Meeting Abstract P3-92 Monday, Jan. 6 Historical DNA Methylation Using Computational Methods ZHANG, P*; XU, S; HEATH-HECKMAN, E; JACOBS, D; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Los Angeles pzhang312@ucla.edu DNA methylation leaves behind ‘footprints’ in genomes which allows us to infer historical DNA methylation levels […]
year: 2020
Hierarchical shifts in green anole social networks following brown anole invasion
Meeting Abstract P3-197 Monday, Jan. 6 Hierarchical shifts in green anole social networks following brown anole invasion ELLISON, M*; BUSH, J; University of Tennessee, Knoxville; University of Tennessee, Knoxville Melliso4@vols.utk.edu Invasive species have a variety of impacts on our natural world, ranging from habitat destruction and species displacement to single population evolutionary shifts. On occasions where the […]
Haplotype-Phased de novo Genome Assembly of the Marine Annelid Capitella teleta Using a Three-Generation Long-Read Binning Approach
Meeting Abstract P3-85 Monday, Jan. 6 Haplotype-Phased de novo Genome Assembly of the Marine Annelid Capitella teleta Using a Three-Generation Long-Read Binning Approach GONZALEZ, P*; SEAVER, EC; BAXEVANIS, AD; NHGRI/NIH; University of Florida; NHGRI/NIH paul.gonzalez@nih.gov Sequencing the genome of organisms that combine high levels of heterozygosity with small body size is challenging and, as a result, the […]
Gonadotropin-Inhibitory Hormone and its Receptor in Zebra Finch Spinal Cord A Novel Pathway for Neuropeptide Action
Meeting Abstract P3-40 Monday, Jan. 6 Gonadotropin-Inhibitory Hormone and its Receptor in Zebra Finch Spinal Cord: A Novel Pathway for Neuropeptide Action? COMITO, D*; BENTLEY, GE; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley dcomito@berkeley.edu Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) is a neuropeptide that typically acts in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis to inhibit reproductive activity and sociosexual behaviors. GnIH […]
Glyphosate in a warming world Effects on lifespan, feeding, and food conversion efficiency in a field cricket, Gryllus lineaticeps
Meeting Abstract P3-4 Monday, Jan. 6 Glyphosate in a warming world: Effects on lifespan, feeding, and food conversion efficiency in a field cricket, Gryllus lineaticeps WHITLOCK, JR*; VO, CP; STAHLSCHMIDT, ZR; U Pacific; U Pacific; U Pacific j_whitlock1@u.pacific.edu http://stahlschmidtlab.weebly.com/ The use of the herbicide glyphosate (GLY, the active ingredient in Roundup®) in the U.S. has increased over […]
Gill Position Affects Ventilatory Pressure Amplitudes in Pacific Spiny Dogfish
Meeting Abstract P3-154 Monday, Jan. 6 Gill Position Affects Ventilatory Pressure Amplitudes in Pacific Spiny Dogfish HANDY, SD*; FARINA, SC; California State University San Bernardino; Howard University sarahhandy96@gmail.com Elasmobranch ventilation is a two-pump system driven by the generation of a pressure differential between the oral (mouth) and branchial (gill) chambers. Early work conducted in Squalus acanthias evaluated […]
Further studies of axolotl and tiger salamander kinematics
Meeting Abstract P3-138 Monday, Jan. 6 Further studies of axolotl and tiger salamander kinematics YOHANNAN, K*; NARICI, V; MASS, S; MASS, Spe; SUNY New Paltz; SUNY New Paltz; SUNY New Paltz yohannak2@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) are neotenic salamanders that do not typically complete metamorphosis and remain aquatic when they reach sexual maturity; however, some axolotls may undergo […]
Functional Curvature and the Stiffness of Rayed Fins
Meeting Abstract P3-150 Monday, Jan. 6 Functional Curvature and the Stiffness of Rayed Fins ENG, CM*; YAWAR, A; VENKADESAN, M; Yale University; Yale University; Yale University carolyneng@gmail.com https://carolyneng.github.io/ Rayed fish use their lightweight pectoral fins, comprised of bony rays and a membranous skin fold, for propulsion, steering, and maneuvering and need sufficient bending stiffness to exert hydrodynamic […]
Function of the Erector Muscles of the Spiny Dorsal Fin in Bluegill exposed to Turbulence
Meeting Abstract P3-126 Monday, Jan. 6 Function of the Erector Muscles of the Spiny Dorsal Fin in Bluegill exposed to Turbulence CHAMANLAL, A*; SAYEGH, N; MARTINEZ, D; MAIA, A; Rhode Island College; Rhode Island College; Rhode Island College; Rhode Island College achamanlal_4973@email.ric.edu We exposed bluegill Lepomis macrochirus to turbulence and no turbulence after the injection of gallamine […]
From Sequence to Activity Synthetic Neuroexcitatory Peptides from Fish-Hunting Cone Snails
Meeting Abstract P3-114 Monday, Jan. 6 From Sequence to Activity: Synthetic Neuroexcitatory Peptides from Fish-Hunting Cone Snails FLORES, JP *; GAD, M; BUSHONG , E; SCHULZ , JR; Occidental College; Occidental College; Occidental College; Occidental College jflores3@oxy.edu Venomous marine cone snails (genus Conus) possess a high diversity of post-translationally modified peptide neurotoxins (conotoxins) . Our studies focus […]
