Meeting Abstract P2-245  Sunday, Jan. 5  Environmental drivers of coral growth across the western Caribbean Sea and Florida Keys RIPPE, JP*; BAUMANN, JH; BOVE, CB; AICHELMAN, HE; DAVIES, SW; CASTILLO, KD; University of Texas at Austin; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Boston University; Boston University; University of North Carolina, Chapel […]

Meeting Abstract P2-176  Sunday, Jan. 5  Energy Expenditure Among Different Roost Types and Colony Sizes Observed in Chiroptera MARROQUIN, CM*; MUNOZ-GARCIA, A; The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; The Ohio State University at Mansfield, Mansfield, OH marroquin.11@osu.edu Bats spend a significant portion of their lifetimes in roosts. The variety of roost types that different species use is […]

Meeting Abstract P2-199  Sunday, Jan. 5  Energetics of Peromyscus treadmill running at different speeds, inclines, and environmental temperatures MCCUE, MD*; KLOK, JC; LIGHTON, JRB; HAMMOND, KA; Sable Systems International; Sable Systems International; Sable Systems International; University of California Riverside mmccue@sablesys.com Deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) forage over long distances in habitats characterized by extreme temperatures, hypoxia, and low […]

Meeting Abstract P2-75  Sunday, Jan. 5  Endocrine disruption and planarian regeneration ZAHRA, E; GRIFFIN, L; MINICOZZI, M; MASS, M*; SUNY New Paltz; SUNY New Paltz; Minnesota State University, Mankato; SUNY New Paltz masss@newpaltz.edu Environmental xenoestrogens such as Bisphenol-A (BPA), BPS, and Octyl-phenol have been shown to depress and delay regeneration in a variety of flatworms at high […]

Meeting Abstract P2-31  Sunday, Jan. 5  Empty Space & Morphospace: Vertebral Pneumatization is Correlated with Serial Variation in Vertebral Shape MOORE, A J; Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY andrew.j.moore@stonybrook.edu Postcranial skeletal pneumaticity is the invasion and resorption of bone by epithelial extensions of the respiratory anatomy into vertebrae and other postcranial bones, and is a hallmark […]

Meeting Abstract P2-213.5  Sunday, Jan. 5 03:30 – 05:30  Elephant Trunks Behave like Telescoping Poles SCHULZ, AK*; RINCON, C; HU, DL; Georgia Institute of Technology School of Mechanical Engineering; Georgia Institute of Technology School of Mechanical Engineering; Georgia Institute of Technology School of Mechanical Engineering and Biology akschulz@gatech.edu http://www.hu.gatech.edu/Schulz/ Elephants are the construction cranes of the animal […]

Meeting Abstract P2-209  Sunday, Jan. 5  Elastic System Shows No Plasticity to Different Functional Demands During Growth COX, SM*; DEBOEF, A.; SALZANO, MQ; KATUGAM, K; PIAZZA, SJ; RUBENSON, J; Penn State; Georgia Tech; Penn State; Penn State; Penn State; Penn State zanne@psu.edu Elastic elements can help improve muscle function by reducing metabolic cost and amplifying power output. […]

Meeting Abstract P2-218  Sunday, Jan. 5  Effects of preterm birth on locomotor performance in infant pigs MANNAVA, A*; SCHAPKER, N; LEWIS, C; GERMAN, R; YOUNG, JW; NEOMED; NEOMED; NEOMED; NEOMED; NEOMED alekhya.mannava@gmail.com One of the most significant milestones in a human child’s locomotor development is the ability to walk. However, the time at which infants begin to […]

Meeting Abstract P2-80  Sunday, Jan. 5  Effects of hydration on the arboreal eggs of gliding treefrogs: even small reductions in humidity induce premature hatching, reduce hatchling size, and kill embryos GONZáLEZ, K*; WARKENTIN, KM; GüELL, BA; Purdue University, Biological Sciences, IN; Boston University, MA and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá; Boston University, Department of Biology, MA kgonzalez@purdue.edu […]

Meeting Abstract P2-24  Sunday, Jan. 5  Effects of hybridization on cognition in chickadees: A common garden approach RICE, AM*; HUYNH, AV; SPINELLI, JMC; ROTH, TC; TAYLOR, SA; Lehigh University; Lehigh University; Lehigh University; Franklin & Marshall College; University of Colorado Boulder amr511@lehigh.edu https://wordpress.lehigh.edu/amr511/ When hybridization occurs, selection against hybrids reduces gene flow and maintains species barriers. Although […]