Meeting Abstract 96-1  Saturday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45  Seasons and Neighborhoods of High Lead Toxicity in New York City: the Feral Pigeon as a Bioindicator CALISI, RM*; CAI, F; University of California, Davis; Columbia University rmcalisi@ucdavis.edu Although U.S. government bans on lead in paint and gasoline have significantly reduced lead concentrations in human tissues, lead is […]

Meeting Abstract 96-2  Saturday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00  Legacy effect of microplastic ingestion on growth and development of the slipper limpet Crepidula onyx HAU KWAN, L*; KIT YU, KC; Hong Kong University of Science and Techonology; Hong Kong University of Science and Techonology hkloab@connect.ust.hk Plastic pieces that are less than 5 mm diameter, microplastics, are considered […]

Meeting Abstract 96-3  Saturday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15  Direct and Diet-mediated Indirect Effects of Ocean Acidification Do Not Impact Larval Slipper Limpet Crepidula onyx MABOLOC, EA*; CHAN, KYK; School of Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Division of Life Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear […]

Meeting Abstract 95-5  Saturday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30  The Location of Putative Brain Photoreceptors in the Stomatopod Crustacean, Neogonodactylus oerstedii DONOHUE, MW*; KINGSTON, ACN; LIN, C; CRONIN, TW; University of Maryland, Baltimore County; University of South Carolina; University of Maryland, Baltimore County; University of Maryland, Baltimore County willard3@umbc.edu Animals have light detectors in tissues outside of […]

Meeting Abstract 95-1  Saturday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30  Modeling spectral sensitivities of visual systems: identification of photoreceptor arrays using electroretinograms and multi-model inference LESSIOS, N; University of Arizona nlessios@email.arizona.edu Understanding how individual photoreceptor cells factor in the spectral sensitivity of a visual system is essential to explain how they contribute to the visual ecology of the […]

Meeting Abstract 95-4  Saturday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15  Like a hole in the head (valve) SIGWART, JD*; SUMNER-ROONEY, LH; RAHMAN, IA; PARKINSON, DY; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin; Oxford University Museum of Natural History; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory j.sigwart@berkeley.edu http://www.qub.ac.uk/qml/People/Sigwart Sensory systems in animals with hard parts often require penetration of nerves through […]

Meeting Abstract 95-6  Saturday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45  Join Now! The increased visibility of large groups of aquatic and aerial organisms is far outweighed by the benefits of aggregation JOHNSEN, S*; RUXTON, GD; Duke Univ.; Univ. of St. Andrews sjohnsen@duke.edu http://sites.biology.duke.edu/johnsenlab/ Aggregation is a common life-history trait in many species. Qualitative understanding of how aggregation by […]

Meeting Abstract 95-3  Saturday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00  Genetic Basis of Color Variation in the Bioluminescent Signals of Sea Fireflies (Cypridinidae:Ostracoda) OAKLEY, TH*; ELLIS, EA; HENSLEY, NM; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara oakley@lifesci.ucsb.edu https://labs.eemb.ucsb.edu/oakley/todd/ The origin of courtship signals may cause faster speciation and impact biodiversity. But discovering the genetic basis for diversification is usually difficult. […]

Meeting Abstract 95-2  Saturday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45  Diverse sensory structures in the shell plates of chitons express the molecular components of rhabdomeric phototransduction KINGSTON, ACN*; SPEISER, DI; University of South Carolina; University of South Carolina acnahm@gmail.com An important question in integrative biology is how and why complex structures, such as eyes, evolve. Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) […]

Meeting Abstract 95-7  Saturday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00  Anti-reflective invisibility cloak: monolayers of spheres reduce cuticle reflectance in hyperiid amphipods BAGGE, LE*; JOHNSEN, S; Duke Univ.; Duke Univ. laura.bagge@duke.edu Under the directional light field of the mesopelagic and the bioluminescent searchlights of potential predators, transparent animals may be revealed by reflections from their body surface. However, […]