Meeting Abstract 24-4 Monday, Jan. 4 14:15 Thermal sensitivity of red muscle in a deep-diving teleost and shark STOEHR, A*; DONLEY, J; AALBERS, S; SYME, D; SEPULVEDA, C; BERNAL, D; Univ. of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; MiraCosta College; Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research; Univ. of Calgary; Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research; Univ. of Massachusetts, Dartmouth astoehr@umassd.edu Despite disparate phylogenetic […]
sessions: Session 24
Innervational and Microanatomical Support for Functional Compartmentalization within the Mystacial Vibrissal Sensory System of Pinnipeds
Meeting Abstract 24-3 Monday, Jan. 4 14:00 Innervational and Microanatomical Support for Functional Compartmentalization within the Mystacial Vibrissal Sensory System of Pinnipeds MATTSON, E.E.*; MARSHALL, C.D.; Texas A&M University at Galveston mattsone@tamug.edu Vibrissae, or whiskers, are largest among pinnipeds and essential for prey capture. Behavioral data from pinniped and rodent vibrissa studies indicate that functional differences exist […]
Changes in tooth form and function of hard-prey consumers, the Placodontia
Meeting Abstract 24-1 Monday, Jan. 4 13:30 Changes in tooth form and function of hard-prey consumers, the Placodontia CROFTS, S B*; SUMMERS, A P; New Jersey Institute of Technology; Friday Harbor Labs crofts@njit.edu https://croftss.wordpress.com/ Placodonts, a group of extinct marine reptiles from the mid to late Triassic, are inferred to have consumed hard prey by crushing their […]
Better never than late Convergent loss of late-forming ears in toads
Meeting Abstract 24-5 Monday, Jan. 4 14:30 Better never than late? Convergent loss of late-forming ears in toads WOMACK, M.C.*; CHRISTENSEN-DALSGAARD, J.; HOKE, K.L.; Coloardo State Universtiy, Fort Collins; University of Southern Denmark, Odense M; Coloardo State Universtiy, Fort Collins mollywo@rams.colostate.edu http://mcw.strikingly.com/ Anurans have outer and middle ear structures to transmit airborne sound from the environment to […]
What aspects of performance matter for predator evasion in fish
Meeting Abstract 24-6 Thursday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45 What aspects of performance matter for predator evasion in fish? MCHENRY, MJ*; NAIR, A; SOTO, A; JOHANSEN, J; LIAO, J; UC Irvine; UC Irvine; UC Irvine; Univ. of Florida; Univ. of Florida mmchenry@uci.edu http://mchenrylab.bio.uci.edu It is commonly argued that high locomotor performance enhances an animal’s ability to survive […]
Sprint, Fast Start and Prey Capture Performance of Juvenile Striped Bass under Levels of Hypoxia Encountered in Nature
Meeting Abstract 24-1 Thursday, Jan. 5 10:15 – 10:30 Sprint, Fast Start and Prey Capture Performance of Juvenile Striped Bass under Levels of Hypoxia Encountered in Nature. KRASKURA, K*; NELSON, JA; OUFIERO, CE; Towson University ; Towson University ; Towson University k.kraskura@gmail.com Annual hypoxia in the Chesapeake Bay has expanded to the point that juvenile striped bass […]
Prey targeting with intermittent locomotion in zebrafish
Meeting Abstract 24-5 Thursday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30 Prey targeting with intermittent locomotion in zebrafish SOTO, A*; MCHENRY, MJ; UC Irvine; UC Irvine alberts2@uci.edu http://www.albertosoto.net/ The strategies implemented by predators to track and capture prey vary widely among animals. Biologists have successfully applied mathematical models developed for missile guidance to determine the pursuit strategies of flying […]
Kangaroo Rat Acrobatics How to Dodge a Rattlesnake Strike
Meeting Abstract 24-2 Thursday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45 Kangaroo Rat Acrobatics: How to Dodge a Rattlesnake Strike FREYMILLER, G.A.*; WHITFORD, M.W.; HIGHAM, T.E.; CLARK, R.W.; San Diego State Univ. and Univ. of California, Riverside; San Diego State Univ. and Univ. of California, Davis; University of California, Riverside; San Diego State University gfreymil@gmail.com Predator evasion strategies are […]
How the biomechanics of ricochetal bipedalism enhances predator evasion, resource partitioning, and taxonomic diversity in desert rodent communities
Meeting Abstract 24-3 Thursday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00 How the biomechanics of ricochetal bipedalism enhances predator evasion, resource partitioning, and taxonomic diversity in desert rodent communities MOORE, TY*; COOPER, KL; BIEWENER, AA; VASUDEVAN, R; Univ. of Michigan; Univ. of California, San Diego; Harvard Univ.; Univ. of Michigan taliaym@gmail.com http://sites.google.com/site/taliayukimoore Bipedal hopping in kangaroos is highly economical, […]
Effect of flow speed on aquatic predator-prey interactions
Meeting Abstract 24-7 Thursday, Jan. 5 11:45 – 12:00 Effect of flow speed on aquatic predator-prey interactions HOLZMAN, R*; AVIDAN, L; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv University holzman@post.tau.ac.il Flow is a major factor for life in water, affecting multiple fitness-determining functions such as reproduction, mass transfer, and the rate of encounter with prey and predator. While many […]
