Meeting Abstract P3.179  Friday, Jan. 6  Feeding biomechanics in billfish: Inferring the role of the rostrum from a mechanical standpoint HABEGGER, M.L*; MOTTA, P.J; MULLINS, G; STOKES, M.J; WINTERS, D; University of South Florida mhabegge@mail.usf.edu Billfishes are a group of large pelagic predators that are characterized by the elongation of both premaxillary bones forming the bill or […]

Meeting Abstract P3.96  Friday, Jan. 6  Feeding at the Air-water Interface: Biomechanics and Functional Morphology of Feeding in Funnel-mouthed Tadpoles (Megophryidae: Megophrys) ZENG, Yu; Univ. of California, Berkeley dreavoniz@berkeley.edu Larval anurans occupy a great variety of ecological niches, and accordingly they have evolved tremendous diversity of feeding mechanisms. The feeding apparatus of the funnel-mouthed tadpoles is among […]

Meeting Abstract P3.133  Friday, Jan. 6  Falling faster: Size and folding behavior decrease descent time in a brittle star (Ophiocoma aethiops) BADGER, M.A.*; JONES, M.A.; University of California, Berkeley; Florida State University, Tallahassee mbadger@berkeley.edu Fluid living organisms often undergo shape changes in order to move more effectively through the environment. Brittle stars (Ophiuroidea) living in high-energy intertidal […]

Meeting Abstract P3.93  Friday, Jan. 6  Factors affecting the drilling and feeding behavior of Lewis’ moon snail, Euspira lewisii (Gastropoda: Naticidae) NEWEL, M.S.*; BOURNE, G.B.; University of Calgary, Alberta; Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, British Columbia bourne@ucalgary.ca Euspira lewisii, the largest extant naticid gastropod, displays a stereotypical naticid feeding behavior while preying almost exclusively on bivalves. After capturing […]

Meeting Abstract P3.70  Friday, Jan. 6  Expression patterns of germline specific markers indicate a preformation mechanism of germ cell development in cephalochordates WU, H.R.; ZHANG, Q.J.; CHEN, Y.T.; YU, J.K.*; ICOB, Academia Sinica; Fujian Normal University; ICOB, Academia Sinica; ICOB, Academia Sinica jkyu@gate.sinica.edu.tw The segregation of germline cells from somatic cells is a critical step in metazoan […]

Meeting Abstract P3.95  Friday, Jan. 6  Exploring the filter morphology and filtration mechanics in Mobulidae PAIG-TRAN, EWM*; KLEINTEICH, T; SUMMERS, AP; Univ. of Washington; Univ. of Washington; Univ. of Washington mpaig@uw.edu Filter feeding has evolved independently four separate times in three lineages of cartilaginous fishes (Lamiformes: Megachasma and Cetorhinus, Orectolobiformes: Rhincodon, and Mobulidae: Manta and Mobula). The […]

Meeting Abstract P3.17  Friday, Jan. 6  Experimental reduction of arterial oxygen content increases magnitude of postprandial cardiac hypertrophy in Burmese pythons (Python molurus) SLAY, CE*; ENOK, S; WANG, T; HICKS, JW; Univ. of California, Irvine; Aarhus University; Aarhus University; Univ. of California, Irvine cslay@uci.edu The postprandial period in Burmese pythons (Python molurus) is marked by a large […]

Meeting Abstract P3.189  Friday, Jan. 6  Examination of genetic regulation of Symbiodinium uptake and the morphological development of the zooxanthella-dense pinadocerm in the sponge Cliona varians. STREHLOW, B*; MCCAULEY, M; RICHARDSON, C; PETERSON, K; COTMAN, C; HILL, A; HILL, M; Univ. Richmond; Univ. Mississippi; Univ. Viriginia; Univ. Richmond; Univ. Richmond; Univ. Richmond; Univ. Richmond mhill2@richmond.edu Several species […]

Meeting Abstract P3.194  Friday, Jan. 6  Evolutionary history of the seagrass limpets Lottia depicta and Lottia paleacea SIMISON, Brian W; ARBISSER, Ilana M*; California Academy of Sciences iarbisser@gmail.com Malacologists have long struggled to understand the phylogenetic relationships of the marine snails, Patellogastropoda, the “true limpets.” Difficulties arise in part because there are few morphological characters available for […]

Meeting Abstract P3.11  Friday, Jan. 6  Evolution of photorefractoriness in the Cardueline finches. HAHN, T. P.*; HAIMAN, A. N.; BRAZEAL, K. R.; DE CASTRO, D. M.; GENDI, K. M.; BOMZE, L. M.; WATTS, H. E.; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; California State Univ. East Bay; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. […]