Ecology & Behavior – Behavioral Ecology I Day: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 08:00 – 12:00 Room: Balcony K Organizer(s): D. D. Edwards, C. Wilmhoff Session Author(s) Title 32 EDWARDS, D.D. In Search of Fluctuating Asymmetry: No Evidence among Midges Parasitized by Mites 32 MIKHEYEV, AS Patterns of herbivory in leaf-cutting ants (Atta cephalotes) 32 BUCKLEY, Christine […]

Evo – Devo II Day: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 13:00 – 15:20 Room: Balcony J Organizer(s): M. D. Shapiro, Session Author(s) Title 31 ARTHUR, W Beyond constraints and spandrels: the effect of development on the direction of evolution 31 WITTEN, P. E.; HUYSSEUNE, A.; HALL, B. K. Acellular bone and mononucleated osteoclasts in advanced teleosts: New […]

Morphology – Feeding Day: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 13:00 – 15:20 Room: Balcony I Organizer(s): M. Rubega, L. D. McBrayer Session Author(s) Title 30 MEYERS, J.J.; HERREL, A. The thorny devil’s furious flick: prey capture strategies of ant specialized lizards 30 MEHTA, Rita/S; MOON, Brad/R Muscular Control of Constriction in Loxocemus bicolor 30 GARTNER, G.E.A.*; GREENE, […]

Morphology – Invertebrate Biology & Functional Morphology Day: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 08:00 – 12:00 Room: La Galerie 4 Organizer(s): A. Aronowsky, C. Bond Session Author(s) Title 3 ERWIN, P M; THACKER, R W Cyanobacteria and Green Non-Sulfur Bacteria Described from Verongid Sponges: Patterns of Host-Specificity 3 BOND, C. Time-Lapse Studies Of Propagated Contractions In Sponges […]

Physiology – Muscle Physiology Day: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 10:20 – 11:40 Room: Balcony I Organizer(s): J. W. Hermanson, A. N. Ahn Session Author(s) Title 29 BLANK, J.M.; MORRISSETTE, J.M.; LANDEIRA-FERNANDEZ, A.M.; BLOCK, B.A. Cardiac Performance of Pacific Bluefin Tuna in Response to Temperature 29 GOMES, F R; REZENDE, E L; BUNKERS, J L; GARLAND, T, […]

Morphology – Locomotion: Terrestrial Day: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 08:00 – 10:00 Room: Balcony I Organizer(s): J. W. Hermanson, A. N. Ahn Session Author(s) Title 28 CARLSON, K.J. Links between limb bone cross-sectional geometry and locomotor behaviors of African apes 28 HIGHAM, T.E.*; JAYNE, B.C. Effects of incline on the in vivo muscle activity in the […]

Physiology – Muscle Physiology & Biochemistry Day: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 13:00 – 15:20 Room: La Galerie 6 Organizer(s): J. W. Hicks, M. R. Banta Session Author(s) Title 27 KINSEY, Stephen T.; BOYLE, Kim-Laura Mitochondrial distribution and glycogen dynamics suggest diffusion constraints in muscle fibers of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. 27 KING, A.J.*; ADAMO, S.A. […]

Morphology – Locomotion & Movement: Swimming Day: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 13:00 – 15:20 Room: La Galerie 5 Organizer(s): L. Eidietis, E. M. Standen Session Author(s) Title 26 HORTON, J.M.*; DRUCKER, E.G.; SUMMERS, A.P. Swiftly swimming fish show evidence of stiff spines 26 HSIEH, S.T. Comparative locomotor characteristics of two amphibious blennies, Alticus arnoldorum and Praealticus […]

Morphology – Locomotion & Movement: Swimming Day: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 08:00 – 12:00 Room: La Galerie 5 Organizer(s): M. J. McHenry, B. A. Chadwell Session Author(s) Title 25 TYTELL, Eric D. Linking wake structure, kinematics, and mechanics for oscillatory propulsion 25 THORSEN, D/H*; CASSIDY, J/J; HALE, M/E Development of pectoral fin morphology and locomotion in […]

Physiology – Acid-Base Regulation/Comparative Biochemistry Day: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 13:00 – 15:20 Room: La Galerie 4 Organizer(s): J. Harrison, T. R. B. Lighton Session Author(s) Title 24 LEE, W-K.; HARRISON, J.; GREENLEE, K.; BETZ, O.; WESTNEAT, M. Biomechanics of insect respiration and feeding using synchrotron x-ray imaging 24 LIGHTON, J.R.B.; TURNER, R.J. Discontinuous gas exchange […]