Meeting Abstract 67.5 Monday, Jan. 6 09:00 Maximal locomotor performance and sprint sensitivity in green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis) HUSAK, J.F.*; SATHE, E.A.; Univ. of St. Thomas jerry.husak@stthomas.edu Locomotion is arguably one of the most important traits to the survival and reproductive success of animals and has been the subject of intense study for decades. However, locomotion […]
sessions: Session 67
In vivo Femoral Strains in Swimming Turtles Influence of Locomotor Medium on Limb Bone Loading
Meeting Abstract 67.1 Monday, Jan. 6 08:00 In vivo Femoral Strains in Swimming Turtles: Influence of Locomotor Medium on Limb Bone Loading YOUNG, V.KH.*; BLOB, R.W. ; Clemson University; Clemson University vkhilli@clemson.edu Many terrestrial vertebrate lineages have members that have returned to aquatic habitats. Such taxa often show characteristic changes in limb bone shape, such as flattening […]
Implications of Morphological Variation in the Manual Unguals of Theropod Dinosaurs
Meeting Abstract 67.4 Monday, Jan. 6 08:45 Implications of Morphological Variation in the Manual Unguals of Theropod Dinosaurs NOTO, C.R.; University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha noto@uwp.edu Among living tetrapods, research shows a strong correlation between claw shape and such factors as locomotor mode or predatory behavior. Using a similar approach to dinosaur unguals we may expect that differences […]
XROMM analysis of tooth occlusion and temporomandibular joint kinematics during mastication in miniature pigs
Meeting Abstract 67.1 Tuesday, Jan. 6 08:00 XROMM analysis of tooth occlusion and temporomandibular joint kinematics during mastication in miniature pigs MENEGAZ, RA*; BAIER, DB; METZGER, KA; HERRING, SW; BRAINERD, EL; Brown Univ; Providence Coll; Hofstra Univ; Univ of Washington; Brown Univ rachel_a_menegaz@brown.edu Domestic pigs and their wild relatives are true omnivores, and are convergent in their […]
Variable response of feeding kinematics to environmental temperature in teleost fishes
Meeting Abstract 67.6 Tuesday, Jan. 6 09:15 Variable response of feeding kinematics to environmental temperature in teleost fishes TURINGAN, R.G.*; SLOAN, T.J.; KERFOOT, J.R.; Florida Institute of Technology; Florida Institute of Technology; Union University turingan@fit.edu It has been hypothesized that below an optimal temperature, a 10 ° C increase in temperature induces a twofold increase in the […]
Muscle Synchronization and Coordination During Rhythmic Mastication in Primates
Meeting Abstract 67.3 Tuesday, Jan. 6 08:30 Muscle Synchronization and Coordination During Rhythmic Mastication in Primates RAM, YV*; IRIARTE-DIAZ, J; ROSS, CF; University of Chicago; University of Illinois, Chicago; University of Chicago yashesvini@uchicago.edu Mastication is a complex and variable behavior that is also rhythmic. During mastication, the amplitude and timing of muscle activity demonstrates both stereotypy and […]
Kinematics of picking behavior in wrasses
Meeting Abstract 67.7 Tuesday, Jan. 6 09:30 Kinematics of picking behavior in wrasses BALIGA, V.B.*; MEHTA, R.S.; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz vbaliga@ucsc.edu In fishes, cleaning is a mutualistic behavior wherein a species will remove and consume ectoparasites from other organisms. Previously, researchers have described the mouth movements of cleaner fishes as […]
Kinematics and functional morphology of fishes capturing prey on land
Meeting Abstract 67.2 Tuesday, Jan. 6 08:15 Kinematics and functional morphology of fishes capturing prey on land MICHEL, K.B.*; AERTS, P.; GIBB, A.C.; VAN WASSENBERGH, S.; University of Antwerp; University of Antwerp; Northen Arizona University; University of Ghent krijn.michel@uantwerpen.be One of the unresolved aspects of the evolution of terrestrial vertebrates is how the aquatic ancestors of tetrapods […]
Gape cycle dynamics and omnivory Is morphological generalization a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to food breakdown
Meeting Abstract 67.5 Tuesday, Jan. 6 09:00 Gape cycle dynamics and omnivory: Is morphological generalization a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to food breakdown? MONTUELLE, SJ; CRANE, EA; DAVIS, JS; WILLIAMS, SH*; Ohio University, Athens; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; High Point University, North Carolina; Ohio University, Athens willias7@ohio.edu http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/dbms-williams/ Mastication serves to change the physical properties (e.g., size, texture) […]
Functional Trade-offs in Aquatic Feeding of Salamandrid Salamanders
Meeting Abstract 67.4 Tuesday, Jan. 6 08:45 Functional Trade-offs in Aquatic Feeding of Salamandrid Salamanders STINSON, C.M.*; DEBAN, S.M.; Univ. of South Florida, Tampa; Univ. of South Florida, Tampa cstinson@mail.usf.edu When feeding aquatically, salamanders often rely on suction to capture prey; however, in terrestrial habitats jaw prehension and tongue protraction are more common. During suction feeding rapid […]
