Meeting Abstract 129-3 Thursday, Jan. 7 14:00 Allometry of visual pattern learning: body size does not predict performance DUELL, M.E.*; SMITH, B.H.; Arizona State University meduell@asu.edu Most animals on earth are small but we know little of their behavioral abilities. There is no general consensus on whether small animals have similar, better or worse behavioral functionality compared […]
sessions: Session 129
Alcohol effects on vocal learning and brain activation in zebra finches
Meeting Abstract 129-6 Thursday, Jan. 7 14:45 Alcohol effects on vocal learning and brain activation in zebra finches OLSON, C.R.*; YU, B.; OWEN, D.C.; RYABININ, A.E.; MELLO, C.V.; Oregon Health & Science University; Lewis & Clark College; Oregon Health & Science University; Oregon Health & Science University; Oregon Health & Science University olsonch@ohsu.edu Zebra finches are commonly […]
Wavy Enamel in Hadrosaurid Dinosaurs with Grinding Dentitions Functioned to Limit Fracture Damage through Energy-Robbing Crack Deflection and Channeling
Meeting Abstract 129-2 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:15 – 10:30 Wavy Enamel in Hadrosaurid Dinosaurs with Grinding Dentitions Functioned to Limit Fracture Damage through Energy-Robbing Crack Deflection and Channeling ERICKSON, GM*; KUHN-HENDRICKS, SM; SIDEBOTTOM, MA; CURRY, JF; ZENG, G; NORELL, MA; KRICK, BA; Florida State University, Tallahassee; Florida State University, Tallahassee; Lehigh University, Bethlehem; Lehigh University, Bethlehem; Lehigh […]
Three-dimensional Kinematics of Rattlesnake Strikes in Nature
Meeting Abstract 129-4 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:45 – 11:00 Three-dimensional Kinematics of Rattlesnake Strikes in Nature WHITFORD, M. D.*; FREYMILLER, G. A.; CLARK, R. W.; HIGHAM, T. E.; San Diego State Univ. and Univ. of California, Davis; San Diego State Univ. and Univ. of California, Riverside; San Diego State Univ.; Univ. of California, Riverside mwhitford@ucdavis.edu Laboratory biomechanical […]
The Biomechanics Behind Extreme Osteophagy in Tyrannosaurus rex
Meeting Abstract 129-3 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:30 – 10:45 The Biomechanics Behind Extreme Osteophagy in Tyrannosaurus rex GIGNAC, PM*; ERICKSON, GM; Oklahoma State University CHS; Florida State University paul.gignac@okstate.edu http://www.healthsciences.okstate.edu/college/biomedical/anatomy/paleontology/gignac.php Most carnivorous mammals can pulverize skeletal elements by generating tooth pressures between occluding teeth exceeding cortical bone shear strength, from which access to marrow and phosphatic salts […]
Scaling of Dentition and Prey Size in the California Moray (Gymnothorax mordax)
Meeting Abstract 129-8 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:45 – 12:00 Scaling of Dentition and Prey Size in the California Moray (Gymnothorax mordax) HARRISON, J.S.*; HIGGINS, B.A.; MEHTA, R.S.; Duke University; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz jacob.harrison@duke.edu Scaling patterns of tooth morphology can provide insights on prey capture strategy and dietary patterns as species […]
Ontogenetic Scaling of Theoretical Bite Force in Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)
Meeting Abstract 129-5 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:00 – 11:15 Ontogenetic Scaling of Theoretical Bite Force in Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) LAW, CJ*; YOUNG, C; MEHTA, RS; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; California Department of Fish and Wildlife; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz cjlaw@ucsc.edu http://research.pbsci.ucsc.edu/eeb/cjlaw/ Sexual dimorphism attributed to niche divergence is often linked to differentiation […]
Kinematics, Scaling and Fatigue of Mandible Strike Performance in a Polymorphic Trap-Jaw Ant Daceton armigerum
Meeting Abstract 129-7 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:30 – 11:45 Kinematics, Scaling and Fatigue of Mandible Strike Performance in a Polymorphic Trap-Jaw Ant Daceton armigerum GIBSON, JC*; YE, D; SUAREZ, AV; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign jcgibso2@illinois.edu Power-amplifying “trap-jaw” mandibles have independently evolved multiple times in ants (Hymenoptera: […]
Geometric morphometric approaches to inferring bite force and diet in extinct strepsirrhines
Meeting Abstract 129-1 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:00 – 10:15 Geometric morphometric approaches to inferring bite force and diet in extinct strepsirrhines. FABRE, A.-C.*; DUMONT, M.; WALL, C.E.; BREWER, D.; EHMKE, E.; WELSER, K.; DUMONT, E.; GODFREY, L.; HERREL, A.; UMR7179 CNRS/MNHN, 55 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France; psala Universitet, Evolutionsbiologiskt Centrum EBC Norbyv. 18A, 752 36 Uppsala; […]
Why are cephalopod eggs so big Testing viscosity and the functional limits of swimming in pygmy squid hatchlings
Meeting Abstract 129-4 Sunday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Why are cephalopod eggs so big? Testing viscosity and the functional limits of swimming in pygmy squid hatchlings. CORDEIRO, M; EDSINGER, E*; Roger Williams University, Providence, RI ; Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA eedsinger@mbl.edu http://ericedsinger.io Cephalopod eggs are exceptionally large compared to other marine invertebrates. Larger eggs […]
