Meeting Abstract 67-3  Sunday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:15  Innate immunity evolution in underrepresented metazoans and the implications when opting for similarity-metrics vs. hidden Markov models TASSIA, MG*; DAVID, KT; HALANYCH, KM; Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Auburn University, Auburn, AL mgt0007@auburn.edu In this study, we investigate the evolution of innate immunity signaling components […]

Meeting Abstract 67-1  Sunday, Jan. 5 13:30 – 13:45  Diverse patterns of human disease gene emergence and loss across the Metazoa CHANG, ES*; GONZALEZ, P; SCHNITZLER, CE; BAXEVANIS, AD; NHGRI/NIH; NHGRI/NIH; U. Florida; NHGRI/NIH sally.chang@nih.gov The increasing ease of generating genome-scale data has led to a huge increase in the number of organisms being developed as models […]

Meeting Abstract 67-2  Sunday, Jan. 5 13:45 – 14:00  Characterizing the class II major histocompatibility complex in wild mandrills WEBER, AC*; GUIBINGA MICKALA, A; LIGHTEN, J; VAN OOSTERHOUT, C; ABERNETHY, KA; NTIE, S; MICKALA, P; LEHMANN, D; ANTHONY, NM; University of New Orleans; Université des Science et Techniques de Masuku; University of Exeter; University of East Anglia; […]

Meeting Abstract 67-5  Sunday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 14:45  A Transition to XY Sex Chromosomes Associated with Y-linked Duplication of a Male Hormone Gene in a Terrestrial Isopod RUSSELL, A; BORRELLI, S; FONTANA, R; LARICCHIUTA, J; PASCAR, J; BECKING, T; GIRAUD, I; CORDAUX, R; CHANDLER, CH*; SUNY Oswego; SUNY Oswego; SUNY Oswego; SUNY Oswego; SUNY Oswego, Syracuse […]

Meeting Abstract 66-4  Sunday, Jan. 5 14:15 – 14:30  Unravelling the reptilian thermoregulatory paradigm FRANKLIN, CE; The University of Queensland c.franklin@uq.edu.au The thermoregulatory paradigm for reptiles is that they maintain some control over body temperature behaviourally through basking, shuttling between cool and hot microclimates and via changes in posture and position. Coupled with these behaviours are physiological […]

Meeting Abstract 66-3  Sunday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:15  Sonoran desert bats show modest capacities for thermoregulation in the heat TALBOT, WA*; WOLF, BO; University of New Mexico; University of New Mexico wtalbot@unm.edu In the Sonoran Desert, the radiant heat from highly absorbent surfaces carries the extreme heat of the day well into the night and, with […]

Meeting Abstract 66-6  Sunday, Jan. 5 14:45 – 15:00  Integrated behavioral and physiological strategies allow Gryllus lineaticeps crickets to fly on cool nights SUN, B-J; HUEBNER, C; TREIDEL, LA; CLARK, R; ROBERTS, KT; WILLIAMS, CM*; Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; Sienna College; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley […]

Meeting Abstract 66-2  Sunday, Jan. 5 13:45 – 14:00  Induced flow cools hovering bumble bees DILLON, ME*; PETRANEK, C; University of Wyoming Michael.Dillon@uwyo.edu http://dillonlab.org The advent of flight likely facilitated insect dominance of the terrestrial biosphere. In particular, rapid wing oscillations made possible by asynchronous flight muscle allow small insects to hover and maneuver in nearly all […]

Meeting Abstract 66-1  Sunday, Jan. 5 13:30 – 13:45  Feeling out your Food: A histological analysis of the vibrissal system in pinnipeds COOPER, C*; KEELING, E; LIWANAG, H; California Polytechnic State University Ccoope05@calpoly.edu The vibrissal (whisker) system is present in nearly all mammals and is especially important in deep-diving mammals. Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walrus) have highly […]

Meeting Abstract 66-7  Sunday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:15  Comparative Thermal Ecology of Coastal and Inland Populations of Pacific Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus CROWELL, HL*; TAYLOR, EN; University of Michigan; California Polytechnic State University hlcrowel@umich.edu Reptiles have become focal organisms for studying the direct effects of changing climates due to their reliance on environmental temperatures for physiological functions. […]