Meeting Abstract 77.2 Monday, Jan. 6 08:30 Nutrient availability influences resting metabolism in wing-dimorphic Gryllus firmus crickets CLARK, R.M.*; ZERA, AJ; BEHMER, S; Texas A&M University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Texas A&M University r11clark@gmail.com Nutrient availability shapes physiological function, yet connections between feeding, metabolic physiology and life-history trade-offs have rarely been explored. We examined how variation in the […]
year: 2014
Is the ability to gain carbohydrate driving the evolution and ecology of an insect herbivore, the grasshopper
Meeting Abstract 77.6 Monday, Jan. 6 09:30 Is the ability to gain carbohydrate driving the evolution and ecology of an insect herbivore, the grasshopper? CLISSOLD, F.J.*; RICHARDSON, A.; LENHART, P.; BEHMER, S.T.; SIMPSON, S.J.; The University of Sydney; The University of Sydney; Texas A & M University; Texas A & M University; The University of Sydney fiona.clissold@sydney.edu.au […]
Identification of two novel insulin- and hormone-regulated nutritional checkpoints in C elegans development
Meeting Abstract 77.4 Monday, Jan. 6 09:00 Identification of two novel insulin- and hormone-regulated nutritional checkpoints in C. elegans development SCHINDLER, AJ*; BAUGH, LR; SHERWOOD, DR; Duke University adam.schindler@duke.edu Developing organisms in the wild exist in complex environments in which the availability of food varies. When faced with nutritional scarcity, organisms slow or arrest development and undergo […]
Diet modulates gregarization in the Australian Plague Locust
Meeting Abstract 77.3 Monday, Jan. 6 08:45 Diet modulates gregarization in the Australian Plague Locust CEASE, A.J.*; ROGERS, S.M.; DODGSON, T.; SIMPSON, S.J.; The University of Sydney; The University of Sydney; The University of Sydney; The University of Sydney arianne.cease@sydney.edu.au Locusts are grasshoppers that exhibit a density-dependent polyphenism, switching between a lone-living solitarious phase and a gregarious […]
Molgulid Ascidians have a Radical Heterochronic Shift in their Metamorphic Gene Network
Meeting Abstract 76.1 Monday, Jan. 6 08:00 Molgulid Ascidians have a Radical Heterochronic Shift in their Metamorphic Gene Network MALISKA, M.; LOWE , E.; WEBER, C.; STOLFI, A.; PEYRIERAS, N.; CHRISTIAEN, L.; BROWN, C.T.; SWALLA, B.J.*; Univ. of Washington, Seattle; Michigan State University, East Lansing; Univ. of Washington, Seattle; New York University, New York; Institut de Neurobiologie […]
Gene expression differences in the sexually dimorphic eyes of Euphilomedes carcharodonta (Ostracoda, Crustacea)
Meeting Abstract 76.6 Monday, Jan. 6 09:15 Gene expression differences in the sexually dimorphic eyes of Euphilomedes carcharodonta (Ostracoda, Crustacea) SAJUTHI, A.; CARRILLO-ZAZUETA, B.; BRONDANSKY, L.; WANG, A.; DUKE, E.; RIVERA, A.S.*; University of the Pacific; University of the Pacific; University of the Pacific; University of the Pacific; University of the Pacific; University of the Pacific arivera@pacific.edu […]
Functional conservation of heart-related enhancers in Ciona intestinalis and Corella inflata
Meeting Abstract 76.2 Monday, Jan. 6 08:15 Functional conservation of heart-related enhancers in Ciona intestinalis and Corella inflata HWANG, A.E.*; DAVIDSON, B.J.; Swarthmore College; Swarthmore College ahwang2@swarthmore.edu Cis-regulatory elements (CREs) are responsible for regulating the timing and localization of gene expression. Orthologous CREs from widely disparate species can display conserved regulatory activity despite significant sequence variation. To […]
Combining developmental, population, and comparative genomics analyses to study long term evolution of cell types
Meeting Abstract 76.3 Monday, Jan. 6 08:30 Combining developmental, population, and comparative genomics analyses to study long term evolution of cell types SIMAKOV, O.*; ROKHSAR, D.S.; ARENDT, D.; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany; UC Berkeley; EMBL Heidelberg, Germany simakov@embl.de While most of the inferences about the ancestral metazoan or bilaterian cell type complements are based primarily on gene expression […]
An Integrative Approach to Dissecting the Nanoscopic Morphogenesis of Structural Color in Butterflies
Meeting Abstract 76.4 Monday, Jan. 6 08:45 An Integrative Approach to Dissecting the Nanoscopic Morphogenesis of Structural Color in Butterflies NULL, RW*; KRUP, AL; SINHA, M; PATEL, NH; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, San Francisco; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley ryan.null@berkeley.edu The adaptive evolution of animal coloration is influenced at both micro […]
The genetic components of extended life expectancy in chilled, post-diapause quiescent alfalfa feafcutting bees, Megachile rotundata
Meeting Abstract 75.2 Monday, Jan. 6 08:15 The genetic components of extended life expectancy in chilled, post-diapause quiescent alfalfa feafcutting bees, Megachile rotundata TORSON, A.S.*; YOCUM, G.D.; RINEHART, J.P.; KEMP, W.P.; BOWSHER, J.H.; North Dakota State University; USDA-ARS; USDA-ARS; USDA-ARS; North Dakota State University Alex.S.Torson@ndsu.edu The alfalfa leafcutting bee (Megachile rotundata) a solitary bee native to Eurasia, […]
