Meeting Abstract 45-5  Friday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30  Corticosterone, endurance capacity, and home range size in Desert Iguanas (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) SINGLETON, J. M.*; GARLAND JR., T.; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside jsing014@ucr.edu Baseline circulating corticosterone impacts a variety of traits related to locomotor behavior, including glucose mobilization, skeletal muscle function, and probably motivation […]

Meeting Abstract 45-6  Friday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45  Carry-over Effects of Early-life Food Availability on Stress Physiology and Survival: A Supplementation Experiment in a Winter Breeding Passerine FREEMAN, NE*; NORRIS, DR; STRICKLAND, D; NEWMAN, AEM; University of Guelph, Ontario; University of Guelph, Ontario; Retired Chief Park Naturalist, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario; University of Guelph, Ontario nfreeman@uoguelph.ca […]

Meeting Abstract 45-5  Saturday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15  Using OpenSim in Comparative Biomechanics: A Simple Approach COX, S.M.*; RUBENSON, J.; Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University zanne@psu.edu https://sites.psu.edu/zanne/ Opensim is a free open-source software package that was developed to enable users to ‘build, exchange, and analyze computer models of the musculoskeletal system and dynamics simulations of […]

Meeting Abstract 45-4  Saturday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00  Segmentation and Meshing for Biomechanical Finite Element Analysis HALL, AS; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Houston, TX alex.hall@thermofisher.com http://allopatry.com Originally designed for engineers, finite element analysis (FEA) is a digital technique for understanding how materials respond to applied physical forces. In biology, FEA can be used to understand how all […]

Meeting Abstract 45-6  Saturday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30  MegaTracks: Deep learning methods enable rapid, automated tracking of complex motion sequences BADGER, MA*; COMBES, SA; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis mbadger@ucdavis.edu https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~badger/ Deep learning is a method by which complex mathematical functions such as artificial neural networks are trained to make accurate predictions using […]

Meeting Abstract 45-2  Saturday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30  An automated method for collecting biomechanical data from high-speed videos of fish feeding FIEDLER, K; COOPER, WJ*; Washington State Univ.; Washington State Univ. jim.cooper@wsu.edu Functional morphologists commonly utilize high-speed video to record movement and then use these recordings to measure aspects of biomechanical performance. Methods that rely upon […]

Meeting Abstract 45-3  Saturday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45  A Photogrammetric Method for Modeling Body Form in Stranded Large Whales MURPHY, C.*; DAILY, D.; MARX, M.; LAPSERITIS, J.; NEIMEYER, M.; JOHNSTON, E.; GUARENDI, A.; MOORE, M.; Naval Undersea Warfare Center; Naval Undersea Warfare Center; Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at New England Aquarium; Naval Undersea Warfare […]

Meeting Abstract 45-7  Saturday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45  780-sample Repeated-measures Study to Improve Visualization of Vertebrate Soft-tissue Anatomy Using DiceCT Imaging GIGNAC, PM*; KLEY, NJ; Oklahoma State University CHS; Stony Brook University paul.gignac@okstate.edu http://www.diceCT.com Diffusible iodine-based contrast-enhanced computed tomography (diceCT) permits the visualization of soft-tissue anatomy at high three-dimensional spatial scales relatively rapidly and at minimal […]