Meeting Abstract P3-20 Monday, Jan. 6 TIR Domain-Containing Protein SARM1 Diversity in Deuterostomes and Lophotrochozoans BRISENO, JL*; TASSIA, MG; WAITS, DS; HALANYCH, KM; University of California, Santa Cruz and Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University jlbrisen@ucsc.edu Innate immunity pathways are shared among all animals to detect conserved surface molecular motifs used by pathogenic microbes. In […]
year: 2020
Sublethal Doses of the Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid Alters mRNA Expression in Cellular Stress Pathways in Honey Bees
Meeting Abstract P3-17 Monday, Jan. 6 Sublethal Doses of the Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid Alters mRNA Expression in Cellular Stress Pathways in Honey Bees LLEWELLYN, HJ*; HARE- HARRIS, A; HRANITZ, JM; SURMACZ, CA; SURMACZ, Cyn; Bloomsburg University; Bloomsburg University; Bloomsburg University; Bloomsburg University csurmacz@bloomu.edu Global declines in honey bees have been linked to the widespread use of pesticides. Sublethal […]
Star-crossed lovers Mitonuclear interactions may affect reproductive activity and offspring performance in a montane leaf beetle
Meeting Abstract P3-82 Monday, Jan. 6 Star-crossed lovers: Mitonuclear interactions may affect reproductive activity and offspring performance in a montane leaf beetle VALLE, PF*; ROCERETO, SK; RANK, NE; DAHLHOFF, EP; Santa Clara Univ; Santa Clara Univ; Sonoma State Univ; Santa Clara Univ edahlhoff@scu.edu https://www.scu.edu/cas/biology/faculty/dahlhoff/ Mismatch between nuclear and mitochondrial genomes is a potentially strong driver of physiological […]
Southern California Ecosystems Research Program A Year-round Program Fostering Undergraduate Ecology Research
Meeting Abstract P3-230 Monday, Jan. 6 Southern California Ecosystems Research Program: A Year-round Program Fostering Undergraduate Ecology Research HOESE, WJ*; BURNAFORD, JL; Cal State Univ Fullerton bhoese@fullerton.edu The Southern California Ecosystems Research Program (SCERP) is a two-year undergraduate research-training program that fosters participation of minority and urban-raised students in undergraduate research in ecology. Scholars start with a […]
Sources of Treehopper Pronotal Variability An Exploration of Evolutionary Potential in Entylia carinata
Meeting Abstract P3-219 Monday, Jan. 6 Sources of Treehopper Pronotal Variability: An Exploration of Evolutionary Potential in Entylia carinata KUDLA, AM*; NIJHOUT, HF; Duke University; Duke University anna.kudla@duke.edu Treehoppers (family: Membracidae) are well-known for their impressive pronotal outgrowths that have reached a level of morphological diversity that far exceeds that found in any other insect taxon. Membracid […]
SlicerMorph Retrieve, Visualize and Analyze 3D Morphology with Open-Source
Meeting Abstract P3-249 Monday, Jan. 6 SlicerMorph: Retrieve, Visualize and Analyze 3D Morphology with Open-Source ROLFE, S; WINCHESTER, J; PIEPER, S; BOYER, D; SUMMERS, A; MAGA, M*; University of Washington; Duke University; Isomics Inc; Duke University; University of Washington; University of Washington maga@uw.edu https://SlicerMorph.github.io Large scale digitization projects like #ScanAllFishes and oVert are generating high-resolution microCT scans […]
Skin Coloration as a Possible Non-Invasive Marker for Skewed Sex Ratios and Gonadal Abnormalities in Immature Common Toads
Meeting Abstract P3-1 Monday, Jan. 6 Skin Coloration as a Possible Non-Invasive Marker for Skewed Sex Ratios and Gonadal Abnormalities in Immature Common Toads UJHEGYI, N*; BÓKONY, V; Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary; Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Budapest, Hungary ujhegyi.nikolett@gmail.com Environmental pollution and climate change can bias the sex ratios […]
Skating on Egg Shells Microstructure of Skate Egg Cases and Attachment to Substrate
Meeting Abstract P3-148 Monday, Jan. 6 Skating on Egg Shells: Microstructure of Skate Egg Cases and Attachment to Substrate ELCOCK, JN*; SUMMERS, AP; HALL, KC; Howard University; University of Washington; University of Washington jaidaelcock@gmail.com Skates, a specious group of cartilaginous fishes, lay egg cases in which embryos develop for months to years. These cases sit on the […]
Shot through the heart a non-invasive IR technique to measure dorsal heart pumping in insects
Meeting Abstract P3-157 Monday, Jan. 6 Shot through the heart: a non-invasive IR technique to measure dorsal heart pumping in insects HARDY, DJ*; SALCEDO, MK; KENNY, MC; PULLIAM, JN; PENDAR, H; SOCHA, JJ; Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, […]
Sex brushes and dirty flies The development and evolution of a novel abdominal appendage in male sepsid flies
Meeting Abstract P3-216 Monday, Jan. 6 Sex brushes and dirty flies: The development and evolution of a novel abdominal appendage in male sepsid flies RAJARATNAM, G*; SUPEINTHIRAN, A; SU, KFY; MEIER, R; National University of Singapore; University of Toronto, Scarborough; National University of Singapore; National University of Singapore, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum gowrirajaratnam91@gmail.com Most adult […]
