Meeting Abstract 103.6  Saturday, Jan. 7  Kinematic and state representations by neuron population activity in MI orofacial cortex BROWN, Kevin A*; IRIARTE-DIAZ, Jose; TAKAHASHI, Kazutaka; HATSOPOULOS, Nicholas G.; ROSS, Callum F; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago kevbrown@uchicago.edu The role of cortex in sensorimotor transformations during repeated iterations […]

Meeting Abstract 103.5  Saturday, Jan. 7  Coordination of oculomotor and locomotor systems in fishes MANDECKI, Joanna L.*; WESTNEAT, Mark W.; University of Chicago; Field Museum of Natural History jmandecki@uchicago.edu An animal’s success in its environment ultimately depends on its behavior as a coordinated whole. Typically functional systems such as feeding, sensing, respiration, and locomotion are studied in […]

Meeting Abstract 103.2  Saturday, Jan. 7  Characterizing sensory nerve fiber responses to pectoral fin ray bending WILLIAMS IV, R.*; NEUBARTH, N. L.; HALE, M. E.; Univ. of Chicago; Univ. of Chicago; Univ. of Chicago rwilliams@uchicago.edu While the roles of fins in actinopterygian locomotion have been studied in depth, little is known of how they receive sensory feedback […]

Meeting Abstract 103.2  Sunday, Jan. 6  The function of shell wiping in the marine snail Calliostoma ligatum IYENGAR, E.V.; Muhlenberg College iyengar@muhlenberg.edu Individuals of the marine snail Calliostoma ligatum, similar to other congeners, are unusual in that they can extend their foot over the apex of their shells and use the back of the foot to wipe […]

Meeting Abstract 103.4  Sunday, Jan. 6  The evolution of cellular generalization and specialization in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster COOPER, B.S.*; HAMMAD, L.A.; MONTOOTH, K.L.; Indiana University; Indiana University; Indiana University brascoop@indiana.edu Changes in the environment can profoundly impact the fluidity of cell membranes. For small insects like Drosophila melanogaster, both changes in temperature and amounts of […]

Meeting Abstract 103.6  Sunday, Jan. 6  Plasticity of a complex, integrated structure: The impact of diet on mandibular form ZELDITCH, M. L.*; SWIDERSKI, D. L.; Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor zelditch@umich.edu Plasticity may play a critical role in the persistence of populations threatened by climate change and even populations that track their […]

Meeting Abstract 103.5  Sunday, Jan. 6  Mechanisms of hemoglobin adaptation in high-altitude vertebrates: insights from protein engineering STORZ, J. F.*; NATARAJAN, C.; PROJECTO-GARCIA, J.; MORIYAMA, H.; WEBER, R. E.; FAGO, A.; Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; Aarhus Univ., Aarhus, Denmark; Aarhus Univ., […]

Meeting Abstract 103.1  Sunday, Jan. 6  Handedness and predation success in the stone crab Menippe mercenaria-adina WHITENACK, LB*; HERBERT, GH; BERT, T; Allegheny College; Univ. of South Florida; Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission lwhitena@allegheny.edu The stone crab Menippe mercenaria possesses dimorphic claws, typically with a large, molar-tooth bearing, right crusher claw for breaking shelled prey and […]

Meeting Abstract 103.3  Sunday, Jan. 6  Gut Instinct: Digestive Capacity and the Evolution of Extreme Carnivory in Marine Mammals WILLIAMS, T.M.*; LINDBERG, D.R.; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Berkeley williams@biology.ucsc.edu Reinvasion of the oceans by mammalian predators 30-50 MYA required fundamental changes in physiological processes and organs originally intended for terrestrial living. Such changes […]

Meeting Abstract 103.3  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45  The effects of urbanization on physiological stress of Jollyville Plateau salamanders, Eurycea tonkawae BENDIK, NF*; DAVIS, DR; ZABIEREK, K; GABOR, CR; City of Austin; University of South Dakota; Texas State University; Texas State University nathan.bendik@austintexas.gov Jollyville Plateau salamanders (Eurycea tonkawae) are aquatic neotenes endemic to two highly populated counties in […]