Meeting Abstract P1-48 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Hummingbird lift generation depends primarily on velocity within species but on wing area between species SKANDALIS, DA*; GROOM, D; SEGRE, P; WELCH, JR., KC; WITT, CC; MCGUIRE, JA; DUDLEY, R; ALTSHULER, DA; Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver; Univ. of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto; Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver; Univ. of Toronto […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
How lamprey muscle responds to perturbations during rhythmic motions Phase-dependent system identification via harmonic transfer functions
Meeting Abstract P1-74 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 How lamprey muscle responds to perturbations during rhythmic motions: Phase-dependent system identification via harmonic transfer functions DANOS, N.*; WAGENBACH, C.O.; ANKARALI, M.M; COWAN, N.J; TYTELL, E.D.; Tufts Univ.; Tufts Univ.; Johns Hopkins Univ.; Johns Hopkins Univ,; Tufts Univ. nicole.danos@tufts.edu Animals can move robustly through unpredictable and complex environments. This work […]
How faculty implement Vision in Change in Biology courses – challenges and opportunities
Meeting Abstract P1-3 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 How faculty implement Vision in Change in Biology courses – challenges and opportunities MULLER, UK*; LENT, DD; RAWAT, M; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno umuller@csufresno.edu http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~umuller/FBDS/FBDS-home/FBDS-home-welcome.html Vision and Change is an initiative by AAAS to transform undergraduate Biology education. It identifies five core […]
How I Look is How I Feel Effects and Interactions of Testosterone and Corticosterone on Color Expression in Pogona vitticeps (Bearded dragon)
Meeting Abstract P1-195 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 How I Look is How I Feel: Effects and Interactions of Testosterone and Corticosterone on Color Expression in Pogona vitticeps (Bearded dragon). WILL, A. G.*; ROSTAL, D.C.; Georgia Southern University, Statesboro; Georgia Southern University, Statesboro aw04342@georgiasouthern.edu Sexual-dimorphism is a common trait in animals. Usually through the use of hormones, males […]
Hot Islands, Big Bills The effect of gene flow and climate on morphology
Meeting Abstract P1-103 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Hot Islands, Big Bills: The effect of gene flow and climate on morphology GAMBOA, MP*; GHALAMBOR, CK; FUNK, WC; SILLETT, TS; Colorado State University; Colorado State University; Colorado State University; Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center mgamboa@rams.colostate.edu Natural selection across heterogeneous environments may favor locally adapted ecotypes, but identifying the mechanisms that […]
Host choice affects fecundity in the gastropod Crepidula onyx
Meeting Abstract P1-126 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Host choice affects fecundity in the gastropod Crepidula onyx VON TUNGELN, A.R.*; PERNET, B.; California State University, Long Beach; California State University, Long Beach anthusarose@aim.com The gastropod Crepidula onyx is common in Alamitos Bay in southern California, where it is usually found as an epibiont on the bivalve Mytilus galloprovincialis […]
Hormonal and behavioral correlates of reproductive “decision-making” in a biennial breeder
Meeting Abstract P1-149 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Hormonal and behavioral correlates of reproductive “decision-making” in a biennial breeder DAYGER, CA*; LEMASTER, MP; LUTTERSCHMIDT, DI; Portland State Univ, OR; Western Oregon Univ, OR; Portland State Univ, OR cdayger@pdx.edu In species with limited opportunities for reproduction and feeding, females are generally unable to recover sufficient energy stores to reproduce […]
Histological Description of the Reproductive Morphology of a Viviparous Fish, the Black Perch (Embiotoca jacksoni)
Meeting Abstract P1-49 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Histological Description of the Reproductive Morphology of a Viviparous Fish, the Black Perch (Embiotoca jacksoni). RUELAS, E. C*; BARRAZA, A. D; FORSGREN, K. L; California State University Fullerton evelynruelas@csu.fullerton.edu Black perch are a common southern California reef fish. During breeding season, male black perch transfer a spermatophore (capsule containing spermatozoa) […]
Gill morphology, movements, and in vivo temperature measurements of an endothermic fish, the opah, Lampris guttatus
Meeting Abstract P1-40 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Gill morphology, movements, and in vivo temperature measurements of an endothermic fish, the opah, Lampris guttatus. WRIGHT, A.J.*; HYDE, J.R.; WEGNER, N.C.; Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla; Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla; Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla alexander.wright@noaa.gov The opah, Lampris guttatus, is the only fish known […]
Genomic Basis of Regeneration in the Ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi
Meeting Abstract P1-27 Monday, Jan. 4 15:30 Genomic Basis of Regeneration in the Ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi. SANFORD, RS*; KOHN, AB; MOROZ, LL; The Whitney Lab for Marine Biosci; St. Augustine, FL 32080; The Whitney Lab for Marine Biosci; St. Augustine, FL 32080; The Whitney Lab for Marine Biosci; St. Augustine, FL 32080; Dept of Neurosci and Brain […]
