Meeting Abstract P1-120  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  The Impacts of Density and competition on the reproductive fitness of the intertidal Porcelain Crab, Petrolisthes Cinctipes. ABEGAZ, M/F*; GUNDERSON, A/R; SALAS, H; TSUKIMURA, B; STILLMAN, JH; San Francisco State University; University of California Berkley; California State University Fresno ; California State University Fresno ; San Francisco State […]

Meeting Abstract P1-117  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  The Impact of Competition and Salinity on Life History Traits of Two Sympatric Euryhaline Fish MAURO, AM*; TORRES DOWDALL, JR; GHALAMBOR, CK; Colorado State University; Univerisitat Konstanz; Colorado State University Alexander.Mauro@colostate.edu An unresolved question in integrative biology is why natural selection does not favor the evolution of greater […]

Meeting Abstract P1-171  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  The Heat Shock Response of Round Whitefish MURILLO, A*; BOREHAM, D; WILSON, J; SOMERS, C; MANZON , R; Univ. of Regina; Northern Ontario School of Medicine; McMaster University; Univ. of Regina; Univ. of Regina amurillo4401@gmail.com Thermal stress can be a consequence of a fish’s natural environment or a […]

Meeting Abstract P1-147  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  The Gut Microbiota of Helix aspersa SMITH, P. N.*; BALTZLEY, M. J.; BOOMER, S. M.; Western Oregon University, Monmouth; Western Oregon University, Monmouth; Western Oregon University, Monmouth pnsmith13@mail.wou.edu The gut microbiota plays an important role in the host organism’s well-being, contributing to the host’s immunity and metabolism. An […]

Meeting Abstract P1-268  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  The Function of Wing Membrane Muscles in Bats REHM, JC*; CHENEY, JA; BREUER, KS; SWARTZ, SM; Brown University, Providence; Brown University, Providence and Royal Veterinary College, London; Brown University, Providence; Brown University, Providence jeremy_rehm@brown.edu The plagiopatagiales proprii are an array of muscles hypothesized to modulate movement of the […]

Meeting Abstract P1-76  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  The Fight for Light: Biotic determinants of Nereocystis luetkeana distribution FLANAGAN , K*; DOBKOWSKI , K; Univ. of Washington ; Univ. of Washington darby.flanagan@gmail.com Bull kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana , is the dominant kelp forest species in the Salish Sea and plays an important role in the marine coastal […]

Meeting Abstract P1-115  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  The Evolution of Social Behavior and Neuromuscular Junctions in Caribbean Anole Lizards ZEB, AJ*; PAYNE, AA; JOHNSON, MA; Trinity University azeb@trinity.edu Signals are relayed from an animal’s nervous system to its muscles via neurotransmitters, chemicals that are released from a motoneuron, travel across the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), and […]

Meeting Abstract P1-39  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  The Evolution of Color Signals in Stomatopod Crustaceans PORTER, ML*; CHAN, A; GUMM, JM; University of Hawai’i at Manoa; University of Hawai’i at Manoa; Stephen F. Austin State University mlporter@hawaii.edu Stomatopod crustaceans have the most complex visual systems described in animals and display species-specific color signals used in […]

Meeting Abstract P1-244  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  The Effect of Tannins on Swimming Performance of Threespine Stickleback BAKER, JA*; SHEN, Y; Clark Univ.; Clark Univ. jbaker@clarku.edu http://wordpress.clarku.edu/foster-baker-lab/ Tannins comprise a large class of natural compounds that are produced by plants for defensive purposes. A variety of forms accumulate in large quantities in plant tissue, after […]

Meeting Abstract P1-202  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  The Effect of Prior Shortening On Residual Force Enhancement After Stretch ADITY, RIFAT*; NISHIKAWA, KIISA; Northern Arizona University ra675@nau.edu The mechanism of muscle contraction was first explained by the sliding filament theory. However, Force enhancement after stretch is a long know but poorly understood property of active muscles […]