Meeting Abstract 34-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00 What the Shell-less Aplacophorans Can Tell us About Molluscan Biomineralization YAP-CHIONGCO, MK*; VARNEY, RM; KOCOT , KM; University of Alabama; University of Alabama ; University of Alabama and Alabama Museum of Natural History mkyapchiongco@crimson.ua.edu The great diversity and success of molluscs can partially be attributed to their ability […]
year: 2020
Target-capture phylogenomics of Polyplacophora and the origins of shell eyes
Meeting Abstract 34-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:15 – 14:30 Target-capture phylogenomics of Polyplacophora and the origins of shell eyes CANNON, JT*; KOCOT, KM; VARNEY, RM; EERNISSE, DJ; SPEISER, DI; OAKLEY, TH; UC Santa Barbara; University of Alabama; University of Alabama; Cal State Fullerton; University of South Carolina; UC Santa Barbara; UC Santa Barbara; UC Santa Barbara joie.cannon@gmail.com […]
Revolutionizing Biodiversity and Systematics Research on Aplacophora (Mollusca) and Training the Next Generation of Invertebrate Systematists
Meeting Abstract 34-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:15 Revolutionizing Biodiversity and Systematics Research on Aplacophora (Mollusca) and Training the Next Generation of Invertebrate Systematists KOCOT, KM; The University of Alabama kmkocot@ua.edu http://www.kocotlab.com Aplacophora is an ecologically important and phylogenetically significant clade of worm-shaped marine molluscs. Basic questions about aplacophoran biodiversity and evolution, such as the number […]
Molecular Phylogeny of Remipedia Providing Preliminary Insights into the Evolution of Feeding across an Enigmatic Crustacean Group
Meeting Abstract 34-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45 Molecular Phylogeny of Remipedia: Providing Preliminary Insights into the Evolution of Feeding across an Enigmatic Crustacean Group BALLOU, L*; ILIFFE, T; OLESEN, J; BRACKEN-GRISSOM, H; Texas AM University at Galveston; Texas AM University at Galveston; University of Copenhagen; Florida International University balloul@tamu.edu Remipedes are a class of crustaceans […]
Grass Spiders of North America and Europe A Long-Distance Relationship Lasting 50 Million Years
Meeting Abstract 34-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 13:45 Grass Spiders of North America and Europe: A Long-Distance Relationship Lasting 50 Million Years SPAGNA, JC*; ESPINOSA, AJ; CREWS, SC; William Paterson University; William Paterson University; California Academy of Sciences spagnaj@wpunj.edu The grass spider subfamily Ageleninae (Araneae: Agelenidae) is distributed throughout North America. However, in the western part […]
Genomic insights into gland development of rove beetles
Meeting Abstract 34-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:00 – 15:15 Genomic insights into gland development of rove beetles KITCHEN, SA*; BRUCKNER, A; KISHI, Y; MILLER, DR; NARAGON, T; WAGNER, J; PARKER, J; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute […]
Disentangling Arachnid Systematics Through Rare Genomic Events
Meeting Abstract 34-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00 Disentangling Arachnid Systematics Through Rare Genomic Events ONTANO, AZ*; BENAVIDES, L; HARVEY, M; GIRIBET, G; SHARMA, P; University of Wisconsin; Harvard University; Western Australian Museum; Harvard University; University of Wisconsin ontano@wisc.edu The evolutionary relationships among the orders of Arachnida has proven challenging despite the availability of a vast […]
An Integrative Investigation Of Eye Loss In Levantine Arachnids
Meeting Abstract 34-8 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:15 – 15:30 An Integrative Investigation Of Eye Loss In Levantine Arachnids BALLESTEROS, JA*; AHARON, S; GAINETT, G; ZERN, J; ZEHMS, PP; GAVISH-REGEV, E; SHARMA, PP; University of Wisconsin-Madison; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; University of Wisconsin-Madison; University of Wisconsin-Madison; University of Wisconsin-Madison; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; University of Wisconsin-Madison […]
Thermal Acclimation Studies in Cold-Water Fishes Do They Reveal the Potential Impact of Climate Change
Meeting Abstract 33-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:15 – 14:30 Thermal Acclimation Studies in Cold-Water Fishes: Do They Reveal the Potential Impact of Climate Change? COUGHLIN, DJ; Widener University, Chester, PA djcoughlin@widener.edu As climate change alters the thermal environment of the planet, interest has grown in how animals may mitigate the impact of a changing environment on physiological […]
The Development of Acid-base Pathways in Marine Fish Implications for Ocean Acidification
Meeting Abstract 33-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00 The Development of Acid-base Pathways in Marine Fish: Implications for Ocean Acidification ESBAUGH, A.J*; LONTHAIR, J; University of Texas at Austin ; University of Texas at Austin a.esbaugh@austin.utexas.edu Ocean acidification (OA) caused by elevated carbon dioxide is an imminent environmental stress to marine organisms, and is hypothesized to […]
