Meeting Abstract P3-79  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Building and Caching Behaviors of Woodrats in a Laboratory Setting SMITH, RA*; DUPONT, KR; UHL, L; SKOPEC, MM; Weber State University; Weber State University; Weber State University; Weber State University rasdude08@gmail.com Woodrats (genus Neotoma) are well known for their building and caching behaviors and build elaborate structures called […]

Meeting Abstract P3-138  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Breakpoint: Understanding how bioeroders impact intertidal oyster restoration FANG, IJ*; WALTERS, LJ; Univ. of Central Florida iris.fang@knights.ucf.edu Boring sponges are bioeroders capable of tunneling through carbonate substrates by chemical dissolution and chipping. They have adversely affected oyster aquaculture and subtidal reef restoration along the east coast by fouling […]

Meeting Abstract P3-229  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Biomechanics of Knuckle-Walking in African Apes THOMPSON, NE*; DEMES, B; OSTROFSKY, KR; MCFARLIN, SC; ROBBINS, MM; STOINSKI, TS; ALMéCIJA, S; NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine; Stony Brook University; The George Washington University; The George Washington University; Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology; Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International; The […]

Meeting Abstract P3-64  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Behavioral responses of zebrafish larvae to respiratory cues ALTO, SI*; STROTHER, JA; Oregon State University; Oregon State University altos@oregonstate.edu Control of the ventilatory and cardiovascular systems is a vital physiological process in vertebrates. Several studies have shown that most fishes are able to detect gas concentrations in both […]

Meeting Abstract P3-145  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Beach-Spawning California Grunion Show Effects of Climate Change on Reproduction MARTIN, KL*; HIEB, KA; ROBERTS, DA; Pepperdine University ; California Department of Fish & Wildlife; NOAA, Cordell Banks National Marine Sanctuary karen.martin@pepperdine.edu http://www.Grunion.org Surfing onto shore on moonlit nights, California Grunion Leuresthes tenuis completely emerge from water during […]

Meeting Abstract P3-230  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Automated measurement of mouse kinematics and kinetics under centrifuge induced hypergravity SMITH, B*; USHERWOOD, J; Royal Veterinary College; Royal Veterinary College bsmith@rvc.ac.uk Gravity manipulation is a powerful tool for investigating the fundamental mechanics of legged locomotion; observations of how animals adapt their gait and posture to increased load […]

Meeting Abstract P3-196  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Assessing Alligator Phallic Collagen Architecture using Picrosirius Red Staining & Polarized Light Microscopy SHAKIR, R.G*; GRANELLO, M.E; SPEARS, D.C; MOORE, B.C; Sewanee, The University of the South; Sewanee, The University of the South; Sewanee, The University of the South; Sewanee, The University of the South shakirg0@sewanee.edu Collagen fiber […]

Meeting Abstract P3-243  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Assessing Alligator Limb Architecture Using Geometric Morphometrics: Allometry, Disparity, and Integration HEDRICK, BP*; DODSON, P; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia bphedrick1@gmail.com Alligator mississippiensis undergoes an ontogenetic niche shift from a wetland to a riverine habitat and an ontogenetic locomotor shift from terrestriality to swimming. A […]

Meeting Abstract P3-106  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Artiodacytl and Perrisodactyl Social Organization: Re-evaluation and Re-assessment MILES, M*; HAYES, LD; University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; University of Tennessee-Chattanooga monica-miles@mocs.utc.edu Social organization (size and composition of groups) influences how animals interact and is an important determinant of reproductive success. Recent comparative analyses of mammalian social organization have informed theory […]

Meeting Abstract P3-75  Saturday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 17:30  Arizona bark scorpion venom resistance in the pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus HOPP, B*; ARVIDSON, R; ADAMS, M; RAZAK, K; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside bhopp002@ucr.edu The pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus) is a gleaning bat found in the […]