Meeting Abstract P1-213 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The biomechanics of looseness in hagfish skins UYENO, TA*; CLUBB, BL; PEREZ, CP; CLARK, AJ; Valdosta State University; Valdosta State University; College of Charleston; College of Charleston tauyeno@valdosta.edu Most fishes have taut skins, preloaded in tension, that can efficiently transmit muscular force during locomotion, store and return elastic […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
The adaptive value of delayed hatching in glassfrogs
Meeting Abstract P1-116 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The adaptive value of delayed hatching in glassfrogs RIVERA-ORDONEZ , JM*; SALAZAR-NICHOLLS , MJ; WARKENTIN, KM; DELIA, J; University of Washington, Seattle; Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Quito; Boston University; Boston University juanamariariverao@gmail.com Across animals, embryos can hatch in response to environmental cues. Early hatching can improve embryo survival when […]
The Role of Corticosterone and Foraging Effort in Nomadic Migration of Red Crossbills
Meeting Abstract P1-123 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Role of Corticosterone and Foraging Effort in Nomadic Migration of Red Crossbills BOHANON, M*; WURTZ, M; CORNELIUS, JM; Eastern Michigan University; Eastern Michigan University; Eastern MIchigan University mbohano1@emich.edu Spatial variation in resources presents a unique challenge to migrant birds. Red crossbills, Loxia curvirostra, are a nomadic finch […]
The Relationship Between Body Morphology and Swim Performance Among Mormyrid Elephant Nose Fishes
Meeting Abstract P1-252 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Relationship Between Body Morphology and Swim Performance Among Mormyrid Elephant Nose Fishes ACKERLY, KL*; MITROFANOV, I; SANFORD, CP; KRAHE, R; CHAPMAN, LJ; McGill University; McGill University; Hofstra University; McGill University; McGill University kerri.ackerly@mail.mcgill.ca Swim performance in fishes is influenced by body morphology, which is often reflective of […]
The Optokinetic Response and Visual Acuity of Phylogenetically Diverse Snakes
Meeting Abstract P1-36 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Optokinetic Response and Visual Acuity of Phylogenetically Diverse Snakes DOBROZSI,, SJ; MUNOZ, MC*; JAYNE, BC; Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, NC; Univ. Cincinnati, OH; Univ. Cincinnati, OH bruce.jayne@uc.edu http://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/biology/byDeptMembers/faculty.html?eid=jaynebc&thecomp=uceprof Ancestral snakes may have been fossorial and had poor vision. Furthermore, some anatomical features suggest that, after nearly being […]
The Impacts of Density and competition on the reproductive fitness of the intertidal Porcelain Crab, Petrolisthes Cinctipes
Meeting Abstract P1-120 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Impacts of Density and competition on the reproductive fitness of the intertidal Porcelain Crab, Petrolisthes Cinctipes. ABEGAZ, M/F*; GUNDERSON, A/R; SALAS, H; TSUKIMURA, B; STILLMAN, JH; San Francisco State University; University of California Berkley; California State University Fresno ; California State University Fresno ; San Francisco State […]
The Impact of Competition and Salinity on Life History Traits of Two Sympatric Euryhaline Fish
Meeting Abstract P1-117 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Impact of Competition and Salinity on Life History Traits of Two Sympatric Euryhaline Fish MAURO, AM*; TORRES DOWDALL, JR; GHALAMBOR, CK; Colorado State University; Univerisitat Konstanz; Colorado State University Alexander.Mauro@colostate.edu An unresolved question in integrative biology is why natural selection does not favor the evolution of greater […]
The Heat Shock Response of Round Whitefish
Meeting Abstract P1-171 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Heat Shock Response of Round Whitefish MURILLO, A*; BOREHAM, D; WILSON, J; SOMERS, C; MANZON , R; Univ. of Regina; Northern Ontario School of Medicine; McMaster University; Univ. of Regina; Univ. of Regina amurillo4401@gmail.com Thermal stress can be a consequence of a fish’s natural environment or a […]
The Gut Microbiota of Helix aspersa
Meeting Abstract P1-147 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Gut Microbiota of Helix aspersa SMITH, P. N.*; BALTZLEY, M. J.; BOOMER, S. M.; Western Oregon University, Monmouth; Western Oregon University, Monmouth; Western Oregon University, Monmouth pnsmith13@mail.wou.edu The gut microbiota plays an important role in the host organism’s well-being, contributing to the host’s immunity and metabolism. An […]
The Function of Wing Membrane Muscles in Bats
Meeting Abstract P1-268 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 The Function of Wing Membrane Muscles in Bats REHM, JC*; CHENEY, JA; BREUER, KS; SWARTZ, SM; Brown University, Providence; Brown University, Providence and Royal Veterinary College, London; Brown University, Providence; Brown University, Providence jeremy_rehm@brown.edu The plagiopatagiales proprii are an array of muscles hypothesized to modulate movement of the […]
