Meeting Abstract 117-6  Thursday, Jan. 7 11:30  Costs of too much sex: declines in performance for an Australian carnivorous marsupial across their intensive mating season WILSON, RS*; NIEHAUS, AC; CAMERON, SF; HEINIGER, J; CLEMENTE, C; CHARTERS, J; University of Qld; University of Qld; University of Qld; University of Qld; University of the Sunshine Coast; University of Qld […]

Meeting Abstract 117-3  Thursday, Jan. 7 10:45  Arm swing in bipedally walking chimpanzees SUMNER, BJ*; THOMPSON, NE; DEMES, B; LARSON, SG; STERN, JT; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook University bonnie.sumner@stonybrook.edu Human walking is characterized by coordinated out-of-phase movement of the arms and legs. Arm movements counteract angular momentum […]

Meeting Abstract 117-3  Sunday, Jan. 8 08:30 – 08:45  Three-Dimensional Motion of the Hyoid Arch of White-Spotted Bamboo Sharks, Chiloscyllium plagiosum, using XROMM SCOTT, B*; WILGA, C; BRAINERD, E; Univ. of Rhode Island; Univ. of Alaska, Anchorage; Brown University bradley_scott@uri.edu Some elasmobranchs converge with teleost fishes on the use of suction as a feeding strategy, but elasmobranchs […]

Meeting Abstract 117-2  Sunday, Jan. 8 08:15 – 08:30  Stereotypy and flexibility of jaw movements during feeding in pigs OLSON, RA*; MONTUELLE, SJ; WILLIAMS, SH; Ohio University; Ohio University; Ohio University ro603313@ohio.edu http://www.ohio.edu/people/willias7/ Among mammals, omnivores may be particularly well-suited for responding to high levels of variation in food properties due to their varied diet. In pigs, […]

Meeting Abstract 117-5  Sunday, Jan. 8 09:00 – 09:15  How Wild Bearded Capuchin Monkeys Crack Nuts MANGALAM, M.*; PACHECO, M.M.; FRAGASZY, D.M.; University of Georgia; University of Georgia; University of Georgia madhur.mangalam@uga.edu http://psychology.uga.edu/directory/madhur-mangalam Tool use is not unique to humans; a few wild populations of nonhuman animal species use tools as well. While channeling the organization of […]

Meeting Abstract 117-4  Sunday, Jan. 8 08:45 – 09:00  Flexibility in cranial kinematics facilitates surface feeding in a bottom-feeding cypriniform fish, Carassius auratus HERNANDEZ, LP*; BRAINERD, EL; George Washington University; Brown University phernand@gwu.edu Goldfish, cypriniform generalists, are well-equipped for bottom-feeding given both a ventrally-directed mouth and palatal organ for sorting detritus. As bottom feeders goldfish likely represent […]

Meeting Abstract 117-6  Sunday, Jan. 8 09:15 – 09:30  Feeding mechanics of Atractosteus spatula: assessing the advantages of a mobile palate in a lateral-snapper LEMBERG, J.B.*; WESTNEAT, M.W.; SHUBIN, N.H.; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago lemberg@uchicago.edu http://shubinlab.uchicago.edu/people/lemberg.html Gars provide valuable insight into the origins of plesiomorphic actinopterygian and osteichthyan feeding systems, but as […]

Meeting Abstract 117-7  Sunday, Jan. 8 09:30 – 09:45  Balancing complexity and error in kinematic models: fitting 2D and 3D four-bar linkage models to the opercular mechanism of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) OLSEN, AM*; CAMP, AL; BRAINERD, EL; Brown University aarolsen@gmail.com The heads of ray-finned fishes contain numerous mobile skeletal elements, interconnected as mechanical chains that can […]

Meeting Abstract 117-2  Sunday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30  Using Ternary Plots to Convey 3D Jaw Muscle Orientation in Space and Time HOLLIDAY, CM*; COST, IN; SELLERS, KC; MIDDLETON, KM; University of Missouri; University of Missouri; University of Missouri; University of Missouri hollidayca@missouri.edu http://hollidaylab.com Morphologists have long been challenged by presenting complex, 3-dimensional information in classical 2-dimensional […]

Meeting Abstract 117-1  Sunday, Jan. 7 08:00 – 08:15  The role of soft tissues in the skull biomechanics of two lizards DUTEL, H.*; SHARP, A.C.; GRÖNING, F.; SELLES DE LUCAS, V.; WATSON, P.J.; EVANS, S.E.; FAGAN, M.J.; University of Hull, Hull; University College London, London; University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen; University of Hull, Hull; University of Hull, Hull; […]