Meeting Abstract 50-4 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00 Feeding and Digestive Anatomy of Mud Snakes RUPP, AE*; MOON, B; University of Louisiana Lafayette; University of Louisiana Lafayette arianarupp91@gmail.com Mud snakes are dietary specialists that regularly consume elongate amphibian prey such as siren and amphiuma salamanders. This study described the unique feeding behaviors of adult and juvenile […]
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Adhesive Setal Morphology and Setal Field Configuration in Anolis equestris
Meeting Abstract 50-5 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15 Adhesive Setal Morphology and Setal Field Configuration in Anolis equestris GARNER, AM*; WILSON, MC; WRIGHT, C; RUSSELL, AP; NIEWIAROWSKI, PH; DHINOJWALA, A; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Calgary; University of Akron; University of Akron amg149@zips.uakron.edu https://austinmgarner.com/ Hundreds of studies have examined gecko […]
A Comparative Study of Lingual Prey Capture in Iguanian and Scincid Lizards
Meeting Abstract 50-7 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45 A Comparative Study of Lingual Prey Capture in Iguanian and Scincid Lizards HEWES, A*; SCHWENK, K; University of Connecticut, Storrs; University of Connecticut, Storrs amanda.hewes@uconn.edu Among lizards, prey are captured with the tongue or the jaws. All iguanians are lingual feeders, and lingual feeding has evolved independently from […]
Underlying Mechanisms that Drive an Adaptive Interplay in Digestive Physiology
Meeting Abstract 49-6 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:45 – 12:00 Underlying Mechanisms that Drive an Adaptive Interplay in Digestive Physiology SECOR, SM; University of Alabama ssecor@ua.edu Bill Karasov and Jared Diamond’s 1988 article ‘Adaptive interplay between physiology and ecology in digestion’ laid the foundation for my exploration in the adaptive interplay between feeding habits and the regulation of […]
Spare capacity and phenotypic flexibility in the digestive system of a migratory bird defining the limits of animal design
Meeting Abstract 49-2 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00 Spare capacity and phenotypic flexibility in the digestive system of a migratory bird: defining the limits of animal design MCWILLIAMS, S*; KARASOV, W; BAUCHINGER, U; University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA; Jagellonian University, Krakow, Poland srmcwilliams@uri.edu Flexible phenotypes enable animals to […]
Paracellular absorption in the slow(er) lane a brief review of reptilian paracellular nutrient absorption
Meeting Abstract 49-3 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15 Paracellular absorption in the slow(er) lane: a brief review of reptilian paracellular nutrient absorption TRACY, CR*; MCWHORTER, TJ; University of California Riverside Boyd Deep Canyon Reserve; University of Adelaide Roseworthy christopher.tracy@ucr.edu Some mammals and birds rely on passive, paracellular absorption of small, water-soluble nutrients (e.g. small carbohydrates) as […]
Nutrient manipulation differentially affects microbiome structure and host physiology in rodents with distinct dietary niches
Meeting Abstract 49-1 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45 Nutrient manipulation differentially affects microbiome structure and host physiology in rodents with distinct dietary niches TREVELLINE, BK; MARTíNEZ-MOTA, R; DERTING, T; DARRACQ, A; PASCH, B; DEARING, MD; KOHL, KD*; Univ. of Pittsburgh; Univ. of Utah; Murray State Univ. ; Murray State Univ. ; Northern Arizona Univ.; Univ. of […]
Effects of Arbovirus Infections on Digestive Physiology, Growth, and Survival in Young Animals
Meeting Abstract 49-5 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45 Effects of Arbovirus Infections on Digestive Physiology, Growth, and Survival in Young Animals FASSBINDER-ORTH, CA; Creighton University, Omaha, NE carolfassbinder-orth@creighton.edu Arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) infections are known to exhibit age-dependent patterns of virulence in their hosts, with the young and old often being the most susceptible to severe infection. […]
A ‘Dispersal Syndrome’ Approach for Relating High Paracellular Absorption in Birds and Bats to Plant Ecology
Meeting Abstract 49-4 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30 A ‘Dispersal Syndrome’ Approach for Relating High Paracellular Absorption in Birds and Bats to Plant Ecology PRICE, ER*; JARA, RF; University of North Texas; University of North Texas edwin.price@unt.edu Birds and bats rely heavily on paracellular nutrient absorption, unlike non-flying mammals, which rely principally on transporter-mediated transcellular absorption. […]
The genome of the chiton Acanthopleura granulata perspectives on biomineralization from polyplacophorans
Meeting Abstract 48-8 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:45 – 12:00 The genome of the chiton Acanthopleura granulata: perspectives on biomineralization from polyplacophorans VARNEY, RM*; SPEISER, DI; KOCOT, KM; Univ. of Alabama; Univ. of South Carolina; Univ. of Alabama rvarney@crimson.ua.edu http://rvarney.people.ua.edu/ The wide diversity of structures produced through biomineralization by molluscs has long been of interest to materials science. […]
