Meeting Abstract 102.6  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:15  Beyond lethality—use of thermal resources under the perceived risk of predation RUSCH, T/W*; SEARS, M/W; RAY, G/F; MERLINO, T/L; ANGILLETTA, M/J; Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; Clemson University, Clemson, SC; Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA; Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ trusch@asu.edu When resources become […]

Meeting Abstract 102.1  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:00  Avoiding Errors When Measuring Operative Temperature BAKKEN, G.S.*; KROCHMAL, A.R.; ANGILLETTA, M.J.; Indiana State University; Washington College; Arizona State University george.bakken@indstate.edu Climate change may increase average air temperatures by 2 – 4° C by 2100. To predict the resulting shifts in life histories and species’ ranges, we need to reliably […]

Meeting Abstract 100.2  Monday, Jan. 6 14:00  What happens when pupae pump? Internal effects of abdominal movements in the beetle Zophobas morio KENNY, M*; PENDAR, H; ADJERID, K; SOCHA, JJ; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech mck66@vt.edu During metamorphosis, pupal insects exhibit an immobile stage, during which multiple physiological systems undergo extensive remodeling. However, the […]

Meeting Abstract 100.3  Monday, Jan. 6 14:15  Do Pacific sandfish (Trichodon trichodon) use a modified two-phase respiratory pump for rapid burial? MACDONALD, I/A*; FERRY, L; SUMMERS, A; GIBB, A/C; Northern Arizona University; Arizona State University; University of Washington; Northern Arizona University iam26@nau.edu Many fishes bury themselves to evade predators and ambush prey. Unlike other species, which laterally […]

Meeting Abstract 99.2  Monday, Jan. 6 13:45  miRNAs in hemichordate development GRAY, J.*; FREEMAN, JR. , R.M.; GERHART, J.; KIRSCHNER, M.W.; Harvard Medical School; Harvard Medical School; University of California, Berkeley; Harvard Medical School jessica_gray@hms.harvard.edu miRNAs act as post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression networks in a number of developmental processes, and multiple evolutionary expansions of miRNAs are […]

Meeting Abstract 99.6  Monday, Jan. 6 14:45  Understanding Translational Regulation Using the Model System Drosophila KANKE, MR*; MACDONALD, PM; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin matthew.r.kanke@gmail.com Translational regulation of localized RNAs is crucial for development across the animal kingdom. In the model system Drosophila, proper regulation of localized mRNAs is essential for patterning […]

Meeting Abstract 99.5  Monday, Jan. 6 14:30  Temporal and spatial expression of the Frizzled gene family in a spiral-cleaving embryo BASTIN, B.R.*; CHOU, H.; PRUITT, M.M.; SCHNEIDER, S.Q.; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University brbastin@iastate.edu Wnt signal transduction pathways are highly conserved in most metazoans and involved in many developmental processes […]

Meeting Abstract 99.4  Monday, Jan. 6 14:15  Selective nuclearization of beta-catenin is sufficient to induce formation of a normal pluteus embryo from ectodermal precursors BYRUM, CA*; WIKRAMANAYAKE, AH; College of Charleston, Charleston, SC; University of Miami, Miami, FL byrumc@cofc.edu In metazoans, canonical Wnt signaling is critical for formation of the primary body axis. Translocation of beta-catenin to […]

Meeting Abstract 99.1  Monday, Jan. 6 13:30  Posterior axis elongation without segmentation: insights into the origins of the bilaterian trunk FRITZENWANKER, J.H.*; LOWE, C.J.; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University jhfritzenwanker@web.de One common feature of bilaterian animals is their anteroposterior (AP) axis which is divided into two major regions; the head and the trunk. In many groups […]

Meeting Abstract 99.8  Monday, Jan. 6 15:15  Klf/Sp transcription factor family expansion, diversification, and innovation in the Unikonta PRESNELL, JS*; SCHNITZLER, CE; BROWNE, WE; University of Miami, FL; National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD; University of Miami, FL j.presnell@umiami.edu The Krüppel-like factor (Klf) gene family consists of two groups of transcription factors, Klf and Specificity […]