Meeting Abstract 81.6 Tuesday, Jan. 6 11:30 In vivo measurement of aerodynamic weight support in freely flying birds INGERSOLL, R*; LENTINK, D; Stanford University; Stanford University riversi@stanford.edu http://lentinklab.stanford.edu Sustained hovering is a special behavior that separates the aerodynamic flight techniques of hummingbirds from other birds. This remarkable behavior is aided by the relatively large supracoracoideus muscle allowing […]
sessions: Session 81
In situ force-length properties of the pigeon pectoralis in relation to in vivo length changes during level flight
Meeting Abstract 81.1 Tuesday, Jan. 6 10:15 In situ force-length properties of the pigeon pectoralis in relation to in vivo length changes during level flight TAYLOR-BURT, KR*; MIARA, M; BIEWENER, AA; Harvard U; Harvard U; Harvard U karitaylorburt@fas.harvard.edu The avian pectoralis produces most of the power for flight and is well suited to studies of how muscle […]
Do Butterfly Scales Improve Flight
Meeting Abstract 81.2 Tuesday, Jan. 6 10:30 Do Butterfly Scales Improve Flight? LANG, A W*; CRANFORD, J; CONWAY, J; YODER, J; SLEGERS, N; University of Alabama; Univeristy of Alabama Huntsville; Tennessee State University; University of Alabama; George Fox University alang@eng.ua.edu Butterfly scales covering the wings represent a multifunctional surface. Besides providing color to the wings and serving […]
Behavioural clustering and the kinematic modes used by Drosophila in flight
Meeting Abstract 81.5 Tuesday, Jan. 6 11:15 Behavioural clustering and the kinematic modes used by Drosophila in flight BOMPHREY, RJ*; NAKATA, T; DAWSON, IL; WALKER, SM; Royal Veterinary College, University of London; Royal Veterinary College, University of London; University of Oxford; University of Oxford rbomphrey@rvc.ac.uk Fruit flies are a model system for animal flight studies from the […]
The Influence of MHC on Reproductive Success in Wild Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta)
Meeting Abstract 81-1 Wednesday, Jan. 6 10:15 The Influence of MHC on Reproductive Success in Wild Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) GROGAN, KE*; SAUTHER, ML; CUOZZO, FP; DREA, CM; Emory University; University of Colorado; University of North Dakota; Duke University kathleen.e.grogan@gmail.com Because Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) genes encode the proteins responsible for activating the immune system during infection, […]
Selection on coevolving human gamete recognition genes
Meeting Abstract 81-5 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:15 Selection on coevolving human gamete recognition genes HART, MW*; STOVER, D; MOZAFFARI, SV; OBER, C; MUGAL, CF; KAJ, I; Simon Fraser Univ.; Arizona State Univ.; Univ. of Chicago; Univ. of Chicago; Uppsala Univ.; Uppsala Univ. mwhart@sfu.ca Coevolution of pairs of gamete recognition genes expressed on sperm and eggs can account […]
Linking Phenotypic and Genomic Evolution in Very Young Populations of Threespine Stickleback
Meeting Abstract 81-4 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:00 Linking Phenotypic and Genomic Evolution in Very Young Populations of Threespine Stickleback ALLIGOOD, KS*; LESCAK, EA; BASSHAM, SL; CATCHEN, JM; VON HIPPEL, FA; CRESKO, WA; University of Oregon, Eugene; University of Alaska, Anchorage; University of Oregon, Eugene; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; University of Alaska, Anchorage; University of Oregon, Eugene kristin.alligood@gmail.com […]
Hitchhiking the High Seas Global Genomics of Rafting Crabs
Meeting Abstract 81-7 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:45 Hitchhiking the High Seas: Global Genomics of Rafting Crabs PFALLER, J.B.*; PAYTON, A.C.; MCDANIEL, S.F.; BJORNDAL, K.A.; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville jpfaller@ufl.edu http://joepfaller.wordpress.com Crabs of the family Grapsidae are common and conspicuous inhabitants of rocky shorelines and mangrove […]
Genomic signatures of selection and gene expression divergence across thermal gradients in corals from the Great Barrier Reef
Meeting Abstract 81-3 Wednesday, Jan. 6 10:45 Genomic signatures of selection and gene expression divergence across thermal gradients in corals from the Great Barrier Reef BARFIELD, SJ*; MATZ, MV; Univ. of Texas, Austin; Univ. of Texas, Austin sbarfield@utexas.edu The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) extends across 15 degrees of latitude, corresponding to 3°C mean sea surface temperature difference […]
Freshwater conquistadors The influence of hybridization and watershed structure in the invasion of the rusty crayfish into the native range of the congeneric Sanborn’s crayfish in north-central Ohio
Meeting Abstract 81-6 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:30 Freshwater conquistadors: The influence of hybridization and watershed structure in the invasion of the rusty crayfish into the native range of the congeneric Sanborn’s crayfish in north-central Ohio. ROLES, AJ; Oberlin College aroles@oberlin.edu Hybridization during species invasions may yield a variety of evolutionary results – from increasing reproductive isolation to […]
