M.A.; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College; Medgar Evers College catapane@mec.cuny.edu Lateral cilia of gill of Crassostrea virginica are controlled by serotonergic-dopaminergic innervation. The […]

Meeting Abstract P3.160  Sunday, Jan. 6  Functional morphology of cephalic protuberances in the oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau MARRANZINO, AN*; FRANK, MM; LINDEMANN, SD; GUIFFRIDA, BA; SIPPER, K; WEBB, JF; MENSINGER, AF; Regis Univ., Denver, CO; St. Olaf Coll., Northfield, MN; Univ. of Minnesota, Duluth; Wareham Middle School, MA; Northern Michigan Univ., Marquette; Univ. of Rhode Island, Kingston; […]

Meeting Abstract P3.95  Sunday, Jan. 6  Functional morphology in modern horses: natural vs. artificial selection MCHORSE, BK*; HOPKINS, SSB; DAVIS, EB; University of Oregon; University of Oregon; University of Oregon bmchorse@uoregon.edu Functional morphology plays an important role in modern sport horse purchase and breeding decisions. Conformation, or the skeletal proportions of the animal, is considered a reliable […]

Meeting Abstract P3.97  Sunday, Jan. 6  Functional consequences of carapace shape diversity in boxfishes MARCROFT, TA*; MODLIN, J; SLATER, G; VAN WASSENBERGH, S; SANTINI, F; ALFARO, ME; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Smithsonian Institution; University of Antwerp; University of Torino; Univ. of California, Los Angeles tmarcroft@ucla.edu The carapace is a hard structure, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.223  Sunday, Jan. 6  Functional and morphological changes in the trout heart during thermal acclimation KLAIMAN, J.M.*; PYLE, W.G.; GILLIS, T.E; University of Guelph; University of Guelph; University of Guelph jklaiman@uoguelph.ca Rainbow trout remain active in waters that seasonally change between 4°C and 20°C. We have previously shown that when male trout are thermally acclimated […]

Meeting Abstract P3.8A  Sunday, Jan. 6  Foraging in a nutritionally complex world: tests using agent-based models and locusts CLARK, X*; CLISSOLD, FJ; CHARLESTON, MA; SIMPSON, SJ; University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; University of Sydney, NSW, Australia ximonie.clark@sydney.edu.au Animals face challenges of matching the demand for obtaining multiple […]

Meeting Abstract P3.65  Sunday, Jan. 6  Food choices and values for a benthic herbivore, Idotea wosnesenskii BURGESS, S.A.*; EISENLORD, M.E.; GALLOWAY, A.W.E.; DETHIER, M.N.; University of Michigan; University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories; University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories; University of Washington, Friday Harbor Laboratories shelbyab@umich.edu Spatial subsidies of aged detrital seaweed from habitats of high primary […]

Meeting Abstract P3.221  Sunday, Jan. 6  Flexible adjustments of internal organs in cold acclimated shorebirds VEZINA, F.*; GUGLIELMO, C.G.; DEKINGA, A.; PIERSMA, T.; Universite du Quebec a Rimouski; University of Western Ontario; Netherlands Institute for Sea Research; University of Groningen francois_vezina@uqar.ca Seasonal cold acclimatization in the red knot (Calidris canutus islandica), a long distance migratory shorebird, has […]