Meeting Abstract 78-4  Wednesday, Jan. 6 08:45  Towards an understanding of the relation between body morphology, kinematics, and swimming performance in neotropical cichlids FEILICH, KL; Harvard University kfeilich@fas.harvard.edu Fishes exhibit a range of body shapes, with each different shape having its own hydrodynamic effect on swimming performance. However, morphology alone does not drive performance; rather, performance emerges […]

Meeting Abstract 78-6  Wednesday, Jan. 6 09:15  Ecomorphology and Swimming Energetics of Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis in Turbulent Flow FAVATA, CA*; COLOMBO, RE; MAIA, A; Eastern Illinois University; Eastern Illinois Univeristy; Eastern Illinois University cafavata@eiu.edu Anthropogenic habitat alteration disturbs fishes at the community and organismal levels, but effects are seldom related to the physiological processes. Metabolism is […]

Meeting Abstract 78-1  Wednesday, Jan. 6 08:00  Determinants of Energetic Costs of Climbing in Humans KOZMA, E.E.*; RAICHLEN, D.A.; WOOD, B.M.; PONTZER, H.; The Graduate Center, CUNY and New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology; University of Arizona; Yale University; Hunter College, CUNY and New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology kozma.elaine@gmail.com The factors that influence the metabolic cost […]

Meeting Abstract 78-3  Wednesday, Jan. 6 08:30  Comparative arboreal locomotion of Anolis lizards FOSTER, KL*; HIGHAM, TE; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside kfost001@ucr.edu http://www.comparativebiomechanics.com The Anolis system has become a model example of how animals can become adapted to the locomotor challenges imposed by microhabitat structure. Anolis lizards of the Greater Antilles are categorized […]

Meeting Abstract 78-7  Wednesday, Jan. 6 09:30  Born to Run: Artificial Selection Lab GARLAND, T; Univ. of California, Riverside tgarland@ucr.edu http://www.biology.ucr.edu/people/faculty/Garland.html Students rarely get opportunities for inquiry-based learning when they study evolution. Most hands-on learning experiences are simulations or involve reviewing data that has already been collected. In this lesson, students examine changes in dimensions of leg […]

Meeting Abstract 78-5  Wednesday, Jan. 6 09:00  Biomechanics of locomotion in Antarctic sea spiders (Pycnogonida) ROBERTS, S.P.*; MAHON, A.R.; HALANYCH, K.M.; Missouri University of Science and Technology; Central Michigan University; Auburn University stephen.roberts@mst.edu Eight-legged locomotion within chelicerates and other arthropod groups allows a diverse array of maneuvers (e.g. variable speeds; forwards, sideways and backwards walking; low turning […]

Meeting Abstract 78-4  Saturday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15  Temperature, oxygen, metabolism and upper thermal niche boundaries of water-breathing ectotherms ERN, R*; ESBAUGH, AJ; University of Texas at Austin, USA; University of Texas at Austin, USA rasmus@ern.dk Temperature-induced limitations on the capacity of the cardiorespiratory system to transport oxygen from the environment to the tissues have long […]

Meeting Abstract 78-1  Saturday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30  Morphological and physiological mechanisms may control whole-body heat balance in deep-diving swordfish, Xiphias gladius. STOEHR, A*; ST. MARTIN, J; FOWLER, A; AALBERS, S; SEPULVEDA, C; BERNAL, D; Univ. of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst; Univ. of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research; Pfleger Institute of Environmental […]

Meeting Abstract 78-6  Saturday, Jan. 7 09:30 – 09:45  Keep Breathing: Linking Respiration to Thermally Regulated Life History Outcomes in the Mayfly Neocloeon triangulifer CHOU, H; FUNK, D; BUCHWALTER, D*; North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh; Stroud Water Research Center, Avondale; North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh dbbuchwa@ncsu.edu Aquatic insects are widely used as indicators in freshwater ecosystems, but […]

Meeting Abstract 78-3  Saturday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00  Effects of Winter and Summer Thermal Variability Regimes on Growth and Metabolism in Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) CHICOINE, S.J.*; LEONARD, J.B.K.; Northern Michigan University; Northern Michigan University schicoin@nmu.edu Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is a cold water species with a narrow range of thermal tolerance. Climate change projections suggest […]