Meeting Abstract P1-160 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Metabolic Plasticity of Juvenile Lake Sturgeon Associated with Rearing Temperature GENZ, J; Univ. of West Georgia jgenz@westga.edu Hatchery production and stocking are essential to the restoration of endemic lake sturgeon populations, but environmental factors can limit survival both in the hatchery and after release into the river system. […]
year: 2017
Median fin function, morphology and development in basal bony fishes
Meeting Abstract P1-251 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Median fin function, morphology and development in basal bony fishes MAIA, A*; PARRISH, A; HAMMOCK, K; FAVATA, CA; Eastern Illinois University; Eastern Illinois University; Eastern Illinois University; Eastern Illinois University amresendedamaia@eiu.edu http://castle.eiu.edu/maialab/ Fin evolution has allowed for the diversification of fish morphology and subsequent exploration of new habitats. […]
Mechanical stress and plasticity in the Blackbelt cichlid
Meeting Abstract P1-283 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Mechanical stress and plasticity in the Blackbelt cichlid CLEMMENSEN, S.F.; University of Tennessee, Knoxville sclemmen@vols.utk.edu http://www.sharonclemmensen.info Trophic divergence in cichlid fish is linked to shifts in pharyngeal jaw morphology. For instance, in the Heroine cichlids of Central America, the ability to crush hard-shelled mollusks is a convergent phenotype […]
Mechanical specializations of the fin rays in waterfall-climbing gobiid fishes
Meeting Abstract P1-221 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Mechanical specializations of the fin rays in waterfall-climbing gobiid fishes TAFT, NK*; TAFT, BN; DIAMOND, KM; SCHOENFUSS, HL; BLOB, RW; University of Wisconsin Parkside; Carthage College; Clemson University; St. Cloud State University; Clemson University taft@uwp.edu Fishes in the gobiid lineage have evolved a specialized pelvic suction disc from […]
Matrixmetalloprotease Activity is Required for both Longitudinal and Cross-sectional Intestinal Remodeling during Xenopus laevis Metamorphosis
Meeting Abstract P1-100 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Matrixmetalloprotease Activity is Required for both Longitudinal and Cross-sectional Intestinal Remodeling during Xenopus laevis Metamorphosis DUDLEY, C*; FOOTE, S; DAVIS, T; HORN, R; MILLER, B; SCHREIBER, AM; St Lawrence University, NY; St Lawrence University, NY; St Lawrence University, NY; St Lawrence University, NY; St Lawrence University, NY; St […]
Mating Dynamics and Population Genetics of a Coastal Population of American Alligator
Meeting Abstract P1-108 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Mating Dynamics and Population Genetics of a Coastal Population of American Alligator LANCE, SL; RAINWATER, TR; ZAJDEL, J*; WILKINSON, PM; PARROTT, BB; Univ. of Georgia; Clemson Univ.; Univ. of Georgia; Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center; Univ. of Georgia lance@srel.uga.edu The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) represents a key species in […]
Maternal provisioning of eggs of the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis Selection pressures favoring the evolution of coloniality
Meeting Abstract P1-112 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Maternal provisioning of eggs of the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis: Selection pressures favoring the evolution of coloniality ADHAV, A/A*; REITZEL, A/R; MCALISTER, J/S; College of the Holy Cross; Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte; College of the Holy Cross aaadha17@g.holycross.edu The success over evolutionary time of lineages […]
Material Properties of Hagfish Skins Under Equibiaxial and Nondestructive Uniaxial Tension
Meeting Abstract P1-211 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Material Properties of Hagfish Skins Under Equibiaxial and Nondestructive Uniaxial Tension KENNEDY, EBL*; PATEL, RG; UYENO, TA; CLARK, AJ; College of Charleston; College of Charleston; Valdosta State University ; College of Charleston kennedyeb@g.cofc.edu Slack skin is a proposed adaptation for the peculiar knotting mechanism in hagfishes, as the […]
Mapping the ovarian pathways involved in stress-induced reproductive dysfunction in mice
Meeting Abstract P1-145 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Mapping the ovarian pathways involved in stress-induced reproductive dysfunction in mice WILSTERMAN, K*; GOTLIEB, N; KRIEGSFELD, LJ; BENTLEY, GE; UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley kwilsterman@berkeley.edu In mammals, progesterone production by the corpus luteum (CL) in the ovary is necessary for maintenance of early pregnancy. Chronic […]
Mallards regulate stress responsiveness according to energetic demands
Meeting Abstract P1-132 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Mallards regulate stress responsiveness according to energetic demands HENSON, JR*; SIMS, CG; SCHOECH, SJ; Univ. of Memphis; Univ. of Arkansas Monticello; Univ. of Memphis jrhenson@memphis.edu Waterfowl face a multitude of stressors throughout their annual cycles. These stressors include energetic demands associated with life history stage, weather, and waterfowl […]
