Leading Students and Faculty to Quantitative Biology Through Active Learning Day: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 07:45-15:30 Room: 2A Symposium Author(s) Title S9 MILLER, Laura A*; BATTISTA, N; GRIFFITH, B A quantitative biology lab to compare simulations of crossbridge attachments to force-velocity and length-tension curves in skeletal muscle S9 FULL, R.J.*; DUDLEY, R.; KOEHL, M.A.R.; LIBBY, T.; […]

Neurohormones, Brain and Behavior: A Comparative Approach to Rapid Neuroendocrine Function Day: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 08:00-15:30 Room: Ballroom B Symposium Author(s) Title S8 SALDANHA, CJ Buttons and Glue: novel forms of estrogen provision. S8 REMAGE-HEALEY, Luke An integrative look at acute steroid signaling in the nervous system S8 WOOLLEY, C.S. Acute Estrogen Actions in the […]

Unsteady aquatic locomotion with respect to eco-design and mechanics Day: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 07:54-15:30 Room: Ballroom A Symposium Author(s) Title S7 FISH, F. Introduction S7 FISH, FRANK/E*; HOFFMAN, JESSICA/L Stability design and response to waves by batoids S7 COTEL, Aline*; WEBB, Paul Living in a turbulent world – Impacts on fish habitat choices and swimming […]

Thinking About Change: An Integrative Approach for Examining Cognition in a Changing World Day: Monday, Jan. 5, 08:00-15:30 Room: 2A Symposium Author(s) Title S6 ROTH, TC*; NEMETH, Z Thinking about change: an integrative approach for examining cognition in a changing world S6 PRAVOSUDOV, V. V. Climate related variation in spatial memory and the hippocampus – […]

Origins of Neurons and Parallel Evolution of Nervous Systems: the Dawn of Neuronal Organization Day: Monday, Jan. 5, 08:00-15:00 Room: Ballroom B Organizer(s): Leonid Moroz Symposium Author(s) Title S5 MOROZ, Leonid L. Convergent evolution of neurons and synapses from distinct cell lineages. NeuroSystematics: from Ctenophores to Vertebrates S5 HALANYCH, K. M.*; KOCOT, K. M.; WHELAN, […]

Soft bodies, hard jaws: phylogenetic diversity of prey capture and processing in jawed, soft-bodied invertebrates Day: Monday, Jan. 5, 08:30-15:30 Room: Ballroom A Organizer(s): Rick Hochberg Symposium Author(s) Title S4 HOCHBERG, R.*; WALSH, E.; WALLACE, R. Soft bodies, hard jaws: structure, function and diversity as exemplified by the rotifers S4 FONTANETO, D. Solving complexes of […]

Integrated Biology of Crocodilia Day: Sunday, Jan. 4, 08:00-15:30 Room: 2A Organizer(s): Valentine Lancew Symposium Author(s) Title S3 BROCHU, C. A.*; BURKEY, M. R.; JOUVE, S.; MILLER-CAMP, J. A.; NARVÁEZ, I.; PRITCHARD, A. C.; PUÉRTOLAS PASCUAL, E.; TURNER, A. H.; WILBERG, E. W. When Past is Not Prologue: Neosuchian Phylogeny and the Origin of Crocodylia […]

Physiology in changing landscapes: an integrative perspective for conservation biology Day: Sunday, Jan. 4, 08:00-15:30 Room: Ballroom B Organizer(s): Christine Madlinger Symposium Author(s) Title S2 MADLIGER, C.L.*; LOVE, O.P. The power of physiology in changing landscapes: considerations for the continued integration of conservation and physiology S2 COOKE, S.J.*; DONALDSON, M.R.; RABY, G.D.; PATTERSON, D.A.; FARRELL, […]

New Insights into Suction Feeding Biomechanics and Evolution Day: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 08:00-15:30 Room: Ballroon C Organizer(s): Timothy Higham, Peter Wainwright Symposium Author(s) Title S12 DAY, Steven W Mechanical Models of Suction Feeding S12 CAMP, A.L.*; BRAINERD, E.L. Reevaluating musculoskeletal cranial linkages in suction feeding fishes with X-Ray Reconstruction of Moving Morphology (XROMM) S12 VAN […]

Breaking Boundaries for Evolutionary Synthesis: An Interactive, and Integrative Symposium Linking Crustacean and Insect Physiology Day: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 07:50-15:30 Room: Ballroom B Organizer(s): Jon Harrison, Sherry Tamone Symposium Author(s) Title S11 TAMONE, S.L. Introduction S11 ABEHSERA, S.*; GLAZER, L.; TYNIAKOV, J.; PLASHKE , I.; CASPI , V.; KHALAILA , I.; AFLALO , E. D.; […]