Meeting Abstract P3.137  Sunday, Jan. 6  Effects of the larval oxygen environment on the three-dimensional branching structure of insect flight muscle tracheae KOVACEVIC, A*; BIDDULPH, T; WATERS, J/S; HARRISON, J/F; Arizona State University sandrakovacevic2010@gmail.com While it is well-known that insects exhibit compensatory changes in their tracheal structure in response to rearing oxygen levels within the embryonic and […]

Meeting Abstract P3.24  Sunday, Jan. 6  Effects of the herbicide atrazine on gene expression in the zebrafish, Danio rerio: a microarray analysis BROWNE, D. E.*; LEWIS, K. R.; BAKER, D. M.; University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA; University of Mary Washington; University of Mary Washington dbaker2@umw.edu Atrazine has been the most widely used conventional herbicide in the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.27  Sunday, Jan. 6  Effects of reduced carbonate saturation state on early development in the edible sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus CHALLENER, R.*; MCCLINTOCK, J.B.; MAKOWSKY, R.; Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham rchallen@uab.edu Land-based aquaculture facilities often utilize additional bicarbonate sources to boost alkalinity in order to buffer seawater against reductions in pH. Despite these preventative […]

Meeting Abstract P3.185  Sunday, Jan. 6  Effects of pre- and post-natal exposure to two antigens on adult stress responsiveness in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) MERRILL, L.*; NAYLOR, M.F.; WASELIK, M.W.; GRINDSTAFF, J.L.; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University loren.merrill@okstate.edu Pre- and post-natal environments are known to impact the adult phenotype […]

Meeting Abstract P3.39  Sunday, Jan. 6  Effects of pesticide and salinity on sperm activity in the green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) WILDER, A.E.*; WELCH, A.M.; College of Charleston, SC; College of Charleston, SC aewilder@g.cofc.edu Increased salinity in freshwater habitats can result from anthropogenic factors such as climate change and sea level rise, use of road salts, over-irrigation […]

Meeting Abstract P3.111  Sunday, Jan. 6  Effects of foot size on crawling speed in mucociliary locomotion TURNER, MA*; CHAPMAN, A; BALTZLEY, MJ; Western Oregon University; Western Oregon University; Western Oregon University mturner11@wou.edu Most snails crawl using muscular contractions of the foot. However, a number of snails and slugs crawl using mucociliary locomotion, where propulsion is generated by […]

Meeting Abstract P3.110  Sunday, Jan. 6  Effects of flow on growth of juvenile colonial ascidians, Botrylloides violceus and Botryllus schlosseri LEE, H.R.*; SPAULDING, J.D.; COHEN, C.S.; Swarthmore College, Romberg Tiburon Center, San Francisco State University; Romberg Tiburon Center, San Francisco State University ; Romberg Tiburon Center, San Francisco State University hlee3@swarthmore.edu The flow environment is critical to […]

Meeting Abstract P3.17  Sunday, Jan. 6  Effects of Flow on Social Structure MARTIN III, A.L.*; BOURCIER, T.; Saginaw Valley State University; Saginaw Valley State University almarti2@svsu.edu Agonism influences the development of social status amongst animal conspecifics. These interactions structure the social dynamics that develop within a population. A variety of factors influence the outcome of social interactions […]

Meeting Abstract P3.113  Sunday, Jan. 6  Effects of Extended Incubation on Post-Hatching Growth of Larval California Grunion CARRILLO, A.*; BANSUAN, H.; MIRANDA, A.; DICKSON, K.; Cal. State Univ., Fullerton; Cal. State Univ., Fullerton; Cal. State Univ., Fullerton; Cal. State Univ., Fullerton andresc2@uci.edu In previous studies of extended embryonic incubation in Leuresthes tenuis, we found that larvae that […]

Meeting Abstract P3.210  Sunday, Jan. 6  Effect of diet lipids on measures of seasonal acclimation in the Eastern red spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens) EMERSON, S.E.*; MORRIS, T.A.; BERNER, N.J.; Sewanee: University of the South; Sewanee: University of the South; Sewanee: University of the South nberner@sewanee.edu Eastern red spotted newts are active in the winter. Our previous […]