Meeting Abstract P2-90  Sunday, Jan. 5  Lizards Modulate Foarging Behavior in Response to Environmental Variation ADAMS, DR*; GIFFORD, M; Vilonia High School; University of Central Arkansas davidreidadams@icloud.com Movement is an important determinant of an animal’s fitness because it underlies all tasks necessary to survival, yet the basis on which animals choose varying speeds is still largely unknown. […]

Meeting Abstract P2-58  Sunday, Jan. 5  Linguistic Bias in Reproduction TORRES, B*; JELKEN, M; OMANE, H; BELLESIA, G; HAYSSEN, V; Smith College, Northampton, MA; Smith College, Northampton, MA; Smith College, Northampton, MA; Smith College, Northampton, MA; Smith College, Northampton, MA vhayssen@smith.edu The English language is not gender neutral. For instance, the word virile characterizes sexual strength and […]

Meeting Abstract P2-53  Sunday, Jan. 5  Learning to swim: evolutionary transition from terrestrial to aquatic life in South American coralsnakes JACOBS, JL*; HALL, AS; SMITH, EN; University of Texas at Arlington; Thermo Fisher Scientific; University of Texas at Arlington justin.jacobs@uta.edu Without limbs for grasping or climbing, snakes must use only bones and associated musculature of their skull […]

Meeting Abstract P2-227  Sunday, Jan. 5  Lateral Undulation Aids Soft Earthworm Robot Anchoring and Locomotion in Heterogeneous Environments OZKAN-AYDIN, Y*; LIU, B; GOLDMAN, D I; HAMMOND III, F L; Georgia Institute of Techology; Georgia Institute of Techology; Georgia Institute of Techology; Georgia Institute of Techology yaydin6@gatech.edu Earthworms are characterized by soft, highly flexible and extensible bodies that […]

Meeting Abstract P2-177  Sunday, Jan. 5  Larger Meals Generate a Disproportionate Greater Cost of Digestion CAVEY, LT*; SECOR, SM; University of Alabama; University of Alabama ltcavey@crimson.ua.edu Mandatory to meal digestion is the expenditure of energy stemming from the breakdown, absorption and assimilation of that meal. The magnitude of this collective energy expenditure, termed specific dynamic action (SDA), […]

Meeting Abstract P2-97  Sunday, Jan. 5  Large-scale analysis of ant foraging dynamics enabled by Deep Convolutional Neural Networks PLUM, F*; LABONTE, D; Imperial College London; Imperial College London fabian.plum18@imperial.ac.uk http://evo-biomech.ic.ac.uk/ Herbivorous leafcutter ants display an extreme polymorphism which is tied closely to task specialisation. However, studying such size-specific division of labour is a meticulous and error-prone task, […]

Meeting Abstract P2-207  Sunday, Jan. 5  Kinematics of kangaroo rat foot-drumming MENDOZA, E*; SCHWANER, J; FREYMILLER, G; MCGOWAN, C; CLARK, R; AZIZI, E; University of California, Irvine; University of Idaho; San Diego State University; University of Idaho; San Diego State University; University of California, Irvine emendoz7@uci.edu Seismic communication is the generation and transmission of vibrations through natural […]

Meeting Abstract P2-243  Sunday, Jan. 5  Jungle Pharmacy: Exploring the Antibacterial and Antitrypanosomal Properties of Ficus insipida MULLINS, H*; DAVIS, J; ARONSON, N; Radford University; Radford University; Uniformed Services University hmullins9@radford.edu Infections caused by parasitic protozoans continue to affect millions of individuals worldwide, however treatments for these infections have proven to be problematic in a variety of […]

Meeting Abstract P2-73  Sunday, Jan. 5  Is it an Androgen, Estrogen, Obesogen, or all of the above? Perchlorate Exposure Causes Different Pathologies in Different Fishes CLOWSER, D*; WILSON, C; PETERSEN, A; POSTLETHWAIT, J; Oregon State University- Cascades, Bend; University of Oregon, Eugene; Oregon State University- Cascades, Bend; University of Oregon, Eugene clowserd@oregonstate.edu Perchlorate (P) is a contaminant […]

Meeting Abstract P2-1  Sunday, Jan. 5  Is That a Basal Lamina Lining the Open Circulatory System of a Shrimp? SIDEBOTTOM, RB*; MARTIN, GG; Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA; Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA rsidebottom@oxy.edu Arthropods are most notably differentiated by their open circulatory system, where vessels extend from the heart but eventually end, allowing hemolymph to flow […]