Meeting Abstract P2-41 Sunday, Jan. 5 Reconciling Anatomical and Physiological Models of Feeding Biomechanics Through Evolution in Centrarchid Fishes BYRNE, MZ*; ROSENBLOOM, JE; BHALODI, JA; GIGNAC, PM; GIDMARK, NJ; Knox College, Galesburg, IL; Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN and Knox College, Galesburg, IL; Knox College, Galesburg, IL; Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, OK; Knox College, […]
sessions: Posters Session 2
Quantifying the compliance of the millipede body while traversing irregular terrain
Meeting Abstract P2-214 Sunday, Jan. 5 Quantifying the compliance of the millipede body while traversing irregular terrain UNSWORTH, CK*; ASTLEY, HC; University of Akron; University of Akron cku3@zips.uakron.edu Navigating obstacles in terrestrial environments poses demands upon and animal’s stability, traction, and propulsion. Legged animals often clear relatively small obstacles by stepping over them. Alternatively, myriapods have low […]
Prevalence of Microsporidia and Wolbachia infection in the amphipod Gammarus fasciatus
Meeting Abstract P2-238 Sunday, Jan. 5 Prevalence of Microsporidia and Wolbachia infection in the amphipod Gammarus fasciatus ORTIZ, T.E*; CHANDLER, C; SUNY Oswego tortiz2@oswego.edu Microsporidia and Wolbachia are two different kinds of endosymbionts that can be found in various arthropod hosts, and can cause severe reproductive changes and affect population ratios. Wolbachia is a rather common endosymbiotic […]
Preliminary analysis of climbing morphology and performance of the salt marsh harvest mouse and co-occurring species in the Suisun Marsh, California
Meeting Abstract P2-197 Sunday, Jan. 5 Preliminary analysis of climbing morphology and performance of the salt marsh harvest mouse and co-occurring species in the Suisun Marsh, California WOLDT, K/M*; SUSTAITA, D; Department of Biological Sciences, California State University San Marcos; Department of Biological Sciences, California State University San Marcos woldt002@cougars.csusm.edu As the only terrestrial mammal entirely restricted […]
Predicting complex modulus of active muscle from models of elastically coupled molecular motors
Meeting Abstract P2-202 Sunday, Jan. 5 Predicting complex modulus of active muscle from models of elastically coupled molecular motors ASENCIO, AM*; POWERS, JD; WILLIAMS, CD; MALINGEN, SA; DANIEL, TL; University of Washington, Seattle, WA; University of California, San Diego, CA; Allen Institute of Cell Science, Seattle, WA; University of Washington, Seattle, WA; University of Washington, Seattle, WA […]
Predation Effects on the Evolutionary Trajectory of Brain Morphology in the Threespine Stickleback Fish
Meeting Abstract P2-50 Sunday, Jan. 5 Predation Effects on the Evolutionary Trajectory of Brain Morphology in the Threespine Stickleback Fish MASON, JN*; STEVENS II, DR; GRAHAM, MA; FOSTER, SA; BAKER, JA; Clark University; Clark University; Clark University; Clark University; Clark University JiMason@clarku.edu Novel pressures introduced to an environment due to human interaction disrupts the native biodiversity. Thus, […]
Potential impacts of near-future climate-induced ocean warming on the stomach microbiome of the common soft-bottom sea star Luidia clathrata
Meeting Abstract P2-17 Sunday, Jan. 5 Potential impacts of near-future climate-induced ocean warming on the stomach microbiome of the common soft-bottom sea star Luidia clathrata CURTIS, MD*; MCCLINTOCK, JB; University of Alabama at Birmingham; University of Alabama at Birmingham curtismi@uab.edu Studies have demonstrated that near-future ocean warming is likely to negatively impact aspects of larval development, immune […]
Post-feeding metabolic response and thermal preference in the scorpion Hottentotta judaicus
Meeting Abstract P2-178 Sunday, Jan. 5 Post-feeding metabolic response and thermal preference in the scorpion Hottentotta judaicus GEFEN, E*; RAVIV, D; University of Haifa- Oranim gefene@research.haifa.ac.il http://www.gefenlab.com Relatively little is known on the postprandial metabolic response, often termed specific dynamic action (SDA), in arachnids. In this study we wanted to investigate the effect of temperature on SDA […]
Patterns of fluctuating asymmetry in the limbs of freshwater turtles
Meeting Abstract P2-198 Sunday, Jan. 5 Patterns of fluctuating asymmetry in the limbs of freshwater turtles RIVERA, G*; NEELY, CMD; Creighton University gabrielrivera@creighton.edu Understanding how selective forces influence patterns of symmetry remains an active area of research in evolutionary biology. One hypothesis, which has received relatively little attention, suggests that the functional importance of morphological characters may […]
Party in the Front, Business in the Back Mosaic Evolution of Skull Asymmetry in Flatfishes
Meeting Abstract P2-29 Sunday, Jan. 5 Party in the Front, Business in the Back: Mosaic Evolution of Skull Asymmetry in Flatfishes WATSON, SJ*; EVANS, KM; New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Brown Universtiy sara.watson@student.nmt.edu The cranial asymmetry of flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes: Teleostei) is perhaps, one of the most striking morphological features found anywhere in the animal kingdom. […]
