Meeting Abstract 71.3  Sunday, Jan. 6  Phylogeography of the mite harvestman Aoraki denticulata in the South Island of New Zealand BOYER, Sarah L.*; BAKER, Jessica M.; GIRIBET, Gonzalo; Macalester College; Harvard University; Harvard University boyer@macalester.edu Aoraki denticulata (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi, Pettalidae), is a widespread �mite harvestman� endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Using a 785 […]

Meeting Abstract 71.1  Sunday, Jan. 6  Interactive effects of hypoxia and naphthalene in the brown shrimp, Penaeus aztecus ZOU, E.; Nicholls State University em.zou@nicholls.edu The brown shrimp, Penaeus aztecus, in the northern Gulf of Mexico is faced with dual stresses of hypoxia, which occurs as a result of oxygen depletion from microbial decomposition of organic materials from […]

Meeting Abstract 71.2  Sunday, Jan. 6  Differential accumulation of mycosporine-like amino acids in the purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, in situ GRAVEM, S.A.*; ADAMS, N.L.; Cal Poly State Univ. San Luis Obispo; Cal Poly State Univ. San Luis Obispo sgravem@gmail.com Microhabitat variation in mycosporine-like amino acid (MAA) concentrations was studied in marine red algae and Strongylocentrotus purpuratus […]

Meeting Abstract 71.4  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Muscle mass limtis suction feeding performance among three centrarchid species. CARROLL, Andrew M.*; HUSKEY, Steve; WAINWRIGHT, Peter C.; University of Evansville, Evansville, IN ac204@evansville.edu The influence of musculoskeletal design on suction feeding performance (i.e. volumetric expansion and sub-ambient pressure generation) is not quantitatively or generally established. It has been hypothesized that […]

Meeting Abstract 71.3  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Integrated diversification of suction feeding performance in centrarchid and cichlid fishes WAINWRIGHT, P.C.**; HOLZMAN, R.A.; MEHTA, R.S.; HULSEY, C.D.; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville pcwainwright@ucdavis.edu Suction feeding ability has been shown to have a complex underlying basis with numerous avenues […]

Meeting Abstract 71.1  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Heads, Jaws, and Feeding: In Search of the Basal Chondrichthyan Condition. GROGAN, E.D.*; LUND, R; Saint Joseph’s University; Carnegie Museum egrogan@sju.edu Chondrichthyans, represented today by sharks, skates, rays, and chimaeras, are gnathostomes with an evolutionary history spanning 400-500 million years. They are often invoked to exemplify the primitive jawed vertebrate condition […]

Meeting Abstract 71.5  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Correlated evolution of feeding morphology in piscivorous versus non-piscivorous centrarchid fishes COLLAR, D.*; REVELL, L.; Harvard University; Harvard University dcollar@oeb.harvard.edu We used a new phylogenetic comparative method to test whether an inferred shift in selective regime associated with the evolution of piscivory in centrachid fishes has led to changes in the […]

Meeting Abstract 71.3  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Wing folding in bats: Aspects of morphology and phylogenetic interpretation ARMOUR, Maria T.*; SIMMONS, Nancy B.; SCHUTT, WIlliam A. Jr.; Emerson College, Boston, MA; American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY; C.W. Post College of Long Island University, Brookville, NY m.t.armour@gmail.com The bat forelimb is functionally unique among mammals because […]

Meeting Abstract 71.6  Wednesday, Jan. 6  The effect of wingbeat frequency on aerodynamic force and wake structure using a bat-like mechanical flapper BAHLMAN, Joseph Wm*; SCHUNK, Cosima; SWARTZ, Sharon M.; BREUER, Kenneth S.; Brown University; Hochschule Bremen, University of Applied Sciences; Brown University; Brown University joseph_bahlman@brown.edu The aerodynamic forces produced by a bat’s wings depends on its […]

Meeting Abstract 71.1  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Primary Downstroke Muscle Activity and Shoulder Movements in Free-tailed Bats. HERMANSON, J.W.*; ALTENBACH, J.S.; Cornell Univ., Ithaca; Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque jwh6@cornell.edu We explored several hypotheses about primary downstroke muscle function and skeletal motion in free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis). Bats were implanted with 0.2 mm diameter stainless steel pins in […]