Meeting Abstract 134-2  Sunday, Jan. 8 10:30 – 10:45  From Blushing Beroids to Tenacious Tentaculata: New Evidence of Tyrosine Metabolites in Ctenophores and Their Functional Implications TOWNSEND, JP*; SWEENEY, AM; University of Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania townj@mail.med.upenn.edu https://twitter.com/jptownsendii Ctenophores have taken on new importance in revealing animal origins with modern work showing their position near the root […]

Meeting Abstract 134-1  Sunday, Jan. 8 10:15 – 10:30  Energy Budgeting in a Temperate Hummingbird SHANKAR, A*; CANEPA, JR; GRAHAM, CH; WETHINGTON, SM; POWERS, DR; Stony Brook University; George Fox University; George Fox University; Hummingbird Monitoring Network; Stony Brook University; WSL Zurich nushiamme@gmail.com http://anushashankar.weebly.com Warming climates will likely cause organisms to adjust their energy budgets to accommodate […]

Meeting Abstract 134-7  Sunday, Jan. 8 11:45 – 12:00  Effects of dormancy and temperature on metabolic parameters in Gopher Tortoises, Gopherus polyphemus: Does immune state match metabolic rate? GOESSLING, JM; MENDONCA, MT*; APPEL, AG; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University goessling@auburn.edu Because energy is the basic unit of physiological processes, understanding differences in energy usage may offer […]

Meeting Abstract 133-2  Sunday, Jan. 8 11:00 – 11:15  Mitotic coordination of membrane trafficking in Ciona intestinalis heart development DREIER, M.*; COTA, C.; DAVIDSON, B.; Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA; Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA; Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA mdreier1@swarthmore.edu During cell division, cell components must be segregated in an organized manner. Mitotic segregation of components can control cell […]

Meeting Abstract 133-4  Sunday, Jan. 8 11:30 – 11:45  GFP Illuminates the Role of Retinoic Acid in Regenerating Axolotl Limbs CRAWFORD, K *; KARIMI, KR; St. Mary’s College of Maryland kcrawford@smcm.edu Retinoic acid (RA), a vitamin A derivative, is involved in patterning during vertebrate limb development and urodele limb regeneration. Treatment with RA during limb regeneration can […]

Meeting Abstract 133-3  Sunday, Jan. 8 11:15 – 11:30  Dynamics of Cnidocyte Types in Development of Nematostella vectensis MIRE, P*; CAVANAUGH, M; Univ. of Louisiana, Lafayette; Univ. of Louisiana, Lafayette pmire@louisiana.edu http://anemoneresearch.org Sea anemones employ cnidae, specialized capsules produced in cnidocytes, to capture prey. Anemones develop from planula larvae to polyps that form tentacles containing cnidae. Two […]

Meeting Abstract 133-1  Sunday, Jan. 8 10:45 – 11:00  Development of Muscle and Germ Line in Penaeid Shrimp HERTZLER, PL; Central Michigan University hertz1pl@cmich.edu Penaeid shrimp embryos develop by holoblastic cleavage to the 32-cell stage, when gastrulation is initiated by the ingression of two mesendoblasts, followed by invagination of nine naupliar mesoderm cells. The naupliar mesoderm cells […]

Meeting Abstract 133-5  Sunday, Jan. 8 11:45 – 12:00  A Novel Protein Family Involved in Mandible Formation in the Decapod Crustacean Cherax Quadricarinatus ABEHSERA, S.*; PELES, S.; AFLALO , ED; SAGI, A.; Department of Life Sciences and the National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel abehsera@post.bgu.ac.il Structural-proteins play a key […]

Meeting Abstract 132-6  Sunday, Jan. 8 11:30 – 11:45  The neonicotinoid pesticide, imidacloprid, affects Bombus impatiens (bumblebee) sonication behavior when consumed at doses below the LD50 SWITZER, C.M.*; COMBES, S.A.; Harvard Univ.; Univ. of California, Davis callin.switzer@gmail.com http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~cswitzer/Bio.html We investigated changes in sonication (or buzz-pollination) behavior of Bombus impatiens bumblebees, after consumption of the neonicotinoid pesticide, imidacloprid. […]

Meeting Abstract 132-2  Sunday, Jan. 8 10:30 – 10:45  The influence of oil exposure on social interactions and competition in a marine teleost KHURSIGARA, A.J.*; JOHANSEN , J.L. ; ESBAUGH, A.J. ; University of Texas at Austin ; University of Texas at Austin ; University of Texas at Austin akhursigara@utexas.edu In resource limited environments fish compete and […]