Regional Scale Connectivity Among Barnacle Populations in the Gulf of Maine Inferred from the Phenology of Larval Release and Settlement

Meeting Abstract 107-3  Saturday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15  Regional Scale Connectivity Among Barnacle Populations in the Gulf of Maine Inferred from the Phenology of Larval Release and Settlement YUND, PO; The Downeast Institute pyund@downeastinstitute.org Demographic population connectivity can be assessed via a variety of methods, but all of the standard approaches require significant effort and funding […]

Latent and Interactive Effects of Ocean Acidification and Nutrition Across the Larva to Juvenile Development of an Intertidal Gastropod

Meeting Abstract 107-2  Saturday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00  Latent and Interactive Effects of Ocean Acidification and Nutrition Across the Larva to Juvenile Development of an Intertidal Gastropod BOGAN, SN*; MCMAHON, JB; PECHENIK, JA; PIRES, A; Sonoma State University; Tufts University; Dickinson College snbogan8@gmail.com Ocean acidification (OA) poses a significant threat to calcifying invertebrates by negatively influencing […]

Large inedible particles may reduce feeding performance of echinoderm larvae in nature

Meeting Abstract 107-7  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15  Large inedible particles may reduce feeding performance of echinoderm larvae in nature LIZÁRRAGA, D; PERNET, B*; California State University Long Beach; California State University Long Beach bruno.pernet@csulb.edu Food concentration may often be so low as to limit growth of the feeding larvae of marine invertebrates, extending larval planktonic […]

Effects of Currents, Waves, and Biofilms on Motion of Tubeworm Larvae Swimming Above or Below Surfaces

Meeting Abstract 107-1  Saturday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45  Effects of Currents, Waves, and Biofilms on Motion of Tubeworm Larvae Swimming Above or Below Surfaces KOEHL, M.*; PEROTTI, E.; SISCHO, D.; HATA, T.; HADFIELD, M; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of Hawaii; Univ. of Hawaii; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of Hawaii cnidaria@berkeley.edu http://ib.berkeley.edu/labs/koehl Fouling communities on […]

Lactation and Resource Limitation Affect Stress Responses, Thyroid Hormones, Immune Function and Antioxidant Capacity of Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris)

Meeting Abstract 106-5  Saturday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45  Lactation and Resource Limitation Affect Stress Responses, Thyroid Hormones, Immune Function and Antioxidant Capacity of Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) CHINN, SM*; MONSON, DH; TINKER, MT; STAEDLER, MM; CROCKER, DE; Sonoma State Univ; USGS; UC Santa Cruz; Monterey Bay Aquarium; Sonoma State Univ sarahchinn@gmail.com Lactation is the most energetically […]

Iron Mobilization During Lactation Draws from Aerobic Dive Capacities in Weddell seals A Previously Unexplored Cost to a Capital-Breeding System

Meeting Abstract 106-8  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:15 – 15:30  Iron Mobilization During Lactation Draws from Aerobic Dive Capacities in Weddell seals: A Previously Unexplored Cost to a Capital-Breeding System SHERO, MR*; KIRKHAM, AL; COSTA, DP; BURNS, JM; University of Alaska, Anchorage; University of Alaska, Anchorage; University of California, Santa Cruz; University of Alaska, Anchorage mrshero@alaska.edu In marine […]

Expression of vitellogenin (Vg) gene from the hepatopancreas and gonad of the protandric shrimp Pandalus platyceros

Meeting Abstract 106-1  Saturday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45  Expression of vitellogenin (Vg) gene from the hepatopancreas and gonad of the protandric shrimp Pandalus platyceros TAMONE, SL*; LEVY, T; BOWER, E; SAGI, A; University of Alaska Southeast; Ben Gurion University of the Negev; University of Alaska Southeast; Ben Gurion University of the Negev sltamone@alaska.edu The Northern spot […]

Effects of thermal stress on Vitellogenin levels in the hemolymoh of the anomuran crab Petrolisthes cinctipes

Meeting Abstract 106-6  Saturday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00  Effects of thermal stress on Vitellogenin levels in the hemolymoh of the anomuran crab Petrolisthes cinctipes SALAS, H K*; SAYAVONG, N; GUNDERSON, A R; STILLMAN, J H; TSUKIMURA, B; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno; San Francisco State University; San Francisco State University; California State University […]

Do Oocyte-Stem Cells Contribute to Protracted Fertility in Naked Mole-Rats

Meeting Abstract 106-7  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15  Do Oocyte-Stem Cells Contribute to Protracted Fertility in Naked Mole-Rats? PLACE, NJ*; BRIEÑO-ENRIQUEZ, MA; COHEN, PE; SINOPOLI, JT; ALBERTINI, DF; LAIRD, DJ; HOLMES, MM; Cornell University; Center for Human Reproduction; Univ. of California, San Francisco; Univ. of Toronto, Mississauga njp27@cornell.edu In mammals, the discourse over the existence and […]

Differences in Female Reproductive Timing May Contribute to Divergence in Seasonally Sympatric Populations

Meeting Abstract 106-4  Saturday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30  Differences in Female Reproductive Timing May Contribute to Divergence in Seasonally Sympatric Populations KIMMITT, A.A. *; KETTERSON, E.D.; Indiana Univ., Bloomington; Indiana Univ., Bloomington akimmitt@indiana.edu Animal migration can lead to a special case of population distribution known as seasonal sympatry, in which closely related migrant and resident populations […]

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