Meeting Abstract P1.2 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Adding Insult to Injury: Primary and Secondary Costs of Tail Loss in Lizards LASALLE, L*; GOSS, J; BOOZALIS, T; DAVIS, J; Rhodes College; Rhodes College; Rhodes College; Rhodes College lasjt@rhodes.edu Tail autonomy is an effective predator avoidance strategy used by lizards; however, it results in subsequent costs including loss of energy […]
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Acute elevation of corticosterone via a dermal patch has no effect on behavior in the red-legged salamander
Meeting Abstract P1.154 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Acute elevation of corticosterone via a dermal patch has no effect on behavior in the red-legged salamander WACK, Corina L.*; LOVERN, Matthew B.; WOODLEY, Sarah K.; Duquesne University; Oklahoma State University; Duquesne University wackc@duq.edu Corticosterone (CORT) is a central mediator of the stress response and influences behavior in vertebrates. Understanding amphibian […]
A digital simulation of a carangiform fish self-propulsion and autonomous navigation
Meeting Abstract P1.101 Tuesday, Jan. 4 A digital simulation of a carangiform fish: self-propulsion and autonomous navigation PHAM, Tong T*; DAHAL, Bidur K; LIN, Khine; LIEW, Chun W; ROOT, Robert G; LONG JR, John H; Lafayette College; Lafayette College; Lafayette College; Lafayette College; Lafayette College; Vassar College liew@cs.lafayette.edu Physics-based simulations can be an effective tool to test […]
A biomimetic flapping machine that models asynchronous flight-muscle activation in insects
Meeting Abstract P1.120 Tuesday, Jan. 4 A biomimetic flapping machine that models asynchronous flight-muscle activation in insects KUMAR MANIKKAM, D; BERG, O; MULLER, UK*; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno umuller@csufresno.edu We have designed a flapping mechanism by analogy to the asynchronous flight muscles found in insects of the higher Neoptera. […]
A New Movement Pattern Produces Terrestrial Jumping in Fully-Aquatic Fishes
Meeting Abstract P1.103 Tuesday, Jan. 4 A New Movement Pattern Produces Terrestrial Jumping in Fully-Aquatic Fishes HURBON, A.N.*; GIBB, A.C.; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University anh82@nau.edu Until recently, it has been thought that fully-aquatic fish cannot move effectively when stranded on land. However, some small, fusiform-shaped teleost species can produce a coordinated “jump” when stranded on […]
β-GPA treatment leads to elevated basal metabolic rate and enhanced exercise tolerance in mice
Meeting Abstract P1.161 Wednesday, Jan. 4 β-GPA treatment leads to elevated basal metabolic rate and enhanced exercise tolerance in mice. ROSS, T.T.*; KINSEY, S.T.; Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington kinseys@uncw.edu Hypoxia acclimation leads to reduced phosphocreatine (PCr) and elevated AMP in mouse skeletal muscle. While these metabolic changes are associated with improved […]
lizardbase An integrative scientific database and educational resource for discovery and learning
Meeting Abstract P1.75 Wednesday, Jan. 4 lizardbase: An integrative scientific database and educational resource for discovery and learning KULATHINAL, Rob J.*; LIANG, Yu; HSIEH, S. Tonia; Temple University; Temple University; Temple University robkulathinal@temple.edu lizardbase is a publicly accessible knowledgebase hosted by the Kulathinal and Hsieh labs at Temple University. By providing datasets that range from genetics and […]
finite element modeling suggests functional divergence in the skulls of palaeognathous and neognathous birds
Meeting Abstract P1.114 Wednesday, Jan. 4 finite element modeling suggests functional divergence in the skulls of palaeognathous and neognathous birds GUSSEKLOO, S.W.S.*; GROSSE, I.R.; BERTHAUME, M.; DUMONT, E.R.; Wageningen University; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of Massachusetts, Amherst sander.gussekloo@wur.nl The basal bifurcation in the phylogeny of modern birds is between ostrich-like birds (ratites […]
Why dinosaurs went extinct A species-centered analysis
Meeting Abstract P1.129 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Why dinosaurs went extinct: A species-centered analysis PIRTLE, Elia/I*; TRACY, C/Richard; University of Nevada Reno; University of Nevada Reno tigerhobbs@att.net The mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous, 65 Ma, resulted in the loss of all non-avian dinosaurs. Our species-level analysis of 555 dinosaur species reveal a gradual decline in […]
Which way to turn Within-colony movement patterns in a long-lived seabird
Meeting Abstract P1.197 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Which way to turn? Within-colony movement patterns in a long-lived seabird SORENSON, Graham H*; HUNTINGTON, Chuck E; MAUCK, Robert A; Kenyon College; Bowdoin College; Kenyon College sorensong@kenyon.edu Colonial seabirds often demonstrate high levels of breeding philopatry at multiple spatial scales. We used a 50-year demographic study of a long-lived pelagic seabird, […]
