Meeting Abstract P3-60  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Disordered Skin Lipids Increase Cutaneous Water Loss in Pigeons at High Temperatures DUNCHEON, EJ*; HOPPER, LM; ALLEN, HC; CHAMPAGNE, AM; University of Southern Indiana; University of Southern Indiana; The Ohio State University ; University of Southern Indiana ejduncheon@eagles.usi.edu As ambient temperature (TA) increases, many animals increase total evaporative […]

Meeting Abstract P3-169  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Digital Reconstruction of the Avian Pectoral Girdle with Implications for Furcula Function SULLIVAN, SP*; HOLLIDAY, CM; BAILLEUL, AM; MIDDLETON, KM; Univ. of Missouri, Columbia; Univ. of Missouri, Columbia; Univ. of Missouri, Columbia; Univ. of Missouri, Columbia spsullivan@mail.missouri.edu The avian wishbone, or furcula, is formed by a fusion of […]

Meeting Abstract P3-183  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Digit Development in Anolis sagrei MCNAMARA, GPJ*; KIRCHER, BK; COHN, MJ; Univ. of Florida; Univ. of Florida; Univ. of Florida griffinmcnamara@ufl.edu Tetrapod digits are often characterized by sexually dimorphic digit proportions. For example, in humans and mice, the second digit is generally shorter than the fourth digit, and, […]

Meeting Abstract P3-167  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Dietary influences on head and neck range of motion in Neotropical bats GRIDER-POTTER, N; Arizona State University ngriderp@asu.edu Very little is known about the functional morphology of the mammalian neck. The primary function of the mammalian neck is to help maintain a stable head and visual field. A […]

Meeting Abstract P3-156  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Developmental plasticity of sexually selected traits in complex environments GLASS, J.*; STAHLSCHMIDT, Z.R.; Univ. of the Pacific; Univ. of the Pacific jordan_glass84@yahoo.com http://stahlschmidtlab.weebly.com Animals must respond to complex environmental conditions by effectively allocating resources toward different fitness-related traits, including those associated with sexual selection. However, when faced with […]

Meeting Abstract P3-111  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Detection of Spinophilin (Neurabin-II/PP-1) and Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (GAPDH) mRNA Transcripts in Brain Regions of the Red-Sided Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis MONZON, R/I; Saint Xavier University monzon@sxu.edu The increasing number of newly sequenced genomic databases for both vertebrate and non-vertebrate animal species has greatly advanced our ability […]

Meeting Abstract P3-207  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Desert adaptation and water consumption in the house mouse Mus musculus BITTNER, NKJ*; NACHMAN, MW; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley nbittner@berkeley.edu Life in a desert environment imposes harsh selection pressures on those who inhabit it. Modifications to decrease water loss, increase thermoregulatory capacity, and otherwise […]

Meeting Abstract P3-198  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Crocodile Fight Club: Late Ontogenetic Development of Osteoderms and Their Role in Social Behavior ENGLISH, LT; The University of Texas at Austin englishl@utexas.edu All extant crocodilians possess articulating dermal ossifications called osteoderms, which are commonly described as defensive structures against predators. However, casual observations in the literature have […]

Meeting Abstract P3-123  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Deep Discoverer Gives a New View of Deep Decapods WICKSTEN, MK; Texas A&M University Wicksten@bio.tamu.edu Most decapod crustaceans living at 700 m or deeper are known only from dead specimens, whose habitat and behavior in life remains unknown. The NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer deploys a two-part remotely operated […]

Meeting Abstract P3-164  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Covariation in primate facial form and jaw movement LAIRD, MF*; GRANATOSKY, MC; IRIARTE-DIAZ, J; REED, D; O’HIGGINS, P; ROSS, CF; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Illinois at Chicago; University of Illinois at Chicago; Hull York Medical School, University of York; University of Chicago lairdm@uchicago.edu Identifying […]