Turbot boosted rapid and mosaic patterns of shape evolution in the flatfish skull

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 40-4  Sat Jan 2  Turbot boosted: rapid and mosaic patterns of shape evolution in the flatfish skull Evans, KM*; Watson, S; Friedman, M; Rice University; New Mexico Tech University; University of Michigan Kory.Evans@rice.edu Mosaic evolution occurs when there are […]

Tied to the tide developmental differences in sculpin species

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 40-3  Sat Jan 2  Tied to the tide: developmental differences in sculpin species West, J J*; Evans, K M; Rice University; Rice University jojowest09@gmail.com The intertidal habitat is a thunderdome that pushes its inhabitants to their physiological limits. Within […]

Thermal biomechanics

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 40-1  Sat Jan 2  Thermal biomechanics Olberding, JP*; Deban, SM; University of California, Irvine; University of South Florida olberdij@uci.edu Temperature influences many physiological processes that govern life by way of the thermal sensitivity of underlying chemical reactions. The repeated […]

The morphology and thermal function of sea otter pelts across ontogeny

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 40-2  Sat Jan 2  The morphology and thermal function of sea otter pelts across ontogeny Riordan, KC*; Levin, E; Thometz, NM; Batac, F; Liwanag, HEM; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis […]

Ontogenetic change in performance do innovations constrain performance

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 40-8  Sat Jan 2  Ontogenetic change in performance: do innovations constrain performance? Schoenfuss, HL*; Diamond, KM; Lagarde, R; Blob, RW; St. Cloud State University; Seattle Children’s Research Institute; Université de Perpignan Via Domitia ; Clemson University hschoenfuss@stcloudstate.edu http://web.stcloudstate.edu/aquatictox Recent […]

Morphological based relationships of the Molidae family supported by molecular phylogeny and 3D geometric morphometrics

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 40-7  Sat Jan 2  Morphological based relationships of the Molidae family supported by molecular phylogeny and 3D geometric morphometrics Biondi, AA*; Kellogg, JE; Ruane, S; Amplo, HE; Crawford, CH; Flammang, BE; New Jersey Institute of Technology; Rutgers University; Rutgers […]

It’s complicated Examining convergent evolution of craniofacial morphologies in apteronotid and mormyrid electric fishes

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 40-5  Sat Jan 2  It’s complicated: Examining convergent evolution of craniofacial morphologies in apteronotid and mormyrid electric fishes Ford, KL*; Bernt, MJ; Peterson, R; Albert, JS; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; American Museum of Natural History, University of Louisiana […]

Growth rates and morphology of wild, refuge and lab derived Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis)

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 40-6  Sat Jan 2  Growth rates and morphology of wild, refuge and lab derived Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) Gumm, JM*; Stanton , MR; Feuerbacher, OG; US Fish and Wildlife Service jennifer_gumm@fws.gov Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) are morphologically […]

Effects of free versus tethered food presentation on axolotl strike velocity

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 40-9  Sat Jan 2  Effects of free versus tethered food presentation on axolotl strike velocity Panessiti, C E*; Albert, A; Konow, N; University of Massachusetts Lowell; University of Massachusetts Lowell; University of Massachusetts Lowell Caitlin_Panessiti@student.uml.edu Aquatic animals used in […]

Wading through water The influence of water depth on the locomotion of the Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)

Meeting Abstract 40-7  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45  Wading through water: The influence of water depth on the locomotion of the Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) PALECEK-MCCLUNG, AM*; BLOB, RW; Clemson University; Clemson University apalece@g.clemson.edu One of the factors impacting the diversity of locomotor modes in animals is the habitat in which movements are performed. Environments like […]

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