ALGERIA   Mezali, K. Bimetric relations of five aspidochirotid holothurians (HOLOTHUROIDEA : ECHINODERMATA) of the Sidi-Frdj region - Algeria. First North African Maghrebin Seminary of the Sea Sciences at Hammamet,Tunisia, 20-23 of November 1995. Mezali, K. On the presence in the gulf of Skikda (east of Algeria) of the apodid holothurian Labidoplax digitata (HOLOTHUROIDEA : ECHINODERMATA). Abstract published. The Second Tunisians Days of Marines Sciences (ATSM/ INSTM Centre of Monastir- Tunisia), 16-18 December 1996. Mezali, K. Length structure of fives aspidochirotid holothurians (HOLOTHUROIDEA :ECHINODERMATA). Abstract Published. The Second Tunisians Days of Marines Sciences (ATSM/ INSTM Centre of Monastir- Tunisia), 16-18 December 1996. Mezali, K. Modal's analysis and trial of the estimation of the growth parameters of five Algerian sea cucumbers species. Abstract published. The Second Tunisians Days of Marines Sciences (ATSM/ INSTM Centre of Monastir- Tunisia), 16-18 December 1996. Mezali, K. Analyse modale et essai d'estimation des paramhtres de croissance et de l'bge de trois esphces d'holothuries aspidochirotes (HOLOTHUROIDEA : ECHINODERMATA) de la rigion de Sidi- Fredj (Algirie). 35th Symposium of the International Commission of Scientific Exploration of Mediterranean Sea. Dubrovnik, Croatia, 1-5 June 1998. Mezali, K. Abundance, dispersion and microdistribution of aspidochirotid holothurians (HOLOTHUROIDEA : ECHINODERMATA) in the Posidonia oceanica meadow of the Sidi - Fredj peninsula (Algeria). International Seminary of Environmental, Development and Protection of Coastal Areas, 1-2 June 1998. " Palais des Nations "- Algiers- Algeria. Mezali, K. Length structure of five aspidochirotid holothurian species (HOLOTHUROIDEA : ECHINODERMATA) inhabiting the Posidonia oceanica meadow of the sidi-fredj region (Algeria). Abstract published. The First Scientific Days of Environment and Biodiversity. North African Society of Life History. February 1997- " Palais de Culture "- Algiers- Algeria. Mezali, K. On the presence in the gulf of Skikda (East of Algeria) of the apodid holothurian Labidoplax digitata Montagu (HOLOTHUROIDEA : ECHINODERMATA) : Description and preliminary note. Abstract published. Participation to the First National Days of the Marines Sciences Studies. J'NESMA. May 1997. Navy Commandment Forces- Tamentefoust- Algeria. Mezali, K. Modals analysis and trial of the estimation of the growth parameters, the age of three aspidochirotids holothurians species (HOLOTHUROIDEA : ECHINODERMATA)". Abstract published. Participation to the First National Days of the Marines Sciences Studies. J'NESMA. May 1997. Navy Commandment Forces- Tamentefoust- Algeria. Mezali, K. Chemical and granulometrics analysis of the guts contains of one aspidochirotid holothurian species Holothuria polii (HOLOTHUROIDEA : ECHINODERMATA) and the bottom sediment of the Tamentefoust area (Algeria). Abstract published. The Second National Days of the Marines Sciences Studies. J'NESMA. May 1998. Navy Commandment Forces- Tamentefoust- Algeria. 1998 : the World Day of the Ocean.
	AUSTRALIA Uthicke, S., and J.A.H. Benzie. Allozyme variation as a tool to measure asexual reproduction in echinoderms. Genetic Society of Australia, Brisbane, July 1999. Uthicke, S., J.A.H. Benzie, and E. Ballment. Population genetics of tropical sea cucumbers. Australian Marine Science Association Annual Scientific Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 8-11 July 1998.   EUROPE Agueli, C., F. Geraci, F. Palla, G. Spinelli, G. Giudice, D. Cascino, and G. Sconzo. Ruolo essenziale dell'hsp70 costitutiva nelle mitosi dei primi stadi di sviluppo di P. lividus. Atti Congresso Nazionale Associazione di Biologia Cellulare e del Differenziamento (1998) 203. Montesilvano Lido (PE). Agueli, C., F. Geraci., G. Giudice, D. Cascino, and G. Sconzo. Constitutive hsp70 and cdc2 are located in the centrosomal structures during early cleavage of P. lividus embryos. European Congress of Cell Biology. ECBO. (1999) p.94. Bologna. Bohn J., T. Heinzeller, and A.V. Smirnov. "Comparison of the Bourgueticrinid and Isocrinid aboral nervous system, possible phylogenetic implication". Fifth European Conference on Echinoderms 7-12 September 1998, Milan, Italy. David, J., M. Roux, N. Ameziane, C.G. Messing, and T.K. Baumiller. 1998. Discontinuités taxonomiques ou gradients éologiques et ontogénetiques dans l'évaluation de la diversification. L'exemple des pentacrines. Réunion annuelle des Sciences de la Terre, Brest, 31 March- 4 April 1998. Résumés. P. 98-99. Dewael, Y., N. De Bremaeker, F. Baguet, F., and J. Mallefet. Implications of seconds messengers in the luminous control of Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828) (Echinodermata) luminescence. Communication at the 5th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Gent, Nov. 6-7, 1998. Donovan, S.K., and D.A.T. Harper. 1998. Fossils, palaeodepth and tectonics: Miocene evolution of Carriacou, the Grenadines, Lesser Antilles. (Supplement to Palaeontology Newsletter, #39). Abstracts and Posters, 42nd Annual Meeting, Palaeontological Association, Portsmouth: 7-8. Freeman, S. M., C.A. Richardson, and R. Seed. 1999. Seasonal abundance prey selection and locomotory activity patterns of Astropecten irregularis. Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Echinoderms, Milan, 7-12 Sep 1998 (M. D. Candia Carnevali, and F. Bonasoro, eds) A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, pp. 459-464. Geraci, F., C. Agueli, L. Chimenti, G. Giudice, D. Cascino, and G. Sconzo. Attività del fattore di trascrizione HSF durante l'embriogenesi di P. lividus. Atti Congresso Nazionale Associazione di Biologia Cellulare e del Differenziamento (1998) 98. Montesilvano Lido (PE). Geraci, F., C. Agueli, L. Chimenti, G. Giudice, D. Cascino, and G. Sconzo. Sea urchin heat shock factor activity in early and late P. lividus embryogenesis. European congress of Cell Biology. ECBO. (1999) p.175. Bologna. Greenwood, A. Poster: Life in the fast lane: the ecology of asteroids in extremes of current. Extreme Marine Environments Conference, Plymouth, March 30-April 3rd 1998. Greenwood, A. Asteroid diversity and abundance in Lough Hyne, Ireland. 5th ECE, Milan 7-11 Sept 1998). Grosjean, Ph., C. Spirlet, and M. Jangoux, 1999. Comparison of three body-size measurements for echinoids. Fifth European Conference on Echinoderms, Milano, 7th - 12th September1998. Guillou, M., F. Quiniou, H. Budzinski, A. Judas, and F.M. Pailler. 1996. L'oursin, bioindicateur de la qualité du milieu. Application à la rade de Brest. <<Bilan des expériences pilotes du programme Rade>>. Brest, Septembre 1996. Guillou, M., and L. Lumingas. 1996. Plasticity in the echinoid Sphaerechinus granularis from the Bay of Brest (Brittany). 4th European Echinoderm Colloquium : "Echinoderm Research " London, U.K., April 1996. Guillou, M., and L. Lumingas. 1997. Recruitment and life-cycle of the sea urchin Sphaerechinus granularis in two different habitats of the Bay of Brest (Brittany). In : "Aquatic life cycle strategies" Conference. Plymouth, April 1997. Kobayashi, N. Multipurpose bioassay for the detection of the effects of chemicals with various life cycle stages of sea urchins. International Symposium New Microbiotests for Routine Toxicity Screening and Biomonitoring, Development, Applications, Cost-effectiveness, June 1-3, 1998, Brno, Czech Republic. Manni, R., and U. Nicosia. The oldest cyrtocrinid, Nerocrinus petri n.gen n.sp., and the Nerocrinidae n.fam. - 5th European Conference on Echinoderms, Milano (Italy), 7th-12th September 1998. Palacin, C., X. Turon, E. Montero, S. Lopez, and I. Tarjuelo. Analysis of recruitment patterns and post-settlement mortality in Echinoidea. X Iberian Symposium on the Marine Benthos. Algarve. Portugal. 1998. Reich, M.: "The oldest fossil holothurians (Echinodermata)." [in German] - 2. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Biologische Systematik, 02.-05.09.1999, Jena, Germany Reich, M. Holothurians (Echinodermata) from the Oligocene (Rupelian) of northern Germany. [in German]. 69. Jahrestagung der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft, 20.09.-26.09.99, Zürich, Switzerland. Reich, M., and M. Kutscher. Ophiocistioidea (Echinodermata) from the Silurian of the Isle of Gotland (Baltic Sea). [in German]. 69. Jahrestagung der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft, 20.09.-26.09.99, Zürich, Switzerland. Reich, M.: Holothurians from the Early Maastrichtian of Rügen (Baltic Sea). The 150th anniversary of the introduction of the Maastrichtian Stage: A celebratory conference, 16.11.-21.11.99, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Reich, M., and P. Frenzel. The fauna and flora of the Rügen chalk (Maastrichtian, NE Germany). The 150th anniversary of the introduction of the Maastrichtian Stage: A celebratory conference, 16.11.-21.11.99, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Rinelli, P. 1998. A synthesis of the echinoderm fauna of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Medit., 35:484-485. Presented at 35th CIESM CONGRESS, Dubrovnik, June 1998. Rowe, D.-A.C. & Donovan, S.K. 1998. Spatangoid echinoids from the Eocene of Jamaica. Program and Abstracts, 5th European Echinoderms Colloquium, Milan, 7th-12th September: 75. [Poster.] Sadler, K.C. Phosphoinositol 3-kinase is a required component of the signaling pathway leading to cell cycle activation and meiotic maturation in starfish oocytes. (Poster). 4th European Meiosis Meeting, FEBS Advanced Course, Austria. 1999. Simpson, G.A., and S.K. Donovan. 1998. Fore-reef echinoid faunas in the Pleistocene of the Antillean region: Barbados and Jamaica compared. Program and Abstracts, 5th European Echinoderms Colloquium, Milan, 7th-12th September: 77. [Poster.] Smirnov, A.V. "The origin and evolution of the order Apodida (Holothuroidea)". Fifth European Conference on Echinoderms 7-12 September 1998, Milan, Italy. Turon, X., E. Montero, S. Lopez, C. Palacin, and I. Tarjuelo. Larval abundance, recruitment and colonisation of Paracentrotus lividus (Echinoidea) in Northwestern Mediterranean. 32 European Marine Biology Symposium. Lysekil, Sweden, 1997. Turon, X., M. Codina, I. Tarjuelo, and M.J. Uriz. Recruitment in Echinoderms: the brittle-star snow. X Iberian Symposium on the Marine Benthos. Algarve. Portugal. 1998.
	HONG KONG Liao, Y. The Echinoderm Fauna of Hainan Island. Third International Conference on the Marine Biology of the South China Sea, Hong Kong, 28 October - 1 November 1996.   INDIA James, D.B., P.S. Asha, M.K. Ram Mohan, and P. Jaiganesh. 1999. Culture of sea cucumbers in prawn farm - A take off in technology. National Seminar on Development and Transfer of Fisheries Technology, Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Tuticorin, 3-5 February 1999. p.5 (abstract). James, D.B. Ecological significance of echinoderms of the Gulf of Mannar. Workshop on Coastal Biodiversity of the Gulf of Mannar by M.S. Swaminathan Foundation, Madras, February, 1998. Sastry. D.R.K. Ecological status of coral reefs of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. UNDP/GEF Project Inception Workshop on Management of Coral Reef Ecosystem of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Port Blair. November 23, 1998. Tahera, Q. A comparative pictorial survey of mangrove forests of the Indus Delta and Ranong (Thailand). Poster presented at National Seminar on Mangrove Ecosystem Dynamics of the Indus Delta, 14-16 June 1999. James, D.B. Sea cucumber hatchery and culture. National Aquaculture Week Workshop at Tuticorin organized by the Aquaculture Foundation of India, February 1997.   JAMAICA Dixon, H.L., and S.K. Donovan. 1998.The occurrence and distribution of neolaganid clypeasteroid echinoids in Jamaica. 15th Caribbean Geological Conference, Kingston, Jamaica, 29th June-2nd July. Contributions to Geology, UWI, Mona, 3: 77. [Poster.] Rowe, D.-A.C., and S.K. Donovan. 1998. New heart urchins (Echinoidea, Spatangoida) from the Eocene of Jamaica. 15th Caribbean Geological Conference, Kingston, Jamaica, 29th June-2nd July. Contributions to Geology, UWI, Mona, 3: 93. [Poster.] Simpson, G.A., S.K. Donovan, D.A.T. Harper, and I. Blackman. 1998. Pleistocene echinoids from Barbados and eastern Jamaica: a comparison. 15th Caribbean Geological Conference, Kingston, Jamaica, 29th June-2nd July. Contributions to Geology, UWI, Mona, 3: 94. [Poster.]   MALAYSIA Bussarawit, S., and N. Thongtham. 1999. Sea cucumber fisheries and trade in Thailand. The International Conference on the Conservation of Sea Cucumbers in Malaysia: Their Taxonomy, Ecology and Trade, 25 February 1999, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Conference sponsored by the United Kingdom Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions. Darwin Initiative for the Survival of Species.   MEXICO Barbosa Ledesma, I.F. Taxonomic study of Mexican sea urchins, particularly Family Cidaridae, species of Hesperocidaris. XV Zoology National Congress, November 9-12, 1999, Tepic Nayarit, Mexico. Mata Pérez, E. Distribution of the Family Luidiidae Sladen, 1889 (Echinodermata:Asteroidea) in the Gulf of California. X International Symposium of Marine Biology. June 13-17, 1994. Mata Pérez, E. The problematics of the concept of specie in echinoderms. Second journey of Biology. July 10-14, 1995. Mata Pérez, E. Distribution of the Family Luidiidae Sladen, 1889 (Echinodermata:Asteroidea) in the Coast of Mexico. XIII National Congress of Zoology. November 21-24,1995. Mata Pérez, E. Systematics of the Sea Cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) of the Coast of Mexico. XIII National Congress of Zoology. November 21-24,1995. Mata Pérez, E. The Sea Stars of México. IV Meeting of Researchers in the Flora and Fauna of the Region Middle-South. October 26-27, 1995. Mata Pérez, E. Systematics of the Sea Urchins (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) in the Oceanographic Campaign PROIBE: I-V of the Mexican Caribbean during the years 1983-1986. XI International Symposium of Marine Biology. November 18-22, 1996. Mata Pérez, E. Present knowledge of the Taxonomy from the Echinoderms of Mexico. Week of the Biology of the XXIV Anniversary of the Biology Faculty. November 3-7, 1997. Mata Pérez, E. Faunistic Diversity of Mexico. Symposium "Echinoderms" in the XIV National Congress of the Zoology. November 4-7, 1997. Mata Pérez, E. Principal factors bio-abiotics that affect the distribution of the Family Luidiidae (Echinodermata:Asteroidea) off the coast of Mexico. XIV National Congress of the Zoology. November 4-7, 1997. Mata Pérez, E. Present state of the Taxonomy of the Sea Stars in México. Symposium "Perspectives of studies about echinoderms in Mexico" in the XIV National Congress of Zoology. November 4-7, 1999. NEW ZEALAND Alcock, N. Reproduction and brooding of Ocnus brevidentis. Marine Science Conference, Dunedin, 1998. Morgan, A.D. Taking care of business: Larval quality in holothurian aquaculture. New Zealand Marine Science Society Conference, 1-3rd Sept. 1999, Victoria University, Wellington. PAKISTAN Tahera, Q. Diversity in the structure of Aristotles lantern in Echinoidea: Echinodermata of Pakistan. Poster presented at Seminar on Aquatic Biodiversity of Pakistan, 20-22 March 1999. RUSSIA Bregman, Yu. E., and E.E. Borisovets. Distribution, number and growth of gray sea urchins in natural nurseries at the northwestern coast of Japan Sea. XI All Russian Conference on Fishery Oceanology, 6-9 Sept 1999. p. Lesnoe, Kaliningrad Region, Atlantniro, Russia. Evdokimov, V.V. Influence of light on the black sea urchins sex process. International Science Conference, "Fishery Research of World Ocean" 27-29 Sept 1999, Vladivostok. Evdokimov, V.V. Sea urchins reproduction in Japan Sea coastal biotops. XI Conference on Oceanology. AtlantNIRO, 6-10 September 1999. Evdokimov, V.V. Interspecies gibrid urchins of genus Strongylocentrotus. International Symposium on Aquaculture, Krasnodar, 4-7 October 1999. Sedova, L.G., and Yu.E. Bregman. Foods and oxygen consumption rates of sea urchins Strongylocentrotus intermedius maintained in aquatrons. International Symposium on Resources Protecting Technologies in Aquaculture, 4-7 October 1999. Krasniirch, Krasnodar, Russia. Smirnov, A.V. "Origin and evolution of the family Myriotrochidae (Holothuroidea: Apodida)". Conference "Morphology, evolution and biology of extinct and recent echinoderms" 30 January 1998, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Smirnov, I.S., A.A. Golikov, and N.A. Anisimova. Influence of climatic changes on distribution of brittle stars (ECHINODERMATA, OPHIUROIDEA) of the Barents sea. A modern condition plankton and benthos, problems of preservation of a biodiversity of the arctic seas. Abstracts of International Conference in Murmansk on April 27-30, 1998. Murmansk. P.97, 98. (in Russian). SOUTH AMERICA Alvarez, P.Pamela y Sara G. Parma, 1997. "Litofacies y equinoideos asociados de la Formacion Los Patillos (Caloviano), Alta Cordillera de San Juan, Argentina". VIII Congreso Geologico Chileno, Antofagasta, Chile, Octubre de 1997, Actas, vol. 1, Seccion Tematica 3: 430-434. Manso, C. L. C., and O.F.S. Alves. Echinoderms from shallow water of the Todos os Santos Bay (Bahia, Brazil). Preliminary results. XII Northeastern Meeting of Zoology , Feira de Santana , Bahia, Brazil. O1/31 to 02/05/1999. Mooi, R., Sergio A. Martínez, and Sara G. Parma, 1998. Phylogenetic systematics of fossil Monophorasterid sand dollars (Clypeasteroida: Echinoidea) from South America. VII Congreso Argentino de Paleontología y Bioestratigrafía, Bahia Blanca 4-9 de octubre de 1998. Resumenes: 48.
	UNITED STATES Baumiller, T.K., P.F. Holterhoff, C.G. Messing, and K.C. Lohmann. 1998. Stable isotopes of carbon and oxygen as a tool for crinoid biology and paleobiology. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 30(7):A41. Bosch, I., and D. Karentz. 1998. Effects of UV light on echinoderm development during the Antarctic springtime depletion of ozone. Proceedings of the North American Echinoderms Meeting. Devin, M.G. Sea urchin aquaculture: existing fisheries, culture techniques, and present market conditions. Invited speaker, Northeast Aquaculture Conference and Expo, Rockland, Maine, November 18-19, 1998. Donovan, S.K. 1999. Evolution of Caribbean echinoderms during the Cenozoic: moving towards a complete picture using all of the fossils. Abstracts, "Cenozoic paleobiology: the last 65 million years of biotic stasis and change", Gainesville, Florida. Dornbos, S.Q., and D.J. Bottjer. 1998. Helicoplacoid echinoderms: Paleoecology of suspension feeders in the Cambrian Fauna. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, 30(7): A-235. Knott, K.E. Molecular phylogeny of the Forcipulatida (Asteroidea). North American Echinoderms Meeting, Wallops Island, VA, August 16-19, 1998. Messing, C.G., and D.L. Rankin. 1998. Initial assessment of environmental control of stalk growth and sediment production in two species of living stalked crinoids (Echinodermata). Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 30(7):A383. Meyer, D.L., and C.G. Maples. 1997. Radial orientation pattern of Uintacrinus aggregations: new evidence for life at the air-water interface using surface tension. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 29(6):106. Meyer, D.L., A.I. Miller, B.F. Dattilo, and S.M. Holland. 1998. Crinoid morphology across a sequence boundary: Kope to Fairview Formations, Upper Ordovician, Cincinnati Arch region. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, 30(2):61. Sadler, K.C. Components of the signaling pathway linking the 1-methyladenine receptor to MPF activation and maturation in starfish oocytes. (Poster). American Society of Cell Biology Annual Meeting, San Francisco. 1998. Smirnov, I. 1998. The relationship between type of development and type of polar brittle-stars. Proceedings of the Ninth International Echinoderm Conference. San Francisco, USA. 5-9 August, 1996. P. 421. Smirnov, I., A. Lobanov, and M. Dianov. 1998. Creation of computer picture identification key for the arctic ophiuroids. Proceedings of the Ninth International Echinoderm Conference. San Francisco, USA. 5-9 August, 1996. P. 422. Smirnov, I., S. Stepanjants, V. Koltun, and A.Svoboda. 1998. Polar ophiuroids and their symbiotic relations. Proceedings of the Ninth International Echinoderm Conference. San Francisco, USA. 5-9 August, 1996. P. 423.
	PAPERS PRESENTED AT MEETINGS (By conference) Symposium on Cenozoic Paleobiology Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Zoological Society of Japan XIX Congreso de Ciencias del Mar, Antofagasta, Chile Evolution '99 Papers presented at the Symposium on Cenozoic Paleobiology, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville. 13 February 1999. Donovan, S.K. Evolution of Carribean echinoderms during the Cenozoic: moving towards a complete picture using all of the fossils. Oyen, C., and R. W. Portell. Biostratigraphy, paleoecology, and diversity patterns of Cenozoic echinoids from Florida.     Papers presented at the January 1999 Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Denver, CO, January 6-10, 1999. Abstracts are published in the American Zoologist (1998). 38(5). The page of the abstract is given after the citation. Communicated by J.M. Lawrence Adams, N.L. UV radiation affects development but not gametogenesis of green sea urchins. 160A Amsler, C.D., J.B. McClintock, & B.J. Baker. Chemical defense, physical defense and mutualism in Antarctic macroalgae, urchins, and anemones. 163A Blake, D.B. Morphological perspectives on asteroid phylogeny. 2A Boettger, S.A., & J.B. McClintock. Bacterial clearance rates in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus exposed to inorganic and organic phosphates. 46A Bolton, T.F., F.I.M. Thomas, & C.N. Leonard. Energetic content of eggs and egg extracellular layers of the echinoid Arbacia punctulata. 185A Bosch, I., & D. Karentz. Effects of UVB exposure on the early development of Antarctic invertebrates during springtime depletion of stratospheric ozone. 162A Christensen, A.B. Properties of the hemoglobins of the brittlestar, Ophiactis simplex (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) 120A Dean, J. Origin and evolutionary diversification of the earliest asteroids. 3A Farley, G.S., & D.R. Levitan. Bigger is better: the importance of egg 'target' size to sperm-egg collisions in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus. 185A Flowers, J.M., & D.W. Foltz. Unraveling the taxonomy of a cryptic sea star complex (Leptasterias spp.) with museum DNA. 56A Foltz, D.W., A.W. Hrincevich, & J.M. Flowers. Molecular and morphological approaches to the taxonomy of a speciose clade of sea stars (Leptaterias sugenus Hexasterias). 4A Hart, M.W. Speciation, paraphyly, and higher taxa. 4A Hendler, G., & L.U. Tran. Direct development of a deep-sea brittlestar (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) 136A Hotchkiss, F.H.C. On the number of rays in starfish. 2A Hottenrott, S. A phylogenetic analysis of the Ophiolepididae (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) with an evaluation of the origin of its deep sea members. 97A Janies, D.A. Phylogeny and the evolution of development among asteroids. 3A Knott, K.E. Controversy and consensus in asteroid systematics: new insights into ordinal and familial relationships. Evolution of Starfishes: Morphology, Molecules, Development and Paleobiology Symposium. Levitan, D.R. Reproductive isolation and hybridization among co-occuring Strongylocentrotus sea urchins. 185A Mah, C.L. Forcipulatacean phylogenetics: a beginning. 3A McEdward, L.R. Simulation models of reproductive strategies: fitness differences under fluctuating environmental conditions. 181A McGinn, M.P. Lesser, & C.W. Walker. The influence of estradiol on vitellogenesis in the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis. 22A Mooi, R., & B. David. Armed conflict: what a new theory of skeletal homologies tells us about stelleroid evolution. 2A Morgan, K.H., & L.R. McEdward. Interspecific relationships between egg size and energy content in echinoderms. 185A Stanko, J.P., S.P. Greer, J.B. McClintock, & C.D. Amsler. Antifouling activity of ophiuroid body-wall extracts. 55A Thomas, F.I.M., T. Bolton, & C.N. Leonard. Surviving shear stress in the gonopore during spawning: the role of echinoderm egg jelly coats. 182A Vickery,M.S. & J.B. McClintock. The comparative morphology of tube feet among the Asteroidea: phylogenetic implications. 3A Vickery, M.C.L., M.S. Vickery, J.B. McClintock, & C.D. Amsler. Isolating regenerative genes in echinoderm larvae. 28A Wasson, K.M., G.A. Hines, & S.A. Watts. Androgen metabolism in the gonads of the echinoid Lytechinus variegatus during three annual reproductive cycles. 111A Young, C.M., S. George, T. Griffin, D. McCarthy, & S. Brooke. Dietary effects on gamete production in bathyal echinoids. 100A
	Papers presented at the Sixty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Zoological Society of Japan (September 26-28, Hiroshima). Abstracts published in Zoological Science. 15 (supplement). Communicated by J. Lawrence Ando, C., K. Omitake, K. Takemoto, H. Tanaka, R. Kuroda, and H. Kuroda. Fluorescence dequenching method for monitoring acrosome reaction of sea urchin sperm. 83. Arai, A., K. Ohta, and T. Nakazawa. Microtubule organization and nuclear changes induced by the treatment with phorbol ester in the sea urchin eggs. 30. Arakaki, Y., and T. Euhara. Comparative studies among black Echinometra from Indo-Pacific and the type specimen of Echinometra oblonga. 39. Fujiwara, A., Y. Kamata, E. Tazawa, S. Kusunoki, J. Arai, H. Katayama, and I. Yasumasu. A trail to estimate respiratory rate in single egg of sea urchin. 58. Fujiwara, A., Y. Kamata, and I. Yasumasu. Relationships betweeen ATP content and mitochondrial respiration in sea urchin embryos. 59. Furuya, H., K. Yoshino, T. Shimizu, T. 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Adenosine-caused inhibition of pluteus arm formation and gut formation in sea urchin embryos. 59. Kamagata, N., Y. Nagumo, and I. Yazaki. Opening of the mouth and differentiation of the archenteron in the sea urchin larvae. 80. Kamiyama, T., T. Goto, and S. Ishida. Lithiuim induces fusion embryos in marine planaria polyclad and starfish. 79. Katow, H. Occurrence of pamlin-associated tyrosine phosphoroylation of a protein plays an important role during early embryogenesis in sea urchin embryo. 88. Kawamura, M., K. Chiba, M. Matsumoto, and M. Hoshi. Characterization of the sperm receptor for acrosome reaction-inducing substance (ARIS) in the starfish, Asterias amurensis. 79. Kazama, M., and A. Hino. Inhibitions of the electron transport chain at the ascidian sperm reaction-like morphological changes in sea urchin sperm. 63. Kiritaka, K., H. Sugino, Y. Hamguchi, K. Okano, and S. Ikegami. Topogenesis of NAAP, a nucleolar protein in the starfish oocyte. 65. Kitazawa, C., and S. Amemiya. 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