Molecular Evolution Day: Monday, Jan. 5, 8:00 AM-Noon Room: Commonwealth B Organizer(s): Elizabeth Borda (first half), Jessica Garb (second half) Session Author(s) Title 26 MARLOW, Heather Q.*; SPEISER, Daniel I.; SEAVER, Elaine C.; MARTINDALE, Mark Q. Opsin diversity and extra-ocular photorecepion in the Metazoa 26 PLACHETZKI, D/C*; OAKLEY, T/H The Origins and Evolution of Metazoan […]

Evolutionary Morphology Day: Monday, Jan. 5, 8:20 AM-Noon Room: Commonwealth A Organizer(s): Tobin Hieronymus, Steven Vogel Session Author(s) Title 25 HIERONYMUS, T.L.*; WITMER, L.M. Evolution of Avian Compound Rhamphothecae: Homology of Simple and Compound Horny Beaks in Birds 25 BOSTWICK, Kimberly/S*; ELIAS, Damian; MASON, Andrew; MONTEALEGRE-Z, Fernando Resonant Feathers Enable Sound Production in Machaeropterus deliciosus […]

Guts, Hearts & Lungs II Day: Monday, Jan. 5, 10:00 AM-Noon Room: Grand Ballroom C Organizer(s): Don Munson Session Author(s) Title 24 GUNDERSON, J.A.*; SANTHANAKRISHNAN, A; MILLER, L.A. Fluid Flow in Physical Models of the Endothelial Surface Layer 24 NGUYEN, NHI / P.*; MILLER, LAURA; SANTHANAKRISHNAN, ARVIND; GUNDERSON, JENNIFER Flow within Physical Models of the […]

Adhesion Day: Monday, Jan. 5, 8:00-9:40 AM Room: Grand Ballroom C Organizer(s): Anne Peattie Session Author(s) Title 23 PEATTIE, A M*; FEDERLE, W Attachment forces of single adhesive setae from tarantula feet 23 BULLOCK, J.M.R.*; FEDERLE, W. comparison of attachment performance in the hairy and smooth adhesive pads of insects 23 CRANDELL, KE*; HERREL, A; […]

Evolutionary Morphology Day: Sunday, Jan. 4, 1:00-3:00 PM Room: Webster Organizer(s): Mihaela Pavlicev, Karen Sears Session Author(s) Title 22 WEISBECKER, Vera*; SANCHEZ-VILLAGRA, Marcelo R Monotreme postcranial ontogeny and the evolution of mammalian skeletal development 22 SEARS, K.E. Covariation, disparity and constraints in marsupial and eutherian limb evolution 22 DOROBA, C.K.*; SEARS, K.E. The highly divergent […]

Locomotion-Flight Day: Sunday, Jan. 4, 1:00-3:00 PM Room: Stone Organizer(s): Tyson Hendrick Session Author(s) Title 21 COHEN, I.*; RISTROPH, L. G.; BERMAN, G. J.; BERGOU, A. J.; WANG, Z. J. Probing insect flight stability and control by inducing aerial stumbles 21 CHENG, Bo*; FRY, Steven; HUANG, Qingfeng; DICKSON, Will; DICKINSON, Michael; DENG, Xinyan Dynamics and […]

Locomotion – Muscle Day: Sunday, Jan. 4, 1:00-2:40 PM Room: Otis Organizer(s): Melinda Hale, Steve Reilly Session Author(s) Title 20 SCHILLING, N.*; CARRIER, D.R. Function of the epaxial muscles during trotting 20 REILLY, S.M.*; MCELROY, E.J.; WHITE, T.D. Abdominal motor patterns in mammalian locomotion: hypaxial muscle function with and without epipubic bones 20 REVZEN, S*; […]

Life History Evolution Day: Sunday, Jan. 4, 8:00-10:00 AM Room: Commonwealth A Organizer(s): Peter Zani Session Author(s) Title 2 OLIVIER, T.J.*; MOON, B.R.; BAUER, R.T. Nocturnal swimming patterns and speeds in the upstream juvenile migration of the amphidromous river shrimp Macrobrachium ohione and the potential for long distance migrations 2 COLLIN, R Intraspecific Variation of […]

Vertebrate Neurobiology Day: Sunday, Jan. 4, 1:00-3:00 PM Room: Grand Ballroom E Organizer(s): Duane McPherson, Session Title 19 LYNCH, Kathleen S.*; BALL, Gregory F. Noradrenaline, Receiver Error and the Cocktail Party Effect 19 FRANSSEN, RA*; COPPOLA, DM The Effects of Naris Occlusion on Cilia Development and Protein Expression 19 PETERS, J E Brain size evolution […]

Comparative Genomics Day: Sunday, Jan. 4, 1:00-3:00 PM Room: Grand Ballroom D Organizer(s): Kirk Zigler Session Author(s) Title 18 ESTES, Anne M.*; PIERSON, Elizabeth A. Genome size of bacteria in a variable endosymbiotic environment 18 GUERRERO-FERREIRA, Ricardo*; GORMAN, Clayton; NISHIGUCHI, Michele Variation in gene expression profiles among bacterial symbionts from squids of the family Loliginidae […]