Meeting Abstract P1-247  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Body Condition and Mass Changes in Weddell Seals: Links to Reproduction and Hair Cortisol Levels MELOVIDOV, CA*; KIRKHAM, AL; BURNS, JM; Univ. of Alaska, Anchorage; Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks; Univ. of Alaska, Anchorage camelovidov2@alaska.edu During the Antarctic summer, female Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) expend much of their fat […]

Meeting Abstract P1-269  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Bivalves Unhinged: Hingeplate Morphology and Lifestyle in the Veneridae KHOUJA, S*; EDIE, S; COLLINS, K; JABLONSKI , D; The University of Chicago ; The University of Chicago ; The University of Chicago ; The University of Chicago safia@uchicago.edu Hinges enable bivalves to perform the imperative motion of opening […]

Meeting Abstract P1-184  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30   Bisphenol A’s impact on the germination and growth rate of Brassica rapa. FEIPEL, C. W.*; TATUM PARKER , T; Saint Xavier University feipel.c01@mymail.sxu.edu Bisphenol A (BPA) is an organic synthetic compound that is soluble in organic solvents, commercially used since 1957. It is used to make plastics […]

Meeting Abstract P1-144  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Birds of a Feather: The Effects of Climate Variation on Feather Morphology KOHLRUSS-REUMAN, PS*; GAMBOA, MP; GHALAMBOR, CK; Colorado State University; Colorado State University; Colorado State University phalenkr@colostate.edu Strong divergent selection and limited gene flow across varying environments should lead to adaptive population differentiation. Archipelagos are unique evolutionary […]

Meeting Abstract P1-58  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Bilateral asymmetry during suckling and swallowing in an infant pig model after superior laryngeal nerve lesion LAMMERS, AR*; GERMAN, RZ; Cleveland State University, Cleveland OH; Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown OH a.lammers13@csuohio.edu The pharyngeal swallow uses a series of bilateral muscle contractions to propel a bolus from the […]

Meeting Abstract P1-100  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Bidirectional temperature effects on aerobic scope limits the range-shift capacity of marine fauna BOAG, TH*; ELDER, LE; HULL, PM; SOMERO, GN; SPERLING, EA; Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University; Department of Geology & Geophysics, Yale University; Department of Geology & Geophysics, Yale University; Department of Biology, Stanford University; […]

Meeting Abstract P1-33  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Bending Properties of the Lower Temporal Bar in Ducks and its Significance for Cranial Biomechanics SMITH , C/J*; MIDDLETON , K/M; BAILLEUL, A/M; HOLLIDAY, C/M; University of Missouri, Columbia cjszk5@mail.missouri.edu Few species evolved skulls as derived as ducks and other anseriform birds, which employ rapid, dexterous movements of […]

Meeting Abstract P1-74  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Behavior and neural activation patterns of non-redundant visual and acoustic signaling during courtship in an African cichlid fish KING, T/P*; TRAMONTANA, B; MARUSKA, K/P; Louisiana State Univ.; Louisiana State Univ.; Louisiana State Univ. tking21@lsu.edu Animals live in a multisensory world and use different sensory channels to communicate during […]

Meeting Abstract P1-6  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Bargain Jellies: Health and Survival of Moon Jellies (Aurelia aurita) in Hand-Built Pseudo-Kreisel Aquaria SCHWEIZER, KG*; GEIGER, C; PILLOT, AN; MEADOWS, MG; Saint Francis University kgs104@francis.edu Jellies are typically considered difficult organisms to raise in the lab by many scientists. This is due to their requirements for constant […]

Meeting Abstract P1-17  Thursday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Avian nasal salt glands: anatomy and its relevance for inferring the behavior and habitat preferences of extinct birds CAGGIANO , EG*; CERIO , DG; PORTER, WR; RIDGELY, RC; WITMER, LM; Ohio Univ.; Ohio Univ.; Ohio Univ.; Ohio Univ.; Ohio Univ. ec884814@ohio.edu The kidneys of extant sauropsids (birds, crocs, […]