Meeting Abstract 80.1 Tuesday, Jan. 6 10:15 Scaling of muscle architecture in arboreal and terrestrial Varanus lizards: from V. tristis to V. komodoensis DICK, T.J.*; CLEMENTE, C.J.; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby; University of Queensland, St Lucia taylor_dick@sfu.ca Some animals appear to counter size-related increases in bone and muscle stress through changes in posture, with larger animals adopting […]
sessions: Session 80
Scaling of ballistic tongue projection performance in chameleons
Meeting Abstract 80.6 Tuesday, Jan. 6 11:30 Scaling of ballistic tongue projection performance in chameleons ANDERSON, C.V.*; TOLLEY, K.A.; Brown University, Providence; South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town Christopher_V_Anderson@brown.edu Body size and dimensions of organisms are known to have a profound impact on functional properties associated with animal movement. Predictions about how whole organism performance varies […]
Ontogeny of myosin heavy chain expression and prehensile tail function in the gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica )
Meeting Abstract 80.4 Tuesday, Jan. 6 11:00 Ontogeny of myosin heavy chain expression and prehensile tail function in the gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica ) THOMAS, D.R.*; WALKER, G.R.; CHADWELL, B.A.; BUTCHER, M.T.; Youngstown State University; Youngstown State University; Northeastern Ohio University of Medicine; Youngstown State University drthomas03@student.ysu.edu http://mtbutcher.people.ysu.edu/Home.html Monodelphis domestica is a terrestrial opossum that uses […]
Two levers and a linkage patterns of morphological and functional diversity in the upper beak, lower beak and cranial linkages of birds
Meeting Abstract 80-3 Wednesday, Jan. 6 08:30 Two levers and a linkage: patterns of morphological and functional diversity in the upper beak, lower beak and cranial linkages of birds OLSEN, AM*; WESTNEAT, MW; Univ. of Chicago, IL; Univ. of Chicago, IL aolsen@uchicago.edu http://home.uchicago.edu/~aolsen The beaks of birds display remarkable morphological, functional and mechanical diversity. However, behind the […]
Tumbling Paradigms Brief turbulence exposure causes long term shifts in larval life history
Meeting Abstract 80-7 Wednesday, Jan. 6 09:30 Tumbling Paradigms: Brief turbulence exposure causes long term shifts in larval life history HODIN, J.*; FERNER, M.C.; NG, G.; LOWE, C.J.; GAYLORD, B.; UW Friday Harbor Labs; SF National Estuarine Research Reserve; UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab; Hopkins Marine Station; UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab hodin@uw.edu Seashore marine organisms with […]
The evolution and development of diverse and adaptive skull shapes in New World leaf-nosed bats
Meeting Abstract 80-1 Wednesday, Jan. 6 08:00 The evolution and development of diverse and adaptive skull shapes in New World leaf-nosed bats CAMACHO, J.*; HEYDE, A.; BHULLAR, B.A.S.; HAELEWATERS, D.; SIMMONS, N.B.; ABZHANOV, A.; Harvard University; Harvard University; Yale University; Harvard University; American Museum of Natural History; Imperial College London jasmin.j.camacho@gmail.com The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae), […]
How to grow a trumpet Ontogeny elucidates hollow nasal crest evolution in dinosaurs and mammals
Meeting Abstract 80-2 Wednesday, Jan. 6 08:15 How to grow a trumpet: Ontogeny elucidates hollow nasal crest evolution in dinosaurs and mammals O’BRIEN, H.D.*; FAITH, J.T.; JENKINS, K.; PEPPE, D.J.; TRYON, C.A.; Ohio University; U. Queensland; SUNY Albany; Baylor; Harvard haley.d.obrien@gmail.com Fully ossified, hollow nasal crests occur rarely in vertebrates, & even less often interact directly with […]
Divergence of craniodental morphology in southern sea otters
Meeting Abstract 80-4 Wednesday, Jan. 6 08:45 Divergence of craniodental morphology in southern sea otters LAW, CJ*; BALIGA, VB; MEHTA, RS; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz cjlaw@ucsc.edu http://research.pbsci.ucsc.edu/eeb/cjlaw/ As a species, southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) are apex predators that consume a wide variety of hard-shelled […]
Crucial advantages of tail use in the evolution of vertebrate terrestrial locomotion
Meeting Abstract 80-6 Wednesday, Jan. 6 09:15 Crucial advantages of tail use in the evolution of vertebrate terrestrial locomotion. ASTLEY, H.C.*; MCINROE, B.; GONG, C.; KAWANO, S.; BLOB, R.; CHOSET, H.; GOLDMAN, D. I.; Georgia Institute of Technology; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Carnegie Mellon University; National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis; Clemson University; Carnegie Mellon University; […]
Causes of metamorphic induction and consequences for adult phenotypes in solitary bees
Meeting Abstract 80-8 Wednesday, Jan. 6 09:45 Causes of metamorphic induction and consequences for adult phenotypes in solitary bees HELM, BR*; BALDWIN, MD; RINEHART, JP; YOCUM, GD; BOWSHER, JH; GREENLEE, KJ; North Dakota State University; North Dakota State University; USDA-ARS Insect Genetics and Biochemistry; USDA-ARS Insect Genetics and Biochemistry; North Dakota State University; North Dakota State University […]
