Tailless Molgulid Ascidians express Larval Pseudogenes

Meeting Abstract 119-4  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15  Tailless Molgulid Ascidians express Larval Pseudogenes SWALLA, BJ*; FODOR, A; LOWE, EK; STOLFI, A; Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, Friday Harbor, WA 98250; Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98125; School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; School of Biological Sciences, Georgia […]

Primary tissue culture provides a system for functional genome-to-phenome investigations in marine mammals

Meeting Abstract 119-1  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30  Primary tissue culture provides a system for functional genome-to-phenome investigations in marine mammals VAZQUEZ-MEDINA, JP*; ALLEN, KN; TORRES-VELARDE, JM; LAM, EK; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley jpv-m@berkeley.edu https://www.vazquezmedinalab.com/ Marine mammals exhibit dramatic physiological adaptations and offer unparalleled […]

Organism-Environment Interactions in Marine Zooplankton Transcriptomic Characterization of a Copepod Phenome

Meeting Abstract 119-6  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45  Organism-Environment Interactions in Marine Zooplankton: Transcriptomic Characterization of a Copepod Phenome LENZ, PH*; RONCALLI, V; CIESLAK, MC; CASTELFRANCO, AM; HARTLINE, DK; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa and University of Barcelona; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii […]

Genome-wide variation and transcriptional changes in diverse developmental processes underly the rapid evolution of seasonality in a temperate fly

Meeting Abstract 119-5  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30  Genome-wide variation and transcriptional changes in diverse developmental processes underly the rapid evolution of seasonality in a temperate fly RAGLAND, GJ*; DOWLE, EJ; POWELL, THQ; FEDER, JL; HAHN, DA; University of Colorado, Denver; University of Otago; State University of New York, Binghamton; University of Notre Dame; University of […]

From Chaos Came Beauty The Origin of a Novel Bioluminescence Gene with Ecosystem Impacts

Meeting Abstract 119-7  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00  From Chaos Came Beauty: The Origin of a Novel Bioluminescence Gene with Ecosystem Impacts OAKLEY, TH*; HENSLEY, NM; ELLIS, EA; GOODHEART, JA; VARNEY, RM; GERRISH, GA; TORRES, E; UCSB; UCSB; UCSB; UCSB; U Alabama; UW-Madison; CSULA oakley@lifesci.ucsb.edu https://labs.eemb.ucsb.edu/oakley/todd/ Bioluminescence is ecologically impactful through its use in communication, including […]

CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing in the Cephalopod Doryteuthis (Loligo) pealeii

Meeting Abstract 119-3  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00  CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing in the Cephalopod Doryteuthis (Loligo) pealeii CRAWFORD, K*; ALBERTIN, CB; KOENIG, KM; ROSENTHAL, J; St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA ; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA kcrawford@smcm.edu Cephalopods exhibit complex behaviors […]

The Developmental and Functional Origins of a Key Feeding Innovation in the Cichlid Pharyngeal Jaw

Meeting Abstract 118-5  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00  The Developmental and Functional Origins of a Key Feeding Innovation in the Cichlid Pharyngeal Jaw CONITH, AJ*; HOPE, S; LIU, M; ALBERTSON, RC; UMass Amherst; UMass Amherst; UMass Amherst; UMass Amherst ajconith@bio.umass.edu The perciform group Labroidei (cichlids, labrids, damselfish, and surfperches), have independently evolved pharyngognathy, a highly derived […]

Large Mouths and Tapered Tails Morphological Disparity Increases with Ocean Depth

Meeting Abstract 118-7  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30  Large Mouths and Tapered Tails: Morphological Disparity Increases with Ocean Depth MARTINEZ, CM*; FRIEDMAN, ST; CORN, KA; LAROUCHE, O; PRICE, SA; WAINWRIGHT, PC; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis; Clemson University; Clemson University; University of California, Davis cmimartinez@ucdavis.edu Morphological traits comprising fish […]

Egg Shape and Flight Capacity in Birds Implementing a Novel Geometric Model

Meeting Abstract 118-6  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15  Egg Shape and Flight Capacity in Birds Implementing a Novel Geometric Model GóMEZ-BAHAMóN, V*; CHEN, E; ASSIS, M; HEMING, N; MARINI, M; TUERO, D; BATES, J; University of Illinois ; Field Museum ; University of Brasília; University of Brasília; University of Brasília; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Field Museum […]

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