Meeting Abstract 52.3  Saturday, Jan. 5  Effects of PAHs on Respiration and Gene Expression in Primary Hepatocytes isolated from Natural Populations of Fundulus heteroclitus DU, X.*; CRAWFORD, D.L.; OLEKSIAK , M.F.; Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL; Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL; Univ. of Miami, Miami, FL xdu2011@gmail.com We are investigating the effect of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) […]

Meeting Abstract 52.6  Saturday, Jan. 5  A networked “Citizen Science” monitoring system for estuarine environment and biota. WOLCOTT, T G*; DEAN, A G; SICHITIU, M L; NC State Univ; NC State Univ; NC State Univ tom.wolcott1@gmail.com The Coastal and Estuarine Monitoring System (CEMS) addresses the spatial and temporal heterogeneity in estuaries, where events can be fully described […]

Meeting Abstract 51.1  Saturday, Jan. 5  The Cellular Basis of Cartilage Growth and Shape Change in Frogs ROSE, C.S.; James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va rosecs@jmu.edu Unlike bone, skeleton that is comprised entirely of cartilage grows and changes shape as a result of cell behaviors inside the tissue as well as on its surface. The pharyngeal arch skeleton […]

Meeting Abstract 51.4  Saturday, Jan. 5  Molgulid Ascidians have a Radical Heterochronic Shift in the Metamorphic Gene Network MALISKA, ME*; LOWE, E; WEBER, C; PIERCE, T; BROWN, CT; SWALLA, BJ; University of Washington; Michigan State University; University of Washington; Michigan State University; Michigan State University; University of Washington mem24@uw.edu Transcriptome and genome data offer an exciting new […]

Meeting Abstract 51.2  Saturday, Jan. 5  Mechanisms of Metamorphic Remodeling in Hydroides elegans (Polychaeta). SHIPLEY, M.S.; PATZ, K.S.; NEDVED, B.T.; HADFIELD, M.G.*; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa hadfield@hawaii.edu Larvae of the serpulid polychaete Hydroides elegans are competent to settle and metamorphose five […]

Meeting Abstract 51.6  Saturday, Jan. 5  Epigenetics as a stress response and its differing roles in the embryo and in the adult EPEL, D.; Stanford University depel@stanford.edu I explore the view that that the adult and the embryo handle environmental change in radically different ways. The adult handles change through reversible and temporary changes referred to as […]

Meeting Abstract 51.3  Saturday, Jan. 5  Edward S. Morse 1838-1925. History of scholarly exchanges in marine zoology between US and Japan MORSE, MPATR; Univ. of Washington, Friday Harbor Labs mpmorse@u.washington.edu Japan and the United States share a distinguished scientist who had a remarkable history with Japan 150 years ago. Edward Sylvester Morse (1838 – 1925) received his […]

Meeting Abstract 51.5  Saturday, Jan. 5  Differential use of nitric oxide to regulate metamorphosis is related to larval selectivity: an eco-devo test using the sea slug Alderia willowi, a species with a settlement dimorphism. BISHOP, C.D.*; KRUG, P.J.; St. Francis-Xavier Univ. Nova Scotia; Cal. State Univ. L.A. cbishop@stfx.ca Settlement and metamorphosis among marine larvae is often environmentally […]

Meeting Abstract 50.4  Saturday, Jan. 5  Ultraconserved elements are abundant, universal markers for population genetic and behavioral studies FAIRCLOTH, B.C.*; GOWATY, P.A.; DRUMMOND, H.; WINKER, K.; GLENN, T.C.; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; University of Alaska Museum; University of Georgia brant@faircloth-lab.org Ultraconserved […]

Meeting Abstract 50.3  Saturday, Jan. 5  Hox Gene Evolution in North American Suckers (Cypriniformes: Catostomidae), a Tetraploid Family of Fishes MERNER, M.J.*; BERENDZEN, P.B.; Univ. of Northern Iowa; Univ. of Northern Iowa mernerm@uni.edu Most eukaryotic organisms are diploid, containing two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. However, having more than two sets of chromosomes, a condition […]