Meeting Abstract P3.67 Sunday, Jan. 6 Moon Phase and Nutrient effects upon Diel Vertical Migration Patterns of Zooplankton and Myctophids in the North East Pacific TRINH, R*; DEL GIZZI, A; HATFIELD, I; UC Berkeley fish.r.awsome@gmail.com Diel vertical migration (DVM) is understood to be a circadian rhythm in which the light-dark cycle of day and night are key […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Molecular characterization and expression of crustin-like protein in the Morotoge shrimp, Pandalopsis japonica
Meeting Abstract P3.133 Sunday, Jan. 6 Molecular characterization and expression of crustin-like protein in the Morotoge shrimp, Pandalopsis japonica AH RAN, K.*; HYUN-WOO, K.*; Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National Univ., Busan 608-737, Rebublic of Korea; Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National Univ., Busan 608-737, Rebublic of Korea tass5910@gmail.com Crustin is cationic cysteine-rich antibacterial polypeptides in decapod […]
Modeling the benefits and detriments of tendon elastic recoil
Meeting Abstract P3.196 Sunday, Jan. 6 Modeling the benefits and detriments of tendon elastic recoil RICHARDS, C.T.*; RIVERA, A.R.V.; CHOUDHURY, U.; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University richards@fas.harvard.edu Elastic energy stored in spring-like tendons is known to reduce locomotion cost or to enhance limb power output. Hence, many physiologists assume that elastic structures are beneficial. Yet, their […]
Mechanical Behavior of the Cartilaginous Nasal Septum
Meeting Abstract P3.108A Sunday, Jan. 6 Mechanical Behavior of the Cartilaginous Nasal Septum AL DAYEH, A.; HERRING, S.W.*; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle herring@uw.edu Damage to the nasal septum collapses the snout, perhaps because structural support is lost. During mastication in pigs (Sus scrofa), the dorsal septum is compressed anteroposteriorly (A-P) (Al Dayeh et […]
Meathead queens Lethal fighting linked to larger heads in Messor pergandei
Meeting Abstract P3.19 Sunday, Jan. 6 Meathead queens: Lethal fighting linked to larger heads in Messor pergandei BESPALOVA, IOULIA*; HELMS, KEN; Arizona State University; University of Vermont ibespalo@asu.edu In certain populations of Messor pergandei, colony foundation entails obligate lethal fighting between queens. In such populations, queens cooperate with each other in digging nests and rearing the first […]
Measuring fossil diversity and its relationship to climate change in deep time a case study from the early Eocene
Meeting Abstract P3.104 Sunday, Jan. 6 Measuring fossil diversity and its relationship to climate change in deep time: a case study from the early Eocene CHEW, A.E.; Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA achew@westernu.edu Densely distributed mammal samples from the early Eocene in Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin span episodes of major climate change over nearly 3 Myr […]
Measurements of various water parameters to explain shell characteristics of barnacles
Meeting Abstract P3.54 Sunday, Jan. 6 Measurements of various water parameters to explain shell characteristics of barnacles MCCLARY, JR., M.*; GARAH, M.; ELIA, S.; Fairleigh Dickinson University; Paramus High School; Passaic County Technical Institute mcclary@fdu.edu Previous observations have shown that shells of barnacles, Balanus improvisus, from the Hackensack River of New Jersey were brittle compared to shells […]
Manipulation of the Structure of Gait Variability with Rhythmic Auditory Stimulus
Meeting Abstract P3.168 Sunday, Jan. 6 Manipulation of the Structure of Gait Variability with Rhythmic Auditory Stimulus HUNT, N/H*; STERGIOU, N; University of California, Berkely; University of Nebraska, Omaha nathaniel.hunt@berkeley.edu Gait is a rhythmic behavior that may be analyzed via discrete measures taken once per cycle, such as inter-stride time interval. Nonlinear analyses of the dynamics of […]
Making a Splash The effect of environment on landing preparation in Lithobates catesbeiana
Meeting Abstract P3.165 Sunday, Jan. 6 Making a Splash: The effect of environment on landing preparation in Lithobates catesbeiana KATZ, H*; LEVIN, E; MACESIC EKSTROM, LJ; GILLIS, GB; Univ. of Chicago; Tufts University; Wheaton College; Mount Holyoke College ggillis@mtholyoke.edu During a step or a jump, limb muscles are activated before the foot actually makes ground contact to […]
Lounging lizards and gut bugs Testing the role of the social aggregations for transferring digestive microbes
Meeting Abstract P3.20 Sunday, Jan. 6 Lounging lizards and gut bugs: Testing the role of the social aggregations for transferring digestive microbes WEHRLE, BA*; ESPINOZA, RE; California State Univ., Northridge; California State Univ., Northridge bwehrle@uci.edu Why sociality evolves is poorly understood, but both biotic and abiotic factors have been implicated. Sociality may have evolved in some herbivorous […]
