Meeting Abstract 68-1  Tuesday, Jan. 5 13:45  The tree’s the thing: phylogeny as a way of understanding the diversity of venom in sea anemones DALY, M*; MACRANDER, J.M.; BROE, M; The Ohio State University; The Ohio State University; The Ohio State University daly.66@osu.edu Technological obstacles have largely been eliminated in the study of venom in non-model systems, […]

Meeting Abstract 68-5  Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:45  Snakes win: Coevolution of venom function and prey resistance in a rattlesnake-squirrel arms race HOLDING, M. L.*; BIARDI, J. E.; GIBBS, H. L.; Ohio State University; Fairfield University; Ohio State University matthewholding28@gmail.com The concept of a coevolutionary arms race has been widely-used to account for paired trait variation in vertebrate […]

Meeting Abstract 68-4  Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:30  Proteomic comparisons of long- and short-term captive eastern brown snakes (Pseudonaja textilis) MCCLEARY, RJR*; SRIDHARAN, S; DUNSTAN, NL; MIRTSCHIN, PJ; ALEWOOD, PF; KINI, RM; Utah State University; National University of Singapore; Venom Supplies Pty Ltd; Venom Supplies Pty Ltd; University of Queensland; National University of Singapore 19venom84@gmail.com Snake venoms are […]

Meeting Abstract 68-2  Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:00  Gender differences in stinging behavior, venom composition, and venom function in the striped bark scorpion (Centruroides vittatus) MILLER, D.W.*; ROWE, A.H.; ROWE, M.P.; Michigan State University millerdy@msu.edu http://venomevolution.zoology.msu.edu/ Bark scorpions (Centruroides spp.) are a large group of 40+ species in the family Buthidae whose center of distribution is west-central Mexico. […]

Meeting Abstract 68-3  Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:15  Characterizing the molecular diversity and function of Terebridae venom GORSON, J.M.*; VERDES, A.; YEE, L.; SHIN, H.; KHAWAJA, S.; HOLFORD, M.; CUNY Graduate Center- New York; CUNY Graduate Center- New York; Hunter College, New York; Hunter College, New York; Hunter College, New York; Hunter College, New York JMGORSON@GMAIL.COM This study […]

Meeting Abstract 67-4  Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:45  The tempo of body shape evolution in ray-finned fishes: bringing morphology into the “phenomic era” with crowdsourced morphometrics CHANG, J.*; ALFARO, M.E.; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Los Angeles jonathan.chang@ucla.edu http://jonathanchang.org Recent advances in phylogenomics and next-generation sequencing technologies have made phylogenetic inference of large radiations of […]

Meeting Abstract 67-3  Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:30  Phylogenomics of Cladobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) GOODHEART, J.A.*; BAZINET, A.L.; COLLINS, A.G.; CUMMINGS, M.P.; Univ. of Maryland, College Park; Univ. of Maryland College Park; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Univ. of Maryland College Park GoodheartJ@si.edu http://jessicagoodheart.weebly.com/ Cladobranchia (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) is a diverse (~1000 species) but understudied group of sea slug […]

Meeting Abstract 67-1  Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:00  Evaluating taxonomic characters of Anthopleura and other sea anemones in a molecular phylogenetic context LARSON, P.G.*; DALY, M.; RODRIGUEZ, E.; The Ohio State University; The Ohio State University; American Museum of Natural History larson.309@osu.edu The cosmopolitan sea anemone genus Anthopleura is defined by the presence of acrorhagi and verrucae, specialized […]

Meeting Abstract 67-2  Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:15  A High-Throughput Investigation into the Tissue Specific Venom Composition and Differential Gene Expression in Three Species of Sea Anemone MACRANDER, J*; BROE, M; DALY, M; The Ohio State University; The Ohio State University; The Ohio State University macrander.1@osu.edu Cnidarians are the only group of venomous animals that lack a centralized […]

Meeting Abstract 66-7  Tuesday, Jan. 5 15:00  The intestine is a blender YANG, P*; LAMARCA, M; HU, DL; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology peijyang@gatech.edu According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, digestive disease affects 60 to 70 million people and costs over 140 billion annually. Despite the […]