Meeting Abstract 41-7  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:45 – 10:00  Immune Responses in Sea Urchin Larvae Highlight Fundamental Aspects of Animal Immunity BUCKLEY, KM; Auburn University kbuckley@auburn.edu http://www.buckleyscience.com Wide-ranging aspects of organismal biology are influenced by the microbial world. By orchestrating these relationships – through protecting against pathogens and promoting a beneficial microbiota – the immune system operates […]

Meeting Abstract 41-2  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45  Immune Function Changes in Response to Consumption of and Stings from Fire Ants, an Invasive Predator and Prey of Native Lizards TYLAN, C*; LANGKILDE, T; The Pennsylvania State University; The Pennsylvania State University clh319@psu.edu Native ecosystems have been exposed to alterations from invasive species for decades, and the […]

Meeting Abstract 41-5  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30  How Does Microbicidal Capacity of Serum Scale with Body Mass in Mammals? DOWNS, CJ*; SCHOENLE, LA; MARTIN, LB; SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry and Hamilton College ; Hamilton College and University of South Florida; University of South Florida cjdowns@esf.edu https://sites.google.com/site/cynthiajdowns/ Body mass is likely to affect […]

Meeting Abstract 40-7  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45  Wading through water: The influence of water depth on the locomotion of the Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) PALECEK-MCCLUNG, AM*; BLOB, RW; Clemson University; Clemson University apalece@g.clemson.edu One of the factors impacting the diversity of locomotor modes in animals is the habitat in which movements are performed. Environments like […]

Meeting Abstract 40-1  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15  Substrate-based locomotion in young octopuses. HALE, ME*; GOOLSBEE, AW; University of Chicago, Chicago IL mhale@uchicago.edu Young Octopus bimaculoides (less than 60 days post-hatching) have well developed arms and arm-based locomotor movements. Using high-speed imaging and kinematic analyses we describe substrate associated locomotor movements in 20 young octopuses striding […]

Meeting Abstract 40-2  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30  Sea Star Inspired Crawling and Bouncing HEYDARI, S*; PO, T; MCHENRY, MJ; KANSO, E; University of Southern California; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of Southern California sinaheyd@usc.edu http://scf.usc.edu/~sinaheyd/ The oral surface of sea stars is lined with arrays tube feet that enable them to […]

Meeting Abstract 40-6  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30  Frogfish Pectoral Fin Functional Morphology AMPLO, HE*; FLAMMANG, BE; Rutgers Univeristy-Newark; New Jersey Institute of Technology hea7@njit.edu Frogfish (Family Antennariidae) are highly derived benthic, teleost fishes capable of performing three modes of locomotion: jetting, swimming, and substrate-based locomotion. Previous literature has described how frogfish use their limb-like pectoral […]

Meeting Abstract 40-4  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00  Comparative biomechanics of submerged and emerged walking in the epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) TRAVIS, KG*; KAWANO, SM; California State Uni., Long Beach; George Washington Uni. kevin.travis@student.csulb.edu Epaulette sharks (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) are benthic fishes that commonly use a tetrapod-like “walking-trot” gait to move along the substrate and will occasionally […]

Meeting Abstract 40-5  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15  Comparative Kinematics of Terrestrial Walking in Two Balitorid Loaches CRAWFORD, CH*; CERRATO-MORALES, CL; FLAMMANG, BE; New Jersey Institute of Technology; New Jersey Institute of Technology; New Jersey Institute of Technology crawford.callie@gmail.com Hillstream loaches (Balitoridae) inhabit the fast flowing hillstreams of South and Southeast Asia. These fishes have evolved […]

Meeting Abstract 40-3  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45  Animated “Foot” Control During Walking in Skates GASSLER, TR*; FLAMMANG, BE; New Jersey Institute of Technology; New Jersey Institute of Technology trg22@njit.edu Skates are cartilaginous, dorsoventrally-flattened benthic fishes comprising more than 240 species. Several species have been observed to use the anterior lobe of their pelvic fins to […]