Meeting Abstract P3.70  Thursday, Jan. 6  Functional Morphology of Northern Clingfish Feeding on Limpets WAINWRIGHT, D/K; Duke University dylan.wainwright@gmail.com Although the northern clingfish, Gobiesox maeandricus, rarely grows over 16cm in length, it is able to consistently capture limpets as a part of its diet. The purpose of this study was to determine how this small fish dislodges […]

Meeting Abstract P3.135  Thursday, Jan. 6  Flow-Dependent Porosity of Baleen WERTH, A.J.; Hampden-Sydney College awerth@hsc.edu Despite its vital function in a highly dynamic environment, baleen is typically assumed to be a static material. Its biomechanical properties have not previously been explored. Small sections of bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) baleen were tested, either alone or in groups representing […]

Meeting Abstract P3.55  Thursday, Jan. 6  Flipping Through Penguin Flippers: An Ecomorphological Approach JORDAN, Laura K.*; CHIARADIA, André C.; SIMPSON, Ken N.G.; ROPERT-COUDERT, Yan; Florida Atlantic University; Phillip Island Nature Park; Victorian Ornithological Research Group; Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien laurakjordan@gmail.com Wing, flipper, and fin shapes have strong influences on flight and swimming efficiency. Understanding this influence may […]

Meeting Abstract P3.4  Thursday, Jan. 6  Feature Positive and Feature Negative Learning in Honey Bees PENDERGRAFT, L.*; BATES-ALBERS, L.; DUELL, M.; ZUNIGA, E.; ABRAMSON, C.I.; CAKMAK, I.; BARTHELL, J.F.; HRANITZ, J.M.; WELLS, H.; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater; University of Central Oklahoma; Bloomsburg University PA; Humboldt State Univ., Arcata CA; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater; Uludag University, Bursa Turkey; […]

Meeting Abstract P3.85  Thursday, Jan. 6  Fat chance: the effect of lipid supplementation on adapting to hypoxia in C2C12 skeletal muscle cells SCHLATER, AE*; CORLEY, A; DEMIRANDA, MA; KANATOUS, SB; Colorado State University; Pomona College; Colorado State University; Colorado State University amber.e.schlater@gmail.com Endurance athletes are known for having high aerobic capacity in their skeletal muscle. Diving mammals […]

Meeting Abstract P3.58  Thursday, Jan. 6  Eye and pigment loss in the isopod cave crustacean, Asellus aquaticus PROTAS, M. E.*; TRONTELJ, P.; PATEL, N. H.; UC Berkeley; University of Ljubljana; UC Berkeley mprotas@berkeley.edu We are investigating the genetic basis of morphological evolution in the fascinating group of cave animals. There are many different types of cave animals […]

Meeting Abstract P3.140  Thursday, Jan. 6  Extra-ocular muscles as a possible source of heat for cranial endothermy in lamnid sharks KEHRIER, C.L.*; DICKSON, K.A.; California State University Fullerton; California State University Fullerton c_kehrier@msn.com In the lamnid sharks orbital, retia mirabilia conserve metabolic heat, allowing eye and brain temperatures to be elevated above ambient water temperature. Warm blood […]

Meeting Abstract P3.7  Thursday, Jan. 6  Exposure of Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato) and the microbial community to Triclosan and Ciprofloxacin WILSON, B.A.*; MENDEZ, M.O.; Texas A & M International University; Texas A & M International University brittan.wilson@tamiu.edu The majority of the rivers within the United Stated are multi-use streams, accepting effluent from sewage treatment plants in one location […]

Meeting Abstract P3.98  Thursday, Jan. 6  Exploring the effects of the glutamate agonist BMAA on central and peripheral motor control in Drosophila melanogaster. MEKDARA, NT; CHOUDHURY, S; MEKDARA, PJ; GOODARZI, A; MAZLOOMI, F; ADAM, M; BERG, O; GOTO, JJ; MULLER, UK*; CSU Fresno umuller@csufresno.edu Glutamate is an important neurotransmitter in the insect nervous system: it is the […]

Meeting Abstract P3.114  Thursday, Jan. 6  Existing Microsatellite Primers for Osmia rufa Amplify Homologous Microsatellite DNA in an Invasive Leafcutting Bee RICCI, P.R.*; HRANITZ, J.M.; BARTHELL, J.F.; FREEMAN, B.; LUI, L.; STEVISON, B.; GIANNONI, M.; REDD, J.; PRESKY, M; CAKMAK, I; PETANIDOU, T.; Bloomsburg University PA; Bloomsburg University PA; University of Central Oklahoma; University North Carolina, Chapel […]