Impact of Leg Loss on Rotating Prey Strikes in Flattie Spiders of Genus Karaops

Meeting Abstract P1-184  Saturday, Jan. 4  Impact of Leg Loss on Rotating Prey Strikes in “Flattie” Spiders of Genus Karaops QUIMBY, K*; CREWS, SC; SPAGNA, JC; William Paterson University quimbyk1@student.wpunj.edu Spiders in the family Selenopidae, commonly called “flatties,”- have been characterized as having the fastest rotational prey strikes of any animal. Previous work developed a model of […]

If fish could talk Using cartoons and comics to disseminate and enhance science literacy

Meeting Abstract P1-234  Saturday, Jan. 4  If fish could talk: Using cartoons and comics to disseminate and enhance science literacy BUTLER, JM; WAYNE, CR*; MARUSKA, KP; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge cwayne1@lsu.edu Hi everyone! My name is Burt. I’m a cichlid fish from the Maruska lab at […]

Identifying potential molecular thermosensors in Antarctic notothenioid fishes

Meeting Abstract P1-116  Saturday, Jan. 4  Identifying potential molecular thermosensors in Antarctic notothenioid fishes YORK, JM*; ZAKON, HH; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin juliayork@utexas.edu http://juliamyork.com Notothenioid fishes are the primary taxon of fishes in the Southern Ocean. The Southern Ocean surrounds Antarctica and is isolated by topography, currents, and thermal environment: the […]

Hyoid kinematics during swallowing effects of different vagus nerve lesions in infant pigs

Meeting Abstract P1-221  Saturday, Jan. 4  Hyoid kinematics during swallowing: effects of different vagus nerve lesions in infant pigs LAMMERS, AR*; GOULD, FDH; DING, P; GERMAN, RZ; Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH; Rowan University, Stratford, NJ; John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH a.Lammers13@csuohio.edu Swallowing is an important and complex activity, requiring precise […]

How useful are extant tetrapods as analogues for non-mammalian synapsid posture

Meeting Abstract P1-56  Saturday, Jan. 4  How useful are extant tetrapods as analogues for non-mammalian synapsid posture? ABBOTT, CP*; LOCKWOOD, R; SUES, H-D; HUNT, G; ANGIELCZYK, KD; The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; The Field Museum, Chicago, IL cpabbott@uchicago.edu Reconstructing non-mammalian synapsid posture usually […]

How conspicuous are peacock eyespots and other colorful feathers in the eyes of mammalian predators

Meeting Abstract P1-97  Saturday, Jan. 4  How conspicuous are peacock eyespots and other colorful feathers in the eyes of mammalian predators? KANE, SA; WANG, Y*; FANG, R; LU, Y; DAKIN, R; Haverford College, Haverford PA USA; Haverford College, Haverford PA USA; Haverford College, Haverford PA USA; Haverford College, Haverford PA USA; Carleton University, Ottawa Ontario Canada wangyuchao1995@gmail.com […]

Host-Microbiome Associations in Livebearing Fishes Adapted to Sulfidic Environments

Meeting Abstract P1-50  Saturday, Jan. 4  Host-Microbiome Associations in Livebearing Fishes Adapted to Sulfidic Environments WILSON, EJ*; DELICH, C; TOBLER, M; LEE, STM; ZEGLIN, LH; Kansas State University; Kansas State University; Kansas State University; Kansas State University; Kansas State University libbywilson719@gmail.com In metazoans, complex microbial communities are found throughout epithelial tissues and influence host growth rate, life […]

Host Identity and Symbiotic Association Affects the Genetic and Functional Diversity of the Clownfish-Hosting Sea Anemone Microbiome

Meeting Abstract P1-268  Saturday, Jan. 4  Host Identity and Symbiotic Association Affects the Genetic and Functional Diversity of the Clownfish-Hosting Sea Anemone Microbiome TITUS, BM; LAROCHE, RAS*; RODRíGUEZ, E; WIRSHING, H; MEYER, CP; American Museum of Natural History, New York City; Rice University, Houston; American Museum of Natural History, New York City; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Smithsonian […]

Hormonal Mediation of Sibling Rivalry in Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis)

Meeting Abstract P1-252  Saturday, Jan. 4  Hormonal Mediation of Sibling Rivalry in Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) RIDENOUR, M; GRINDSTAFF, JL*; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University matthew.ridenour@okstate.edu Altricial young are not capable of securing food for themselves, and must solicit feeding from parents. The ability of an individual to outcompete its siblings for this parental provisioning is, […]

Hindbrain and spinal cord sensory neuron innervate of the pectoral fin

Meeting Abstract P1-90  Saturday, Jan. 4  Hindbrain and spinal cord sensory neuron innervate of the pectoral fin HENDERSON, KW*; ROCHE, AS; HALE, ME; HENDERSON, Kat; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago kwh@uchicago.edu Sensory input from the limbs to the central nervous system provides important feedback during motor behaviors. Here we investigate the sensory structure […]

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