Meeting Abstract P1-141 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 A Picture Worth 1000 Words: What Does a Snapshot of a Physiological Trait Tell Us About Individual Variation? SCHOENEMANN, KL*; MONTREUIL-SPENCER, C; BONIER, F; Queen’s University; Queen’s University; Queen’s University k.schoenemann@queensu.ca Many physiological traits are plastic: to maintain allostasis, an organism alters its central nervous, immune, and endocrine […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
A Computational Model of a Swimming Lamprey Driven by a Central Pattern Generator with Proprioceptive Feedback
Meeting Abstract P1-253 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 A Computational Model of a Swimming Lamprey Driven by a Central Pattern Generator with Proprioceptive Feedback HAMLET, CL*; TYTELL, ED; FAUCI, LJ; HOFFMAN, KA; Bucknell University; Tufts University; Tulane University; Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County ch051@bucknell.edu The swimming of a relatively simple vertebrate, the lamprey, can shed light […]
3D printed models reveal morphological features that cue mantis shrimp strike locations
Meeting Abstract P1-216 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 3D printed models reveal morphological features that cue mantis shrimp strike locations KISARE, SA*; CRANE, RL; PATEK, SN; Duke Univ.; Stanford Univ.; Duke Univ. sak36@duke.edu Strategic application of force is often necessary to break open hard-shelled prey and access the food inside. Smashing mantis shrimp (Stomatopoda) break open […]
spiceCT—Selectively Perfusable Iodine-based Contrast-Enhanced CT, a rapid alternative to diceCT for 3D visualization of vertebrate soft tissues
Meeting Abstract P1-143 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 spiceCT—Selectively Perfusable Iodine-based Contrast-Enhanced CT, a rapid alternative to diceCT for 3D visualization of vertebrate soft tissues WITMER, LM*; PORTER, WR; CERIO, DG; NASSIF, JP; CAGGIANO, EG; GRIFFIN, CA; RIDGELY, RC; Ohio Univ.; Ohio Univ.; Ohio Univ.; Ohio Univ.; Ohio Univ.; Ohio Univ.; Ohio Univ. witmerL@ohio.edu http://www.ohio.edu/witmerlab The […]
You Are How You Eat Chelicerae Orientation and the Diversification of Spiders (Arachnida Araneae)
Meeting Abstract P1-141 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 You Are How You Eat: Chelicerae Orientation and the Diversification of Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) WOOD, HM; FLYNN, BI*; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; University of Texas, Austin brianna.flynn@utexas.edu Spider chelicerae, which are functionally equivalent to jaws, are a crucial component to spider biology and successful prey capture. Not much […]
Why do coral tentacles oscillate with a phase shift with respect to the ambient flow
Meeting Abstract P1-274 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Why do coral tentacles oscillate with a phase shift with respect to the ambient flow? MALUL, D*; SHAVIT, U; HOLZMAN, R; Technion; Technion; Tel Aviv University malolds@campus.technion.ac.il Sessile stony corals rely on their tentacles to absorb essential nutrients from the water around them. For many corals, the tentacles […]
What’s the Point Form and Function of the Caudal Barb in Stingrays
Meeting Abstract P1-19 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 What’s the Point? Form and Function of the Caudal Barb in Stingrays CHABAIN, J*; KOLMANN, M/A; SUMMERS, A/P; CHABAIN, Jules; FHL, Univ. of Montpellier, France; FHL, Univ. of Washington, Wash.; FHL, Univ. of Washington, Wash. jules.chabain@hotmail.fr Animal weaponry are diverse and serve a variety of roles; from the […]
What determines capture success of copepods by fish larvae
Meeting Abstract P1-34 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 What determines capture success of copepods by fish larvae? SOMMERFELD, N*; HOLZMAN, R; Tel-Aviv University and The Inter-University Institute, Eilat; Tel-Aviv University and The Inter-University Institute, Eilat noamsommer@gmail.com Larval fishes experience extreme mortality rates, with 99% of a cohort perishing within days after starting to actively feed. The […]
Waterborne Autonomous Low Light Electrostereovideography (WALL-E) to Quantify Luminous Courtship Signals of Ostracods
Meeting Abstract P1-71 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Waterborne Autonomous Low Light Electrostereovideography (WALL-E) to Quantify Luminous Courtship Signals of Ostracods OAKLEY, TH*; MOTTA, CA; SAHA, R; LOCKER-CAMERON, TR; HENSLEY, NH; RIVERS, TJ; UCSB; UCSB; Bates College; UCSB; UCSB; U Kansas oakley@lifesci.ucsb.edu https://labs.eemb.ucsb.edu/oakley/todd/ Dozens of cypridinid ostracod species produce different luminous courtship displays throughout the Caribbean. […]
Waiting for Whiskers Comparative Morphology of the Trigeminal Canal and a Scenario for the Evolution of Facial Musculature in Mammals
Meeting Abstract P1-152 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Waiting for Whiskers: Comparative Morphology of the Trigeminal Canal and a Scenario for the Evolution of Facial Musculature in Mammals MIYAMAE, J.A.; Yale University juri.miyamae@yale.edu Facial muscles are fundamental to the mammalian experience: swiveling the ears, twitching noses and whiskers, suckling, and communication through facial expression are all […]
