Meeting Abstract 140-2  Sunday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00  Salinity, Stress, and Metabolism: Integrated physiological correlates of osmoregulation in Trinidadian swamp guppies (Poecilia picta) along a salinity gradient MARSHALL, CA*; EARLEY, RL; GHALAMBOR, CK; Colorado State University; University of Alabama; Colorado State University cam13@colostate.edu Euryhaline fish species can deal with a wide range of salinities. However, the […]

Meeting Abstract 140-8  Sunday, Jan. 7 15:15 – 15:30  Preliminary Study: Invertebrate Primary Cell Culture on 3D Collagen Matrices MOFFITT, M*; NATESAN, S; REHMAN, F; AHEARN, GA; University of North Florida; Cornell University; University of North Florida; University of North Florida gahearn@unf.edu A keystone species, the North Atlantic lobster, Homarus americanus, is a cold water invertebrate that […]

Meeting Abstract 140-1  Sunday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45  Ornithine Metabolism and the Osmotic Stress Response in Mytilids MAY, MA*; RAWSON, PD; California Polytechnic State University; University of Maine mmay09@calpoly.edu Previous studies of transcriptomic responses to hypoosmotic exposure in blue mussels (Mytilus spp.) have suggested differential utilization of the amino acid ornithine among congeneric species. Ornithine catabolism […]

Meeting Abstract 140-4  Sunday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30  Morphological and physiological traits of the Mediterranean sticklebacks living in the Camargue wetland (Rhone river delta). RIND, K; RODRIGUEZ-BARRUCG, Q; NICOLAS, D; CUCCHI, P; LIGNOT, J-H*; University of Montpellier, France; University of Montpellier, France; La tour du Valat, France; University of Montpellier, France; University of Montpellier, France jehan-herve.lignot@umontpellier.fr […]

Meeting Abstract 140-5  Sunday, Jan. 7 14:30 – 14:45  Mangroves as biofilters: how do crabs physiologically react to enhanced ammonium inputs? THEUERKAUFF, D*; LAMBERT, S; A. RIVERA-INGRAHAM, G; MERCKY, Y; SUCRE, E; LIGNOT, JH; University of Montpellier and University of Mayotte; University Center of Mayotte; University of Montpellier; University of Mayotte; Universityof Mayotte; University of Montpellier dimitri.theuerkauff@umontpellier.fr […]

Meeting Abstract 140-7  Sunday, Jan. 7 15:00 – 15:15  Characterization of Na+ channel homologs from two marine phytoplankton KOESTER, JA*; HELLIWELL, KE; TAYLOR, AR; University of North Carolina Wilmington; Marine Biological Association, Plymouth, UK koesterj@uncw.edu Four domain voltage-gated Na+ and Ca2+ channels mediate rapid physiological responses in metazoans. Fast Na+ and Ca2+-based action potentials likely evolved in […]

Meeting Abstract 140-6  Sunday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00  Ammonium excretion in the pelagic red crab, Pleuroncodes planipes DYMOWSKA, AK*; SEIBEL, BA; University of South Florida; University of South Florida dymowska@mail.usf.edu Pelagic red crab, Pleuroncodes planipes, is an important and very abundant component of zooplankton in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean. They inhabit pelagic and benthopelagic zones, […]

Meeting Abstract 140-3  Sunday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15  Age-dependent responses to an extreme salinity gradient in a euryhaline fish MCCAIN, SC*; EARLEY, RL; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa scmccain@crimson.ua.edu Selection should favor individuals that choose to occupy habitats that confer highest fitness. In heterogeneous environments, this often equates to individuals actively navigating alternative habitat types and dispersing […]

Meeting Abstract 139-4  Sunday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30  The interplay between life history patterns and phenotypic convergence in cleaner wrasses BALIGA, VB*; MEHTA, RS; Univ. of British Columbia; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz vbaliga@zoology.ubc.ca http://www.vikram-baliga.com/ Phenotypic convergence is a macroevolutionary pattern that need not be consistent across life history stages. Ontogenetic transitions in dietary specialization clearly […]

Meeting Abstract 139-6  Sunday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00  The impact of protein malnutrition on growth and scaling in the rat Rattus norvegicus MCKENNA, KZ*; NIJHOUT, HF; Duke University; Duke University kenneth.mckenna@duke.edu During postembryonic development, organismal form changes as parts grow and differentiate. The relative size and shape achieved by body parts is regulated by the tissue […]