Meeting Abstract 90-2 Monday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 10:45 An XROMM and kinetic analysis of underwater walking in the West African lungfish (Protopterus annectens) with implications for the role of quadrupedal gaits during the fin-to-limb transition GRANATOSKY, MC*; LAURENCE-CHASEN, JD; GARTNER, SM; WHITLOW, KR; WESTNEAT, MW; NYAKATURA, JA; New York Institute of Technology; University of Chicago; University […]
Archives: Abstracts
Understanding the Role of Intrinsic Physiological Factors in the Population Recovery of Myotis lucifugus (little brown myotis) from White-nose Syndrome
Meeting Abstract 89-2 Monday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00 Understanding the Role of Intrinsic Physiological Factors in the Population Recovery of Myotis lucifugus (little brown myotis) from White-nose Syndrome RICHARDSON, C.S*; LOONEY, C.; INESON, K.; FLETCHER, J.; SILLAH, A.; EISEMAN, H.; Lesley University; Northeastern University; University of New Hampshire; University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Northeastern University; Tufts University crichard@bu.edu […]
Oxidative damage resistance as a potential mechanism of disease tolerance in a wild host
Meeting Abstract 89-6 Monday, Jan. 6 11:45 – 12:00 Oxidative damage resistance as a potential mechanism of disease tolerance in a wild host HENSCHEN, AE*; HAWLEY, DM; ADELMAN, JS; University of Memphis; Virginia Tech; University of Memphis henschen@memphis.edu Hosts have two main ways to combat parasitic infections: resistance, which lowers pathogen load directly, and tolerance, which decreases […]
Investigating the Role of Animal Burrows on the Ecology and Distribution of Coccidioides spp in Arizona Soils
Meeting Abstract 89-4 Monday, Jan. 6 11:15 – 11:30 Investigating the Role of Animal Burrows on the Ecology and Distribution of Coccidioides spp. in Arizona Soils. KOLLATH, D/R*; TEIXEIRA, M/M; MILLER, K/J; BRIDGET , B/M; FUNKE, A; Pathogen and Microbiome, Northern Arizona University ; University of Brasília Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, Brasília-DF Brazil; Pathogen and […]
Effects of pond drying on northern leopard frog development, growth, immune function, and susceptibility to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Meeting Abstract 89-5 Monday, Jan. 6 11:30 – 11:45 Effects of pond drying on northern leopard frog development, growth, immune function, and susceptibility to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ALTMAN, KA*; HALL, EM; ROLLINS-SMITH, LA; OHMER, MEB; RICHARDS-ZAWACKI, CL; University of Pittsburgh, PA; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; University of Pittsburgh, PA; University of Pittsburgh, PA karie.altman@pitt.edu […]
Detection and Enumeration of Bacterial Pathogens in the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica
Meeting Abstract 89-3 Monday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15 Detection and Enumeration of Bacterial Pathogens in the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica BILLAH, MM*; RAHMAN, MS; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley mohammad.billah01@utrgv.edu American oyster (Crassostrea virginica) is a popular sea food for its delicacy and high nutritional value. Based on increasing […]
Sniffing out batoid nasal morphology a model for classification with functional implications
Meeting Abstract 88-3 Monday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15 Sniffing out batoid nasal morphology: a model for classification with functional implications RUTLEDGE, KM; University of California Los Angeles kelsimarie7@g.ucla.edu http://fishandfreckles.com Batoids (rays, skates, sawfishes and guitarfishes) possess a suite of sensory modalities, including vision, hearing, mechanoreception, electroreception, and olfaction. Olfaction is the longest-range sense and is crucial […]
Mechanosensors on Dragonfly Wings for sensing Aeroelasticity
Meeting Abstract 88-1 Monday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 10:45 Mechanosensors on Dragonfly Wings for sensing Aeroelasticity UHRHAN, MJ*; FABIAN, JM; SIWANOWICZ, I; LIN, HT; Imperial College London, UK; Imperial College London, UK; HHMI Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA USA; Imperial College London, UK myriam.uhrhan18@imperial.ac.uk Unlike wings of vertebrates, insect wings can only be actuated and controlled at […]
Hearing Better When Lopsided Tympanal Asymmetry May Enhance Hearing in the Parasitoid Fly Ormia ochracea
Meeting Abstract 88-2 Monday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00 Hearing Better When Lopsided: Tympanal Asymmetry May Enhance Hearing in the Parasitoid Fly Ormia ochracea MIKEL-STITES, MR*; STAPLES, AE; MAREK, P; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech mmikelst@vt.edu Ormia ochracea is a parasitoid fly endemic to the Americas. Gravid females respond phonotactically to calls of their male Gryllidae […]
Feature Variations in Seal Whisker Geometries and the Effect on Vortex Structure
Meeting Abstract 88-6 Monday, Jan. 6 11:45 – 12:00 Feature Variations in Seal Whisker Geometries and the Effect on Vortex Structure MURPHY , C.T*; LYONS, K.M; HADDOCK, W.A; MARTIN, W.N; HELLUM, A.M; BREUER, K.S; FRANCK, J.A; US Navy; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Brown University; US Navy; US Navy; Brown University; University of Wisconsin-Madison christin.murphy@navy.mil Seals use their highly […]
