Meeting Abstract P1-188 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Understanding the Origin of Cranial Bone Fragmentation: Live-fluorescent Imaging Across Astyanax mexicanus Development KAPLAN, SA*; POWERS, AK; GROSS, JB; University of Cincinnati; University of Cincinnati; University of Cincinnati kaplansa@mail.uc.edu The blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus, is a natural model system for regressive evolutionary change. These fish have evolved […]
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Under Pressure Instrumentation methods affect fur seal pelt function during simulated dives
Meeting Abstract P1-151 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Under Pressure: Instrumentation methods affect fur seal pelt function during simulated dives FILIPPI, NN*; MORGENROTH, H; GMUCA, NV; KUHN, CE; DICKERSON, B; LIWANAG, HEM; Cal Poly SLO; Cal Poly SLO; Adelphi Univ. ; NMML; NMML; Cal Poly SLO nfilippi@calpoly.edu The tracking of marine mammals with electronic devices enables […]
Turbinal variation in Lontra canadensis
Meeting Abstract P1-185 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Turbinal variation in Lontra canadensis CORBIN, KM; Stony Brook Univ. kate.corbin@stonybrook.edu Turbinals are thin bones in the nasal cavities of mammals. Carnivoran turbinals originate from the maxillae, nasal, ethmoid, and frontal. Maxilloturbinals (MTs) function in respiration, preventing heat and water loss by conditioning the air in the nasal […]
Trap size and age affect capture success in the carnivorous plant Utricularia vulgaris
Meeting Abstract P1-281 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Trap size and age affect capture success in the carnivorous plant Utricularia vulgaris HALL, MR*; BERG, O; MÜLLER, U; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno; California State University, Fresno maxwellhall@mail.fresnostate.edu Bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris is an aquatic carnivorous plant that catches zooplankton in small underwater traps. The […]
Transition of torque pattern in undulatory locomotion due to wave number variation
Meeting Abstract P1-239 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Transition of torque pattern in undulatory locomotion due to wave number variation DING, Y*; MING, TY; GOLDMAN, DI; Beijing Computational Science Research Center; Beijing Computational Science Research Center; Georgia Institute of Technology dingyang@csrc.ac.cn In undulatory locomotion, torques (bending moment) are required along the body to overcome the external […]
To bend a lionfish spine Mechanical properties of fin spines of Pterois volitans
Meeting Abstract P1-220 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 To bend a lionfish spine: Mechanical properties of fin spines of Pterois volitans GALLOWAY, K/A*; GRUBICH, J/R; PORTER, M/E; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL; The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL kgalloway2016@fau.edu While venomous spines are used for defense in […]
Thymus gland remodeling during natural and hormone-induced Xenopus laevis metamorphosis
Meeting Abstract P1-101 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Thymus gland remodeling during natural and hormone-induced Xenopus laevis metamorphosis FOOTE, S*; MONHART, M; YEE, S; MAUCH, E; SCHREIBER, AM; St Lawrence University, NY; St Lawrence University, NY; St Lawrence University, NY; St Lawrence University, NY; St Lawrence University, NY aschreiber@stlawu.edu Anuran metamorphosis is modulated by the synergistic […]
Three-dimensional morphology and flow characteristics of baleen
Meeting Abstract P1-279 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Three-dimensional morphology and flow characteristics of baleen JENSEN, MM*; SALADRIGAS, AH; BENNETT, AE; GOLDBOGEN, JA; Stanford University; Stanford University; Santa Catalina School; Stanford University mmjensen@stanford.edu http://stanford.edu/~mmjensen/ Baleen whales are filter feeders, consuming aggregations of zooplankton from the water column using baleen plates inside the mouth. Baleen consists of […]
Three-Dimensional Morphology of the Atlas Vertebra in Relation to Ecology in Primates, Rodents, and Relatives
Meeting Abstract P1-184 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Three-Dimensional Morphology of the Atlas Vertebra in Relation to Ecology in Primates, Rodents, and Relatives VANDER LINDEN, A*; HEDRICK, BP; KAMILAR, JM; DUMONT, ER; Univ. of Massachussetts, Amherst; Univ. of Massachussetts, Amherst; Univ. of Massachussetts, Amherst; Univ. of Massachussetts, Amherst vanderlinden@bio.umass.edu Mammalian cervical vertebrae enable a variety of […]
Thinking outside of the axis The mammalian ovary can respond to physiological cues without neural input
Meeting Abstract P1-139 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Thinking outside of the axis: The mammalian ovary can respond to physiological cues without neural input PEPPER, AW*; WILSTERMAN, K; BENTLEY, GE; UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley; UC Berkeley aimee.pepper@berkeley.edu The hypothalamus is a primary site for the integration of information that regulates reproductive function. In response to cues […]
