Meeting Abstract 83-6  Monday, Jan. 6 11:30 – 11:45  Not a surprise: Female salamanders (plethodontid species Aneides ferreus) communicate to males during courtship as evidenced by courtship-like glands on their dorsum STILLER, AB*; STAUB, NL; Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA and Gonzaga Unviersity, Spokane, WA; Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA stilleab@whitman.edu The tail-straddling walk of plethodontid salamanders is […]

Meeting Abstract 83-4  Monday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15  MHC-based Olfactory Signals and Mate Choice in Darters (Etheostoma) MILLION, KM*; PROFFITT, MR; REESE, SJ; Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana University, Bloomington; Howard University millionk@iu.edu Genes of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) have been implicated in mate choice in a wide range of vertebrate taxa, with females of many […]

Meeting Abstract 83-3  Monday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00  Baby Light My Fire: “Cooperative Inflammation” in Marsupial Pregnancy STADTMAUER, DJ*; CHAVAN, AR; WAGNER, GP; Yale University; Yale University; Yale University daniel.stadtmauer@yale.edu Marsupials and placental mammals have diverged substantially in life history: marsupials produce highly altricial young which complete development attached to the mother’s nipple, whereas placental mammals […]

Meeting Abstract 83.2  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Trapezoids and tongues: the evolution of prey-processing mechanics in teleost fish CAMP, A.L.*; KONOW, N.; SANFORD, C.P.; Hofstra University; Johns Hopkins Medical Institute; Hofstra University acamp1@pride.hofstra.edu Mechanical models aid evolutionary analyses of complex biological systems by permitting quantitative comparisons between species and lineages. The independent origin of raking, a novel prey-processing […]

Meeting Abstract 83.5  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Similarity and disparity in prey-capture kinematics between the invasive Belonesox belizanus and the native Micropterus floridanus, with implications for the ecological interaction between invasive and native species. KERFOOT, J.R.*; TURINGAN, R.G.; Florida Institute of Technology; Florida Institute of Technology jkerfoot@fit.edu The intensity of competitive interactions between invasive and native fish species […]

Meeting Abstract 83.3  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Ontogeny of feeding kinematics in the seahorse Hippocampus reidi from newly born to adult ROOS, G.*; VAN WASSENBERGH, S.; LEYSEN, H.; HERREL, A.; ADRIAENS, D.; AERTS, P.; Univ. of Antwerp, Belgium; Univ. of Antwerp, Belgium; Univ. of Ghent, Belgium; Univ. of Harvard, Cambridge; Univ. of Ghent, Belgium; Univ. of Antwerp, Belgium […]

Meeting Abstract 83.6  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Hyoid And Pharyngeal Arch Function During Ventilation And Feeding In Elasmobranchs WILGA, Cheryl D.; Univ. of Rhode Island cwilga@uri.edu The hypothesis that the mandibular and hyoid arches evolved from anterior pharyngeal arches to increase ventilation performance and subsequently became adapted for feeding is widely accepted. As jaws evolved, the morphology of […]

Meeting Abstract 83.4  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Estimating the ram suspension feeding efficiency of elasmobranchs PAIG-TRAN, Misty EW*; STROTHER, James A; SUMMERS, Adam P; Univ. of California at Irvine; Univ. of California at Irvine; Univ. of California at Irvine epaig@uci.edu Filter feeding fishes consume vast numbers of tiny (5-3000 microns) prey by filtering immense quantities of water through […]

Meeting Abstract 83.1  Tuesday, Jan. 6  Anterior to Posterior Wave of Buccal Expansion in Suction Feeding Fish is Critical for Optimizing Fluid Flow Velocity Profile BISHOP, K.L.*; WAINWRIGHT, P.C.; HOLZMAN, R.; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis kvwbishop@ucdavis.edu In fish that employ suction feeding, coordinating the timing of peak flow velocity […]

Meeting Abstract 83.1  Thursday, Jan. 7  Propulsive and feeding mechanisms of the hydromedusae Aequorea victoria and Sarsia tubulosa LIPINSKI, Doug*; MOHSENI, Kamran; Univ. of Colorado, Boulder; Univ. of Colorado, Boulder mohseni@colorado.edu We examine the flow structures created by the swimming jellyfish Aequorea victoria and Sarsia tubulosa. These jellyfish use two different types of propulsion, rowing and jetting […]