Meeting Abstract P3-116  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Active acoustic interference elicits echolocation changes in heterospecific bats JONES, TK*; CONNER, WE; Wake Forest University; Wake Forest University jonet15@wfu.edu Echolocating bats rarely forage in isolation and the presence of both conspecific and heterospecific individuals have the potential to produce acoustic interference. Recent studies have shown that at […]

Meeting Abstract P3-97  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  A Seasonal Comparison of Leptin levels in Bone marrow adipocytes, Blood, and Cerebrospinal fluid in Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrels (Callopermophilus lateralis) and Yellow-Bellied Marmots (Marmota flaviventris. MERRELL, EA*; ALLYN, V; MULAWA, EA; DONAHUE, SW; FLORANT, GL; Colorado State University; Colorado State University; Colorado State University; Colorado State University; Colorado […]

Meeting Abstract P3-194  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  A Geometric Morphometric Analysis of the Raptorial Appendage of the Whip Spider Damon variegatus (Arachnida, Amblypygi) MCLEAN, CJ*; GARWOOD, RJ; BRASSEY, CA; Manchester Metropolitan University; Univeristy of Manchester; Manchester Metropolitan University callum.mclean@stu.mmu.ac.uk Amblypygids are a charismatic group of arachnids that possess a unique pair of ‘raptorial’ pedipalps hypothesised […]

Meeting Abstract P3-249  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  A Colorful, Deep Sea Ctenophore Species From the Northwest Atlantic Ocean TOWNSEND, JP*; TASSIA, MG; DAMIAN-SERRANO, A; WHELAN, NV; HALANYCH, KM; SWEENEY, AM; University of Pennsylvania; Auburn University; Yale University; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Auburn University; University of Pennsylvania townj@mail.med.upenn.edu We report an undescribed species and genus […]

Meeting Abstract P3-149  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  3D Shape Variation in Bird Wings: How Useful are Spread Wing Collections? RADER, JA*; HEDRICK, TL; UNC Chapel Hill jrader@live.unc.edu The wings of flapping fliers are multi-purpose structures responsible for the generation of lift to support the body weight of the flier, thrust for forward flight, and directional […]

Meeting Abstract P3-44  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  3D Culture of Ciona intestinalis Tissue JACOBSON, RE*; SILER, EM; MORGAN, JR; IRVINE, SQ; University of Rhode Island; University of Rhode Island; Microtissues Inc.; University of Rhode Island rose_jacobson@uri.edu Tissue culture is an important tool in biochemistry, cell biology, and cell physiology research. There are currently very few […]

Meeting Abstract P3-224  Saturday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  ‘Neural’ Genes in Sponges: RNA-seq of a Sponge Sensory Structure MAH, JL*; LEYS, SP; University of Alberta; University of Alberta jmah@ualberta.ca The nervous system is present in all but two animal phyla – one of them being Porifera, sponges. Sponges have no neurons and yet have organized behavior […]

Meeting Abstract P3-24  Sunday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Work minimization and foot contact timings in slow upright and inverted quadrupedal gaits USHERWOOD, JR*; GRANATOSKY, MC; The Royal Veterinary College; The University of Chicago jusherwood@rvc.ac.uk https://jimusherwoodresearch.com/ The consequences of footfall phasing in terms of limb work has previously been considered for a range of walking quadrupedal species […]

Meeting Abstract P3-47  Sunday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Wing kinematics during sideslip maneuvers in damselflies KASSNER, Z*; MUIJRES, F.T; RIBAK, G; Tel Aviv university, Israel; Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands; Tel Aviv university, Israel zivkassner@gmail.com Blue-tailed damselflies (Ischnura elegans) tend to navigate through dense vegetation and catch flying prey while aloft. To track an oscillating […]

Meeting Abstract P3-162  Sunday, Jan. 6 15:30 – 17:30  Within-pond Site Fidelity of Larval, Paedomorphic, and Metamorphic Arizona Tiger Salamanders, Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum BROWN, CE*; WHITEMAN, HH; DEBAN, SM; University of South Florida; Murray State University; University of South Florida cbrown43@mail.usf.edu Site fidelity has been widely reported in metamorphosed amphibians, but less is known about larvae and […]