Meeting Abstract S10-1.6  Monday, Jan. 7  Transcriptomics and the evolution of stomatopod visual systems PORTER, M.L..*; CALDWELL, R.L.; OAKLEY, T.H.; CRONIN, T.W.; University of South Dakota; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of Maryland Baltimore County Megan.Porter@usd.edu Stomatopod crustaceans have complex and diverse visual systems, containing unique features that exist in no other […]

Meeting Abstract S10-1.4  Monday, Jan. 7  The control of cnidocyte discharge by light PLACHETZKI, D/C; UC Davis plachetzki@ucdavis.edu Cnidocytes facilitate both sensory and secretory functions among cnidarians and have been heralded as the most complex animal cell type. Cnidocyte discharge is known to integrate both chemical and mechanical cues from the environment, but, despite more than a […]

Meeting Abstract S10-1.7  Monday, Jan. 7  Physiological genomics of color vision in butterflies BRISCOE, Adriana*; YUAN, Furong; University of California, Irvine abriscoe@uci.edu Butterflies evolve mimetic wing coloration under selection from predators. Unless butterfly eyes have adaptations for discriminating mimetic color variation there is a risk of confusing mimics from potential mates for the butterflies themselves. The genus […]

Meeting Abstract S10-1.3  Monday, Jan. 7  Opsins in brachiopod embryos and larvae PASSAMANECK, Y.J.*; MARTINDALE, M.Q.; University of Hawaii; University of Hawaii yale@hawaii.edu In the larvae of most protostome invertebrates, detection of directional light is facilitated by simple pigmented eyes containing rhabdomeric photoreceptor cells. To extend the understanding of protostome eye evolution, we have investigated photoreceptor morphology, […]

Meeting Abstract S10-1.2  Monday, Jan. 7  Mechanism of phototaxis in marine zooplankton and origin of simple visual circuits JéKELY, G; Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Spemannstrasse 35, 72076 Tübingen, Germany gaspar.jekely@tuebingen.mpg.de Eyes and nervous systems evolved in a marine environment at the dawn of animal life and diversified during the Cambrian explosion, one of the most […]

Meeting Abstract S10-1.1  Monday, Jan. 7  Evolutionary origins of an animal light interaction tool-kit OAKLEY, Todd H; UCSB oakley@lifesci.ucsb.edu Eye evolution is touted as a prime example of deep homology, whereby novel structures arise – sometimes convergently – by modification of homologous regulatory circuits that draw upon a common genetic tool kit. What is this genetic tool […]

Meeting Abstract S9-2.2  Monday, Jan. 7  Physiological and behavioral responses to multiple environmental stressors in San Francisco Bay-Delta fishes: linking mechanism to management FANGUE, Nann A; HASENBEIN, Matthias; KOMOROSKE, Lisa; CONNON, Richard E*; Univ. of California Davis; Univ. of California Davis; Univ. of California Davis; Univ. of California Davis nafangue@ucdavis.edu An important goal of aquatic conservation biology […]

Meeting Abstract S9-2.3  Monday, Jan. 7  Integrative biological footprint of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the laboratory and field WHITEHEAD, A.*; PILCHER, W.; MAYER, G.; DUBANSKY, B.; GALVEZ, F.; University of California Davis; Louisiana State University; Texas Tech University; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University awhitehead@ucdavis.edu Large populations of killifish inhabit Gulf-exposed marsh habitats that are […]

Meeting Abstract S9-2.1  Monday, Jan. 7  How oxygen and temperature changes across latitude and elevation determine ecological distribution patterns VERBERK, W.C.E.P.*; BILTON, D.T.; CALOSI, P.; SPICER, J.I.; Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Plymouth University, UK; Plymouth University, UK; Plymouth University, UK wilco@aquaticecology.nl Oxygen may set thermal tolerance limits. Such oxygen limitation arises when an individual’s capacity to […]

Meeting Abstract S9-2.4  Monday, Jan. 7  Evolution of tolerance to multiple interacting stressors in fish SCHULTE, PM; University of British Columbia pschulte@zoology.ubc.ca Anthropogenic environmental change, which involves changes in multiple interacting environmental stressors, is having important effects on animals living in aquatic environments. Although we have a fairly good understanding of the effects of abiotic stressors in […]