Meeting Abstract P1-32  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Murky Waters: Effects of Turbidity on the Vision and Behavior of Longear Sunfish CAUDLE, LD*; MAIA, A; Eastern Illinois Univ. lindsey.caudle.chs@gmail.com Fish are known to use vision in many essential behaviors, including foraging, intraspecific communication and predator avoidance. Turbidity is one of the environmental factors affecting vision quality. […]

Meeting Abstract P1-236  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Morphology and mechanics of remora adhesion FLAMMANG, BE*; BECKERT, M; ANDERSON, EJ; NADLER, JH; New Jersey Institute of Technology; Georgia Tech; Grove City College; Georgia Tech Research Institute flammang@njit.edu http://web.njit.edu/~flammang/ Adhesion, and in particular long-term reversible adhesion, to a wet or submerged surface is challenging. In the natural […]

Meeting Abstract P1-218  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Morphological Computation: Adjustable Mechanical Control in Structures with Non-linear Viscoelasticity LONG, JH*; EWOLDT, R; PORTER, ME; Vassar College; Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Florida Atlantic Univ. jolong@vassar.edu Embodiment theory for mobile agents proposes that the behavior of animals is controlled, in part, by morphological computation, the physical interaction of […]

Meeting Abstract P1-204  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Modeling ex vivo muscle activation may improve force predictions in a winding filament muscle model. NISHIKAWA, K; TAHIR, U; RIVERA, D*; Northern Arizona University Djr294@nau.edu Muscle models that incorporate activation, force-length, and force-velocity properties of muscle perform poorly at predicting forces in work loop experiments. One reason for […]

Meeting Abstract P1-163  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Metabolomics and transcriptomics of freeze tolerance acclimation in the spring field cricket, Gryllus veletis TOXOPEUS, J*; KOSTAL, V; SINCLAIR, BJ; Western University, Ontario; Czech Academy of Sciences; Western University, Ontario jtoxopeu@uwo.ca Juveniles of the spring field cricket, Gryllus veletis, survive internal ice formation (i.e. are freeze-tolerant) when acclimated […]

Meeting Abstract P1-160  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Metabolic Plasticity of Juvenile Lake Sturgeon Associated with Rearing Temperature GENZ, J; Univ. of West Georgia jgenz@westga.edu Hatchery production and stocking are essential to the restoration of endemic lake sturgeon populations, but environmental factors can limit survival both in the hatchery and after release into the river system. […]

Meeting Abstract P1-251  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Median fin function, morphology and development in basal bony fishes MAIA, A*; PARRISH, A; HAMMOCK, K; FAVATA, CA; Eastern Illinois University; Eastern Illinois University; Eastern Illinois University; Eastern Illinois University amresendedamaia@eiu.edu http://castle.eiu.edu/maialab/ Fin evolution has allowed for the diversification of fish morphology and subsequent exploration of new habitats. […]

Meeting Abstract P1-283  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Mechanical stress and plasticity in the Blackbelt cichlid CLEMMENSEN, S.F.; University of Tennessee, Knoxville sclemmen@vols.utk.edu http://www.sharonclemmensen.info Trophic divergence in cichlid fish is linked to shifts in pharyngeal jaw morphology. For instance, in the Heroine cichlids of Central America, the ability to crush hard-shelled mollusks is a convergent phenotype […]

Meeting Abstract P1-221  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Mechanical specializations of the fin rays in waterfall-climbing gobiid fishes TAFT, NK*; TAFT, BN; DIAMOND, KM; SCHOENFUSS, HL; BLOB, RW; University of Wisconsin Parkside; Carthage College; Clemson University; St. Cloud State University; Clemson University taft@uwp.edu Fishes in the gobiid lineage have evolved a specialized pelvic suction disc from […]

Meeting Abstract P1-100  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30  Matrixmetalloprotease Activity is Required for both Longitudinal and Cross-sectional Intestinal Remodeling during Xenopus laevis Metamorphosis DUDLEY, C*; FOOTE, S; DAVIS, T; HORN, R; MILLER, B; SCHREIBER, AM; St Lawrence University, NY; St Lawrence University, NY; St Lawrence University, NY; St Lawrence University, NY; St Lawrence University, NY; St […]