Meeting Abstract 38-3 Saturday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45 Sea Anemones Through X-rays: Utility Of Micro-computed Tomography (Micro-CT) for the taxonomy and systematics of the group GUSMãO, LC*; GRAJALES, A; RODRíGUEZ, E; American Museum of Natural History; Universidade de los Andes; American Museum of Natural History Lgusmao@amnh.org Morphological studies of sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria) combine complementary techniques: […]
sessions: Session 38
Phenotypic diversification in insular populations of Podarcis lizards how do diet and bite force drive variation in skull morphology
Meeting Abstract 38-2 Saturday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30 Phenotypic diversification in insular populations of Podarcis lizards: how do diet and bite force drive variation in skull morphology? TAVERNE, M*; FABRE, AC; DUTEL, H; TADIC, Z; FAGAN, M; HERREL, A; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Natural History Museum, London; School of Engineering, Hull; Department of Biology, Zagreb; […]
Muscle-Induced Loading as a Major Source of Variation in Craniofacial Skeletal Shape
Meeting Abstract 38-6 Saturday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30 Muscle-Induced Loading as a Major Source of Variation in Craniofacial Skeletal Shape CONITH, AJ*; LAM, DT; ALBERTSON, RC; Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst; Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst; Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst ajconith@bio.umass.edu http://people.umass.edu/ajsmi1/index.html The shape of the craniofacial skeleton is constantly changing through ontogeny, and reflects a balance between […]
Morphological plasticity in Girardinichthys multiradiatus a high-altitude fish endemic to Upper Lerma, Mexico
Meeting Abstract 38-5 Saturday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15 Morphological plasticity in Girardinichthys multiradiatus: a high-altitude fish endemic to Upper Lerma, Mexico PEREZ-GUERRA, D*; GARDUÑO-PAZ, MV; MENDEZ-SANCHEZ, JF; ADAMS, CE; Midwestern State University; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México; Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México; Scottish Centre for Ecology and the […]
Do invasive populations of Xenopus laevis living in different environments differ in morphology
Meeting Abstract 38-4 Saturday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00 Do invasive populations of Xenopus laevis living in different environments differ in morphology? HERREL, A*; ORPEL, J; PADILLA, P; COURANT, J; REBELO, R; UMR719 CNRS/MNHN; UMR719 CNRS/MNHN; UMR719 CNRS/MNHN; UMR719 CNRS/MNHN; Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa anthony.herrel@mnhn.fr Xenopus laevis is generally considered as one of the […]
