Meeting Abstract 67.7  Saturday, Jan. 5  Using sequence capture of UCEs and flanking regions to resolve phylogenetic relationships within actinopterygian fishes ALFARO, ME*; FAIRCLOTH, BC; UCLA; UCLA michaelalfaro@ucla.edu Ray-finned fishes constitute the dominant radiation of vertebrates with over 30,000 species. Although molecular phylogenetics has begun to disentangle major evolutionary relationships within this vast section of the tree […]

Meeting Abstract 67.6  Saturday, Jan. 5  The impact of taxonomic progress on knowing the Tree of Life: an example from amphibians BLACKBURN, DC*; CANNATELLA, DC; SUKUMARAN, J; WAKE, DB; California Academy of Sciences; University of Texas, Austin; Duke University; University of California, Berkeley david.c.blackburn@gmail.com Since 1985, taxonomic research on the diversity of living amphibians has increased species […]

Meeting Abstract 67.5  Saturday, Jan. 5  Testing for exceptional among-island convergence in Greater Antillean Anolis: introduction and application of a novel comparative method MAHLER, D. L.*; INGRAM, T.; REVELL, L. J.; LOSOS, J. B.; Univ. of California, Davis; Harvard Univ.; U. Mass., Boston; Harvard Univ. lmahler@ucdavis.edu Replicated adaptive radiations suggest that diversification may be strongly deterministic, even […]

Meeting Abstract 67.1  Saturday, Jan. 5  Taking a step back: computational problems for morphological data revisited BRAZEAU, M.D.; Naturalis Biodiversity Center martin.brazeau@gmail.com Although no longer as prevalent as molecular sequence data, morphological data remain an important source of phylogenetic and comparative data. Without them, it is impossible to place fossils in the tree of life or have […]

Meeting Abstract 67.8  Saturday, Jan. 5  Consensus and confusion in molluscan phylogeny SIGWART, JD*; SCHROEDL, M; Queen’s Univerity Belfast; Zoologische Staatssammlung Munich j.sigwart@qub.ac.uk Molluscs are the second largest and morphologically most disparate animal phylum, they are ubiquitous, and have a formidable fossil record. Monophyly of the eight Recent molluscan classes is undisputed, but relationships between these groups […]

Meeting Abstract 67.2  Saturday, Jan. 5  Comparing disparity between traits using the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck model: a test of functional constraint on the eyes of labrids PRICE, S. A.*; SCHMITZ, L.; ANDERSON, P.S.L.; BOETTIGER, C. L.; WAINWRIGHT, P. C.; University of California, Davis; Keck Science Department, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer and Scripps College,; University of Massachusetts, Amherst,; University of California, […]

Meeting Abstract 67.3  Saturday, Jan. 5  A conundrum of covariation: The effects of missing data on disparity analysis SMITH, AJ*; ROSARIO, MV; EITING, TP; DUMONT, ER; UMass, Amherst; UMass, Amherst; UMass, Amherst; UMass, Amherst ajsmi1@cns.umass.edu Disparity, or morphological diversity, is an important metric of biodiversity used to analyze evolutionary trends in form over geological timescales. Although missing […]

Meeting Abstract 67.6  Monday, Jan. 6 09:15  Using experimental and simulated footprints to interpret dinosaur limb motion FALKINGHAM, P L *; GATESY, S M ; Royal Veterinary College; Brown University pfalkingham@rvc.ac.uk Dinosaur tracks offer a primary source of evidence for understanding not only the behaviours of individual taxa, but also the broader view of locomotor evolution through […]

Meeting Abstract 67.3  Monday, Jan. 6 08:30  Ontogeny of locomotor performance in Eastern cottontail rabbits: II. Hindlimb joint work during acceleration YOUNG, J. W.*; RUSSO, G. A.; ROSE, J. A.; BUTCHER, M. T.; SMITH, G. A.; NEOMED; NEOMED; Youngstown State Univ.; Youngstown State Univ; Univ. of Akron jwyoung@neomed.edu Due to small size and ecological inexperience, juvenile animals […]

Meeting Abstract 67.2  Monday, Jan. 6 08:15  Ontogeny of locomotor performance in Eastern cottontail rabbits: I. Hindlimb muscle architecture and fiber type. ROSE, JA*; RUSSO, GA; YOUNG, JW; SMITH, GA; BUTCHER, MT; Youngstown State University, Youngstown; NEOMED, Rootstown; NEOMED, Rootstown; University of Akron, Akron; Youngstown State University, Youngstown jarose@student.ysu.edu Rabbits have powerful hindlimb muscles that allow them […]