Meeting Abstract 67-4  Friday, Jan. 5 14:15 – 14:30  The Role of Forelimbs in Bipedal Running Lizards KINSEY, CT*; MCBRAYER, LD; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University ck03480@georgiasouthern.edu Many lizards are capable of bipedal locomotion via high acceleration and/or posterior shift in body center of mass (BCoM). Kinematic analyses to date have focused primarily on the role […]

Meeting Abstract 67-1  Friday, Jan. 5 13:30 – 13:45  Ontogeny of the Morphology-performance Axis in the Amphibious, Self-fertilizing Hermaphroditic Fish (Kryptolebias marmoratus) STYGA, JM*; HOUSLAY, TM; WILSON, AJ; EARLEY, RL; The University of Alabama; University of Exeter-Penryn ; University of Exeter-Penryn ; The University of Alabama jmstyga@crimson.ua.edu Quantitatively linking morphology with performance at one developmental stage is […]

Meeting Abstract 67-5  Friday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 14:45  Muscle Dynamics in Jumping Kangaroo Rats (D. deserti) SCHWANER, MJ*; LIN, DC; MCGOWAN, CP; University of Idaho, Moscow (ID); Washington State University, Pullman (WA); University of Idaho, Moscow (ID) janneke.schwaner@gmail.com Kangaroo rats (D. deserti) are bipedal hopping desert rodents that use vertical jumps to escape their predators (mainly […]

Meeting Abstract 67-3  Friday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:15  Leaping larvae: hydrostatic jumpers at the mm-scale FARLEY, GM*; HARRISON, JS; WISE, MJ; SUTTON, GP; PATEK, SN; Duke University; Duke University; Roanoke College; University of Bristol; Duke University gmf7@duke.edu The elastic jumps of small insects are typically powered by elongate legs and accessory elastic structures; however, in earlier […]

Meeting Abstract 67-2  Friday, Jan. 5 13:45 – 14:00  Head stability and neck function during locomotion in Varecia variegata GRIDER-POTTER, N*; ZEININGER, A; Arizona State University; Duke University ngriderp@asu.edu The head houses both visual and vestibulocochlear organs that allow an organism to balance, orient, and navigate during locomotion. Maintaining a stable head should be especially important in […]

Meeting Abstract 67-7  Friday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:15  Finding the Invisible Joint: Developing a Joint Coordinate System for the Alligator (Alligator mississipiensis) Coracosternal Joint BAIER, DB*; MORITZ, S; CARNEY, RM; GARRITY, B; Providence College; Brown University; University of South Florida; Boston University dbaier@providence.edu X-ray Reconstruction of Moving Morphology (XROMM) can be used to recreate skeletal motion […]

Meeting Abstract 67-6  Friday, Jan. 5 14:45 – 15:00  Biomechanical and performance tradeoffs in bipedal and quadrupedal turning strategies of Desert Kangaroo Rats COLLINS, CE*; HUNTER, SL; MCGOWAN, CP; University of Idaho; University of Idaho; University of Idaho cecollins@uidaho.edu http://saxicoly.wix.com/clintecollins Animals propel themselves through physically challenging environments for a variety of tasks including dispersal, feeding, and predator […]

Meeting Abstract 67-4  Saturday, Jan. 5 14:15 – 14:30  The First Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of the Skull and Musculature of a Cretaceous Toothed Bird, Hesperornis regalis HANSON, M*; BURNHAM, D; BRIGHT, J; CARNEY, R; BHULLAR, B-A S; Yale University; University of Kansas; Yale University michael.hanson@yale.edu Cranial kinesis in birds is a remarkable anatomical specialization involving the development of […]

Meeting Abstract 67-6  Saturday, Jan. 5 14:45 – 15:00  Launch Mechanics of Quetzalcoatlus and Other Large Pterosaurs: A Test of Three Hypotheses PADIAN, K; Univ. of California, Berkeley kpadian@berkeley.edu There are three main hypotheses about how large pterodactyloids may have launched themselves from the ground: (1) a running takeoff in bipedal posture, (2) a standing takeoff in […]

Meeting Abstract 67-7  Saturday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:15  Incipient Wing-Flapping Enhances Aerial Performance in a Robotic Glider SATHE, EA*; CHRONISTER, NJ; DUDLEY, R; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley eksathe@berkeley.edu Fossils intermediate to theropod dinosaurs and modern birds show well-developed flight feathers on both fore- and hindlimbs that indicate aerodynamic function. To test the […]