Pass me the microbes, please Bearded fireworms source part of their microbiome from bleached and healthy corals and vice versa

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 76-6  Sat Jan 2  Pass me the microbes, please! Bearded fireworms source part of their microbiome from bleached and healthy corals and vice versa Grimes, CJ*; Labonté, JM; Lopez, JV; Schulze, A; Texas A&M University at Galveston; Texas A&M […]

Parental care drives microbiome transmission in oviparous skin-feeding caecilians

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 76-4  Sat Jan 2  Parental care drives microbiome transmission in oviparous skin-feeding caecilians Kouete, MT*; Bletz, MC; LaBumbard, B; Woodhams, DC; Blackburn, DC; University of Florida; UMass; UMass; UMass; University of Florida tallakmarcelk@gmail.com Parental care encompasses multiple forms of […]

Methodology for sampling the microbiome of lizard eggs

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 76-1  Sat Jan 2  Methodology for sampling the microbiome of lizard eggs Murphy, KM*; Liles, MR; Higgins, KV; Mendonca, MT; Warner, DA; Auburn University, Auburn, AL kmm0155@auburn.edu https://kaitlyn-murphy.weebly.com Most surfaces are colonized by microorganisms that form interactive and fluctuating […]

Interactions between oyster physiology and microbiome are influenced by seasonal baselines and water manipulations

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 76-5  Sat Jan 2  Interactions between oyster physiology and microbiome are influenced by seasonal baselines and water manipulations Rivest, EB*; Song, B; Audemard, C; Carnegie, RB; Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA; Virginia Institute of Marine Science, […]

Do bumble bees cultivate yeast to augment protein in the larval diet

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 76-7  Sat Jan 2  Do bumble bees cultivate yeast to augment protein in the larval diet? Waybright, SA*; Dillon, ME; University of Wyoming; University of Wyoming; University of Wyoming swaybrig@uwyo.edu Bumble bees and other pollinators feed on nectar and […]

Caecilian harbor a distinctive microbiome Ichthyophis bannanicus ( Amphibia, Gymnophiona) and anuran larvae compared

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 76-2  Sat Jan 2  Caecilian harbor a distinctive microbiome: Ichthyophis bannanicus ( Amphibia, Gymnophiona) and anuran larvae compared Rajput, AP*; Meegaskumbura, M; Eco.Evo.Devo Lab-Group, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning Guangxi, […]

Turtling the salamader the role of lateral undulation in sprawling limb kinematics

Meeting Abstract 76-3  Monday, Jan. 6 08:30 – 08:45  Turtling the salamader: the role of lateral undulation in sprawling limb kinematics VEGA, CM*; ASHLEY-ROSS, MA; Wake Forest University; Wake Forest University vegacm11@wfu.edu Lateral undulation and trunk flexibility which offer performance benefits to maneuverability and stability are important characteristics of sprawling postured tetrapod locomotion except for turtles. Despite […]

Skeletal kinematics and muscle function during locomotion in tinamou, Eudromia elegans

Meeting Abstract 76-5  Monday, Jan. 6 09:00 – 09:15  Skeletal kinematics and muscle function during locomotion in tinamou, Eudromia elegans MICHEL, KB*; BISHOP, PJ; CUFF, AC; ALLEN, V; HUTCHINSON, JR; Royal Vet College UK kmichel@rvc.ac.uk The archosaurs are a clade of reptiles that underwent repeated evolutionary acquisition of bipedality throughout their 250 million year history, including the […]

Modulation of Cranio-Caudal mass distribution facilitates obstacle traversal in a cursorial biorobotic model

Meeting Abstract 76-6  Monday, Jan. 6 09:15 – 09:30  Modulation of Cranio-Caudal mass distribution facilitates obstacle traversal in a cursorial biorobotic model SIDDALL, RJD*; JUSUFI, A; Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems; Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems rob@is.mpg.de http://www.ardianjusufi.com/scientific-publications.html From the long necks of giraffes and hyenas, to the large tails of crocodilians, terrestrial animals display […]

Looking inside the sole intermetatarsal mobility in the American alligator

Meeting Abstract 76-4  Monday, Jan. 6 08:45 – 09:00  Looking inside the sole: intermetatarsal mobility in the American alligator TURNER, ML*; GATESY, SM; Brown University; Brown University morgan_turner@brown.edu Feet mediate animal-substrate interactions across an animal’s entire range of limb poses used in life. Despite its importance, the foot is typically either ignored or treated as a “black […]

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