Meeting Abstract 32-2  Friday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00  The Function Of Tessellated Cartilage In Shark Jaws WILGA, C*; DITSCHE, P; JACKSON, P; NATEKIN, E; FERRY, L; DUMONT, E; University of Alaska Anchorage; University of Alaska Anchorage; University of Alaska Anchorage; University of Alaska Anchorage; University of Alaska Anchorage; Arizona State University; University of California Merced cwilga@alaska.edu […]

Meeting Abstract 32-1  Friday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 13:45  Morphology of the Jaws and Tooth Plates in Spotted Ratfish HERBERT, A*; SUMMERS, A; WILGA, C; U Alaska; U Washington; U Alaska aherbert3@alaska.edu The subclass Holocephali (chimaeras) is comprised of deep-water cartilaginous fishes and is the sister group to Elasmobranchii (sharks, skates, rays). The jaws and tooth plates […]

Meeting Abstract 32-5  Friday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45  Getting to the tooth of the matter: a statistical test for functional homodonty COHEN, KC*; WELLER, HI; SUMMERS, AP; University of Washington ; Brown University ; University of Washington kecohen@uw.edu Teeth tell a story of the interaction between predator and prey. If the teeth in a jaw look […]

Meeting Abstract 32-8  Friday, Jan. 4 15:15 – 15:30  Corydoras julii: The Scute and Slide Defense LOWE, A*; PAIG-TRAN, M; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Fullerton alowe@csu.fullerton.edu Corydoras julii is a small, Amazonian catfish armed with 44-48 bony scales called scutes on each side. The scutes are thin (~1 mm thickness), highly mineralized (55-60% mineralization), […]

Meeting Abstract 32-7  Friday, Jan. 4 15:00 – 15:15  Biomechanics of the Praying Mantis Foreleg Strike UNSWORTH, CK; ABUHASHIM, WA*; BRANNOCH, SK; SVENSON, GJ; ASTLEY, HC; University of Akron; University of Akron; Case Western Reserve University; Cleveland Museum of Natural History; University of Akron cku3@zips.uakron.edu Praying mantises (Mantodea) catch prey by rapid motion of their specialized forelegs, […]