Meeting Abstract P1-63  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Why So Cirrihous? Functional morphology of cirri in Cottoidea species HERNANDEZ, AV*; COHEN, KE; GIBB, AC; PORTER, ME; Florida Atlantic Univ.; Univ. of Washington; Northern Arizona Univ.; Florida Atlantic Univ. ahernandez2013@fau.edu Some teleosts species have elongate and projecting structures on their heads that have been called barbels or […]

Meeting Abstract P1-36  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Who is Stronger: Attachment Strength of Leptasterias spp. in Relation to Microhabitats and Clades GONG, Z*; JAFFE, NH; BLAND, R; COHEN, CS; EOS, SFSU; Univ. of California, Berkeley; EOS, SFSU; EOS, SFSU; EOS, SFSU lauragong@berkeley.edu Intertidal areas are highly variable environments imposing selective forces unevenly on organisms, potentially […]

Meeting Abstract P1-263  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  White blood cell differentials of amphibians naturally infected with multiple trypanosome morphotypes SHANNON, RP*; LOVE, AC; BOLEK, MG; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University shannrp@okstate.edu Disease is one of the leading factors contributing to the global decline of amphibians. While diseases such as chytrid fungus […]

Meeting Abstract P1-275  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  What’s The Point? Form and Function of the Caudal Barb in Stingrays CHABAIN, JJ*; SUMMERS, AP; KOLMANN, MA; Friday Harbor Laboratory; University of Washington; Georges Washington University jules.chabain@hotmail.fr In animals, mechanical defenses can take various shapes, from the protective plates of the armadillo, the venomous spurs of the […]

Meeting Abstract P1-3  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  What are the core concepts of vertebrate morphology? WHITENACK, LB*; STAAB, KL; DANOS, N; Allegheny College; McDaniel College; University of San Diego lwhitena@allegheny.edu https://sites.google.com/a/allegheny.edu/whitenack/ Although there are entire journals dedicated to the teaching of medical anatomy, the pedagogical literature on teaching comparative vertebrate anatomy is lacking. This has […]

Meeting Abstract P1-69  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Weberian Apparatus Evolution in Fossil and Living Catostomids (Teleost, Cypriniformes) LIU, J; SUNY University at Buffalo liujuan@buffalo.edu Weberian apparatus is an evolutionary functional novelty consisting of a series of modified peri-vertebral elements for sound transmission (specialized hearing) in all Otophysi fishes. It is especially well developed in cypriniforms […]

Meeting Abstract P1-227  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Vulnerability of coupled Social-Ecological System (SES) revealed in case study of local management of softshell clam industry FAHEY, C*; FARADY, S; FREDERICH, M; University of New England, Biddeford, ME; University of New England, Biddeford, ME; University of New England, Biddeford, ME cfahey2@une.edu A coupled Social-Ecological System (SES) approach […]

Meeting Abstract P1-22  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Vocal Morphology and Elaborate Display Behavior in Singing Mice SMITH, SK*; PHELPS, SM; Univ. of Texas, Austin; Univ. of Texas, Austin samksmith@utexas.edu Elaborate displays are pervasive across the animal kingdom and although much work has explored their ultimate explanations, less attention has been given to the mechanisms underlying […]

Meeting Abstract P1-295  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Viewing habitat through another lens: Bird nest-site selection and productivity across the beach thermal landscape SCHAALE, LE*; BAXLEY, JB; PRICOPE, NG; DANNER, RM; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington Les6953@uncw.edu Little is known about […]

Meeting Abstract P1-203  Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30  Variability in the State of Regenerating Arms of Asteroids in the Waters of Florida CHALLENER, RC; Bellarmine University, Kentucky rchallener@bellarmine.edu Arm loss and regeneration in asteroids has been hypothesized to be an important factor that regulates population size. In order to better characterize the state of regenerating arms […]