Meeting Abstract 116.3  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:45  Morphology and Taxonomy of Brooding Anemones in the North Pacific Ocean LARSON, P*; DALY, M; Ohio State University; Ohio State University larson.309@osu.edu The sea anemone genus Epiactis Verrill is notable for diversity in reproductive behavior and strategy among its species. The name E. ritteri Torrey has been applied both to […]

Meeting Abstract 116.6  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:30  Molecular Phylogenetics and Morphological Evolution of Papuan Microhylid Frogs RIVERA, J. A.*; BUTLER, M. A.; KRAUS, F. ; Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa; Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa; Univ. of Michigan julior@hawaii.edu The third largest amphibian family in the world, the Microhylidae, have a global distribution with 523 know species of which […]

Meeting Abstract 116.1  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:15  Host-symbiont dynamics in the Atlantic Forest hotspot SCHWEITZER, A.M.*; PERKINS, S.L.; CARNAVAL, A.C.; The Graduate Center, CUNY; The American Museum of Natural History; The City College of New York amandaschweitzer5@gmail.com To better understand the effects of long-term climatic changes on spatial patterns of biodiversity, we examine the host-symbiont dynamics of […]

Meeting Abstract 116.7  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:45  Diversity and biogeography of the frog genus Hylarana in sub-Saharan Africa JONGSMA, GFM; BLACKBURN, DC*; California Academy of Sciences; San Francisco State University gregor.jongsma@gmail.com The evolution and diversity of many African frogs remain incompletely explored. We focus on the frog genus Hylarana (family Ranidae) that is diverse in both sub-Saharan […]

Meeting Abstract 116.5  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:15  Biodiversity of Tanaidacea (Crustacea: Peracarida) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico RHODES, A.C.; LAVELLE, K.A.*; BOURQUE, J.R.; DEMOPOULOS, A.W.; MONTAGNA, P.A.; AMADOR, M.D.; Texas A & M University Corpus Christi; Texas A & M University Corpus Christi; US Geological Survey; US Geological Survey; Texas A & M University Corpus Christi; […]

Meeting Abstract 116.4  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:00  A life-history approach to describing species diversity of nemerteans in the NE Pacific HIEBERT, T.C.*; MASLAKOVA, S.A.; Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Univ. of Oregon; Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Univ. of Oregon terrah@uoregon.edu Recent estimates suggest that between one third and nine tenths of marine eukaryotic diversity is undescribed. […]

Meeting Abstract 115.5  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:15  The Use of Geometric Morphometrics to Characterize Morphology and Movement in Bipalium cf. vagum SODA, KJ*; SLICE, DE; Florida State University, Tallahassee; Florida State University, Tallahassee kjs11w@my.fsu.edu Over the past few decades, geometric morphometric methods (GMM) have revolutionized how morphometric studies are conducted. Because GMMs are able to maintain all […]

Meeting Abstract 115.3  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:45  Sensilla Density Corresponds to the Regions of the Horn Most Frequently Used During Combat in the Giant Rhinoceros Beetle Trypoxylus dichotomus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae) ZINNA, RA*; MCCULLOUGH, EL; Washington State University, Pullman; University of Montana, Missoula Robert.Zinna@wsu.edu In the giant rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus (L.), males have a long forked […]

Meeting Abstract 115.7  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:45  Morphology and distribution of interlacunar canals in elasmobranch mineralized cartilage SHRIVASTAVA, R; SEIDEL, R; REPP, F; KOLLMANSBERGER, P; ZASLANSKY, P; DEAN, MN*; VIT University, India; MPI-Potsdam, Germany; MPI-Potsdam, Germany; ETH-Zürich, Switzerland; Charité-Universitätsmedizin, Germany; MPI-Potsdam, Germany mason.dean@mpikg.mpg.de Connectivity among tetrapod bone cells is integral to tissue health and mechanosensing: osteocytes connect […]

Meeting Abstract 115.1  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:15  Holistic Morphometrics of Sand Dollar Echinoids Using Geographic Information Systems Technology ZACHOS, L G; University of Mississippi lgzachos@olemiss.edu A mature individual of the Northern Sand Dollar Echinarachnius parma has a skeleton composed of approximately 1000 individual calcite plates. There are significant changes in number, size, orientation, and location of plates […]