Meeting Abstract 18.5 Friday, Jan. 4 Reconstructing the Diel Activity Patterns of Fossil Nonmammalian Synapsids ANGIELCZYK, KD*; SCHMITZ, L; Field Museum of Natural History; Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges kangielczyk@fieldmuseum.org The majority of extant mammals are nocturnal, and it has been assumed that this trait characterized the earliest mammals. It also has been hypothesized that the […]
sessions: Session 18
Fractal radiation repeated patterns of diversification along an axis of body elongation in fishes
Meeting Abstract 18.2 Friday, Jan. 4 Fractal radiation: repeated patterns of diversification along an axis of body elongation in fishes CLAVERIE, T*; WAINWRIGHT, P C; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis tclaverie@ucdavis.edu We explored patterns of body shape diversification in the mega-diverse spiny-rayed fishes. Geometric morphometric tools were used with landmark data collected from lateral-view […]
Evolutionary morphology of the prehensile tail in syngnathid fishes from pipefish to seahorse
Meeting Abstract 18.3 Friday, Jan. 4 Evolutionary morphology of the prehensile tail in syngnathid fishes: from pipefish to seahorse NEUTENS, C*; ADRIAENS, D; CHRISTIAENS, J; VAN LOO, D; DE KEGEL, B; BOISTEL, R; VAN HOOREBEKE, L; Ghent University, Belgium; Ghent University, Belgium; Ghent University, Belgium; Ghent University, Belgium; Ghent University, Belgium; Université de Poitiers, France; Ghent University, […]
BEYOND BLACK AND WHITE COMPARATIVE ECOMORPHOLOGY IN THREE RAPIDLY EVOLVING LIZARD SPECIES AT WHITE SANDS
Meeting Abstract 18.4 Friday, Jan. 4 BEYOND BLACK AND WHITE: COMPARATIVE ECOMORPHOLOGY IN THREE RAPIDLY EVOLVING LIZARD SPECIES AT WHITE SANDS DES ROCHES, S.*; TORRESDAL, J.; MORGAN, T.; BRINKMEYER, M.; HARMON, L.J.; ROSENBLUM, E.B.; University of Idaho; University of Idaho; University of Idaho; University of Idaho; University of Idaho; University of California, Berkeley simone.desroches@gmail.com Determining which traits […]
Vibrating Bees Behavioral Changes in Buzz Frequency
Meeting Abstract 18.7 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:45 Vibrating Bees: Behavioral Changes in Buzz Frequency SWITZER, C.S.*; COMBES, S.A.; Harvard Univ., Cambridge; Harvard Univ., Cambridge cswitzer@fas.harvard.edu Multiple bee taxa have evolved the ability to collect pollen by shaking it from plants’ anthers. While grasping or touching the anthers, bees vibrate their bodies using their flight muscles, without flapping […]
Using a Hidden Markov Model to find foraging areas for the gray smooth-hound shark (Mustelus californicus) in a Full Tidal Basin
Meeting Abstract 18.4 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:00 Using a Hidden Markov Model to find foraging areas for the gray smooth-hound shark (Mustelus californicus) in a Full Tidal Basin NEEMAN, N*; ESPINOZA, M; FARRUGIA, TJ; LOWE, CG; SOBEL, MJ; O’CONNOR, MP; Drexel University; California State University, Long Beach; California State University, Long Beach; California State University, Long Beach; […]
Migratory Predators Adjust Foraging Behavior in Response to Migratory Prey
Meeting Abstract 18.2 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:30 Migratory Predators Adjust Foraging Behavior in Response to Migratory Prey KRAUEL, J.J.*; MCCRACKEN, G.F.; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville; Univ.of Tennessee, Knoxville jkrauel@utk.edu Little is known about interactions between migratory predators and migratory prey, although these systems may be at high risk to disruption due to habitat loss and climate change. […]
Locomotor performance of lizards during pursuit of prey and evasion from predators
Meeting Abstract 18.6 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:30 Locomotor performance of lizards during pursuit of prey and evasion from predators ANDERSON, R A; Western Washington Univ. Roger.Anderson@wwu.edu A robust, comprehensive study of locomotory capabilities in a terrestrial vertebrate requires adequate observation and testing in the field as well as in the lab. Terrestrial lizards in desert scrub are […]
Habitat Partitioning and Intrapopulation Variation in Migration Patterns of Sympatric Apex-Predatory Sharks Across a Dynamic Marine Landscape
Meeting Abstract 18.3 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:45 Habitat Partitioning and Intrapopulation Variation in Migration Patterns of Sympatric Apex-Predatory Sharks Across a Dynamic Marine Landscape HAMMERSCHLAG, N*; GRAHAM, F/J; NELSON, E/R; HARTOG, K; HAMMERSCHLAG-PEYER, C/M; University of Miami, RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program; University of Miami, RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program; University of Miami, RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation […]
Exploring the energetics of foraging behavior in Gila monsters, Heloderma suspectum
Meeting Abstract 18.5 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:15 Exploring the energetics of foraging behavior in Gila monsters, Heloderma suspectum WRIGHT, C.W.*; MOELLER, K.T.; HOLDEN, C.; DEMARE, G.; DENARDO, D.F.; Arizona State Univ., Tempe; Arizona State Univ., Tempe; Arizona State Univ., Tempe cdwright729@gmail.com Although predation risk and food availability strongly influence foraging decisions, so too can physiological condition and […]
