Meeting Abstract P1-217 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Viscoelastic properties of mineralized shark vertebrae MCCONKEY, RP*; INGLE, DN; PORTER, ME; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University rmcconkey2013@fau.edu Amplitude and frequency of lateral undulation during swimming varies greatly across shark species. As animals swim through the water, the vertebral column behave as a […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
Vertebral function in obstacle crossing behaviors in Polypterus senegalus
Meeting Abstract P1-250 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Vertebral function in obstacle crossing behaviors in Polypterus senegalus CARTER, AM*; DODSON, P; HSIEH, ST; University of Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania; Temple University Caja@sas.upenn.edu Amphibious fishes are surprisingly diverse and can serve as excellent models for understanding locomotor challenges of relevance to early tetrapods and basal amphibians. While […]
Vertebral anatomy and Locomotor Evolution in Mammals A Geometric Morphometric Approach
Meeting Abstract P1-183 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Vertebral anatomy and Locomotor Evolution in Mammals: A Geometric Morphometric Approach BENITEZ, LM*; JONES, KE; PIERCE, SE; Museum of Comparative Zoology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge MA 02138; Museum of Comparative Zoology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge MA […]
Variation in the route of the tetrapod nasolacrimal duct the long and short of it
Meeting Abstract P1-186 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Variation in the route of the tetrapod nasolacrimal duct: the long and short of it HILLENIUS, WJ*; SMITH, TD; REHOREK, SJ; College of Charleston; Slippery Rock University; Slippery Rock University hilleniusw@cofc.edu The nasolacrimal duct (NLD) connects the orbital region to the nasal cavity in most tetrapods. Traditionally, its […]
Variable Responses to Multiple Isoforms of a Neuropeptide, C-type Allatostatin (AST-C), by the Cardiac Neuromuscular System of the American Lobster, Homarus americanus
Meeting Abstract P1-28 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Variable Responses to Multiple Isoforms of a Neuropeptide, C-type Allatostatin (AST-C), by the Cardiac Neuromuscular System of the American Lobster, Homarus americanus PONG, S*; WALSH, P; ARMSTRONG, MK; CHRISTIE, AE; DICKINSON, PS; Bowdoin College; Bowdoin College; Bowdoin College; Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa; Bowdoin College spong@bowdoin.edu Central pattern generator […]
Using autonomous robots to teach neuroethology
Meeting Abstract P1-16 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Using autonomous robots to teach neuroethology HAVENS, LT; Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia lukethavens@gmail.com Bridging the conceptual gap between neural circuitry and behavior remains a significant challenge in neurobiology education. The perceived complexity of behavior keeps many students from attempting to break actions into constituent parts, and without […]
Using Next Generation Sequencing to Identify Local Adaptation to Salinity in the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, on the Louisiana Gulf Coast
Meeting Abstract P1-111 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Using Next Generation Sequencing to Identify Local Adaptation to Salinity in the American Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, on the Louisiana Gulf Coast RILEY, SM*; KELLY, MW; LA PEYRE, MK; LA PEYRE, JF; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University srile14@lsu.edu Salinity plays a key […]
Using Metabarcoding Approaches to Assess Meiofaunal Communities of the Laurentian Great Lakes
Meeting Abstract P1-74 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Using Metabarcoding Approaches to Assess Meiofaunal Communities of the Laurentian Great Lakes HAJDUK, MM*; SCHULZE, A; Texas A&M University at Galveston; Texas A&M University at Galveston mmhajduk@tamu.edu In aquatic ecosystems, meiofaunal organisms (~40-500 µm in size) are known to influence their local environment through nutrient uptake and cycling […]
Uptown Squirrel Tuning Life to an Urbanized World
Meeting Abstract P1-143 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Uptown Squirrel: Tuning Life to an Urbanized World STOTHART, MR*; NEWMAN, AEM; University of Guelph; University of Guelph mstothar@uoguelph.ca https://citisci.org A primary mechanism thought to enable vertebrate colonization of the nascent niches created in the wake of urbanization, is modification of a species’ hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) stress axis. Understanding […]
Unpalatability as a defense mechanism in the sacoglossan sea slugs Elysia clarki and Elysia chlorotica
Meeting Abstract P1-71 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Unpalatability as a defense mechanism in the sacoglossan sea slugs Elysia clarki and Elysia chlorotica MIDDLEBROOKS, ML*; EWEN, KA; DUETHMAN , MG; Univ. of Tampa; Univ. of Tampa; Univ. of Tampa mmiddlebrooks@ut.edu Sacoglossans sea slugs are a group of shell-less marine gastropods. They are typically specialist herbivores living […]
