Meeting Abstract S8-5  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:00 – 10:30  Is functional coupling really so constraining? The role of coupling in the evolution of functional anatomical systems FARINA, SC; Howard University stacy.farina@gmail.com http://www.stacyfarina.com/ How do evolutionary processes act upon structures that are involved with more than one biomechanical system (“functional coupling”)? Functional coupling has long been thought to […]

Meeting Abstract S8-7  Sunday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:30  Bony patchwork: Mosaic Patterns of Evolution in the Teleost Skull EVANS, KM*; TAYLOR, S; FENOLIO, DB; University of Minnesota; University of Minnesota; San Antonio Zoo jacksonk@umn.edu Mosaic evolution refers to the pattern whereby different organismal traits exhibit differential rates of evolution; typically, due to reduced levels of trait […]

Meeting Abstract S8-10  Sunday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:30  Beyond Suction-Feeding Fishes: Diverse Strategies for Integrating Functional Systems During Prey Capture in Vertebrates KANE, EA*; COHEN, HE; MARSHALL, CD; GA Southern University; GA Southern University; TX A&M University, Galveston ekane@georgiasouthern.edu https://www.thekanelab.com/ Two defining traits of Kingdom Animalia are the ability to move and the need to consume […]

Meeting Abstract S8-6  Sunday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 11:00  A morphological integration perspective on the evolution of dimorphism among sexes and social castes FRIEDMAN, Nicholas R*; ECONOMO, Evan P; Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology; Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology nicholas.friedman@oist.jp https://nrfriedman.weebly.com/ Individuals of many species have evolved alternate morphologies, thus enabling individuals to conditionally match […]