Meeting Abstract P1-161 Saturday, Jan. 4 ¬¬¬Assessment of Population Size and Dialect Presence in the Endangered Yellow-Naped Amazon, Amazona auropalliata DUPIN, MK*; DAHLIN, CR; WRIGHT, TF; New Mexico State University; The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; New Mexico State University mdupin@nmsu.edu Successful planning for species conservation requires a thorough understanding of behavior and communication in wild populations […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
Xenobiotic estradiol-17ß and the microbial gut communities of hatchling American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)
Meeting Abstract P1-269 Saturday, Jan. 4 Xenobiotic estradiol-17ß and the microbial gut communities of hatchling American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) MURPHY, KM*; WATKINS, M; FINGER, JW; KELLEY, MD; ELSEY, RM; WARNER, DA; MENDONçA, MT; Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Auburn University, Auburn, AL; LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Rockefeller Wildlife […]
What regulates the growth of bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) recruits competition for light or for space
Meeting Abstract P1-128 Saturday, Jan. 4 What regulates the growth of bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) recruits: competition for light or for space? DOBKOWSKI, KA*; FARR, D; Bates College; University of Southern California kdobkows@gmail.com Competition is an important factor structuring where new bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) recruits begin to grow in nearshore environments of the Salish Sea. This […]
Weakly Electric Fish as Charismatic Midi-fauna Lessons in Neuroscience Broader Impacts
Meeting Abstract P1-238 Saturday, Jan. 4 Weakly Electric Fish as Charismatic Midi-fauna: Lessons in Neuroscience Broader Impacts. MALTBY, R*; WILLIS, KL; MARKHAM, MR; University of Oklahoma, Norman; University of Oklahoma, Norman; University of Oklahoma, Norman rmaltby@ou.edu http://rosaliemaltby.com Science communication is linked to basic research in ways that are increasingly appreciated by the scientific community, funding agencies, and […]
Visualizing Deep-Sea Eye Adaptations Using Micro-CT 3D Reconstructions
Meeting Abstract P1-67 Saturday, Jan. 4 Visualizing Deep-Sea Eye Adaptations Using Micro-CT 3D Reconstructions ROBLES, KD*; LIN, C; OSBORN, K; Brown University, Providence, RI; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC karen_robles@brown.edu Hyperiid amphipods are small crustaceans that live in the midwater (all the ocean water below the surface but above the sea floor) where light […]
Visual Fields in Mudskippers and Related Gobiid Fishes
Meeting Abstract P1-198 Saturday, Jan. 4 Visual Fields in Mudskippers and Related Gobiid Fishes HERNANDEZ, AI*; SCANLAN, LG; COOK, W; SCHMITZ, L; Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA; Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA; Claremont McKenna, Scripps, and Pitzer College, Claremont, CA; Claremont McKenna, Scripps, and Pitzer College, Claremont, CA ahernandez20@students.claremontmckenna.edu Mudskippers are a charismatic assemblage of gobiid teleosts […]
Very low genetic diversity in two species of North Atlantic sea stars
Meeting Abstract P1-31 Saturday, Jan. 4 Very low genetic diversity in two species of North Atlantic sea stars HARPER, FM*; CLARKE, DG; Rollins College, Winter Park, FL; Rollins College, Winter Park, FL fharper@rollins.edu Following the retreat of the Last Glacial Maximum in the North Atlantic about 20,000 years ago, two sibling species of sea stars, Asterias rubens […]
Variable Evolutionary Rates in the Morphology of the Extinct Clade Aetosauria (Reptilia Archosauria)
Meeting Abstract P1-54 Saturday, Jan. 4 Variable Evolutionary Rates in the Morphology of the Extinct Clade Aetosauria (Reptilia: Archosauria) HOFFMAN, DK*; UYEDA, JC; NESBITT, SJ; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech devinkh5@vt.edu Though evolutionary rates of living organisms can be estimated using molecular data, paleontological studies of morphology can be hindered by a reliance on parsimony, which […]
Variability in mammalian chewing using functional data analysis flexibility in jaw movements in response to food properties in pigs
Meeting Abstract P1-224 Saturday, Jan. 4 Variability in mammalian chewing using functional data analysis: flexibility in jaw movements in response to food properties in pigs TEWKSBURY, C*; WILKINSON, K; MONTUELLE, S; GERSTNER, G; WILLIAMS, SH; University of Michigan School of Dentistry; University of Michigan Department of Statistics; University of Michigan School of Dentistry; University of Michigan School […]
Variability in Mammalian Chewing using Functional Data Analysis Differences in Jaw Pitch Amplitude and Velocity throughout the Chewing Cycle
Meeting Abstract P1-223 Saturday, Jan. 4 Variability in Mammalian Chewing using Functional Data Analysis: Differences in Jaw Pitch Amplitude and Velocity throughout the Chewing Cycle MONTUELLE, SJ*; TEWKSBURY, C; WILKINSON, K; OLSON, R; WILLIAMS, SH; GERSTNER, G; University of Michigan School of Dentistry; University of Michigan School of Dentistry; University of Michigan; Ohio University; Ohio University Heritage […]
