Meeting Abstract P3-97 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Quadrupedal walking revisited: energy minimization strategy of walking dogs POLET, D.T.*; HASANEINI, S.J.; BERTRAM, J.E.A.; University of Calgary; University of Calgary; University of Calgary dtpolet@ucalgary.ca Pendular energy exchange has been highlighted as a crucial feature of efficient quadrupedal walking, but this perspective does not help to identify mechanisms responsible for […]
sessions: Posters Session 3
Push points influence movement patterns during terrestrial and aquatic locomotion in an elongate fish
Meeting Abstract P3-105 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Push points influence movement patterns during terrestrial and aquatic locomotion in an elongate fish WARD, A.B.*; MEHTA, R.S.; COSTA, A.; BUCHENAUER, J.; Adelphi University; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Adelphi University; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz award@adelphi.edu Aside from being able to move backwards with ease and retract their heads […]
Push it, Push it Real Good The Energetic Cost of Stroller Running
Meeting Abstract P3-67 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Push it, Push it Real Good: The Energetic Cost of Stroller Running ALCANTARA, R.S*; WALL-SCHEFFLER, C.M; Seattle Pacific University; Seattle Pacific University alcantarar@spu.edu Humans living in societies with stroller use often engage in stroller running following the transition to parenthood. The addition of a stroller into the running experience has […]
Proteomic response of elephant seal pups, Mirounga angustirostris, to prolonged fasting
Meeting Abstract P3-80 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Proteomic response of elephant seal pups, Mirounga angustirostris, to prolonged fasting. VOISINET, MP*; VASQUEZ, MC; ELOWE, C; CROCKER, DE; TOMANEK, L; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Sanoma State University, CA mpvoisin@calpoly.edu Northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) have several key physiological adaptations allowing them to develop from a terrestrial […]
Predation risk in the face of limited resources nutritional plasticity in red-eyed treefrogs
Meeting Abstract P3-83 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Predation risk in the face of limited resources: nutritional plasticity in red-eyed treefrogs NEPTUNE, T.C.*; RAHE, C.E.; BOUCHARD, S.S.; Otterbein University; Otterbein University; Otterbein University troy.neptune@otterbein.edu Predation risk can strongly influence the growth and development of organisms. In anurans, predators can depress larval growth rates and induce changes in morphology. […]
Population Structure of the Coral-eating Fireworm Hermodice carunculata in the Wider Caribbean, Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea
Meeting Abstract P3-35 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Population Structure of the Coral-eating Fireworm Hermodice carunculata in the Wider Caribbean, Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea CRUZ, M.A.*; SCHIZAS, N.V.; Univ. of Puerto Rico; Univ. of Puerto Rico mariel.cruzramos@gmail.com The bearded fireworm Hermodice carunculata is an important benthic invertebrate scavenger distributed in reefs worldwide. Fireworms are facultative corallivores and have […]
Pollinator composition in three types of unmanaged urban habitats
Meeting Abstract P3-31 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Pollinator composition in three types of unmanaged urban habitats SILVA, D.H.*; ÇAKMAK, I; HRANITZ, J.M.; BARTHELL, J.F.; GONZALEZ, V.H.; St. Mary’s University; Uludağ University; Bloomsburg University; University of Central Oklahoma; University of Kansas dsilva15@mail.stmarytx.edu As an emerging field, urban ecology holds promise for advancing knowledge of bee foraging dynamics and […]
Physical properties of the sub-dermal fibrous layers in cetacean tail flukes
Meeting Abstract P3-118 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Physical properties of the sub-dermal fibrous layers in cetacean tail flukes GOUGH, W.T.*; FISH, F.E.; BART-SMITH, H.; West Chester University; West Chester University; University of Virginia wgough@wcupa.edu During swimming, cetaceans generate hydrodynamic thrust with dorso-ventral oscillations of flexible tail flukes. These flukes do not contain rigid skeletal structures. Instead, they […]
Phylogeographic differentiation in the Eastern Red-backed Salamander, Plethodon cinereus
Meeting Abstract P3-9 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Phylogeographic differentiation in the Eastern Red-backed Salamander, Plethodon cinereus RADOMSKI, T.P.*; KUCHTA, S.R.; BROWN, A.; HANTAK, M.; HIGHTON, R.; Ohio University; Ohio University; Ohio University; Ohio University; University of Maryland tr735813@ohio.edu The Eastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) has the largest geographic distribution of any woodland salamander, extending from the Great […]
Performance variation in Leptasterias spp among populations and habitats
Meeting Abstract P3-183 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30 Performance variation in Leptasterias spp. among populations and habitats SHAW, C*; MELROY, L; BAIR, J; COHEN, S; University of New Hampshire; San Francisco State University; San Francisco State University; San Francisco State University calebshaw14@gmail.com A clade of cryptic species of six rayed sea stars (Leptasterias spp). with limited dispersal potential […]
