Meeting Abstract 44-2 Friday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30 The elegance of ever-growing incisors: biomechanics and ecomorphology of unique rodent dentition and musculature as the drivers of diversification KRENTZEL, D*; ANGIELCZYK, K; Univ. of Chicago; Field Museum dkrentzel@uchicago.edu Rodents comprise the majority of mammal species and present the widest array of diets, but their incisors appear simple […]
sessions: Session 44
The Genomic Architecture of a Key Innovation and Evolution of Dental Divergence in East African Cichlid Fishes
Meeting Abstract 44-6 Friday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30 The Genomic Architecture of a Key Innovation and Evolution of Dental Divergence in East African Cichlid Fishes HULSEY, CD*; MEYER, A; Univ. of Konstanz, Germany darrin.hulsey@uni-konstanz.de http://darrinhulsey.com Using a hybrid mapping cross of two Lake Victoria cichlid fish species, we examined genomic regions associated with their dental diversity. […]
Leveraging Extant Shark Tooth Shape to Examine Paleozoic Selachian Morphospace
Meeting Abstract 44-3 Friday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45 Leveraging Extant Shark Tooth Shape to Examine Paleozoic Selachian Morphospace WHITENACK, LB*; KOLMANN, MA; Allegheny College; Univ. of Washington lwhitena@allegheny.edu Historically, extant chondrichthyan tooth shape has been used to make predictions about function and ecology. The shark fossil record is primarily composed of teeth, and likewise, inferences about […]
Leaving room for two at the dinner table morphology and competition govern the diet breadth of sympatric spearing and smashing stomatopods
Meeting Abstract 44-4 Friday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00 Leaving room for two at the dinner table: morphology and competition govern the diet breadth of sympatric spearing and smashing stomatopods DEVRIES, MS; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego mdevries@ucsd.edu http://mayadevries.com Competition for food drives the evolution of specialized feeding morphology. Stomatopod crustaceans are often touted as […]
Fangs, Stingers and Spines Common mechanical principles across biological puncturing tools
Meeting Abstract 44-1 Friday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15 Fangs, Stingers and Spines: Common mechanical principles across biological puncturing tools ANDERSON, P; Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign andersps@illinois.edu The field of comparative biomechanics explores how the laws of physics influence morphological variation and evolution. By basing biological inquiry on the level playing field of physics, it is possible to […]
Why Are Some Marmots Black The Genetics and Persistence of a Seemingly Harmful Trait in the North American Marmots
Meeting Abstract 44-6 Saturday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30 Why Are Some Marmots Black? The Genetics and Persistence of a Seemingly Harmful Trait in the North American Marmots MILLS, KK*; BOWLING, BC; GUNDERSON, AM; OLSON, LE; University of Alaska Museum; University of Alaska Fairbanks; University of Alaska Museum; University of Alaska Museum kkmills@alaska.edu The hoary marmot (Marmota […]
Quantifying Phenotypic Variation in a Tooth-Bearing Bone in Spelerpinae Salamanders
Meeting Abstract 44-3 Saturday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45 Quantifying Phenotypic Variation in a Tooth-Bearing Bone in Spelerpinae Salamanders DARCY, HE*; ANDERSON, PSJ; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign hdarcy2@illinois.edu The vomer is an important tooth-bearing cranial bone in the lungless salamanders (Plethodontidae) that displays different morphologies according to the feeding environment of the adult. […]
Lethal Phenotypes and Cryptic Consequences from Extreme Developmental Conditions in Sea Turtles
Meeting Abstract 44-4 Saturday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00 Lethal Phenotypes and Cryptic Consequences from Extreme Developmental Conditions in Sea Turtles WYNEKEN, J*; LOLAVAR, A; LASALA, J; Florida Atlantic Univ.; Florida Atlantic Univ.; Florida Atlantic Univ. jwyneken@fau.edu http://biology.fau.edu/directory/wyneken/index.php Reptile species that lay their eggs and leave them unattended to incubate depend upon nest environments to be benign […]
Influence of laying an egg on bird bone
Meeting Abstract 44-5 Saturday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15 Influence of laying an egg on bird bone LOUIS, LD*; KEAVENY, TM; BENTLEY, GE; DUDLEY, R; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley llouis@berkeley.edu A female bird must mobilize an enormous amount of calcium over a short time to […]
Costs of adaptive plastic responses to stressors genetic variation in hormetic responses to heavy metals in a butterfly
Meeting Abstract 44-1 Saturday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15 Costs of adaptive plastic responses to stressors: genetic variation in hormetic responses to heavy metals in a butterfly SHEPHARD, AM*; SNELL-ROOD, EC; Univ. of Minnesota; Univ. of Minnesota sheph095@umn.edu Organisms today face a range of stressful environments unknown in their evolutionary pasts. Understanding the mechanisms that promote population […]
