Meeting Abstract 33.4 Friday, Jan. 4 Nonparametric bootstrapping of RNASeq data in polymorphic polyps of Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus SANDERS, S.M.*; SHCHEGLOVITOVA, M; CARTWRIGHT, P; University of Kansas; University of Kansas; University of Kansas s743s088@ku.edu One of the most common utilities of RNASeq data is comparative gene expression between different tissues or individuals. These differences in expression data can […]
year: 2013
Gone with the Wnts Genomic insights into Wnt signaling in the ctenophore, Pleurobrachia bachei
Meeting Abstract 33.5 Friday, Jan. 4 Gone with the Wnts: Genomic insights into Wnt signaling in the ctenophore, Pleurobrachia bachei BRUDERS, R*; KOHN, A.B.; KOCOT, K.M.; SWALLA, B.J.; NOREKIAN, T; MOROZ, L.L.; Univ of Washington; Univ of Florida; Auburn Univ; Univ of Washington; Univ of Florida; Univ of Florida rebeccabruders@gmail.com Wnt signaling is known to be critical […]
Fresh Insights from RNA-Seq Analysis into Black Widow Spider Venom Composition and Evolution
Meeting Abstract 33.3 Friday, Jan. 4 Fresh Insights from RNA-Seq Analysis into Black Widow Spider Venom Composition and Evolution GARB, J.E.*; HAYASHI, C.Y.; LANCASTER, A.K.; CORBETT, S.; AYOUB , N.A.; University of Massachusetts Lowell; University of California, Riverside; Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research; University of Massachusetts Lowell; Washington and Lee University Jessica_Garb@uml.edu Venoms are chemically complex secretions […]
Effects of morphological phenotypic plasticity on cichlid transcriptome expression
Meeting Abstract 33.2 Friday, Jan. 4 Effects of morphological phenotypic plasticity on cichlid transcriptome expression CLEMMENSEN, SF*; HULSEY, CD; University of Tennessee; University of Tennessee sclemmen@utk.edu Trophic divergence in cichlid fish is linked to shifts in pharyngeal jaw morphology. However, it is unknown how much of this dramatic trophic specialization is due to the ability of these […]
Distal-less and dachshund pattern both plesiomorphic and apomorphic structures in chelicerates RNAinterference in the harvestman Phalangium opilio (Opiliones)
Meeting Abstract 33.1 Friday, Jan. 4 Distal-less and dachshund pattern both plesiomorphic and apomorphic structures in chelicerates: RNAinterference in the harvestman Phalangium opilio (Opiliones) SHARMA, P/P*; SCHWAGER, E/E; GIRIBET, G; JOCKUSCH, E/L; EXTAVOUR, C/G; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; University of Connecticut; Harvard University psharma@post.harvard.edu The discovery of genetic mechanisms whereby a morphological structure is transformed […]
The medium matters tongue-flicking mechanics in air and water in the water snake (Nerodia sipedon)
Meeting Abstract 32.4 Friday, Jan. 4 The medium matters: tongue-flicking mechanics in air and water in the water snake (Nerodia sipedon) RYERSON, WG*; SCHWENK, K; Univ. of Connecticut william.ryerson@uconn.edu Snakes use oscillatory tongue-flicking to sample the environment for odor molecules. In air, the oscillations set up two pairs of vortices and regions of high velocity air flow. […]
The 3D kinematics of the trunk and hindlimbs during take-off and landing in zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
Meeting Abstract 32.2 Friday, Jan. 4 The 3D kinematics of the trunk and hindlimbs during take-off and landing in zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) PROVINI, P*; BIEWENER, A A; ABOURACHID, A; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Concord Field Station, Harvard University, Cambridge provini@mnhn.fr Take-off and landing are […]
Observing skeletal evolution in real time preliminary results from an artificial selection experiment in laboratory mice
Meeting Abstract 32.3 Friday, Jan. 4 Observing skeletal evolution in real time: preliminary results from an artificial selection experiment in laboratory mice. ROLIAN, C*; DOWHANIK, A; KRUEGER, C; HALLGRIMSSON, B; University of Calgary cprolian@ucalgary.ca Vertebrates show tremendous diversity in the morphology of the postcranial skeleton. This diversity is the long-term result of evolutionary forces acting on population-level […]
Multiple origins of the adipose fin and the morphological diversification of novel vertebrate appendages
Meeting Abstract 32.1 Friday, Jan. 4 Multiple origins of the adipose fin and the morphological diversification of novel vertebrate appendages STEWART, TA; Univ. of Chicago tomstewart@uchicago.edu Adipose fins are appendages found between the dorsal and caudal fins of some teleost fishes. Their evolutionary history is poorly understood, as is their function. These fins are often regarded as […]
Getting a grip on grasping in carnivorans a three-dimensional analysis of forelimb shape
Meeting Abstract 32.5 Friday, Jan. 4 Getting a grip on grasping in carnivorans: a three-dimensional analysis of forelimb shape FABRE, A-C*; SLATER, G; CORNETTE, R; PEIGNé, S; GOSWAMI, A; POUYDEBAT, E; CNRS and MNHN, France ; University College London, UK ; Smithonian Institution, Washington, DC; MNHN, Paris, France; CNRS and MNHN, Paris, France; University College London, UK; […]
