Meeting Abstract P3-17  Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30  A safe and cost-effective method of genetic fingerprinting via amplified fragment length polymorphism CASTLEBERRY, A.M.*; ROARK, A.M.; Furman University; Furman University alissa.castleberry@furman.edu Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP), a technique for genetic fingerprinting based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR), can present financial and logistical challenges, as the use of radioactive isotopes […]

Meeting Abstract P3-128  Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30  A new technique for quantifying biological surfaces in three dimensions WAINWRIGHT, DK*; LAUDER, GV; WEAVER, JC; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University dylan.wainwright@gmail.com Imaging surface features in three dimensions is often a challenging prospect in biology because many biological surfaces are soft, slimy, or transparent, and surfaces support complex three-dimensional […]

Meeting Abstract P3-19  Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30  A new armored harvestman species from Queensland, Australia identified using morphology and DNA JOHNSON, JE*; IMAGAWA, M; SHARMA, PP; BOYER, SL; Macalester College; Macalester College; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Macalester College jjohns21@macalester.edu A new armored harvestman species from the Wet Tropics of Queensland, Australia is identified using morphology and DNA. […]

Meeting Abstract P3-98  Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30  A Snapshot of the Domestic Cat’s Daily Life in Different Environments HARVEY, R.J*; ROSKILLY, K; HUBEL, T.Y; EVANS, H.E; WILSON, A.M; Royal Veterinary College; Royal Veterinary College; Royal Veterinary College; Royal Veterinary College; Royal Veterinary College rjharvey@rvc.ac.uk http://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/richard-harvey The Domestic cat (Felis catus) is one of the most common pets […]

Meeting Abstract P3-154  Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30  A Nodal signaling cassette in Platynereis dumerilii: conservation and gene duplications shed light on left-right patterning evolution BASTIN, BR*; SCHNEIDER, SQ; Iowa State University; Iowa State University brbastin@iastate.edu The Nodal signaling pathway has long been known to pattern left-right asymmetry in deuterostomes. Its absence in ecdysozoans suggested initially that Nodal […]

Meeting Abstract P3-189  Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30  A Newly Integrated Ontology for Behavioral Biology: NBO meets ABO MIDFORD, P E*; CLARK, A B; MARGULIS, S W; PARR, C S; None; Binghamton University; Canisius College; USDA-ARS peter.midford@gmail.com This presentation reports on a series of workshops held to explore and implement the merger of two ontologies used to classify […]

Meeting Abstract P3-74  Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30  A Neuromuscular Approach to Powered Prosthetic Controllers ROMERO, I/J*; PETAK, J/L; TAHIR, U; TESTER, J; NISHIKAWA, K/C; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University ir75@nau.edu A Neuromuscular Approach to Powered Prosthetic Controllers By: Isaac Romero, Jeremy Petak, Uzma Tahir, John Tester, and […]

Meeting Abstract P3-120  Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:30  A Comparative Study on the Tensile Properties of Elasmobranch Skin CREAGER, S.B.*; PORTER, M.E.; Florida Atlantic University ; Florida Atlantic University screager2012@fau.edu Shark skin has drag-reducing properties that increases swimming speed in some species and provides the inspiration for biomimetic materials. Previous research has shown that dermal denticle morphology varies […]

Meeting Abstract P3-231  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Why we bend our arms when we run, and evolution of arm proportions in hominins YEGIAN, AK*; GILLINOV, S; TUCKER, Y; LIEBERMAN, DE; Harvard University; Harvard University; University of Cambridge; Harvard University ayegian@fas.harvard.edu Humans stereotypically bend their arms at the elbow while running, as opposed to maintaining relatively […]

Meeting Abstract P3-223  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  When Axolotls Metamorphose: The Kinematics of Salamanders That Shouldn’t Walk MATHEW, T*; MASS, S; SUNY New Paltz; SUNY New Paltz mathewt1@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) are neotenic salamanders that do not typically undergo metamorphosis. They remain aquatic when they reach sexual maturity. Very rarely, some axolotls may spontaneously metamorphose […]