SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 1-3  Sat Jan 2  Blinded by darkness and contaminants: Impacts of multiple, interacting pollutants on visual behavior during early development Suriyampola, PS*; Lopez, M; Suárez-Rodríguez, M; Ellsworth, BE; Conroy-Ben, O; Martins, EP; Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; Arizona State […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 1-6  Sat Jan 2  A seabird’s eye view of artificial light and the moon Moon, HE*; Porter, ML; University of Hawai’i at Mānoa; University of Hawai’i at Mānoa hmoon@hawaii.edu Artificial lights at night cause high mortality in fledgling seabirds […]

Meeting Abstract 1-7  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:15 – 09:30  Time to Panic? Stressors modulate exploratory behavior in larval zebrafish HANEY, WA*; STROTHER, JA; University of Florida; University of Florida haneyaustin@gmail.com The stress response of vertebrates can be initiated by many different environmental stimuli including extreme temperatures, noxious chemicals, mechanical disturbance, visual stimuli and pain. These sensory inputs […]

Meeting Abstract 1-4  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:30 – 08:45  The Comparative Anatomy 
of Degenerate Neural Structures Using Diffusible Iodine-based Contrast-enhanced Computed Tomography (diceCT) TOVAR, RU*; GIGNAC, PM; The University of Texas at Austin; Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences rubenut@utexas.edu The paedomorphic Eurycea salamander clade of Central Texas exemplifies a continuum of morphological characteristics associated with […]

Meeting Abstract 1-6  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15  Regeneration of Negative Phototactic Response in Lumbriculus variegatus VARGAS, M*; MARTINEZ ACOSTA, VG; Univ. of the Incarnate Word; Marine Biological Laboratory; Univ. of the Incarnate Word; Marine Biological Laboratory mavarga9@student.uiwtx.edu Lumbriculus variegatus, an aquatic annelid, is capable of regeneration from a few body segments (Martinez and Zoran, 2009). […]

Meeting Abstract 1-5  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00  Nonapeptides Mediate Trade-Offs in Parental Care Strategy DEANGELIS, R/S*; RHODES, J/S; University of Texas; University of Illinois Ross.DeAngelis@gmail.com Parental care represents a suite of distinct behaviors performed by parents to maximize fitness. Dynamic shifts in parental care strategies, such as between nest defense and direct provisioning of the […]

Meeting Abstract 1-1  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15  Evidence for Ultraviolet Vision in Larval Stomatopod Crustaceans MCDONALD, MS*; COHEN, JH; PORTER, ML; University of Hawai’i at Mānoa; University of Delaware; University of Hawai’i at Mānoa marisam7@hawaii.edu Stomatopod crustaceans are known for having one of the most complex visual systems in the animal kingdom. While the adults […]

Meeting Abstract 1-3  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:15 – 08:30  CSF flow dynamics in Alligator mississippiensis: The role of the myodural bridge YOUNG, BA; Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine byoung@atsu.edu Despite its clear clinical significance, the underlying flow dynamics of the CSF remain poorly understood. The study was intended to quantify some of the physiological features that contribute […]

GOLDMAN, E.B.*; DANIEL, T. L.: Material properties shape dynamical responses of hydrozoan jellyfish Radially symmetrical and composed of acellular mesoglea, two cell layers, and a primitive nervous system, jellyfish are an elegantly simple launching point to investigate how material properties of the musculoskeletal system shape the dynamics of locomotion. Mesoglea, composed of mucopolysaccharides, collagen, and […]

MCHENRY, M.J.: Force generation by undulatory swimming at intermediate Reynolds numbers in tunicate larvae (Botrylloides, sp.) Despite recent advances in computational modeling and flow visualization, the hydrodynamics of swimming animals remains a subject of debate. This is certainly the case for undulatory swimmers operating at intermediate Reynolds numbers (Re), where both inertial and viscous forces […]