SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 54-3 Sat Jan 2 Turning liquid into vapor: Knifefish’s powerful suction-feeding Ortega-Jimenez, VM*; Sanford, PC; Kennesaw State University; Kennesaw State University ornithopterus@gmail.com http://ornithopterus.com We discovered that Knifefish (Apteronutus albifrons) can generate cavitation bubbles using a powerful rapid suction while […]
sessions: Session 54
Feeding at the air-water interface how prey position influences suction and ram in largemouth bass
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 54-4 Sat Jan 2 Feeding at the air-water interface: how prey position influences suction and ram in largemouth bass Herbert, AM*; Higham, TE; University of California Riverside; University of California Riverside aherb012@ucr.edu Altering prey capture behavior with changing prey […]
Cranial kinesis in actinopterygian suction feeding mechanical correlates of prey motion in Polypterus bichir
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 54-5 Sat Jan 2 Cranial kinesis in actinopterygian suction feeding: mechanical correlates of prey motion in Polypterus bichir Whitlow, KR*; Ross, CF; Gidmark, NJ; Westneat, MW; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; Knox College; University of Chicago kwhitlow@uchicago.edu Many […]
Contributions of hypaxial and sternohyoid muscles to hyoid depression in bichirs
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 54-6 Sat Jan 2 Contributions of hypaxial and sternohyoid muscles to hyoid depression in bichirs Rozen, J*; Rull, M; Spence, M; Konow, N; University of Massachusetts Lowell; University of Massachusetts Lowell; University of Massachusetts Lowell; University of Massachusetts Lowell […]
Come and spaghett It Morphology and feeding of the quillfish, Ptilichthys goodei
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 54-2 Sat Jan 2 Come and spaghett It: Morphology and feeding of the quillfish, Ptilichthys goodei Pinion, AK*; Cohen, KE; Donatelli, CM; Kruppert, S; Summers, AP; Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA; Friday Harbor Labs, University of Washington, […]
A novel behavior upsets the adaptive peaks hypothesis in metamorphic frogs
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 54-8 Sat Jan 2 A novel behavior upsets the adaptive peaks hypothesis in metamorphic frogs Kinsey, CT*; Blob, RW; Clemson University; Clemson University ckinsey@clemson.edu http://kinseyc.weebly.com Metamorphic animals can experience transitional periods in morphological development that impair aspects of functional […]
3D anatomical reconstruction of the feeding apparatus in Myxine using diceCT
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 54-1 Sat Jan 2 3D anatomical reconstruction of the feeding apparatus in Myxine using diceCT Constantin, ML*; Farina, SC; Gignac, PM; Uyeno , TA; Clark , AJ; Howard University; Howard University; Oklahoma State University; Valdosta State University; College of […]
Venom Resistance in an Eastern Colorado Rodent Community
Meeting Abstract 54-5 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30 Venom Resistance in an Eastern Colorado Rodent Community BALCHAN, NR*; MACKESSY, SP; University of Northern Colorado; University of Northern Colorado neil.balchan@unco.edu The Red Queen hypothesis describes the coevolutionary dynamic between predator and prey where both partners must evolve in tandem to remain competitive. In several cases, rodents have […]
Integrating Phenotypes and Genomes in a Fine-Scale Study of Lake-Stream Divergent Rainbow Darters
Meeting Abstract 54-4 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15 Integrating Phenotypes and Genomes in a Fine-Scale Study of Lake-Stream Divergent Rainbow Darters OLIVEIRA, DR*; FOSTER, SA; FITZPATRICK, SW; Clark University, Worcester, MA; Clark University, Worcester, MA; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI DOliveira@clarku.edu Populations inhabiting different environments often display phenotypic and genetic differentiation associated with local conditions. […]
Horizontal Gene Transfer as a Mechanism for Convergent Evolution in Arthropods
Meeting Abstract 54-2 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45 Horizontal Gene Transfer as a Mechanism for Convergent Evolution in Arthropods KOVACS, JL*; WERREN, J; Spelman College; University of Rochester jkovacs@spelman.edu “How do organisms acquire new traits?” is a central question in evolutionary biology. We know that new traits can arise a number ways including mutations, gene duplications, […]
