Meeting Abstract P3-194 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Phylogeny and the Inference of Diet from Carnassial Shape across Carnivora CHIONO, A.J.*; HOPKINS, S.S.B; PRICE, S.A.; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of Oregon; Univ. of California, Davis ajchiono@ucdavis.edu Traditionally, to infer diet from tooth morphology across Carnivora, three linear measurements on the lower carnassial are used. Unfortunately, these measurements […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Phosphatidylserine is Important for Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis
Meeting Abstract P3-46 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Phosphatidylserine is Important for Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis VARGA, K.T.; University of Illinois at Chicago varga@sxu.edu Phosphatidylserine is important for clathrin-mediated endocytosis Author Block: *K.Varga, L-W. Gong; Department of Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience, UIC, Chicago, IL Phosphatidylserine (PS) is the most abundant negatively charged phospholipid species found within eukaryotic membranes. […]
Partnering school districts and colleges via their science faculty piloting the Allegheny College–Crawford Central STEM Partnership
Meeting Abstract P3-5 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Partnering school districts and colleges via their science faculty: piloting the Allegheny College–Crawford Central STEM Partnership WHITENACK, LB; Allegheny College, Meadville, PA lwhitena@allegheny.edu http://webpub.allegheny.edu/employee/L/lwhitena/ K-12 teachers have been pushed to adapt to meet changing standards due to the implementation of initiatives such as Common Core. Standardized testing links student mastery […]
Osteology of the Crescent Gunnel, Pholis laeta, as a baseline for an analysis of the phylogenetic relationships among species of the family Pholidae (Cottiformes Zoarcoidei)
Meeting Abstract P3-190 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Osteology of the Crescent Gunnel, Pholis laeta, as a baseline for an analysis of the phylogenetic relationships among species of the family Pholidae (Cottiformes: Zoarcoidei) SWEETSER, PW*; HILTON, EJ; College of William and Mary; Virginia Institute of Marine Science peter.william.sweetser@gmail.com The gunnels, of the family Pholidae, form a group of […]
Ontogeny of locomotor performance in Eastern cottontail rabbits Muscle architecture and fiber type of the vertebral extensor muscles
Meeting Abstract P3-170 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Ontogeny of locomotor performance in Eastern cottontail rabbits: Muscle architecture and fiber type of the vertebral extensor muscles GLENN, Z.D.*; FOSTER, A.D.; YOUNG, J.W.; SMITH, G.A.; BUTCHER, M.T.; Youngstown State University; NEOMED; NEOMED; University of Akron; Youngstown State University zdglenn@student.ysu.edu Rabbits have hindlimb extensor muscles that allow them to accelerate […]
Ontogeny and complexity of the mandibular symphysis of crocodylians
Meeting Abstract P3-157 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Ontogeny and complexity of the mandibular symphysis of crocodylians. JACOBY, MJ*; GANT, CA; SELLERS, KC; HOLLIDAY, CM; JACOBY, ; JACOBY, ; JACOBY, ; JACOBY, ; JACOBY, ; JACOBY, ; JACOBY, ; JACOBY, ; University of Missouri-Columbia mjj9bc@mail.missouri.edu Cranial joints mediate feeding-generated forces while forming linkages between the different bones of […]
Ontogenetic Scaling of Guineafowl Hindlimb Muscle Architecture
Meeting Abstract P3-171 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Ontogenetic Scaling of Guineafowl Hindlimb Muscle Architecture CARR, JA*; BIEWENER, AA; Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA; Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA carr.je@gmail.com Although muscle architecture and musculoskeletal scaling patterns have been examined, there has been little study of ontogenetic scaling patterns of muscle architecture. How muscles with different anatomical features and muscles […]
Nutritional variation affects larval growth in honeybees
Meeting Abstract P3-182 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Nutritional variation affects larval growth in honeybees SLATER, G. P. *; HELM, B. R. ; YOCUM, G. D. ; BOWSHER, J. H. ; North Dakota State University ; North Dakota State University; USDA ARS; North Dakota State University garett.p.slater@my.ndsu.edu Nutrition heavily influences the physiology of developing organisms. In social insects, […]
Novel Program Identifies Individual and Class-wide Strengths and Weaknesses in Human Anatomy
Meeting Abstract P3-4 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Novel Program Identifies Individual and Class-wide Strengths and Weaknesses in Human Anatomy ORSBON, C.P.*; FAYANJU, O.A.; NEWCOMB, J.A.; GREENWALD, M.L.; ROSS, C.F.; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago orsbon@uchicago.edu Because the clinical importance of anatomical knowledge differs depending on a clinician’s […]
Non-uniform Material Properties Observed in Lycaenidae Wing Veins
Meeting Abstract P3-156 Tuesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Non-uniform Material Properties Observed in Lycaenidae Wing Veins DAVIS, J.L.*; MCCLOUD, E.S.; FIELD, B.S.; University of Southern Indiana; University of Southern Indiana; University of Southern Indiana jldavis2@usi.edu Insect wing flexural stiffness has already been shown to behave non-linearly along the wing span in other insect wings. We have shown that […]
