Morphology – Developmental Morphology & Morphogenesis I Day: Thursday, Jan. 8, 10:00 – 12:00 Room: Balcony L Organizer(s): B. Davidson Session Author(s) Title 50 ULUKOY, Gulsen; WOURMS, John P* Ecdysis of the Trophotaenial Placenta in Neonates of Viviparous Goodeid Fishes 50 GASS, Gillian; ROBERT, Jason S. Development: Always the bridesmaid? 50 STOECKLIN, G.S. Ontogeny of […]

Morphology – Locomotion & Movement: Flight Day: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 08:00 – 12:00 Room: La Galerie 5 Organizer(s): B. Tobalske, J. Walker Session Author(s) Title 5 ALTSHULER, Douglas L.; DICKINSON, Michael H. Detailed kinematics of hovering flight in hummingbirds 5 FERNANDEZ, M.J*; BOZINOVIC, F.B Flight efficiency and energetic costs along an altitudinal gradient in the […]

Complementary to Symposium Honoring G. A. Bartholomew Day: Thursday, Jan. 8, 08:00 – 09:40 Room: Balcony L Organizer(s): T. G. Woolcott, E. E. Williams Session Author(s) Title 49 WOLCOTT, T.G.*; WOLCOTT, D.L.; HINES, A.H. Exploring migration of female blue crabs to spawning grounds, using biotelemetry and CTD dataloggers. 49 ANDERSON, M. J.; WILLIAMS, E. E.* […]

Ecology & Behavior – Symbioses & Biogeography Day: Thursday, Jan. 8, 13:00 – 15:20 Room: Balcony K Organizer(s): H. A. Williams, S. M. Baker Session Author(s) Title 48 WILLIAMS, J. D.; MCDERMOTT, J. J. Ecosystem engineering by hermit crabs: a review of hermit crab symbiont communities 48 HUANG, H.-D.; RITTSCHOF, D.; JENG, M.-S. Crinoid host […]

Evolution – Populations Day: Thursday, Jan. 8, 08:20 – 12:00 Room: Balcony K Organizer(s): J. Learned, S. Edmands Session Author(s) Title 47 XU, Jiawu; CHAN, Tin-Yam; CHU, Ka Hou Population aggregation analysis of mitten crabs in Eriocheir, sensu stricto, based on mitochondrial DNA 47 LEARNED , J.L.; SHUSTER, S.M Geographic isolation and genetic differentiation among […]

Ecology & Behavior – Biomechanics & Physiological Ecology Day: Thursday, Jan. 8, 08:00 – 12:00 Room: Balcony J Organizer(s): E. Carrington, B. Helmuth Session Author(s) Title 46 CARRINGTON, E Disturbance to mussel beds on NE rocky shores: is it predictable? 46 MOESER, G.M.*; CARRINGTON, E. Causes of seasonal variation in mussel attachment: Byssal thread production […]

Evolution – Molecular Evolution Day: Thursday, Jan. 8, 13:00 – 15:20 Room: Balcony I Organizer(s): J. V. Villinski, C-H. Chiu Session Author(s) Title 45 VILLINSKI, J.V.; DAYAL, S; KIYAMA, T; LIANG, S; KLEIN, W.H. Dynamic cis-regulatory evolution in the Spec gene family involves the acquisition of a transcriptional enhancer and evidence of stabilizing selection. 45 […]

Morphology – Locomotion & Movement Day: Thursday, Jan. 8, 08:00 – 12:00 Room: La Galerie 6 Organizer(s): J. E. A. Bertram, D. F. Hoyt Session Author(s) Title 44 PACE, C.M. Pectoral fin use on land and water in the mudskipper Periopthalmus argentileatus. 44 AZIZI, E.; HORTON, J.M. Patterns of appendicular and axial movements during aquatic […]

Morphology – Locomotion & Movement: Tetrapods Day: Thursday, Jan. 8, 13:00 – 15:20 Room: La Galerie 5 Organizer(s): R. W. Blob, C. P. McGowan Session Author(s) Title 43 MCGOWAN, C.P.*; BAUDINETTE, R.V.; BIEWENER, A.A. Leaping and Landing; Mechanical Power in Yellow-foot Rock Wallabies. 43 RISKIN, D.K.*; HERMANSON, J.H.; BERTRAM, J.E.A. The role of the hindlimbs […]

Morphology – Feeding & Breathing Day: Thursday, Jan. 8, 08:00 – 12:00 Room: La Galerie 5 Organizer(s): D. R. Huber, J. J. Socha Session Author(s) Title 42 HUBER, D.R.; MOTTA, P.J. Bite Force and Cranial Design of a Hard Prey Specialist, the Horn Shark Heterodontus francisci 42 PATEK, S.N.*; KORFF, W.; CALDWELL, R. Springy saddles: […]