Meeting Abstract 44-6 Tuesday, Jan. 5 09:15 Interactions of Par/aPKC complex components are necessary for endodermal epithelial integrity of Nematostella vectensis embryos SALINAS-SAAVEDRA, M*; MARTINDALE, MQ; University of Florida, Florida mssaavedra@whitney.ufl.edu The emergence of organized epithelia was undoubtedly one of the most significant events in metazoan evolution. The integrity of this tissue depends on the polarization and […]
year: 2016
Insights into the Evolution of Bilateral Symmetry a Cnidarians Perspective
Meeting Abstract 44-5 Tuesday, Jan. 5 09:00 Insights into the Evolution of Bilateral Symmetry: a Cnidarians Perspective SIMMONS, D.K.*; CREAMER, K.E.; STEPHENSON, T.Q.; MARTINDALE, M.Q.; University of Florida davidsim@whitney.ufl.edu Dorsal-ventral patterning in bilaterians is controlled by the highly conserved BMP signaling pathway. Morphogenic gradients of BMP signaling and their modulators control the specification of cell fates along […]
Examining the roles of α-cateninvinculin related proteins in sponges and choanoflagellates
Meeting Abstract 44-3 Tuesday, Jan. 5 08:30 Examining the roles of α-catenin/vinculin related proteins in sponges and choanoflagellates MITCHELL, JM*; NICHOLS, SA; University of Denver yinnismc@gmail.com Understanding the evolution and ancestral functions of cell-cell adhesion proteins promises to shed light on how animal multicellularity evolved, and how the first animal tissues were assembled. Here, we examined the […]
Evolution of gut patterning insights from the ctenophores Mnemiopsis leidyi and Pleurobrachia bachei
Meeting Abstract 44-7 Tuesday, Jan. 5 09:30 Evolution of gut patterning: insights from the ctenophores Mnemiopsis leidyi and Pleurobrachia bachei PRESNELL, J.S.*; VANDEPAS, L.E.; DAVIDSON, P.L.; SWALLA, B.J.; AMEMIYA, C.T.; BROWNE, W.E.; Univ. of Miami, FL; Univ. of Washington, WA; Univ. of Miami, FL; Friday Harbor Laboratories, WA; Benaroya Research Institute, WA; Univ. of Miami, FL j.presnell@umiami.edu […]
Evolution of bZIP Transcription Factor Dimerization Surprising Interaction Complexity in Cnidaria
Meeting Abstract 44-4 Tuesday, Jan. 5 08:45 Evolution of bZIP Transcription Factor Dimerization: Surprising Interaction Complexity in Cnidaria KANE, EG*; REITZEL, AM; KANE, Eric; U. North Carolina Charlotte; U. North Carolina Charlotte ekane1@uncc.edu The genomic era has revealed that metazoan body plan diversification may rely on the selected expansion and diversification of transcription factor families as well […]
geometric morphometric analysis of Perlidae stoneflies across stream hydraulic conditions
Meeting Abstract 43-1 Tuesday, Jan. 5 08:00 geometric morphometric analysis of Perlidae stoneflies across stream hydraulic conditions EDWARDS, D/D*; MOORE, P/A; Bowling Green State University; Bowling Green State University davide@bgsu.edu https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David_Edwards20 Stream flow is the primary abiotic factor influencing stream ecosystem function. Physical forces associated with the flow can affect the morphology of in-stream organisms. Body shape […]
Trait divergence among female tree lizards (Urosaurus ornatus) in relation to throat color and dorsal pattern
Meeting Abstract 43-7 Tuesday, Jan. 5 09:30 Trait divergence among female tree lizards (Urosaurus ornatus) in relation to throat color and dorsal pattern LATTANZIO, MS; Christopher Newport University matthew.lattanzio@cnu.edu http://www.treelizard.net Instances of color or pattern polymorphism in species often coincide with suites of phenotypic differences among discrete morphs. In most species, these trait differences are collectively inferred […]
The shape of sexual conflict dimorphism, morphology and performance in male and female Teleogryllus commodus crickets
Meeting Abstract 43-5 Tuesday, Jan. 5 09:00 The shape of sexual conflict: dimorphism, morphology and performance in male and female Teleogryllus commodus crickets LAILVAUX, SP*; HALL, MD; BROOKS, RC; University of New Orleans; Monash University; University of New South Wales slailvaux@gmail.com http://fs.uno.edu/slailvau/index.html Morphological and functional traits are shaped by various parallel and opposing selection pressures. Individuals within […]
Replicated divergence in cichlid radiations mirrors a major vertebrate innovation
Meeting Abstract 43-6 Tuesday, Jan. 5 09:15 Replicated divergence in cichlid radiations mirrors a major vertebrate innovation MCGEE, MD*; FAIRCLOTH, BC; BORSTEIN, SR; ZHENG, J; HULSEY, CD; WAINWRIGHT, PC; ALFARO, ME; Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern; Department of Biological Sciences and Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University; Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, […]
Does evolutionary convergence of ecomorphology result in convergence of performance capacity A test using Australian and North American lizards
Meeting Abstract 43-4 Tuesday, Jan. 5 08:45 Does evolutionary convergence of ecomorphology result in convergence of performance capacity? A test using Australian and North American lizards MCELROY, EJ*; MCBRAYER, LD; CLEMENTE, C; BERGMANN, PJ; College of Charleston; Georgia Southern University; University of the Sunshine Coast; Clark University mcelroye@cofc.edu Convergence of morphology and ecology is a well-described evolutionary […]
