Cell Differentiation and Morphogenesis Day: Monday, Jan. 4, 10:15-12:00 Room: C125/126 Organizer(s): Christine Schnitzler, David Weisblat Session Author(s) Title 22 SCHNITZLER, CE*; NGUYEN, AD; KLASFELD, SJ; BOND, SR; PLICKERT, G; BUSS, L; WOLFSBERG, TG; MULLIKIN, JC; NICOTRA, ML; CARTWRIGHT, P; FRANK, U; BAXEVANIS, AD Genomics of Hydractinia: A Cnidarian Model for Regeneration, Allorecognition, and Developmental […]

Macroevolution Day: Monday, Jan. 4, 10:00-12:00 Room: B117 Organizer(s): Kerin Claeson Session Author(s) Title 21 LONG, J*; BERNATSKIY, A; BONGARD, J; LIVINGSTON, N; SCHWARZ, J; SMITH, M; LIVINGSTON, K Robotic Connectomes: Chasing Evolvability with Evolving, Mobile Robots 21 SPERLING, EA The ecological physiology of the Cambrian ‘explosion’ and Earth’s second oxygen revolution 21 MIYASHITA, T*; […]

Feeding – Ecomorphology and Evolution II Day: Monday, Jan. 4, 10:15-12:00 Room: B116 Organizer(s): Christopher Kenaley Session Author(s) Title 20 KENALEY, C. P.*; MARECKI, M.C.; LAUDER, G. V. The Role of An Overlooked Adductor Muscle in the Feeding Mechanism of Ray-finned Fishes: Predictions from Biorobotic Modeling of a Deep-sea Viperfish 20 RAMSAY, JB*; WILGA, CD […]

Neuromechanics Day: Monday, Jan. 4, 08:00-10:00 Room: A106 Organizer(s): Jean-Michel Mongeau Session Author(s) Title 2 PRATT, BG*; DICKERSON, BH; SANDERS, E; HARRIS, M; DANIEL, TL Encoding properties of moth wing mechanosensors are similar to haltere neurons. 2 MOHREN, TL*; DICKERSON, BH; PRATT, BG; DANIEL, TL Sensing wing deformation: it’s about spike time 2 XU, NW*; […]

Evolution of Behavior Day: Monday, Jan. 4, 10:30-12:00 Room: B115 Organizer(s): Matt Steffenson Session Author(s) Title 19 BAGGETT, C.L.*; ANTHONY, C.D.; HICKERSON, C.A.M; FELDHOFF, R.C. The Role of Pheromone Differences in Lineage Maintenance 19 STEFFENSON, M.M.*; WHITINGER, J.A.; MULLINS, A.N.; BROWN, C.A. Anti-predator diving behavior of two species of wolf spiders (Lycosidae) 19 JOHNSON, M.A.*; […]

DEE Huey Best Student Paper Award Day: Monday, Jan. 4, 10:15-12:00 Room: B114 Organizer(s): Donald Miles, Mike Sears Session Author(s) Title 18 BORCHERT, JD*; ANGILLETTA, MA The effects of temperature and density on the fitness and behavioral choices of flies 18 HOFMEISTER, N.R.*; RUBENSTEIN, D.R. Environmental variability influences the evolution of the glucocorticoid receptor in […]

Energetics and Metabolism Day: Monday, Jan. 4, 10:15-12:00 Room: B113 Organizer(s): Lucas Kirschman Session Author(s) Title 17 ROSENCRANS, WM*; HATCH, KA; BRUMMEL, T The effect of TOR signaling on nitrogen stable isotope fractionation 17 DILLON, M.E.; GIRI, S* Interactive effects of temperature and parasites on energy reserves of native bees 17 KIRSCHMAN, L.J.*; WARNE, R.W.; […]

Physiological Responses to Infection Day: Monday, Jan. 4, 10:15-12:00 Room: B112 Organizer(s): Ken Fields, Louise Rollins-Smith Session Author(s) Title 16 WRIGHT, R.M.*; KENKEL, C.D.; BAY, L.K.; MATZ, M.V. Colony-specific responses to bacterial challenge in the coral Acropora millepora 16 WILCOXEN, TE*; WROBEL, ER; SEITZ, J; NUZZO, JT Prevalence of antibodies against Avipoxvirus, Aspergillus, and West […]

DCE Gorbman Best Student Oral Presentation Day: Monday, Jan. 4, 10:15-12:00 Room: B110/111 Organizer(s): Rosemary Knapp, Mary Mendonça Session Author(s) Title 15 HANAUER, RE*; ABOLINS-ABOLS, M; KETTERSON, ED Adapting to human disturbance: physiological flexibility in adults of a common songbird 15 CHEESMAN, S.C.*; BAYANI, A.K.Y.; DONAHUE, M.L.; CARRUTH, L.L. Early Life Cold Exposure Decreases Global […]

Muscle Structure, Physiology, and Function II Day: Monday, Jan. 4, 10:15-12:00 Room: A107-109 Organizer(s): John Hutchinson Session Author(s) Title 14 HUTCHINSON, J.R.*; ELLIS, R.G.; RANKIN, J.W. Predicting greyhound sit-to-stand muscle dynamics using computer simulation 14 KONOW, N*; HEDBERG, ML; ROBERTS, TJ; SWARTZ, SM Antebrachial muscle contraction counteracts tendon elastic action in hovering bat flight 14 […]