Meeting Abstract 14.4  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Pulmonary Surfactant Proteins are Expressed in Lungless Salamanders LEWIS, Zachary*; KERNEY, Ryan; DORANTES, Jorge; HANKEN, James; Museum of Comparative Zoology and Dept. of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States; Biology Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; Museum of Comparative Zoology and Dept. of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, […]

Meeting Abstract 14.1  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Pecking at the Origin of Morphological Diversity: Insights from Darwin’s Finches and Other Birds ABZHANOV, A; Harvard University, Cambridge abzhanov@fas.harvard.edu The faces of vertebrates display a number of species-specific and adaptive characteristics, which they acquired during evolution by natural selection. The classic textbook example of adaptive radiation, natural selection and niche […]

Meeting Abstract 14.3  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Evolution and Development of Sexual Skull Dimorphism among Anolis lizards SANGER, Thomas J.*; SEAV , Susan M.; LOSOS, Jonathan B.; ABZHANOV, Arhat; Harvard University tsanger@oeb.harvard.edu Many species exhibit striking sexual dimorphisms in body size and shape. Sexual body size dimorphism is well studied in many biological contexts – ecological, evolutionary, and […]

Meeting Abstract 14.5  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Changing Tissue Properties and Cell Behavior During Tooth Organogenesis MOUSTAKAS, Jacqueline E*; KALLONEN, Aki; AHTIAINEN, Laura; HÄKKINEN, Teemu; HARJUNMAA, Enni; SALAZAR-CIUDAD, Isaac; HÄMÄLÄINEN, Keijo; JERNVALL, Jukka; Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland; Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland; Institute of Biotechnology, University […]

Meeting Abstract 14.2  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Cellular patterns and biomechanical consequences of bat wing development COOPER, Lisa Noelle*; JAST, John; BEHRINGER, Richard R.; CRETEKOS, Chris; RASWEILER, IV, John J.; SEARS, Karen E.; Univ. of Illinois; Univ. of Illinois; Univ. of Texas; Univ. of Idaho; SUNY Downstate Med. Ctr.; Univ. of Illinois l.noelle.cooper@gmail.com Mammals evolved a stunning degree […]

Meeting Abstract 14.1  Friday, Jan. 4  Sexual conflict during mating in red-sided garter snakes as evidenced by genital manipulation FRIESEN, C.R.*; MASON, R.T.; UHRIG, E.J.; BRENNAN, P.L.; Oregon State University; Oregon State Univeristy; Oregon State Univeristy; Univ. of Massachusetts at Amherst friesenc@science.oregonstate.edu Sexual conflict occurs when the evolutionary interests of females and males are divergent. Sex-differences in […]

Meeting Abstract 14.2  Friday, Jan. 4  Revealing extensive reticulate evolution in Xiphophorus fishes using high-throughput phylogenomics CUI, R.*; SCHUMER, M.; KRUESI, K.; ANDOLFATTO, P.; ROSENTHAL, G.; Texas A&M University; Princeton University; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Princeton University; Texas A&M University melop@tamu.edu Recent research has demonstrated that hybridization, a process once thought rare in animals, is remarkably […]

Meeting Abstract 14.5  Friday, Jan. 4  Multiple fitness peaks on the adaptive landscape drive the evolution of novel ecological niches within a recent sympatric adaptive radiation of Cyprinodon pupfishes MARTIN, CH*; WAINWRIGHT, PC; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis chmartin@ucdavis.edu Multiple fitness peaks corresponding to ecological opportunities are thought to be the major force driving […]

Meeting Abstract 14.4  Friday, Jan. 4  Long and strong? Mechanical limits to maximum weapon size in a giant rhinoceros beetle MCCULLOUGH, E.L.*; TOBALSKE, B.W.; EMLEN, D.J.; University of Montana; University of Montana; University of Montana mccullough.e@gmail.com In the Japanese horned beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus), males have a long, branched head horn that they use to compete for access […]

Meeting Abstract 14.3  Friday, Jan. 4  Food, Nuptial Gifts and Vaginae Dentatae: Phenotypic Plasticity and Sexual Conflict in a Gift-Giving Butterfly MOREHOUSE, NI*; BARTOCH, CM; LUNA, EN; ROBERTS, NS; SALEH, NW; University of Pittsburgh nim@pitt.edu Considerable recent effort has been devoted to understanding the roles of conflict and cooperation in sexual interactions. Gift-giving insects such as crickets […]