Macroevolution III – Evolutionary Innovation Day: Tuesday, Jan. 4, 1:00-2:40 PM Room: 151 ABC Session Chair(s): Patricia Hernandez, Natalia Taft Session Author(s) Title 16 MACESIC, L.J. Hips don’t lie: How the batoid pelvic girdle shape correlates with locomotion and phylogeny 16 TAFT, Natalia K*; SHUBIN, Neil; LAUDER, George New data on the morphological changes in […]

Cardiac and Respiratory Physiology Day: Tuesday, Jan. 4, 8:00-9:40 AM Room: 250 F Session Chair(s): Charles Booth Session Author(s) Title 15 SLAY, C.E.*; HICKS, J.W. Environmental hypoxia amplifies postprandial cardiac hypertrophy in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) 15 DIAZ, S.*; HAMMOND, K.; ORGEIG, S. Effects of High Altitude on Lung Surfactant Lipids in Peromyscus maniculatus […]

Reproductive Behavior I Day: Tuesday, Jan. 4, 10:20 AM-Noon Room: 251 F Session Chair(s): Patricia Brennan Session Author(s) Title 14 BRENNAN, Patricia*; GEREG, Ian; GOODMAN, Michelle; STEWART, Rosemary; PRUM, Richard Patterns of DHT variation in waterfowl and their relationship with social environment and genital morphology 14 MIRANDA, R.A.*; KRUEGER, A.J.; NATKIN, L.D.; OWOLABI, A.A.; PROPPER, […]

Evo-devo – Sensory and Neural Development Day: Tuesday, Jan. 4, 8:20-10:00 AM Room: 251 F Session Chair(s): Billie Swalla, Mark Martindale Session Author(s) Title 13 SWALLA, B.J.*; LUTTRELL, S.; BYRNE, A.; COLLIN, P.; MARDASHOVA, M.; LAVROVA, E.; SOPHER, K.; ANDRILENAS, K.; NIKITIN, M.; CITARELLA, M.; KOHN, A.B.; MOROZ, L.L. Genomic Basis of Neural Organization in […]

Marine Larval Ecology Day: Tuesday, Jan. 4, 10:20 AM-Noon Room: 251 AB Session Chair(s): Molly Jacobs Session Author(s) Title 12 JACOBS, M.W.*; SHUTTARI, N.; CHRISTMAS, A.F.; GALLAGER, S.; DEPPERMAN, J.; ATEMA, J. Timing, Terrain, and Thermoclines: Explorations of Swimming and Sheltering Behavior in Larval and Postlarval Lobsters 12 CHAN, K.Y.K.*; GRŰNBAUM, D.; O’DONNELL, M.J. Effects […]

Community Ecology/Symbioses Day: Tuesday, Jan. 4, 8:00-10:00 AM Room: 251 AB Session Chair(s): Kenneth Halanych Session Author(s) Title 11 HALANYCH, KM*; THORNHILL, DJ; SCHANDER, C; FIELMAN, KT; KOCOT, KM; CANNON, JT; SANTOS, SR Comparative transcriptome analyses of Siboglinid annelids with special interest in mechanisms maintaining symbiosis. 11 CEASE, Arianne*; ELSER, James; HAO, Shuguang; KANG, Le; […]

Air Flow and Flight II: Birds and Bats Day: Tuesday, Jan. 4, 10:00 AM-Noon Room: 250 DE Session Chair(s): Bret Tobalske Session Author(s) Title 10 SCHUNK, C.*; CHIU, C.; BAHLMAN, J.W.; BERGOU, A.; CHENEY, J.; WALDMAN, R.M.; CURET, O.; ALBRIGHT, E.; SWARTZ, S.M.; BREUER, K.S. Time-resolved measurements of the velocity field over the wing of […]

Macroevolution I – Methods and Character Evolution Day: Tuesday, Jan. 4, 8:00-9:40 AM Room: 151 ABC Session Chair(s): Graham Slater Session Author(s) Title 1 SLATER, GJ*; HARMON, LJ; REVELL, LJ; ALFARO, ME Estimating evolutionary rates from incomplete phylogenies and data using approximate Bayesian computation 1 BOETTIGER, CD*; RALPH, PL; COOP, G Is your phylogeny informative? […]

SICB 2011 Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, January 3-7, 2011 List of Symposiums Click on session to view list of presentations Symposia S1 I’ve Got Rhythm: Neuronal Mechanisms of Central Pattern Generators S2 Synthesis of Physiologic Data from the Mammalian Feeding Apparatus Using FEED, the Feeding Experiments End-User Database S3 Speciation in Marine Organisms S4 […]

Zoo- based Research and Conservation Day: Saturday, Jan. 8, 08:30 – 12:00 Room: Pacific 4/5 Symposium Author(s) Title S9 HILDEBRANDT, TB; HERMES, R; GOERITZ, F Development of assisted reproducion technologies for endangered species S9 ASA, Cheryl Recovery of Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves (Canis lupus baileyi) and Island Foxes (Urocyon littoralis) S9 BERCOVITCH, Fred B; TOBEY, […]