Meeting Abstract 66.1  Tuesday, Jan. 6 08:00  Movement-related life history variation in brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Lake Superior tributary streams LEONARD, J.B.K.*; CROSS, R.; Northern Michigan University jileonar@nmu.edu Life-history variation in salmonid fishes related to movement behavior represents intraspecific biodiversity important for species resiliency and ecosystem functioning. We used RFID/PIT telemetry in two Lake Superior tributaries […]

Meeting Abstract 66.3  Tuesday, Jan. 6 08:30  Diadromy and Diversification CORUSH, JB; University of Tennessee, Knoxville jcorush@vols.utk.edu Many fishes are limited to marine or freshwater environments, however, roughly 250 of the nearly 30,000 teleost fishes are diadromous, or migrate between marine and freshwater during a particular stage of their life. Evolutionarily, diadromy is of interest due to […]

Meeting Abstract 66.6  Tuesday, Jan. 6 09:00  Comparative homing behaviors in two species of crayfish, Orconectes rusticus and Fallicambarus fodiens KAMRAN, M*; MOORE, P.A; Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green; Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green mkamran@bgsu.edu The ability of animals to navigate to and from resources such as breeding grounds, richer pastures for foraging as well […]

Meeting Abstract 66.4  Tuesday, Jan. 6 08:45  Carbon dioxide anesthesia impacts climbing and flight behavior in Drosophila melanogaster VANDENBROOKS, J.M.*; BARTHOLOMEW, N.R.; BURDETT, J.; QUINLAN, M.; CALL, G.B.; Midwestern University; Midwestern University; Midwestern University; Midwestern University; Midwestern University; Midwestern University jvandenbrooks@midwestern.edu Laboratories that research Drosophila melanogaster use carbon dioxide (CO2) on a daily basis to anesthetize flies […]

Meeting Abstract 66.2  Tuesday, Jan. 6 08:15  Adaptative potential of larval dispersal in barnacles EWERS-SAUCEDO, C*; PAPPALARDO, MP; WARES, JP; University of Georgia; University of Georgia; University of Georgia chewers@uga.edu Dispersal of many marine species is limited to the larval phase. This larval phase is diverse with regard to duration and feeding mode, even between closely related […]

Meeting Abstract 66-7  Tuesday, Jan. 5 15:00  The intestine is a blender YANG, P*; LAMARCA, M; HU, DL; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology peijyang@gatech.edu According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, digestive disease affects 60 to 70 million people and costs over 140 billion annually. Despite the […]

Meeting Abstract 66-6  Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:45  The Internal Morphology and Strength of Spanish moss TATRO, KL*; CARREIRA, KL; UYENO, TA; Valdosta State University; Valdosta State University; Valdosta State University kltatro@valdosta.edu Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides (L.)) is a perennial flowering epiphyte with a large distribution across the moister parts of the Americas. Since it sustains itself with […]

Meeting Abstract 66-5  Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:30  Spectral Discrimination in “Color Blind” Cephalopods via Chromatic Aberration and Pupil Shape STUBBS, AL.*; STUBBS, CW; Univ. of California Berkeley; Harvard University astubbs@berkeley.edu The only known or proposed mechanisms for color vision require either spectrally distinct photoreceptors or spectral filtering of a single photoreceptor type. Virtually all cephalopods (octopus, squid, […]

Meeting Abstract 66-2  Tuesday, Jan. 5 13:45  Knotting Characteristics of the Pacific Hagfish HANEY, WA*; CLARK, AJ; UYENO , TA; Valdosta State University ; College of Charleston ; Valdosta State University wahaney@valdosta.edu Hagfish are jawless, invertebrate chordates that may compensate for a lack of opposable jaws by employing leverage created by forming and manipulating body knots during […]

Meeting Abstract 66-4  Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:15  Grizzly Bear Joint Loading Across Speeds: Sagittal and Frontal Plane Analyses SHINE, C. L.*; ROBBINS, C. T.; NELSON, O. L.; MCGOWAN, C. P.; University of Idaho; Washington State University; Washington State University; University of Idaho shin0453@vandals.uidaho.edu The majority of locomotion studies have focused on parasagittal motion and all but ignored […]