Meeting Abstract 10.4 Friday, Jan. 4 Accuracy of pooled RNA-seq KONCZAL, M.*; KOTEJA, P.; RADWAN, J.; STUGLIK, M.; BABIK, W.; Jagiellonian University in Krakow; Jagiellonian University in Krakow; Jagiellonian University in Krakow; Jagiellonian University in Krakow; Jagiellonian University in Krakow mateusz.konczal@uj.edu.pl For non-model organisms without reference genome, genome-wide information focusing on functionally relevant variation may be obtained […]
year: 2013
Tolerance of early life history stages of Australian intertidal sea stars to ocean warming and ocean acidification sensitivity of lecithotrophic developers
Meeting Abstract 9.4 Friday, Jan. 4 Tolerance of early life history stages of Australian intertidal sea stars to ocean warming and ocean acidification: sensitivity of lecithotrophic developers NGUYEN, H.D.*; DOO, S.S.; SOARS, N.A.; THOMSON, M; BYRNE, M; University of Sydney; University of Sydney; University of Sydney; University of Sydney; University of Sydney hong@anatomy.usyd.edu.au Anthropogenic ocean warming and […]
Multiple stressor interactions delay horseshoe crab embryo development
Meeting Abstract 9.5 Friday, Jan. 4 Multiple stressor interactions delay horseshoe crab embryo development VASQUEZ, M.C.*; MURILLO, A.; BROCKMANN, H.J.; JULIAN, D.; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL mcvasquez@ufl.edu Fertilized eggs of the American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, are buried in shallow nests above the high tide line, where they are exposed to variations in abiotic conditions during […]
Effects of ocean warming and ocean acidification on the sea urchin Heliocidaris tuberculata
Meeting Abstract 9.2 Friday, Jan. 4 Effects of ocean warming and ocean acidification on the sea urchin Heliocidaris tuberculata FOO, SA*; BYRNE, M; Univ. of Sydney, Australia shawna@anatomy.usyd.edu.au The concurrent effects of ocean warming and ocean acidification will have deleterious effects on many marine invertebrates however certain species may show potential for adaptation. Adaptation to stressful climatic […]
Developmental flexibility in a variable environment lessons from sand dollars and sea urchins
Meeting Abstract 9.1 Friday, Jan. 4 Developmental flexibility in a variable environment: lessons from sand dollars and sea urchins ALLEN, JD*; ARMSTRONG, AF; College of William and Mary; University of California, Davis jdallen@wm.edu Despite recent reports of intraspecific developmental plasticity in marine invertebrates, exceptions to the rule of species-specific developmental patterns remain rare. Here we describe unusual […]
Delay of hatching in the sand dollar Echinarachnius parma in response to reduced salinity
Meeting Abstract 9.3 Friday, Jan. 4 Delay of hatching in the sand dollar Echinarachnius parma in response to reduced salinity ARMSTRONG, AF*; BLACKBURN, HN; ALLEN, JD; University of California, Davis; College of William and Mary; College of William and Mary frarmstrong@ucdavis.edu Hatching plasticity occurs in response to a wide range of stimuli across many animal taxa including […]
Understanding climate change impacts on Delta Smelt
Meeting Abstract 8.3 Friday, Jan. 4 Understanding climate change impacts on Delta Smelt KOMOROSKE, LM*; HASENBEIN, M; LINDBERG, J; CONNON, RE; FANGUE, NA; UC Davis; UC Davis; UC Davis; UC Davis; UC Davis lmkomoroske@ucdavis.edu The delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) is an endemic fish in the San Francisco Bay–Delta and is an important ecological indicator species. Delta smelt […]
The effect of thermal stress and hypoxia on the hyperiid amphipod Phronima
Meeting Abstract 8.2 Friday, Jan. 4 The effect of thermal stress and hypoxia on the hyperiid amphipod Phronima ELDER, L*; SEIBEL, B; Univ. of Rhode Island; Univ. of Rhode Island leab83@my.uri.edu Hyperiid amphipods in the Eastern Tropical Pacific migrate across a temperature gradient of 10 degrees or more and spend daytime at oxygen levels less than 5µM. […]
Physiological and genetic underpinnings of local coral adaptation in the Florida Keys
Meeting Abstract 8.5 Friday, Jan. 4 Physiological and genetic underpinnings of local coral adaptation in the Florida Keys KENKEL, CD*; ALMANZA, AT; MATZ, MV; Univ. of Texas at Austin; Univ. of Texas at Austin; Univ. of Texas at Austin carly.kenkel@gmail.com Coral reefs throughout the world, and especially in the Caribbean, are experiencing declines attributable to direct anthropogenic […]
Effects of Elevated Oceanic COsub2sub and Temperature on Sperm Motility and Swimming Speed in Northern and Southern Populations of the Sea Urchin Arbacia punctulata
Meeting Abstract 8.4 Friday, Jan. 4 Effects of Elevated Oceanic CO2 and Temperature on Sperm Motility and Swimming Speed in Northern and Southern Populations of the Sea Urchin Arbacia punctulata CASTRO, D.A.*; PODOLSKY, R.D.; College of Charleston; College of Charleston diegocastro90@gmail.com Increases in atmospheric CO2 are raising CO2 levels in the ocean, driving a decrease in oceanic […]
