Meeting Abstract 42-6 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30 Predicting Foraging Strategies from Morphological Traits in Myotis QUINN, BL*; MORALES, AE; SIMMONS, NB; Temple University; American Museum of Natural History; American Museum of Natural History brooke.quinn@temple.edu The mouse-eared bats (Myotis) are found on every continent except Antarctica and comprise three primary ecomorphs with different feeding strategies (i.e. […]
sessions: Session 42
Morphology Predicts Interspecific Jumping Performance in Frogs
Meeting Abstract 42-4 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00 Morphology Predicts Interspecific Jumping Performance in Frogs JUAREZ, BH*; MOEN, DS; ADAMS, DC; Iowa State University; Oklahoma State University; Iowa State University bryanhjuarez@gmail.com Ecological and evolutionary processes depend on individual fitness. Oftentimes, organismal performance is a more accurate predictor of individual fitness than morphology. Recent work has shown […]
Morphological evolution within minnows exhibits decoupling of form & function during periods of climate change in North America
Meeting Abstract 42-3 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45 Morphological evolution within minnows exhibits decoupling of form & function during periods of climate change in North America POS, KM*; KOLMANN, MA; GAO, T; HERNANDEZ, LP; GIDMARK, NJ; George Washington University, Washington DC; George Washington University, Washington DC; University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; George Washington University, Washington DC; […]
Limb Ecometrics Show Limited Applicability for Quantifying Ecological Novelty in the Deep Evolution of Synapsida
Meeting Abstract 42-7 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45 Limb Ecometrics Show Limited Applicability for Quantifying Ecological Novelty in the Deep Evolution of Synapsida LUNGMUS, JK*; ANGIELCZYK, KD; LUO, ZX; University of Chicago; Field Museum of Natural History; University of Chicago jlungmus@uchicago.edu Mammalia are the only living members of the larger clade known as Synapsida, which has […]
JawsModel 2020 Tracking the Transmission of Force and Motion in Fish Cranial Linkage Systems Through Phylogenetic History
Meeting Abstract 42-1 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15 JawsModel 2020: Tracking the Transmission of Force and Motion in Fish Cranial Linkage Systems Through Phylogenetic History WESTNEAT, MW*; GARTNER, SM; COOPER, WJ; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; Washington State Univ mwestneat@uchicago.edu http://westneatlab.uchicago.edu Fishes use a sensational diversity of jaw mechanisms for feeding, with more than 20 […]
Dragons of the trees, the rocks, and the ground the evolution of cranial shape in a continental-scale evolutionary radiation of lizards (Lepidosauria Agamidae)
Meeting Abstract 42-5 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15 Dragons of the trees, the rocks, and the ground: the evolution of cranial shape in a continental-scale evolutionary radiation of lizards (Lepidosauria: Agamidae) GRAY, JA*; SHERRATT, E; HUTCHINSON, MN; JONES, MEH; Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences; University of Adelaide; South Australian Museum; University College London grayjaimi@gmail.com […]
Does Habitat Complexity Affect the Direction of Body Shape Evolution in Marine Fishes
Meeting Abstract 42-2 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30 Does Habitat Complexity Affect the Direction of Body Shape Evolution in Marine Fishes? LAROUCHE, O*; FRIEDMAN, ST; CORN, KA; MARTINEZ, CM; WAINWRIGHT, PC; PRICE, SA; Clemson University; University of California, Davis olivierlarouche7@hotmail.com Marine habitats vary widely in structure, from incredibly complex coral reefs through to less complex deep […]
Variation in prey-resource utilization and oral jaw gape between two populations of largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides
HUSKEY, S.H.*; TURINGAN, R.G.: Variation in prey-resource utilization and oral jaw gape between two populations of largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides. Ontogenetic changes in diet and jaw gape were compared between two populations of largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides to test the hypothesis that ecomorphology varies among broadly distributed fish populations. Two hundred seventy-two temperate (southwest Michigan) […]
Scaling of the Feeding Mechanism in the Colorado River Toad
MCGOWAN, C.P.*; O’REILLY, J.C.; NISHIKAWA, K.C.: Scaling of the Feeding Mechanism in the Colorado River Toad There are several potential structural and functional consequences of an animal changing size. As the whole animal grows, individual components that make up complex functional systems, such as the feeding mechanism, may grow at varying rates. To explore this […]
Relationship between durophagy and feeding functional design in marine fishes intraspecific variation in ecological morphology
DURIE, C.J.*; TURINGAN, R.G.: Relationship between durophagy and feeding functional design in marine fishes: intraspecific variation in ecological morphology The relationship between oral jaw biomechanics and consumption of hard prey was compared between populations of two perciform and five tetraodontiform species to examine intraspecific ecomorphological variation in marine fishes. Gut content analysis revealed that the […]
