Meeting Abstract P1-7  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Turning Freshmen into Scientists: Analyzing Whale Watch Data in a First Year Seminar SCHWALBE, MAB*; HOWES, LJ; ROKOP, ME; Tufts University; Boston Harbor Cruises; UMass Boston margot.schwalbe@tufts.edu First year students have few opportunities to directly experience the scientific process, read primary literature, and grapple with large datasets. In […]

Meeting Abstract P1-256  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Toe pads and claws: Clinging performance in Phyllodactylus nocticolus, a leaf-toed gecko from southern California and the Baja Peninsula NAYLOR, ER*; HIGHAM, TE; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside emily.naylor@email.ucr.edu Although the microstructural and mechanistic basis of gecko adhesion has been elucidated, further functional assessment across […]

Meeting Abstract P1-267  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  To move or not: Principal curvatures of articular surfaces SHARMA, N*; YAWAR, A; BHULLAR, BAS; VENKADESAN, M; Yale University, CT, USA; Yale University, CT, USA; Yale University, CT, USA; Yale University, CT, USA neelima.sharma@yale.edu http://mvlab.yale.edu The movement of synovial joints in vertebrates is determined by the surface geometry […]

Meeting Abstract P1-289  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  To Bend, or Not to Bend? Hinged Teeth in the Goosefish Lophius americanus Have Multiple Functions and Two Distinct Lever Systems OHRENBERGER, J/A*; GIDMARK, N/J; FARINA, S/C; University of New Hampshire; Knox College; Harvard University jo1016@wildcats.unh.edu Lingually hinged teeth are useful for sit-and-wait ambush predators, such as the […]

Meeting Abstract P1-276  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Tiny Tanks Of The Amazon: Mineralization And Imbrication Of A Small Armored Catfish, Corydoras panda LOWE, AD*; PAIG-TRAN, EW; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Fullerton alowe@csu.fullerton.edu The panda cory catfish, Corydoras panda, is a small (maximum total length = 7.5 cm) armored catfish in the family […]

Meeting Abstract P1-277  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Tick-Tock Tiny Impacts: A Novel Pendulum Mechanism for Measuring the Energetics of Trap-Jaw Ant Strikes JORGE, J.*; KUMAR, A.; SUTTON, G. ; PATEK, S. N.; Duke; Panther Creek H.S.; U. Bristol; Duke jjorge@berkeley.edu Trap-jaw ants close their mandibles with extraordinary accelerations and generate impact forces that exceed their […]

Meeting Abstract P1-191  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Thermally-induced signal plasticity does not reflect individual performance variation across temperatures in prairie lizards ROBINSON, CD*; GIFFORD, ME; University of Central Arkansas; University of Central Arkansas crobinson19@cub.uca.edu Physiological changes in response to environmental cues are not uncommon. Temperature has a strong effect on many traits, such that traits […]

Meeting Abstract P1-97  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Thermal physiology of the giant Hispaniolan galliwasp (Celestus warreni) WOLINSKI, CJ*; WATSON, CM; Midwestern State University; Midwestern State University cierajayden@gmail.com The direct and indirect effects of deforestation, coupled with general anthropogenic climate change, are increasing global temperatures at an alarming rate. It is important, therefore to understand the […]

Meeting Abstract P1-94  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Thermal physiology of invasive lizards changes seasonally NEEL, LK*; MCBRAYER, LD; Arizona State University, Tempe ; Georgia Southern University, Statesboro LKNeel@asu.edu To understand how an introduced species spreads, biologists must study the physiology of invasive species. Adaptive plasticity of physiological traits, such as shifting in heat tolerance as […]

Meeting Abstract P1-199  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Thermal limits of spiders, mites, and pseudoscorpions from Arctic and temperate habitats ANTHONY, SE*; BUDDLE, CM; HøYE, TT; HEIN, N; BECKERS, N; SINCLAIR, BJ; Western University; McGill University; Aarhus University; University of Bonn; University of Bonn; Western University santho2@uwo.ca Arachnids live in most terrestrial environments, but are underrepresented […]