Meeting Abstract P3.141  Friday, Jan. 6  Measuring cost of flight associated with varying kinematics in a robotic bat wing BAHLMAN, Joseph Wm*; SWARTZ, Sharon M; BREUER, Kenny S; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University joseph_bahlman@brown.edu Bats inhabit a variety of realized ecological niches that require diverse aspects of flight performance. Depending on its niche, a bat may […]

Meeting Abstract P3.60  Friday, Jan. 6  Measuring angular velocity of models in turbulence using Refractive-Index-Matched PIV BYRON, Margaret*; VARIANO, Evan; University of California, Berkeley mbyron@berkeley.edu We introduce a method that extends the capabilities of quantitative imaging to reveal the kinematics of organisms in turbulent flow. This work focuses on relevance to animals larger than the Kolmogorov lengthscale […]

Meeting Abstract P3.120  Friday, Jan. 6  Maternal and paternal contributions to growth in hatchling turtles TUBERVILLE, T.D.; University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Lab tracey.tuberville@gmail.com Hatching size and subsequent growth rates can have important implications for offspring fitness, including survival to reproductive maturity and size and age at maturity. In turtles, maternal effects on both hatching size […]

Meeting Abstract P3.87  Friday, Jan. 6  Maternal Investment in a Short-Lived, Iteroparous Marine Fish CARTER, Ariel L*; MARTIN, Karen L; Charleston Southern University; Pepperdine University kmartin@pepperdine.edu In many marine fish species, big older females produce significantly more eggs and clutches than smaller, younger females. Females of the marine silverside fish California Grunion (Leuresthes tenuis) are able to […]

Meeting Abstract P3.1  Friday, Jan. 6  Margay (Leopardus wiedii) habitat preference based on vegetation structure in the eastern Andean foothills of Ecuador HODGE, Anne-Marie C.; Univ. of North Carolina, Wilmington ach7229@uncw.edu The margay (Leopardus wiedii) is a small, spotted felid that faces critical population declines in many regions within its range throughout Central and South America. This […]

Meeting Abstract P3.101  Friday, Jan. 6  Many-to-one Mapping in Catastomid Fish Jaws: Multiple ways to be a sucker! GRABENSTEIN, Callie J.*; HULSEY, C. Darrin; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville cgrabens@utk.edu Many-to-one mapping is a ubiquitous feature of organismal design and has been examined extensively in the jaws of fishes. To detail an example of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.114  Friday, Jan. 6  Magnitude of specific dynamic action response in larvae of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus GENOVESE, C.B.*; MORAN, A.L.; Clemson University; Clemson University cgenove@clemson.edu Specific dynamic action (SDA) is defined as an increase in the metabolic response of an organism following a meal. Typically, an individual’s metabolic rate will increase rapidly, peak, […]

Meeting Abstract P3.75  Friday, Jan. 6  MAPK activation and early development in the calyptraeid gastropods LESOWAY, M.P.*; COLLIN, R.; ABOUHEIF, E.; HENRY, J.J.; McGill University, Montreal and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), Panama; STRI, Panama; McGill University, Montreal; U. of Illinois, Urbana maryna.lesoway@mail.mcgill.ca The calyptraeid gastropods have undergone numerous transitions in mode of development with little apparent […]

Meeting Abstract P3.110  Friday, Jan. 6  Low salinity decreases juvenile production in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus (Echinodermata:echinoidea) FRITZ, R.M; GEORGE, S.B.*; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University georges@georgiasouthern.edu Due to current changes in climate and weather patterns, echinoderm larvae may be exposed to prolonged periods of low salinity along the East coast. In a series of […]

Meeting Abstract P3.112  Friday, Jan. 6  Living It Up Before Going Down- Vertical Positioning Behaviors of Homarus americanus Larvae in Response to a Thermocline MEYERS, M.L.*; JACOBS, M.W.; GALLAGER, S.M.; CHRISTMAS, A.F.; McDaniel College; McDaniel College; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Western Washington University mlm028@mcdaniel.edu Vertical positioning of the larvae of the American lobster (Homarus americanus) is a […]