Meeting Abstract 46-3  Friday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45  Super-hydrophobic diving flies and the kosmotropic waters of Mono Lake VAN BREUGEL, F*; DICKINSON, M; University of Washington; Caltech florisvb@gmail.com https://florisvanbreugel.com/ The alkali fly, Ephydra hians, has a remarkable natural history in which it deliberately crawls into the alkaline waters of Mono Lake to feed and lay eggs. […]

Meeting Abstract 46-1  Friday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15  Super Black is the New Black: Structural Absorption by Barbule Microstructures of Super Black Bird of Paradise Feathers FEO, TJ*; MCCOY, DE; HARVEY, TA; PRUM, RO; Smithsonian Institution, NMNH; Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology; Yale University; Yale University FeoT@si.edu Considerable progress has been made in our understanding of […]

Meeting Abstract 46-2  Friday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30  Regional Variance in the Structural Properties of Smooth-eye Poacher (Xeneretmus leiops) Scales: A Biomechanical Inspiration for Puncture-Resistant Armor STAPP, CS*; PAIG-TRAN, EM; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Fullerton caitlinstapp@yahoo.com Agonid poachers are benthic, heavily armored fishes with modified, robust scales that protect against predation. Although the […]

Meeting Abstract 46-5  Friday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15  Nonlinear Mechanics of Marine Mammal Skin GREAR, ME*; MOTLEY, MR; SUMMERS, AP; University of Washington; University of Washington; Friday Harbor Laboratories mgrear@uw.edu http://mollygrear.com Modeling the skin and blubber of marine mammals will aid in understanding injury from anthropogenic structures, such as the moving blades of an energy-generating tidal […]

Meeting Abstract 46-7  Friday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45  Comparative Biomechanics of Diverse Hagfish Skins PATEL, RG*; KENNEDY, EBL; CLUBB, BL; UYENO, TA; CLARK, AJ; College of Charleston; College of Charleston; Valdosta State University; Valdosta State University; College of Charleston patelrg@g.cofc.edu The slack skin of hagfishes may enhance maneuverability (e.g. body knotting or squeezing through tight spaces) […]

Meeting Abstract 46-6  Friday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30  Baggy Skins with Benefits: How Loose Fitting Integuments can be Adaptive UYENO, TA*; CLARK, AJ; Valdosta State University; College of Charleston tauyeno@valdosta.edu Organisms that rely on internal support structures often possess deformable body coverings. Such integuments found in pressurized, soft-bodied invertebrates can be tight fitting and feature tensile […]

Meeting Abstract 46-4  Saturday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00  Using a thyroid-disrupted zebrafish model to investigate the evolution of cypriniform novelties KEER, SA*; COHEN, K; MAY, C; MCMENAMIN, S; HERNANDEZ, LP; The George Washington University; The George Washington University; Boston College; Boston College; The George Washington University skeer@gwu.edu Cypriniformes is a diverse group of freshwater fishes characterized […]

Meeting Abstract 46-6  Saturday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30  Unexpected Mesopodial and Digit Number Skeletal Variation in the Elongated and Limb Reduced Amphiuma Salamanders BIERBAUM, E/L*; BEACHY, C/K; DIAZ, R/E; Southeastern Louisiana University; Southeastern Louisiana University; Southeastern Louisiana University Emily.bierbaum@gmail.com Tetrapods primarily present a pentadactyl plan. However, limb/digit reductions can correlate with trunk elongated or miniaturized body […]

Meeting Abstract 46-7  Saturday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45  Predicting success in physical activities: combining studies of sport and animal performance to enhance both disciplines SANDES DE SOUZA, AP*; SMITH, NM; WILSON, RS; University of Brasilia, Brazil; University of Sydney, Australia; University of Queensland, Australia r.wilson@uq.edu.au Just as biologists seek to link phenotypes to fitness, sports scientists […]

Meeting Abstract 46-2  Saturday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30  Modeling evolutionary selection for performance, in the case of the remora adhesive disc GAMEL , K. M.*; FLAMMANG, B. E.; New Jersey Institute of Tech, University of Akron; New Jersey Institute of Tech/ Rutgers University kmg205@zips.uakron.edu Fishes of the family Echeneidae, colloquially known as the Remoras, have evolved […]