Meeting Abstract S10-7 Thursday, Jan. 7 11:30 The Ontogeny of Cleaning in Fishes: Scaling Patterns Underlie Shifts in Feeding Strategy. BALIGA, Vikram B*; MEHTA, Rita S; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz vbaliga@ucsc.edu Body shape plays a crucial role in the movement of organisms. In the aquatic environment, body shape and the underlying […]
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Reliving the past The ontogeny and evolution of crocodylomorph feeding success
Meeting Abstract S10-1 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:30 Reliving the past: The ontogeny and evolution of crocodylomorph feeding success GIGNAC, Paul M*; O’BRIEN, Haley D; Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences; Ohio University paul.gignac@okstate.edu http://www.healthsciences.okstate.edu/college/biomedical/anatomy/paleontology/gignac.php It is largely assumed that the functional anatomy of adult forms tightly fits the adult niche. At odds with this precept are […]
Laboratory studies ontogeny of feeding mechanics in sharks morphology and cartilage strain
Meeting Abstract S10-10 Thursday, Jan. 7 14:30 Laboratory studies: ontogeny of feeding mechanics in sharks: morphology and cartilage strain WILGA, Cheryl*; DINIZ, Stephanye; STEELE, Preston; TUTU, Elizabeth; SUDARIO-COOK, Jordan; GALLOWAY, Katherine; University of Alaska Anchorage; University of Rhode Island; University of Rhode Island; University of Rhode Island; University of Rhode Island; University of Rhode Island cwilga@uaa.alaska.edu http://www.uri.edu/cels/bio/wilga/ […]
Evolutionary consequences of modularity in vertebrate dentitions at multiple levels of biological design
Meeting Abstract S10-4 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:30 Evolutionary consequences of modularity in vertebrate dentitions at multiple levels of biological design HULSEY, C. Darrin*; MEYER, A.; Univ. of Konstanz; Univ. of Konstanz darrin.hulsey@uni-konstanz.de http://www.evolutionsbiologie.uni-konstanz.de/index.php?section=203 Modularity at multiple levels of the genotype to phenotype map can influence the adaptive evolution of teeth. From ecology to genomics, teeth provide an […]
Do adult phenotypes reflect selection on juvenile performance A comparative study on bite force and head morphology in lizards
Meeting Abstract S10-11 Thursday, Jan. 7 15:00 Do adult phenotypes reflect selection on juvenile performance? A comparative study on bite force and head morphology in lizards. HERREL, A; CNRS/MNHN anthony.herrel@mnhn.fr http://www.anthonyherrel.fr/ When competing for food or other resources, or when confronted with predators, young animals may be at a disadvantage relative to adults because of their smaller […]
Building a Bird Ontogenetic and Evolutionary Construction of the Avian Body Plan
Meeting Abstract S10-8 Thursday, Jan. 7 13:30 Building a Bird: Ontogenetic and Evolutionary Construction of the Avian Body Plan HEERS, A.M.; American Museum of Natural History ashmheers@gmail.com Developmental and evolutionary origins of avian flight involve some of the greatest transformations in vertebrate history. Flight is the most power-demanding mode of locomotion, and volant species have many anatomical […]
Bird jaws and the origin of Aves
Meeting Abstract S10-9 Thursday, Jan. 7 14:00 Bird jaws and the origin of Aves BHULLAR, B.-A.S.; Yale University bhart-anjan.bhullar@yale.edu http://people.earth.yale.edu/profile/bhart-anjan-bhullar/about The avian body plan is profoundly modified compared to its distant reptilian antecedents. In the trunk, a series of transformations associated with flight are an obvious driving force behind this modification. However, the bird head is also […]
Analyses of bat ecomorphology at ontogenetic and macroevolutionary scales
Meeting Abstract S10-6 Thursday, Jan. 7 11:00 Analyses of bat ecomorphology at ontogenetic and macroevolutionary scales SANTANA, S.E.*; MILLER, K.E.; University of Washington; University of Washington ssantana@uw.edu http://faculty.washington.edu/ssantana/wordpress/ Ecomorphology focuses on understanding how anatomical and behavioral diversity result in differences in performance, ecology and fitness. In mammals, the determinate growth of the skeleton implies that bite performance […]
The role of embryonic muscular activity in the skeletal evolution of vertebrates
Meeting Abstract S10-6 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:30 – 11:00 The role of embryonic muscular activity in the skeletal evolution of vertebrates VARGAS, AO*; RUIZ-FLORES, M; NúñEZ-LEóN, D; SMITH-PAREDES, D; ACOSTA HOSPITALECHE, C; HAIDR, N; Universidad de Chile, Santiago; Universidad de Chile, Santiago; Universidad de Chile, Santiago; Universidad de Chile, Santiago; Museo de La Plata, La Plata; IBIOMAR […]
The origin of novelty through the evolution of scaling relationships
Meeting Abstract S10-12 Sunday, Jan. 8 15:00 – 15:30 The origin of novelty through the evolution of scaling relationships NIJHOUT, H.F.*; MCKENNA, K.Z.; REED, M.C.; Duke University; Duke University; Duke University hfn@duke.edu Morphological novelty is often thought of as the evolution of an entirely new body plan or the addition of new structures to existing body plans. […]
