Meeting Abstract 27-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:15 – 14:30 The evolution of cnidarian and bilaterian Hox genes STEINWORTH, BM*; MARTINDALE, MQ; RYAN, JF; University of Florida Whitney Laboratory; University of Florida Whitney Laboratory; University of Florida Whitney Laboratory bsteinworth@ufl.edu Hox genes control patterning of body regions along the bilaterian anterior-posterior axis and are found in cnidarians, making […]
year: 2020
The Physiological Basis of Structural Malformations in Thermally Stressed Lizard Embryos
Meeting Abstract 27-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00 The Physiological Basis of Structural Malformations in Thermally Stressed Lizard Embryos NUNEZ, SA*; SANGER, TJ; Loyola University Chicago; Loyola University Chicago snunez3@luc.edu Global warming is driving species beyond their thermal physiological limit. Oviparous species, such as reptiles, may be negatively impacted by climate change as their eggs will […]
Poeciliopsis maternal follicle transcriptomes reveal importance of placenta and secretory genes in the emergence of live-birth
Meeting Abstract 27-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:00 – 15:15 Poeciliopsis maternal follicle transcriptomes reveal importance of placenta and secretory genes in the emergence of live-birth GUERNSEY, MW*; VAN KRUISTUM, H; REZNICK, DN; POLLUX, BJA; BAKER, JC; Stanford University School of Medicine; Wageningen University; University of California, Riverside; Wageningen University; Stanford University School of Medicine michael.w.guernsey@gmail.com Placentation evolved […]
Ontogeny of the anuran urostyle the developmental context of evolutionary novelty
Meeting Abstract 27-8 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:15 – 15:30 Ontogeny of the anuran urostyle: the developmental context of evolutionary novelty SENEVIRATHNE, G*; BAUMGART, S; SHUBIN, N; HANKEN, J; SHUBIN, NH; University of Chicago, Chicago; University of Chicago, Chicago; Laboratory Schools, Chicago; Museum of Comparative Zoology and Harvard University, Cambridge; University of Chicago, Chicago gsenevirathne@uchicago.edu https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YwaP3wcAAAAJ&hl=en Unique developmental […]
Making it Clear Evolution and Development of Wing Transparency in Lepidoptera
Meeting Abstract 27-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 13:45 Making it Clear: Evolution and Development of Wing Transparency in Lepidoptera POMERANTZ, AF*; KISHI, Y; PINNA, C; ELIAS, M; PATEL, NH; University of California Berkeley; California Institute of Technology; Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle; Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle; Marine Biological Laboratory pomerantz_aaron@berkeley.edu http://www.thenextgenscientist.com/ The wings of butterflies and moths […]
Developmental mechanisms shaping crocodylian snouts
Meeting Abstract 27-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:15 Developmental mechanisms shaping crocodylian snouts MORRIS, ZS*; PIERCE, SE; ABZHANOV, A; Museum of Comparative Zoology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University; Museum of Comparative Zoology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University; Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London zmorris@fas.harvard.edu Crocodylian skull shape […]
ActivinNodal signaling is required for establishing the dorsal-ventral axis in Capitella teleta
Meeting Abstract 27-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45 Activin/Nodal signaling is required for establishing the dorsal-ventral axis in Capitella teleta LANZA, AR*; SEAVER, EC; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida alexislanza@gmail.com TGF-beta superfamily signaling regulates a variety of developmental processes and has a conserved role in patterning the dorsal-ventral body axis. Within this signaling […]
Understanding the physiological mechanisms causing seasonal movement changes in common mudpuppies
Meeting Abstract 26-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:15 Understanding the physiological mechanisms causing seasonal movement changes in common mudpuppies. BILAK, JD*; WHILES, MR; MILANOVICH, JR; BYSTRIANSKY, JS; WARNE, RW; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL; Daniel P. Haerther Center for Conservation and Research, Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL. bilak@siu.edu The common mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) was once common in […]
SAD rats Effects of short photoperiod on sleep disruption, the gut microbiome, and carbohydrate consumption in diurnal grass rats
Meeting Abstract 26-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:15 – 14:30 SAD rats: Effects of short photoperiod on sleep disruption, the gut microbiome, and carbohydrate consumption in diurnal grass rats SHANKAR, A*; MCCAHON, S; CALLEGARI, K; SEITZ, T; DROWN, D; WILLIAMS, CT; University of Alaska Fairbanks; University of Alaska Fairbanks; University of Alaska Fairbanks; University of Alaska Fairbanks; University […]
Reimagining the hibernating brain Hypothalamic remodeling in an arctic hibernator
Meeting Abstract 26-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00 Reimagining the hibernating brain: Hypothalamic remodeling in an arctic hibernator CHMURA, HE*; DUNCAN, CM; BARNES, BM; BUCK, CL; CHRISTIAN, HC; LOUDON, AS; WILLIAMS, CT; Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbank; Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbank; […]
