Meeting Abstract P1-51 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Ventral body muscles power suction feeding in channel catfish CAMP, AL*; OLSEN, AM; HERNANDEZ, LP; BRAINERD, EL; University of Liverpool; Brown University; George Washington University; Brown University Ariel.Camp@liverpool.ac.uk https://arielcamp.weebly.com Many ray-finned fishes use their large body muscles to help power mouth cavity expansion during suction feeding. The dorsal […]
sessions: Posters Session 1
Using the Yeast Estrogen Screen to Measure the Estrogenicity of Personal Care Products
Meeting Abstract P1-140 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Using the Yeast Estrogen Screen to Measure the Estrogenicity of Personal Care Products FEINGOLD, SR*; ROARK, AM; Furman University; Furman University sarah.feingold@furman.edu Many cosmetic and pharmaceutical products manufactured for daily use contain endocrine-disrupting compounds. These compounds can occur naturally (e.g. phytoestrogens) or can be man-made (e.g. UV filters […]
Using Weapons Instead of Perfume – How the Myrmecophilus Bug Pamillia behrensii (Miridae) Gets Along With its Host Ant
Meeting Abstract P1-236 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Using Weapons Instead of Perfume? – How the Myrmecophilus Bug Pamillia behrensii (Miridae) Gets Along With its Host Ant BRÜCKNER, A; Caltech bruckner@caltech.edu https://www.beetles.caltech.edu/adrian In and around ant nests such called ‘myrmecophilous’ animals try to overcome their hosts defense. For those who succeed, the companionship with their host […]
Using Simulation Studies to Determine Phylogenetic Effect on the Evolution of Dental Material Properties in Gnathostomes
Meeting Abstract P1-250 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Using Simulation Studies to Determine Phylogenetic Effect on the Evolution of Dental Material Properties in Gnathostomes KAY, DI*; GIGNAC, PM; ERICKSON, GM; O’BRIEN, HD; Oklahoma State University Center for health Sciences; Oklahoma State University Center for health Sciences; Florida State Univeristy; Oklahoma State University Center for health Sciences […]
Using DDRAD to infer population distribution of Pederson Cleaner shrimp in the Caribbean Oceans
Meeting Abstract P1-240 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Using DDRAD to infer population distribution of Pederson Cleaner shrimp in the Caribbean Oceans DELGADO, AL*; DALY, MA; Portland State University; The Ohio State Univeristy delgado7@pdx.edu In this study, we investigated the phylogeographical distribution of a subset of the Caribbean lineage of the Pederson cleaner shrimp, Ancylomenes pedersoni. […]
Ungulate use of locally infectious zones (LIZs) in the re-emerging anthrax zone of Southwestern Montana
Meeting Abstract P1-258 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Ungulate use of locally infectious zones (LIZs) in the re-emerging anthrax zone of Southwestern Montana WALKER, MA*; ASHER, VJ; URIBASTERRA, MG; CAMPIONE, AM; RYAN, SJ; BLACKBURN, JK; University of Florida; Turner Enterprises; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida m.walker@ufl.edu Environmentally mediated indirect […]
Understanding the androgen basis of individual differences in cooperation
Meeting Abstract P1-170 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Understanding the androgen basis of individual differences in cooperation DAKIN, R*; HORTON, B. M.; VERNASCO, B. J.; MOORE, I. T.; RYDER, T. B.; Smithsonian Institution; Millersville University; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Smithsonian Institution roslyn.dakin@gmail.com Social behavior is a near-ubiquitous characteristic of vertebrates, and interaction dynamics are often driven […]
Two Turtles, Two Diets, Two Biomechanical strategies Jaw Biomechanics in a Generalist Versus a Durophagous Species of Emydid
Meeting Abstract P1-27 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Two Turtles, Two Diets, Two Biomechanical strategies: Jaw Biomechanics in a Generalist Versus a Durophagous Species of Emydid CROGHAN, J/A; Ohio University jasmine.croghan@gmail.com The diet of durophagous turtles impacts the shape and size of the skull, enabling the higher bite forces these species require to access hard-shelled prey. […]
Transcriptome Gene Expression and Muscle Performance in Anolis Lizards
Meeting Abstract P1-68 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Transcriptome Gene Expression and Muscle Performance in Anolis Lizards SMITH, LB; ANDERSON, CV; ROBERTS, TJ; LIEBL, AL*; LIEBL, Andrea; University of South Dakota; University of South Dakota; Brown University; University of South Dakota Andrea.Liebl@usd.edu Animal muscles are exceptionally diverse in structure and function as they meet a variety […]
Tissue-specific changes in catalase activity of amphibian hosts during the time course of chytridiomycosis
Meeting Abstract P1-259 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Tissue-specific changes in catalase activity of amphibian hosts during the time course of chytridiomycosis BOWEN, V; MCMAHON, T/A; BROSNAN, E/B; NORDHEIM, C/L; FERNANDEZ-DENMARK, S*; GRIM, J/M; University of Tampa; University of Tampa; University of Tampa; University of Tampa; University of Tampa; University of Tampa jgrim@ut.edu Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium […]
