Meeting Abstract 111-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:00 – 08:15 Planarian Head Shape Control: Regeneration Recapitulates Phylogeny GAWNE, R*; LEVIN, M; Tufts University; Tufts University richard.gawne@tufts.edu Planarian flatworms are important model systems for understanding regeneration because many species are able to reconstitute their entire body from small tissue fragments. Contemporary research on these animals has tended to focus […]
Archives: Abstracts
Motility induced fractures reveal a ductile to brittle crossover in the epithelial tissues of Trichoplax adhaerens
Meeting Abstract 111-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30 Motility induced fractures reveal a ductile to brittle crossover in the epithelial tissues of Trichoplax adhaerens PRAKASH, V.N*; BULL, M.S; PRAKASH, M.; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University vprakash@stanford.edu http://www.vprakash.com/ Animal tissues are continuously subjected to dynamic force loading while they crawl, walk, run or swim. While epithelial […]
En Garde The poachers’ body armor is no show-off but a heavy defensive trait
Meeting Abstract 111-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15 En Garde! The poachers’ body armor is no show-off but a heavy defensive trait. KRUPPERT, S*; CHU, F; STEWART, MC; SCHMITZ, L; SUMMERS, AP; Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington; University of Washington; Scripps College, Claremont; Scripps College, Claremont; Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington skrupp@uw.edu Many vertebrates […]
Effects of wing size and wingbeat frequency on wing wear in bumblebees
Meeting Abstract 111-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45 Effects of wing size and wingbeat frequency on wing wear in bumblebees MOUNTCASTLE, AM*; AHLHOLM, PD; STONE, I; FEDERICO, P; NIXON, E; JOHNSON, N; Bates College; Bates College; Bates College; Bates College; Bates College; Bates College amountca@bates.edu http://www.andrewmountcastle.org Many flying insects frequently collide their wing tips with vegetation. […]
Analysis of the Shock Absorption Paradox in Woodpeckers
Meeting Abstract 111-6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30 Analysis of the Shock Absorption Paradox in Woodpeckers VAN WASSENBERGH, S.*; BöHMER, C.; ABOURACHID, A.; Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium; Muséum National D’Histoire Naturelle, France; Muséum National D’Histoire Naturelle, France sam.vanwassenbergh@uantwerpen.be http://samvanwassenbergh.weebly.com The beak and beak-braincase interface of woodpeckers are hypothesised to serve as a shock absorber to minimise the […]
Zoo Versus Wild Trabecular Bone Architecture in Captive and Wild Xenarthra
Meeting Abstract 110-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30 Zoo Versus Wild: Trabecular Bone Architecture in Captive and Wild Xenarthra ZACK, EH*; SMITH, SM; ANGIELCZYK, KD; University of Chicago; The Field Museum of Natural History ; The Field Museum of Natural History, University of Chicago ehzack@uchicago.edu Captive (zoo) specimens in natural history collections allow researchers to inspect […]
The morphology of tooth replacement in Salariin Combtooth Blennies (Blenniiformes Blenniidae Salariini)
Meeting Abstract 110-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:00 – 08:15 The morphology of tooth replacement in Salariin Combtooth Blennies (Blenniiformes: Blenniidae: Salariini) WILLIAMS, KL*; EVANS, KM; SIMONS, AM; University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Bell Museum; Brown University; University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Bell Museum will5761@umn.edu Historically, modes of teleost tooth replacement are classified as […]
Cetacean vertebral trabecular bone mechanical properties and structure vary among swimming modes and diving behaviors
Meeting Abstract 110-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45 Cetacean vertebral trabecular bone mechanical properties and structure vary among swimming modes and diving behaviors INGLE, DN*; PORTER, ME; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL dingle2014@fau.edu Among cetaceans, species with rigid, torpedo-shaped bodies are considered as the fastest and most active swimmers. […]
Cartilage canals in ray skeletons Morphology, homology and putative role in mineralization
Meeting Abstract 110-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15 Cartilage canals in ray skeletons: Morphology, homology and putative role in mineralization DEAN, MN*; BLUMER, M; GUALDA, E; CHAUMEL, J; SEIDEL, R; MARSAL, M; OMELON, S; MPIKG mason.dean@mpikg.mpg.de http://masondeanlab.com Although cartilage is typically described as avascular, this is not always true. In developing mammal/bird skeletons, particularly regions of […]
Bird to the Bone Functional Adaptation in the Avian Wing
Meeting Abstract 110-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 Bird to the Bone: Functional Adaptation in the Avian Wing CHASE, HT*; TOBALSKE, BW; University of Montana; University of Montana hilatzipora@gmail.com Though birds have long been admired by biologists and engineers alike for having lightweight bones with specialized “reinforcements,” very little work has been done to investigate this […]
