SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P9-2  Sat Jan 2  Genomic and transcriptomic data define a diverse assemblage of small cysteine-rich proteins in the common house spider genome Haney, RA*; Abedini, Z; Haney, EB; Garb, JE; Ball State University; Ball State University; St. Lawrence University; […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P9-11  Sat Jan 2  Dosage balance of the crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus) ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes Keating, SE*; Pinto, B; Gamble, T; Marquette University; Marquette University; Marquette University skeating63@gmail.com Sex chromosomes evolve from an ancestral chromosome pair that acquires a […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P9-1  Sat Jan 2  Chromosome-level assemblies of the hard clam and its parasite QPX Farhat, S*; Tanguy, A; Allam, B; Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY; Sorbonne Université, Roscoff, France; Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY sarah.farhat@stonybrook.edu There is […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P9-7  Sat Jan 2  Characterizing the genetic origin of novelty in a charismatic non-model system: bioluminescent ostracods (‘sea fireflies’) Mesrop, LM*; Goodheart, JA; Minsky, G; Oakley, TH; University of California, Santa Barbara ; University of California, San Diego ; […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P9-8  Sat Jan 2  A tale of four toadfishes: Using a comparative genomics approach to investigate phenotypic evolution in the Batrachoididae Lau, ES*; Varney, RM; Oakley, TH; University of California, Santa Barbara; The University of Alabama; University of California, […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P9-9  Sat Jan 2  A phylogenetic analysis of the tempo and mode of cell type evolution Mah, JL*; Dunn, CW; Yale University; Yale University jasmine.mah@yale.edu An enduring evolutionary puzzle is the question of why some animals have high cell […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P9-6  Sat Jan 2  A modified CRISPR system for transcriptional activation of tilapia endogenous genes Kim, C*; Kültz, D; Universitiy of California, Davis; UC Davis cshkim@ucdavis.edu Recently, the CRISPR system has been repurposed for endogenous gene activation or repression […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P9-3  Sat Jan 2  A comparative study on transposable elements in the genus aurelia Zhang, P*; Rozbu, M; Jacobs, D; University of California, Los Angeles; Asian University for Women; University of California, Los Angeles pzhang312@ucla.edu Transposable elements have been […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P8-4  Sat Jan 2  Proteomic and developmental studies of aplacophoran sclerites to study the origins of molluscan mineralized structures Yap-Chiongco, MK*; Kocot, KM; University of Alabama; Alabama Museum of Natural History mkyapchiongco@crimson.ua.edu Molluscs are the second most diverse animal […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P8-2  Sat Jan 2  Phenotypic impacts of warming environments: Morphological differentiation in a Death Valley pupfish parallels plastic developmental response to high temperature Cleveland, CS*; Del Core, AA; Lema, SC; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Cal Poly San Luis […]