Meeting Abstract 81.4  Wednesday, Jan. 6  House sparrow fledglings leave the nest digestively immature but more flexible than adults BRZĘK, P; CAVIEDES-VIDAL, E; KARASOV, W.H.*; Univ. of Białystok, Poland; Univ. of San Luis, Argentina; Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison wkarasov@wisc.edu Young altricial birds may leave the nest before completion of their development. However, the relative level of their […]

Meeting Abstract 81.6  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Examination of Residual Yolk Utilization in Hatchling Smooth Softshell Turtles, Apalone mutica VAN DYKE, J/U*; BEAUPRE, S/J; PLUMMER, M/V; University of Arkansas; University of Arkansas; Harding University juvandy@uark.edu Sufficient postnatal provisioning is presumed critical for survival before neonate animals successfully forage. While parents do not feed offspring in most lineages, nearly […]

Meeting Abstract 81.2  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Dietary quality effects on resource allocation in lizards: A quantitative stable isotope analysis WARNE, R.W.*; GILMAN, C.A.; GARCIA, D.A.; WOLF, B.O.; Vassar College, NY; University of New Mexico rw.warne@gmail.com The degree to which lizards can alter resource allocation to reproduction or growth in response to variation in environmental resource availability remains […]

Meeting Abstract 81.5  Friday, Jan. 7  The Effects of Intraspecific Competition on the Prey-Capture Kinematics and Behavior of Bluegill Sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus PFEIFFENBERGER, J.A.*; MOTTA, P.J.; University of South Florida; University of South Florida jpfeiffenber2009@my.fit.edu Previous studies on the prey capture kinematics and behavior in bony fishes have shown that temperature and satiation can affect prey capture […]

Meeting Abstract 81.4  Friday, Jan. 7  Kissing and scraping: the intramandibular joint in Helostoma temmincki FERRY, LA*; GIBB, AC; KONOW, N; Arizona State University; Northern Arizona University; Brown University Lara.Ferry@asu.edu The kissing gourami, Helostoma temmincki, is a monotypic, enigmatic tropical freshwater fish, well known for displaying a ‘kissing behavior’— so named because the upper and lower jaws […]

Meeting Abstract 81.1  Friday, Jan. 7  Functional and morphological convergence in durophagous moray eels REECE, JOSHUA S*; MEHTA, RITA S; ALFARO, MICHAEL; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Los Angeles josh830@gmail.com Does functional convergence in diet result from morphological convergence? Morphology is constantly changing to maximize performance in response to […]

Meeting Abstract 81.3  Friday, Jan. 7  Finite element analysis of crushing teeth CROFTS, S.B.*; SUMMERS, A.P.; University of Washington, Friday Harbor Labs; University of Washington, Friday Harbor Labs croftss@uw.edu A number of lineages of fishes include durophagous members; fishes that have modified their pharyngeal or oral jaws to allow them to eat hard prey. Here we explore […]

Meeting Abstract 81.2  Friday, Jan. 7  Bite force production in Kyphosidae MORAN, C.J.*; FERRY, L.A.; Moss Landing Marine Labs cmoran.mlml@gmail.com The modeling of force production in fish jaws has been a large area of research in fish ecomorphology. Force production is especially important when diet items are firmly attached to substrate, such as in herbivory. In the […]

Meeting Abstract 81.6  Friday, Jan. 6  Why stomatopods are striking DEVRIES, M. S.*; CHRISTY, J. H.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute msdevries@berkeley.edu Some species of stomatopod crustaceans produce extremely fast and powerful strikes with highly specialized appendages. These strikes are thought to be used both for crushing hard-shelled prey and for fighting with other […]

Meeting Abstract 81.5  Friday, Jan. 6  Trade-offs and compensatory traits: bite force and sprint speed pose conflicting demands on the design of male geckos (Hemidactylus frenatus) CAMERON, SF*; WYNN, ML; WILSON, RS; Univ. of Queensland, Australia s.cameron3@uq.edu.au The evolution of exaggerated ornaments and armaments is driven by the benefits accrued to reproductive success and by the costs […]