Meeting Abstract 51-1  Sunday, Jan. 5 10:15 – 10:30  Navigating Towards Defensive Hosts: Mosquito Visual Avoidance Behavior WYNNE, NE*; FRYZLEWICZ, LH; VINAUGER, C; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA nwynne@vt.edu In order to produce progeny female mosquitoes require proteins […]

Meeting Abstract 51-3  Sunday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00  Multimodal sensory responses from descending neurons in Squilla stomatopod crustaceans FELLER, KD*; SUPPLE, J; GONZALEZ-BELLIDO, PT; Univ of Minnesota; Univ of Cambridge; Univ of Minnesota kfeller@umn.edu Though stomatopods (commonly known as mantis shrimp) possess one of the world’s most complex visual sensors, we know very little about how […]

Meeting Abstract 51-5  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30  How Do Seabirds See Light? Visual sensitivity and light attraction in Hawaiian seabirds MOON, H*; ANDERSON, T; TRAVERS, M; LOEW, E; PORTER, M; University of Hawaii at Manoa; Kauai Endangered Seabird Recovery Project; Cornell University; University of Hawaii at Manoa hmoon@hawaii.edu Artificial lights at night cause high mortality […]

Meeting Abstract 51-7  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:45 – 12:00  Fruit Flies Respond to Ventral Parallax During Strong Sideslip Disturbances RUIZ, CA*; THEOBALD, JC; Florida International University; Florida International University cruiz093@fiu.edu http://faculty.fiu.edu/~theobald/people/ Flies and other insects use incoherent motion (parallax) to the front and sides to measure distances and identify obstacles during translation. Although additional depth information could […]

Meeting Abstract 51-4  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15  Drosophila melanogaster uses its regional attention to maxamize spatial information during flight. PALERMO, NA*; SIDDIQUI, SG; THEOBALD, JC; Florida International University; Florida International University; Florida International University npale005@fiu.edu Fruit flies rely heavily on their visual field to stabilize flight. The images projected onto their retinas are only as […]

Meeting Abstract 50-3  Sunday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45  Swimming Performance Informs Patterns of Evolutionary Ecomorphology Among Triggerfishes and Filefishes (Superfamily: Balistoidea) GEORGE, AB*; WESTNEAT, MW; University of Chicago; University of Chicago abgeorge@uchicago.edu Triggerfishes and filefishes (superfamily Balistoidea) exhibit a wide range of morphological diversity including median fins that lie on a continuum from high to low […]

Meeting Abstract 50-6  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30  Novel Air-breathing Modes in Anuran Tadpoles PHILLIPS, JR*; HEWES, AE; SCHWENK, K; University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT jackson.phillips@uconn.edu The biomechanics of air-breathing in anuran tadpoles is virtually unstudied. Our previous work showed that surface tension prevents small tadpoles […]

Meeting Abstract 50-1  Sunday, Jan. 5 10:00 – 10:15  Modular Lung Ventilation in Snakes CAPANO, JG*; CIERI, RL; WELLER, HI; BRAINERD, EL; Brown University; University of Utah; Brown University; Brown University john_capano@brown.edu http://johngcapano.com Most squamates rotate vertebral and sternal ribs to ventilate their lungs, whereas snakes lack sternal ribs and use only vertebral ribs to breathe. Rib […]

Meeting Abstract 50-8  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:45 – 12:00  Linking morphology, performance, and behavior in the migration of stream goby fishes DIAMOND, KM*; GRINER, JG; LAGARDE, R; PONTON, D; POWDER, KE; SCHOENFUSS, HL; WALKER, JA; BLOB, RW; Clemson Univ.; Clemson Univ.; Univ. Perpignan Via Domitia; Univ. La Réunion; Clemson Univ.; St. Cloud State Univ.; Univ. Southern Maine; […]

Meeting Abstract 50-2  Sunday, Jan. 5 10:15 – 10:30  Joint Loading and Transformation in Suchian Evolution SELLERS, KC*; MIDDLETON, KM; HOLLIDAY, CM; University of Missouri; University of Missouri; University of Missouri kcsty5@mail.missouri.edu Modern crocodylians employ immense forces during feeding. Many characters that enable crocodylians to generate and resist these forces are not found in their ancestors, and […]