Meeting Abstract 122-4 Sunday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 The effect of foot posture on capacity to apply free moments to the ground: implications for fighting performance in great apes CARRIER, D/R*; CUNNINGHAM, C; University of Utah; Swansea University carrier@biology.utah.edu http://biologylabs.utah.edu/carrier/ In contrast to most other primates, great apes have feet in which the heel supports body […]
sessions: Session 122
The Mechanics of Righting Behavior in Theraphosid Spiders
Meeting Abstract 122-1 Sunday, Jan. 7 10:00 – 10:15 The Mechanics of Righting Behavior in Theraphosid Spiders ODONNELL, DJ*; HRISTOV, NI; CHADWELL, BA; ASHLEY-ROSS, MA; Wake Forest University; Center for Design Innovation; Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine; Wake Forest University odondj15@wfu.edu The ability for an organism to right itself (correcting the orientation of its body […]
Interplay of gut length, diet, and ecology in lacertid lizards
Meeting Abstract 122-7 Sunday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Interplay of gut length, diet, and ecology in lacertid lizards WEHRLE, BA*; TRAVERNE, M; HERREL, A; KRAJNOVIC, M; TADIC, Z; GERMAN, DP; Univ. of California, Irvine; CNRS-MNHN; CNRS-MNHN; Univ. of Zagreb; Univ. of Zagreb; Univ. of California, Irvine bwehrle@uci.edu http://beckwehrle.weebly.com A transplanted population of Italian Wall Lizards (Podarcis […]
Evolution of Avian Egg Shape Morphospace, Mechanics and Flight
Meeting Abstract 122-8 Sunday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00 Evolution of Avian Egg Shape: Morphospace, Mechanics and Flight STODDARD, MC*; YONG, EH; AKKAYNAK, D; SHEARD, C; TOBIAS, J; MAHADEVAN, L; Princeton University; Nanyang Technical University; Interuniversity Insitute of Marine Sciences; University of Bristol; Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London; Harvard University mstoddard@princeton.edu Why do eggs come […]
Elastic energy storage broadens the thermal performance range of accelerating lizards
Meeting Abstract 122-6 Sunday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Elastic energy storage broadens the thermal performance range of accelerating lizards BALABAN, JP*; AZIZI, E; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine jbalaban@uci.edu http://jordanbalaban.wix.com/physiology Many ectotherms exhibit a thermal plateau, over which whole animal performance is largely constant. One example is the western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis, […]
Dispersal of seeds from splash-cup plants
Meeting Abstract 122-3 Sunday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Dispersal of seeds from splash-cup plants PEPPER, RE; University of Puget Sound rpepper@pugetsound.edu Splash cup plants disperse their seeds with the help of raindrops. The seeds sit in a small conical cup (a few millimeters across) and are ejected upon drop impact. The seeds are ejected at velocities […]
Biomechanical Factors Influencing Successful Self-Righting in Upside-down Pleurodire Turtles
Meeting Abstract 122-2 Sunday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30 Biomechanical Factors Influencing Successful Self-Righting in Upside-down Pleurodire Turtles RUBIN, AR*; MAYERL, CJ; BLOB, RW; Auburn University; Clemson University; Clemson University amr0101@tigermail.auburn.edu A wide range of circumstances can result in animals being turned over into an upside-down position, including falls, encounters with predators, and intraspecific combat. Self-righting from […]
Basilisk Olympics Multiple modes of locomotion influences the degree of functional constraint in a trait
Meeting Abstract 122-5 Sunday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Basilisk Olympics: Multiple modes of locomotion influences the degree of functional constraint in a trait CHEU, A.Y.*; BERGMANN, P.J.; Clark University; Clark University acheu@clarku.edu http://Basiliskos.com Organisms possess suites of traits that aid them in carrying out ecologically-relevant tasks for their survival. The relationships between phenotypic traits and tasks […]
The role of color, immunity, and sexually dimorphic traits in female mate choice
Meeting Abstract 122-5 Monday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 The role of color, immunity, and sexually dimorphic traits in female mate choice JUDSON, JM*; HOEKSTRA, L; HOLDEN, K; POLICH, R; ADAMS, C; BRONIKOWSKI, A; JANZEN, F; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University; Iowa State University […]
The adaptive significance of an ontogenetic shift in coloration among skinks
Meeting Abstract 122-2 Monday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 The adaptive significance of an ontogenetic shift in coloration among skinks. WATSON, CM*; DEGON, Z; KROGMAN, W; COX, CL; Midwestern State University; Georgia Southern University; Noble Research Institute; Georgia Southern University charles.watson@mwsu.edu http://www.charlesmwatson.com Many organisms possess antipredator traits that confuse, decoy, or startle predators to decrease mortality from […]
