Meeting Abstract 82.1  Monday, Jan. 6 10:30  Comparison of cranial and axial muscle power for suction feeding in largemouth bass CAMP, A.L.*; ROBERTS, T.J.; BRAINERD, E.L.; Brown University, Providence RI; Brown University, Providence RI; Brown University, Providence RI ariel_camp@brown.edu Suction feeding relies on substantial muscle power to expand the mouth cavity so that volume increases, pressure decreases, […]

Meeting Abstract 81.6  Monday, Jan. 6 11:30  Within-species variation and phylogenetic patterns in anti-bacterial activity in egg masses of 16 mollusc species SMOOT, SC*; PLANTE, CJ; PODOLSKY, RD; College of Charleston scsmoot@gmail.com Gelatinous egg masses are used by several species of marine invertebrates to encapsulate embryos until hatching. The high protein and mucopolysaccharide content of these egg […]

Meeting Abstract 81.4  Monday, Jan. 6 11:00  Who makes the settlement cue for larvae of Phestilla sibogae? MENINZOR, D.; ASAHINA, A.; HADFIELD, M.G.*; University of Hawaii at Manoa hadfield@hawaii.edu For more than 40 years, researchers in the Hadfield laboratory have made “metamorphic inducer” for larvae of the nudibranch Phestilla sibogae by soaking pieces of the nudibranch’s prey […]

Meeting Abstract 81.1  Monday, Jan. 6 10:15  Time series analysis and visualization of midwater zooplankton ecology: Automating long-term studies of the VARS dataset JAFFE, A.L.*; HADDOCK, S.H.D; Harvard University; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute alexanderjaffe@college.harvard.edu This study uses multi-decadal time series from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute’s unique VARS database to illustrate spatio-temporal patterns of abundance […]

Meeting Abstract 81.2  Monday, Jan. 6 10:30  Oceanic Sea Star Larvae Host Microbial Community Dominated by Cyanobacteria of the Genus Synechococcus BOSCH, I*; SNYDER, S.M.; GALAC, M.R.; JANIES, D.A; State University of New York, Geneseo; University of South Florida, St. Petersburg; University of North Carolina, Charlotte; University of North Carolina, Charlotte bosch@geneseo.edu Sea star planktotrophic larvae provisionally […]

Meeting Abstract 81.3  Monday, Jan. 6 10:45  Effects of predator odor on photobehavior, visual sensitivity, and morphology of crab larvae CHARPENTIER, C.L.*; COHEN, J.H.; University of Delaware; University of Delaware charpecl@udel.edu Many zooplankton exhibit specialized behavioral and morphological predator defense strategies that are induced by predator detection. For example, exposure to predator odor enhances photobehavior in the […]

Meeting Abstract 81.7  Monday, Jan. 6 11:45  Dietary beta-carotene supplementation in broodstock affects F1 embryonic development and embryonic stress response to UVR in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus TAYLOR, J.C.*; WILLIAMS, M.B.; KATIYAR, S.K.; WATTS, S.A.; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham; University of Alabama […]

Meeting Abstract 81.5  Monday, Jan. 6 11:15  Are Planktotrophic Calyptraeids “Pre-adapted” for Adelphophagic Development? THOMSEN, O.; COLLIN, R.*; CARRILLO-BALTODANO, A.; Univ. Oldenburg; Smithsonian Tropical Res. Inst.; Clark Univ. collinr@si.edu Adelphophagy, development where embryos grow large by consuming morphologically distinct nutritive embryos or their own normal siblings is common in some families of marine gastropods and worms and […]

Meeting Abstract 80.3  Monday, Jan. 6 10:45  The fast start in larval zebrafish creates 3D maneuvers NAIR, A. M.*; MCHENRY, M. J.; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine amnair@uci.edu The fish fast start is a classic escape response where the body curls into a “C” shape and then rapidly unfurls to accelerate the body. Although […]

Meeting Abstract 80.4  Monday, Jan. 6 11:00  The effects of viscosity on swimming in lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) TYTELL, E. D.*; OSWALD, L. E.; Tufts Univ.; Tufts Univ. eric.tytell@tufts.edu For most animals, locomotor movements result from a coupling between a flexible body and external environmental forces. To better understand this coupling, it is helpful to alter the balance […]