Changes in sternohyoid contraction pattern with terrestrialization in the axolotl

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 103-6  Sat Jan 2  Changes in sternohyoid contraction pattern with terrestrialization in the axolotl Rizwan, M*; Spence, M; Rull, M; Konow, N; Albert, A; Panessiti, C; University of Massachusetts Lowell maya_rizwan@student.uml.edu The Axolotl (​Ambystoma mexicanum)​ ​can be induced with […]

Building a tetrapod skull topology across the water-to-land transition

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 103-4  Sat Jan 2  Building a tetrapod: skull topology across the water-to-land transition Rawson, JRG*; Esteve-Altava, B; Porro, LB; Dutel, H; Rayfield, EJ; University of Bristol; Pompeu Fabra University; University College London; University of Bristol; University of Bristol jr17384@bristol.ac.uk […]

Ancestral state reconstruction of amphibious species within the order cyprinodontiformes

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 103-1  Sat Jan 2  Ancestral state reconstruction of amphibious species within the order cyprinodontiformes Bagby, MW*; Ross, MA; Giammona, F; Wake Forest University ; Wake Forest University ; Wake Forest University bagbmw17@wfu.edu The order Cyprinodontiformes contains a wide variety […]

Vertebral column bending and intervertebral space shape in fishes

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 102-1  Sat Jan 2  Vertebral column bending and intervertebral space shape in fishes Abu-Bader, L*; Summers, AP; Kruppert, S; Donatelli, CM; College of William and Mary; University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories; University of Washington Friday Harbor Laboratories layannebader@gmail.com […]

Sutural structure in a telescoped skull the maxillo-frontal suture in Tursiops truncatus

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 102-6  Sat Jan 2  Sutural structure in a telescoped skull: the maxillo-frontal suture in Tursiops truncatus Roston, RA*; Mirando, AJ; McLellan, WA; Pabst, DA; Hilton, MJ; Roth, VL; University of Washington, Duke University; Duke University; UNC Wilmington; UNC Wilmington; […]

Range-of-motion in dorsal vertebra of ancient tetrapods

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 102-4  Sat Jan 2  Range-of-motion in dorsal vertebra of ancient tetrapods Carter, AM*; Johnson, EH; Hsieh, S-T; Dodson, P; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Cornell University, Ithaca; Temple University, Philadelphia; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia caja@seas.upenn.edu Ancient tetrapods evolved a diverse […]

Rainbow trout use 3D vertebral flexion during suction feeding

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 102-3  Sat Jan 2  Rainbow trout use 3D vertebral flexion during suction feeding Camp, AL; University of Liverpool, UK ariel.camp@liverpool.ac.uk https://arielcamp.weebly.com/ The intervertebral joints (IVJs) of fish were initially viewed as hinges that only allowed lateral flexion, and most […]

Finite-element modeling of fossil taxa how close is close enough Sensitivity analyses on the skull of Megapnosaurus

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 102-8  Sat Jan 2  Finite-element modeling of fossil taxa: how close is close enough? Sensitivity analyses on the skull of Megapnosaurus Button, DJ*; Porro, LB; Barrett, PM; Natural History Museum, London, UK; University College London, UK; Natural History Museum, […]

Analysing form and function of the cervicothoracic transition in cetartiodactyls confirms the ‘functional elongation hypothesis’ of the giraffe neck

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 102-5  Sat Jan 2  Analysing form and function of the cervicothoracic transition in cetartiodactyls confirms the ‘functional elongation hypothesis’ of the giraffe neck Nyakatura, JA*; Müller, MA; Merten, L; Böhmer, C; Institut für Biologie, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, […]

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