Behavioral Ecology Day: Friday, Jan. 5, 10:20 am-Noon Room: 102A Session Chair(s): Peggy Hill Session Author(s) Title 19 HILL, PSM*; SHADLEY, JR Variation in Gryllotalpa major burrow mouths: Why bother? 19 FERRER, R. P.*; ZIMMER, R. K. The consequences of olfaction for predation in a natural stream habitat 19 BERGSTROM, MA*; MENSINGER, AF A comparative […]

Complementary to Evolution of Feeding Symposium Fishes Day: Friday, Jan. 5, 8:00-10:00 am Room: 102A Session Chair(s): Rita Mehta Session Author(s) Title 18 RAMSAY, J.B.*; WILGA, C.D. Hyoid mechanics and muscle function during feeding in white-spotted bamboo sharks, Chiloscyllium plagiosum. 18 KONOW, N*; SANFORD, CPJ Congruent patterns of muscle activity and kinematics in modulation of […]

Terrestrial Locomotor Mechanics II Day: Thursday, Jan. 4, 1:00-3:00 pm Room: 106C Session Chair(s): Daniel Lieberman Session Author(s) Title 17 RAICHLEN, D.A.*; PONTZER, H.; SOCKOL, M.D. The energetics of quadrupedal and bipedal locomotion in chimpanzees 17 MYERS, M.J.*; WALL-SCHEFFLER, C.M.; WEAVER, T.D.; STEUDEL-NUMBERS, K.L. Complex Effect of Limb Length on Cost of Transport in Running […]

Ecology and Environmental Biology Biogeography and Phylogenetics Day: Thursday, Jan. 4, 1:00-3:00 pm Room: 106B Session Chair(s): Matthew Medeiros Session Author(s) Title 16 GANGLOFF, M. M.*; SIEFFERMAN, L. M.; HALANYCH, K. M. Cryptic biodiversity and phylogenetic patterns in the wide-ranging freshwater mussel genus Elliptio in southeastern North America. 16 BENTLAGE, Bastian*; W�RHEIDE, Gert Phylogeography of […]

Ecology and Environmental Biology Population Ecology Day: Thursday, Jan. 4, 1:00-3:00 pm Room: 106A Session Chair(s): Nickolay Hristov Session Author(s) Title 15 VON BIELA, V.R.**; BURNS, J.M.; GILL, V.A. Differences in age at first reproduction of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Alaska 15 HONARVAR, Shaya*; O’CONNOR, Michael P.; SPOTILA, James R. Density-dependent effects […]

Cardiac Function Day: Thursday, Jan. 4, 1:00-3:00 pm Room: 105C Session Chair(s): Jim Hicks Session Author(s) Title 14 OWERKOWICZ, T.; BLANK, J.M.; EME, J.; GWALTHNEY, J; HICKS, J.W.* Removal of the right-to-left shunt affects cardiac dynamics in the American alligator 14 EME, John*; GWALTHNEY, June; OWERKOWICZ, Tomasz; BLANK, Jason/M; HICKS, James/W Growth, Metabolism and Exercise […]

Evolution and Development I Day: Thursday, Jan. 4, 1:00-2:40 pm Room: 102C Session Chair(s): Kirk Zigler Session Author(s) Title 13 SIKES, James M.*; BELY, Alexa E. Reversed polarity budding in the basal bilaterian Convolutriloba retrogemma (Acoelomorpha: Acoela) 13 ZIGLER, Kirk S. Development of the facultatively planktotrophic echinoid Clypeaster rosaceus 13 SANTINI, Francesco*; CARNEVALE, Giorgio INTEGRATING […]

Sensory Ecology and Signals Day: Thursday, Jan. 4, 1:00-3:00 pm Room: 102B Session Chair(s): Ron Rutowski Session Author(s) Title 12 CASKEY, J. L.*; HASENSTEIN, K. H.; BAUER, R. T. The role of cuticular hydrocarbons associated with mate recognition in Palaemonetes pugio 12 VELEZ, A*; AMEZQUITA, A The role of temporal properties of the advertisement calls […]

Hormones and Metabolism Day: Thursday, Jan. 4, 1:00-3:00 pm Room: 102A Session Chair(s): Hans Laufer Session Author(s) Title 11 LAUFER, Hans*; DEMIR, Neslihan; BAGSHAW, Joseph Identification of CHH-b functions of the lobster Homarus americanus 11 RILEY, JR., Larry/G.*; FOX, B./Kai; KAIYA, Hiroyuki; DAVIS, Lori/K.; DOROUGH, Casey/P.; HIRANO, Tetsuya; GRAU, E./Gordon Effect of Fasting on Ghrelin […]

Complementary to Key Transitions in Animal Evolution Symposium Early Metazoans Day: Thursday, Jan. 4, 1:00-3:00 pm Room: 101C Session Chair(s): Michael Nickel Session Author(s) Title 10 LAVROV, DV*; HAEN, KM; WANG, X Mitochondrial genomics of sponges � Implications for animal phylogeny and evolution 10 NICKEL, M The elementary (pre-)nervous system reconsidered: new evidence from poriferans […]