Meeting Abstract 10.2 Sunday, Jan. 4 New Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) Lunge-Feeding Processes and Behaviors KOT, B.W.; University of California, Los Angeles bkot@ucla.edu Minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) are the smallest members of the filter-feeding rorqual whales (Balaenopteridae). Like most rorquals minkes feed by lunging into schools of fishes or krill with their mouths agape. They engulf a […]
sessions: Session 10
Morphological and Anatomical Correlates to Prey Shape in Snakes
Meeting Abstract 10.4 Sunday, Jan. 4 Morphological and Anatomical Correlates to Prey Shape in Snakes HAMPTON, P M; University of Louisiana, Lafayette pmh3227@louisiana.edu Due to their multiple adaptations used to capture and consume prey snakes have proven to be ideal models for investigating relationships between morphology and feeding ecology. However, most ophidian ecomorphology studies have focused on […]
Kinematics of the Quadrate Bone During Feeding in Mallard Ducks
Meeting Abstract 10.7 Sunday, Jan. 4 Kinematics of the Quadrate Bone During Feeding in Mallard Ducks DAWSON, M.M.*; METZGER, K.A.; BAIER, D.B.; BRAINERD, E.L.; Brown University; Touro University College of Medicine; Brown University; Brown University megan_dawson@brown.edu The avian quadrate is complex in both its shape and kinematics, making it a difficult bone to describe and understand functionally. […]
Hydrodynamics of prey capture in forward striking piscivorous snakes
Meeting Abstract 10.5 Sunday, Jan. 4 Hydrodynamics of prey capture in forward striking piscivorous snakes VAN WASSENBERGH, S.*; BRECKO, J.; HERREL, A.; VAN DAMME, R.; AERTS, P.; Univ. Antwerpen, Belgium; Univ. Antwerpen, Belgium; Univ. Antwerpen, Belgium; Univ. Antwerpen, Belgium; Univ. Antwerpen, Belgium sam.vanwassenbergh@ua.ac.be Aquatic snakes generally use fast, frontally directed strikes to capture prey under water. The […]
Biomechanical and Functional Analysis of the Jaws of Vampire Bats (Chiroptera Phyllostomidae)
Meeting Abstract 10.8 Sunday, Jan. 4 Biomechanical and Functional Analysis of the Jaws of Vampire Bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) DAVIS, JS*; NICOLAY, CW; Ohio University; Univesity of North Carolina, Asheville jillian_davis.chiroptera@yahoo.com The three species of vampire bats (Phyllostomidae: Desmodontinae) are the only mammals that subsist on a diet consisting almost exclusively of blood. Due to the demands of […]
A fluid mechanical model for current-generating-feeding of jellyfish and the effect of prey size and escape forces
Meeting Abstract 10.1 Sunday, Jan. 4 A fluid mechanical model for current-generating-feeding of jellyfish and the effect of prey size and escape forces PENG, Jifeng*; DABIRI, John; California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA jfpeng@caltech.edu Many jellyfish species, e.g. moon jellyfish Aurelia aurita, use body motion to generate fluid currents which carry […]
Salinity acclimation in sea snakes A comparison of specialized and unspecialized cephalic glands
Meeting Abstract 10.1 Monday, Jan. 4 Salinity acclimation in sea snakes: A comparison of specialized and unspecialized cephalic glands BABONIS, L.S.*; EVANS, D.H.; Univ. of Florida; Univ. of Florida babonis@ufl.edu Laticaudine sea snakes experience frequent fluctuations in environmental salinity, making them valuable models for studies of salt gland (SG) function. Though the SG is known to function […]
Mechanisms of hypoxia effects on body size of Drosophila melanogaster
Meeting Abstract 10.3 Monday, Jan. 4 Mechanisms of hypoxia effects on body size of Drosophila melanogaster HEINRICH, E.C.*; KLOK, C.J.; HARRISON, J.F.; FARZIN, M.; MCKINLEY, B.; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University erica.heinrich@asu.edu Low atmospheric oxygen concentrations decrease the size of many animals including the vinegar fly, Drosophila melanogaster, but the […]
Feeding metabolics and prey capture in newly emerged tarantula spiderings (Theraphosa leblondi)
Meeting Abstract 10.4 Monday, Jan. 4 Feeding metabolics and prey capture in newly emerged tarantula spiderings (Theraphosa leblondi). SHILLINGTON, Cara; Eastern Michigan University cshilling@emich.edu For most animals, an integral portion of their energy budget is associated with foraging and the metabolic response that accompanies digestion and food assimilation (=specific dynamic action (SDA)). Previous studies have shown that […]
Broad salinity tolerances of the invasive clam Nuttallia obscurata
Meeting Abstract 10.2 Monday, Jan. 4 Broad salinity tolerances of the invasive clam Nuttallia obscurata DONOVAN, D.A.*; ELSASSER, P.A.; WITTES, J.W.; Western Washington University; Western Washington University; Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania donovan@biol.wwu.edu Nuttallia obscurata was introduced from the Western to the Eastern Pacific Ocean in the late 1980s and has spread rapidly through the Puget Sound and Straight […]
