Meeting Abstract 138.1 Monday, Jan. 7 Making Olympic lizards: The effects of sprint and endurance training in lizards HUSAK, J. F.*; KEITH, A. R.; WITTRY, B. N.; Univ. of St. Thomas; Univ. of St. Thomas; Univ. of St. Thomas jerry.husak@stthomas.edu Exercise training is well known to affect a suite of physiological and performance traits in mammals, but […]
sessions: Session 138
Locomotion with constant ventral contact in skinks a three-dimensional kinematic and dynamic analysis
Meeting Abstract 138.3 Monday, Jan. 7 Locomotion with constant ventral contact in skinks: a three-dimensional kinematic and dynamic analysis NYAKATURA, J.A.*; CURTH, S.; FISCHER, M.S.; Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany john.nyakatura@uni-jena.de Fossilized tracks attributed to members of the Capthorinidae, a group of fossil early amniotes, imply a constant ventral contact between the animal and the substrate during locomotion. During […]
Differentiating slip perturbation recoveries from falls in bipedally-running lizards
Meeting Abstract 138.2 Monday, Jan. 7 Differentiating slip perturbation recoveries from falls in bipedally-running lizards. MARA, K.R.*; HSIEH, S.T.; Temple University kylemara@temple.edu In nature, animals often encounter unsteady or unpredictable surfaces that they must counteract to maintain locomotor stability. Yet, the recovery mechanisms aiding restabilization remain under studied. The goal of this study was to describe the […]
Coordination between inertial and impulsive mechanisms during rapid turns in lizards
Meeting Abstract 138.6 Monday, Jan. 7 Coordination between inertial and impulsive mechanisms during rapid turns in lizards. LIBBY, T*; GUDENUS, V; HARRINGTON, P; FULL, R.J.; Univ. of California, Berkeley tlibby@berkeley.edu Animals induce aerial reorientation by swinging appendages or bending torsos. Inertial torques also play a role during terrestrial locomotion, but ground reaction impulses can change angular momentum. […]
What big eyes you have Eye allometry and visual range in deep-sea cephalopods
Meeting Abstract 138-2 Sunday, Jan. 8 13:45 – 14:00 What big eyes you have: Eye allometry and visual range in deep-sea cephalopods THOMAS, KN*; VECCHIONE, M; JOHNSEN, S; Duke Univ.; NOAA Systematics Lab; Duke Univ. kate.thomas@duke.edu Cephalopods generally have large, well-developed eyes, but the sizes of these eyes relative to body mass vary across ontogeny and phylogeny. […]
The morphology of the bat sensory system correlates of sight, chemosensation, and hearing in noctilionoid bats
Meeting Abstract 138-1 Sunday, Jan. 8 13:30 – 13:45 The morphology of the bat sensory system: correlates of sight, chemosensation, and hearing in noctilionoid bats DUMONT, ER*; HEDRICK, B; DáVALOS, LM; ROSSITER, S; SEARS, KE; DUMONT, Elizab; UMass Amherst; UMass Amherst; Stony Brook University; Queen Mary University of London; University of Illinois, Urbana bdumont@bio.umass.edu Through their long […]
Shape variation of the neurocranium and anterior vertebrae related to the auditory system in piranhas and pacus (Otophysi Serrasalmidae)
Meeting Abstract 138-3 Sunday, Jan. 8 14:00 – 14:15 Shape variation of the neurocranium and anterior vertebrae related to the auditory system in piranhas and pacus (Otophysi: Serrasalmidae) BOYLE, KS*; COUILLAUD, P; HERREL, A; Univ. of West Florida; MNHN, Paris; MNHN/CNRS, Paris kellyboyle.info@gmail.com http://www.kellyboyle.info/ Otophysan fishes possess a number of unique morphological features associated with enhanced hearing. […]
Histology and Ultrastructure of Mental Glands and Caudal Courtship Glands in Three Genera of Plethodontid Salamanders
Meeting Abstract 138-7 Sunday, Jan. 8 15:00 – 15:15 Histology and Ultrastructure of Mental Glands and Caudal Courtship Glands in Three Genera of Plethodontid Salamanders RUPP, AR*; SEVER, DM; Univ. of Louisiana, Lafayette; Southeastern Louisiana Univ. aer0838@louisiana.edu Salamanders in the family Plethodontidae exhibit a unique tail-straddle walk during courtship that can include the use of sexually dimorphic […]
Evolution of the Proboscis-Armature in Schizorhynchia (Platyhelminthes; Kalyptorhynchia) Multiple origins and losses
Meeting Abstract 138-5 Sunday, Jan. 8 14:30 – 14:45 Evolution of the Proboscis-Armature in Schizorhynchia (Platyhelminthes; Kalyptorhynchia): Multiple origins and losses? SMITH III, JPS*; GOBERT, S; ARTOIS, T; BRAND, J; SCHARER, L; WINTHROP UNIV; HASSELT UNIV; HASSELT UNIV; UNIV OF BASEL; UNIV OF BASEL smithj@winthrop.edu http://www.birdnest.org/smithj/ Schizorhynchia includes approximately 150 species of predators that use an anterior […]
3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to Investigate Crocodylian Phallic Functional Morphology
Meeting Abstract 138-4 Sunday, Jan. 8 14:15 – 14:30 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to Investigate Crocodylian Phallic Functional Morphology MOORE, BC*; DOES, MD; KELLY, DA; Sewanee: The University of the South; Vanderbilt University; UMass Amherst Bcmoore@sewanee.edu Animal phalluses use tissues with different material properties for a variety of functional roles, such as structural stiffness, tissue expansion, […]
