Meeting Abstract P1-70 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Functional Correlates of Floccular Size in Pan-Aves CARTER, M*; HOGAN, AVC; BALANOFF, AM; BEVER, GS; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore mcarte61@jhu.edu The avian vestibulocerebellum coordinates […]
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Follow that smell Fluid dynamics through the shark olfactory organ
Meeting Abstract P1-56 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Follow that smell: Fluid dynamics through the shark olfactory organ HAMMOND, L; CERRA, K*; CURET, O; PORTER, M; MEREDITH, T; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University tmeredi1@fau.edu Elasmobranchs (sharks, skates, and rays) are known for their acute olfactory sense. […]
Foundational studies of Caribbean crustose coralline algae
Meeting Abstract P1-198 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Foundational studies of Caribbean crustose coralline algae KIM, GE*; ALBRIGHT, R; RITSON-WILLIAMS, R; Tufts Univserity; California Academy of Sciences; California Academy of Sceinces grace_e.kim@tufts.edu Many coral reef restoration efforts fail to address the natural ecosystem processes necessary for the long-term persistence of reefs. Crustose coralline algae (CCA) have […]
Fluid dynamics of ciliary propulsion at intermediate Reynolds number locomotion across ontogeny in the Atlantic ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi
Meeting Abstract P1-42 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Fluid dynamics of ciliary propulsion at intermediate Reynolds number: locomotion across ontogeny in the Atlantic ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi SEBER, E.K.*; KARAKAS, F.; MURPHY, D.W.; BYRON, M.L.; Penn State University; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; Penn State University elizabeth.k.seber@gmail.com http://sites.psu.edu/byronlab Ctenophores, at 1 – 15cm in […]
Fluid Dynamics of Hammerhead Shark Locomotion
Meeting Abstract P1-46 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Fluid Dynamics of Hammerhead Shark Locomotion HUBER, D.*; CUNNINGHAM, T.; CASARETO, S.; AMPLO, H.; FORD, J.; DECKER, S.; MARA, K.; The University of Tampa; The University of Tampa; The University of Tampa; New Jersey Institute of Technology; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; University of Southern […]
Fitch Natural History Reservation, a study in molluscan succession in a re-established forest ecosystem
Meeting Abstract P1-218 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Fitch Natural History Reservation, a study in molluscan succession in a re-established forest ecosystem DAVIS-BERG, EC*; ROCK, MO; RAMIREZ, I; ALMARIO-KOPP, D; WILSON, BA; Columbia College Chicago, Chicago IL; University of Illinois at Chicago and Garfield Park Conservatory; Columbia College Chicago, Chicago IL; Columbia College Chicago, Chicago IL; […]
Fish Motion in the Ocean Predicting Swimming Kinematics from Vertebral Morphology
Meeting Abstract P1-278 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Fish Motion in the Ocean: Predicting Swimming Kinematics from Vertebral Morphology ROBERTS, A.S.*; SCOTT, E.R.; DONATELLI, C.M.; University of California, Davis; Tufts University asroberts@ucdavis.edu Fish have evolved a variety of swimming mechanisms to move through diverse habitats. While some fish primarily use pectoral and caudal fin motion to […]
First-feeding prey capture comparing zebrafish and guppies
Meeting Abstract P1-48 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 First-feeding prey capture: comparing zebrafish and guppies DIAL, TR*; LAUDER, GV; Harvard University; Harvard University terrydial@fas.harvard.edu Two prominent model fishes, zebrafish and guppies, produce tiny offspring (3.5-5.5 mm in length), yet guppies spend nearly an order of magnitude more time developing in utero prior to first feeding. Suction […]
Filtration Along a Reticulated Mesh, Anatomy Predicts Feeding Ecology in Neonatal Whale Sharks, Rhincodon typus
Meeting Abstract P1-44 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Filtration Along a Reticulated Mesh, Anatomy Predicts Feeding Ecology in Neonatal Whale Sharks, Rhincodon typus JAVIER, JP*; PAIG-TRAN, EWM; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Fullerton jpjavier@csu.fullerton.edu The largest fish in the ocean, Rhincodon typus (Whale Shark), is one of three filter-feeding sharks. While a few studies […]
Female mate preference influenced by intrasexual competition and differences in male quality
Meeting Abstract P1-106 Friday, Jan. 4 15:30 – 17:30 Female mate preference influenced by intrasexual competition and differences in male quality HARTLEY, JG*; GOMES AVERSA, MD; LEESE, JM; DeSales University; DeSales University; DeSales University jh6817@desales.edu Sexual selection, the ultimate mechanism driving the evolution of sexual dimorphism in plants and animals, includes both intra and inter-sexual components. Exploring […]
