Meeting Abstract P2.87 Saturday, Jan. 5 Pharmacological suppression of matrixmetalloprotease (MMP) activity with doxycycline inhibits intestinal remodeling and enteric neuronal development during Xenopus laevis metamorphosis DAVIS, T*; KITTS, J; CHAVEZ, A; POND, B; BACHMAN, N; INGALLS, J; TEMKIN, M; HORN, R; MILLER, B; SCHREIBER, A; St. Lawrence University; St. Lawrence University; St. Lawrence University; St. Lawrence University; […]
year: 2013
Patterns of Abiotic Niche Evolution in Salamanders Along Different Niche Axis Spatial Scales
Meeting Abstract P2.98 Saturday, Jan. 5 Patterns of Abiotic Niche Evolution in Salamanders Along Different Niche Axis Spatial Scales GAUDREAU, M.G.*; BERGMANN, P.J.; Clark University, Worcester, MA; Clark University, Worcester, MA mgaudreau@clarku.edu Niche evolution, or the tendency for ecological traits to diverge over time, is a process that can produce numerous patterns of niche trait distribution. These […]
PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF THE PORCELAIN CRAB PETROLISTHES CINCTIPES TO SIMULTANEOUS EXPOSURE TO INCREASED VARIABILITY OF pCO2, TEMPERATURE AND EMERSION
Meeting Abstract P2.27 Saturday, Jan. 5 PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF THE PORCELAIN CRAB PETROLISTHES CINCTIPES TO SIMULTANEOUS EXPOSURE TO INCREASED VARIABILITY OF pCO2, TEMPERATURE AND EMERSION PAGANINI, A.W.*; STILLMAN, J.H.; San Francisco State University; Univ. of California, Berkeley paganini@mail.sfsu.edu Organisms that inhabit the intertidal zone experience large daily fluctuations in temperature, immersion and pH, and those fluctuations are […]
PAM analysis of 3 sacoglossan species reveals differences in photosynthetic function and chloroplast longevity
Meeting Abstract P2.219 Saturday, Jan. 5 PAM analysis of 3 sacoglossan species reveals differences in photosynthetic function and chloroplast longevity CURTIS, NE**; MIDDLEBROOKS, ML; SCHWARTZ, JA; PIERCE, SK; Rollins College; Univ. of South Florida; Univ. of South Florida; Univ. of South Florida ncurtis@rollins.edu The sea slug Elysia clarki sequesters photosynthetically functional chloroplasts from at least a dozen […]
Oxygen storage capacity of a primary locomotor muscle in two similarly-sized, pelagic dolphins
Meeting Abstract P2.174 Saturday, Jan. 5 Oxygen storage capacity of a primary locomotor muscle in two similarly-sized, pelagic dolphins ARTHUR, L. H.*; VELTEN, B. P.; KINSEY, S. T.; MCLELLAN, W. A.; PABST, D. A.; Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington lha8694@uncw.edu Diving marine mammals must store oxygen (O2) within their bodies to power metabolism when submerged. Three body […]
Oxidative Stress Induces Settlement and Metamorphosis of Larvae of Capitella teleta
Meeting Abstract P2.159 Saturday, Jan. 5 Oxidative Stress Induces Settlement and Metamorphosis of Larvae of Capitella teleta MARX, J.*; HOFFMAN, T.; SCEIA, K.; PATEL, S.; BAILEY, A.; YATSONSKY, D.; BIGGERS, W.J.; Wilkes University; Wilkes University; Wilkes University; Wilkes University; Wilkes University; Wilkes University; Wilkes University william.biggers@wilkes.edu Metatrochophore larvae of the marine polychaete annelid Capitella teleta normally settle […]
On the evolutionary origin of endometrial stromal cells
Meeting Abstract P2.93 Saturday, Jan. 5 On the evolutionary origin of endometrial stromal cells KORYU, K.*; LYNCH, V.J.; WAGNER, G.P.; Yale University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Yale University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Yale University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology koryu.kin@yale.edu Endometrial stromal cell (ESC) is a fibroblast like cell type from the […]
Ocean acidification and thermal stress in a polar ectothermphysiological responses of the larvae of Sterechinus neumayeri to a potential future ocean
Meeting Abstract P2.28 Saturday, Jan. 5 Ocean acidification and thermal stress in a polar ectotherm�\”physiological responses of the larvae of Sterechinus neumayeri to a potential future ocean YU, P. C.*; KAPSENBERG, L.; HOFMANN, G. E.; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Santa Barbara pyu@lifesci.ucsb.edu Polar ectotherms of coastal Antarctica experience […]
Nutrient stoichiometry, species traits, and regime shifts in freshwater ponds
Meeting Abstract P2.57 Saturday, Jan. 5 Nutrient stoichiometry, species traits, and regime shifts in freshwater ponds MCCANN, MJ; Stony Brook University mccann@life.bio.sunysb.edu Alternative community regimes can occur in freshwater ponds, which are either dominated by submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) or by unrooted, free-floating plants (FFP). Shifts between regimes are driven by changes in nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorous). […]
New species of mite harvestmen from Southeast Queensland, Australia greatly extend the known distribution of the genus Austropurcellia (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi)
Meeting Abstract P2.216 Saturday, Jan. 5 New species of mite harvestmen from Southeast Queensland, Australia greatly extend the known distribution of the genus Austropurcellia (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi) POPKIN-HALL, ZR*; BOYER, SL; Macalester College; Macalester College zpopkinh@macalester.edu Cyphophthalmi, commonly known as mite harvestmen, are a globally-distributed lineage of small arachnids that inhabit leaf-litter habitats. Austropurcellia Juberthie 1988 is […]
