Meeting Abstract 140.6  Monday, Jan. 7  Effects of Selenium-enriched meal on growth performance, endocrine control of growth and selenoprotein expression in tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) ROWELL, TR*; SEALE, LA; SEALE, AP; BANUELOS, GS; GRAU, EG; RILEY, LG; Fresno State Univ.; Univ. of Hawaii; Univ. of Hawaii; USDA-ARS; Univ. of Hawaii; Fresno State Univ. temperance15@mail.fresnostate.edu Selenium (Se) is a […]

Meeting Abstract 139.4  Monday, Jan. 7  Using RNA-Seq and gene-specific methods to examine salinity-induced gene expression changes in an anchialine shrimp HAVIRD, J. C.*; HENRY, R. P.; SANTOS, S. R.; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University jhavird@auburn.edu Understanding how organisms respond to environmental variation is critical in order to comprehend how they function in their niches. Taxa […]

Meeting Abstract 139.5  Monday, Jan. 7  Seasonal variation in osmotic and metabolic status of diamondback terrapins HARDEN, L.A.*; WILLIARD, A.S.; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington lah4492@uncw.edu Estuarine ectothermic vertebrates are faced with highly variable, tidally-influenced conditions, and many aspects of their biology reflect their ability to withstand and respond to the challenges posed by this environment. Diamondback […]

Meeting Abstract 139.1  Monday, Jan. 7  Lust for Salt in the Western Amazon DUDLEY, R*; KASPARI, M; YANOVIAK, SP; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of Oklahoma; Univ. of Louisville wings@berkeley.edu Although the use of mineral licks by diverse Amazonian birds and mammals is well known, the ultimate motivation for such behavior remains unclear. Because aerosol deposition of […]

Meeting Abstract 139.6  Monday, Jan. 7  High contents of methylamines and scyllo-inositol as potential piezolytes (pressure counteractants) in muscles of amphipods from the Mariana Trench YANCEY, P.H.*; GERRINGER, M.E.; CAMERON, J.; HARDY, K.; CHASTAIN, R.; BARTLETT, D.H.; Whitman College; Whitman College; DEEPSEA CHALLENGE; Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Scripps Institution of Oceanography yancey@whitman.edu One […]

Meeting Abstract 139.2  Monday, Jan. 7  Freshwater transitions and the evolution of osmoregulatory function in alewives (Alosa pseudoharengus) VELOTTA, J.P.*; MCCORMICK, S.D.; O’NEILL, R.J.; SCHULTZ, E.T.; University of Connecticut; United States Geological Survey; University of Connecticut; University of Connecticut jonathan.velotta@uconn.edu Among fishes, ecological transitions into freshwater environments are often associated with episodes of diversification and adaptive radiation. […]

Meeting Abstract 139.3  Monday, Jan. 7  Differential physiological tolerance to low salinity exposure in two color morphs of the green crab, Carcinus maenas PENNOYER, K.E.*; FREDERICH, M; Univeristy of New England, Biddeford, ME and Texas A and M University Corpus Christi, TX; Univeristy of New England, Biddeford, ME kpennoyer@une.edu The European green crab, Carcinus maenas, is variable […]

Meeting Abstract 138.4  Monday, Jan. 7  Neuromuscular control of arboreal locomotion: how green anoles (Anolis carolinensis) deal with changes in incline and perch diameter FOSTER, K.L.*; HIGHAM, T.E.; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside kfost001@ucr.edu Arboreal habitats comprise a diverse array of inclines, substrate diameters, and obstacles that pose considerable functional challenges for locomotion. Arboreal […]

Meeting Abstract 138.5  Monday, Jan. 7  Myolgy of the Foot-Leg Mechanical Unit of Anolis antonii (Boulenger, 1908) (Squamata, Polychrotidae) MANTILLA, D.C.*; HOYOS, J.M.; Florida International University, Miami; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia dmant010@fiu.edu Understanding the morphological characteristics of an organism opens the possibility of making future morphofunctional and systematic studies. The aim of the present study is […]

Meeting Abstract 138.1  Monday, Jan. 7  Making Olympic lizards: The effects of sprint and endurance training in lizards HUSAK, J. F.*; KEITH, A. R.; WITTRY, B. N.; Univ. of St. Thomas; Univ. of St. Thomas; Univ. of St. Thomas jerry.husak@stthomas.edu Exercise training is well known to affect a suite of physiological and performance traits in mammals, but […]