Meeting Abstract 49.4  Monday, Jan. 5  Contrasting effects of substrate on population genetic structure in sympatric rock-dwelling cichlids WAGNER, C.E.*; MCCUNE, A.R.; Cornell University; Cornell University cew35@cornell.edu The cichlid fishes of Lake Tanganyika in Eastern Africa are a celebrated example of both ecological and species diversification. Because population subdivision is likely to play an important role in […]

Meeting Abstract 49.3  Monday, Jan. 5  A Radiation Hybrid map of the genome of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) RAKOTOMANGA, M; AZZOUZI, N; SENGER, F; GUYON, R; HITTE, C; BAROILLER, JF; D COTTA, H; OZOUF-COSTAZ, C; GALIBERT, F*; CNRS UMR6061, Universite de Rennes 1, Rennes, France ; CNRS UMR6061, Universite de Rennes 1, Rennes, France ; CNRS UMR6026,Universite […]

Meeting Abstract 49.4  Tuesday, Jan. 5  The ontogeny of feeding systems in caecilians (Lissamphibia: Gymnophiona) – sucking, scraping, and biting KLEINTEICH, T; University of Hamburg thomas.kleinteich@uni-hamburg.de The caecilian feeding system is unique among vertebrates in that two jaw closing mechanisms are integrated: jaw closure is driven by the ancestral jaw closing muscles (mm. levatores mandibulae) plus a […]

Meeting Abstract 49.3  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Labial tooth number affects feeding kinematics in a ranid tadpole VENESKY, Matthew*; WASSERSUG, Richard; PARRIS, Matthew; Univ. of Memphis; Dalhousie Univ.; Univ. of Memphis mvenesky@memphis.edu We used high-speed videography to explore how missing labial teeth alters the feeding kinematics and foraging performance of Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus) tadpoles. In Experiment […]

Meeting Abstract 49.1  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Big heads, big gulps and high drag: mechanics and energetics of rorqual lunge feeding GOLDBOGEN, J. A.*; CALAMBOKIDIS, J. ; OLESON, E. M.; POTVIN, J.; SCHORR, G.; SHADWICK, R. E.; Univ. of British Columbia; Cascadia Research Collective; Univ. of California, San Diego; Saint Louis University; Cascadia Research Collective; Univ. of British […]

Meeting Abstract 49.2  Tuesday, Jan. 5  Behavioral performance of ram and suction feeding odontocetes, and a preliminary evolutionary analysis using functional data KANE, E. A.*; MARSHALL, C. D.; Texas A and M University; Texas A and M University ekane@clemson.edu During their re-invasion, some cetaceans independently and secondarily evolved prey capture modes that are often described as convergent […]

Meeting Abstract 49.5  Thursday, Jan. 6  Synthetic Cellular Biomechanics RUDER, W.C.; Boston University, Harvard Wyss Institute, and HHMI wruder@bu.edu Cellular engineering has experienced a broad expansion and now includes the fields of artificial cell engineering and synthetic biology, which are focused on engineering complexity at the cellular scale, either by assembling nanomaterials from the ground up, for […]

Meeting Abstract 49.1  Thursday, Jan. 6  Rolling up with the flow to reduce drag and flutter: A study of broad leaves MILLER, Laura*; HAMLET, Christina; SANTHANAKRISHNAN, Arvind; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill lam9@email.unc.edu Flexible plants, fungi, and sessile animals reconfigure in wind and water to reduce the drag forces acting […]

Meeting Abstract 49.4  Thursday, Jan. 6  Numeric simulation of convective-diffusive odor transport to chemosensory hairs of the crayfish, Procambarus clarkii PRAVIN, Swapnil*; MELLON, Deforest; REIDENBACH, Matthew; University of Virginia; University of Virginia; University of Virginia sp8yh@virginia.edu Aquatic organisms like arthropods have the ability to sense fluid flow and chemicals in their surrounding environment using antennules bearing specialized […]

Meeting Abstract 49.3  Thursday, Jan. 6  Effects of antennule morphology and flicking kinematics on flow and odor sampling by the freshwater crayfish, Procambarus clarkii NELSON, J.M.*; MELLON, DeF.; REIDENBACH, M.A.; Univ. of Virginia; Univ. of Virginia; Univ. of Virginia jmn9h@virginia.edu An organism’s sense of smell and their behavior in response to specific odors is dictated by the […]