MORENO, C. A.*; MAIN, R. P.; BIEWENER, A. A.; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University: Assessing bone loading under varying locomotor conditions: are bones uniformly loaded in different activities? To build on knowledge gained from traditional steady state treadmill studies there is a growing need to characterize and evaluate musculoskeletal performance of animals during such […]

LIEBERMAN, Daniel E.; PONTZER, Herman; MOMIN, Eric; DEVLIN, Maureen; POLK, John; HALLGRIMSSON, Benedikt; COOPER, David; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; University of Calgary; University of Calgary; : An Experimental Test of Wolff�s �Law� in the Knee Despite more than a century of research and interest, there have been […]

DAVIS, M.C.*; DAHN, R.D.; SHUBIN, N.H.; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago: Gene expression and function in the paired fins of basal actinopterygians Comparative studies of fins and limbs reveal a high degree of conservation in the genetic pathways present. However, there are significant differences in the patterns of gene expression observed […]

ANGELINI, David R.*; JOCKUSCH, Elizabeth L.; University of Connecticut, Storrs; University of Connecticut, Storrs: Developmental mechanisms underlying divergent morphology in the antennae of Tribolium flour beetles (Coleoptera) Describing the mechanisms through which animal morphology evolves is a fundamental goal of modern biology, unifying developmental and evolutionary disciplines. We have chosen to examine this issue in […]

DAHN, Randall D.*; DAVIS, Marcus C.; SHUBIN, Neil H.; University of Chicago: Conserved Shh function and regulation in gnathostome appendage patterning The developmental mechanisms patterning the gnathostome appendage endoskeleton exhibit surprising molecular conservation considering the diverse spectrum of anatomical variation achieved. However, phylogenetic differences fundamental signaling pathways have been reported, rendering construction of a general […]

ROLIAN, C; Harvard University: Comparative growth plate kinetics in rodents: insights into the evolution and development of limb length allometry. The primate appendicular skeleton shows significant diversity in the proportions of fore- and hindlimbs. Humans have proportionately longer hindlimbs (intermembral index = 0.70), quadrupeds have limbs approximately equal in length (IMI=0.95), and brachiating apes have […]

Meeting Abstract 18.5  Jan. 5  It�s all in the timing: forces exerted on prey during suction feeding in Bluegill HOLZMAN, R*; DAY, SW; HIGHAM, TE; WAINWRIGHT, PC; Univ. of California, Davis; Rochester Institute of Technology; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis raholzman@ucdavis.edu Suction feeding is perhaps the most common prey capture strategy of fishes. During […]

Meeting Abstract 18.1  Jan. 5  Hyoid mechanics and muscle function during feeding in white-spotted bamboo sharks, Chiloscyllium plagiosum. RAMSAY, J.B.*; WILGA, C.D.; Univ. of Rhode Island; Univ. of Rhode Island jasonramsay@mail.uri.edu The feeding apparatus in white-spotted bamboo sharks, Chiloscyllium plagiosum exhibits many characters associated with suction feeding such as labial cartilages to occlude the lateral portions of […]

Meeting Abstract 18.3  Jan. 5  Eating big: Innovation in the moray eel feeding mechanism MEHTA, R.S*; WAINWRIGHT, P.C.; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California,Davis rsmehta@ucdavis.edu Suction feeding is ubiquitous among aquatic vertebrates. We report the discovery that a major radiation of teleost fishes, the moray eels of the anguilliform family Muraenidae, do not use suction to […]

Meeting Abstract 18.4  Jan. 5  Does biting performance trades off with suction feeding performance in clariid catfish? VAN WASSENBERGH, S.*; HERREL, A.; ADRIAENS, D.; AERTS, P.; Universiteit Antwerpen; Universiteit Antwerpen; Ghent University; Universiteit Antwerpen sam.vanwassenbergh@ua.ac.be It is generally assumed that biting performance trades off with suction feeding performance in fish because both feeding types may place conflicting […]