Meeting Abstract 17.2  Monday, Jan. 4  Effects of Alkylphenols on Lobster Molting and Metamorphosis LAUFER, H.*; CHEN, M.; BACLASKI, B.; STEWART, J.; BOBBITT, J.; JACOBS, M.; ZUO, Y.; JOHNSON, M.; ZHU, Z.; Uconn; Uconn; Uconn; Uconn; Uconn; Woods Hole Oceanographic; UMass; UConn; UMass laufer@uconn.edu Alkylphenols, including bisphenol A, are extensively used in plastics, detergents, antioxidants and other […]

Meeting Abstract 17.1  Monday, Jan. 4  Chitin as a Component of the Invertebrate Immune System HEATH-HECKMAN, E.A.C.*; MCFALL-NGAI, M.J.; University of Wisconsin – Madison; University of Wisconsin – Madison heathheckman@wisc.edu Euprymna scolopes, the Hawaiian bobtail squid, is a useful model for the study of the invertebrate immune system. Recent analyses have demonstrated that chitin breakdown products have […]

Meeting Abstract 17.4  Monday, Jan. 4  A timecourse study in embryonic development of African dwarf frogs Hymenochirus boettgeri exposed to atrazine STAHL, A.L.*; OLSON, W.M.; University of Northern Iowa; University of Northern Iowa aarons@uni.edu Stahl, Aaron A timecourse study in embryonic development of African dwarf frogs Hymenochirus boettgeri exposed to atrazine Atrazine is one of the most […]

Meeting Abstract 17.1  Tuesday, Jan. 4  When gliding is a stretch: An investigation of material properties of ‘flying’ snake skin DELLINGER, S.B.*; VLACHOS, P.P.; DE VITA, R.; SOCHA, J.J.; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech sarah521@vt.edu Quantifying the material properties of soft tissue can lend insight into how tissues function. In snakes, the skin serves […]

Meeting Abstract 17.4  Tuesday, Jan. 4  The material properties of the intestinal tissue in the shiner perch, Cymatogaster aggregata HORTON, Jaquan M.*; GOSLINE, John M.; CARRINGTON, Emily; University of Washington; University of Washington; University of British Columbia jmhorton@uw.edu Durophagous fishes are predators that specialize in eating hard prey, mainly by crushing the shells of mollusks and crustaceans. […]

Meeting Abstract 17.5  Tuesday, Jan. 4  The complex construction of the mandibulo-gular wall of the American Alligator HOPKINS, B.A.*; HOMBERGER, D.G.; Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge; Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge bhopki1@tigers.lsu.edu The mandibulo-gular wall of the American Alligator includes the skin, superficial fascia, and constrictor musculature. These three layers need to expand coherently to allow the […]

Meeting Abstract 17.6  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Mechanical tuning in a composite structure: vertebral centra and intervertebral joints act together as a spring during swimming in the spiny dogfish shark, Squalus acanthias PORTER, M.E.*; DIAZ, C.; STURM, J.J.; SUMMERS, A.P.; LONG, J.H.; Vassar College; Vassar College; Vassar College; University of Washington; Vassar College meporter@vassar.edu A spring does not […]

Meeting Abstract 17.2  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Form and function in the wing membrane of bats CHENEY, J.A.*; BEARNOT, A; BREUER, K.S.; SWARTZ, S.M.; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University jorn_cheney@brown.edu Bat wings deform dramatically in flight. Kinematic measurements of bats during flight show that the skin which makes up the plagiopatagium, the region of the […]

Meeting Abstract 17.3  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Connective tissue design, sonic tissue vibration and sound production in songbirds RIEDE, T.*; GOLLER, F.; Uni. of Utah, Salt Lake City; Uni. of Utah, Salt Lake City t.riede@utah.edu In songbirds, two independent sound sources in the syrinx are used to produce sound. Laterally positioned labia are set into vibration by a […]

Meeting Abstract 17.5  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Unsteadiness of Bivalve Clam Jet Flow According to Environmental Conditions and Predator Presence WEBSTER, D.R.*; DELAVAN, S.K.; Georgia Institute of Technology; University of Canterbury dwebster@ce.gatech.edu This study attempts to determine the patterns and/or randomness of the excurrent velocity of actively feeding clams, Mercenaria mercenaria. We hypothesize that clams alter their feeding […]