SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 84-13  Sat Jan 2  Chickadees increase provisioning effort to compensate for poor prey quality during the nestling period Senécal, S*; Riva, JC; O’Connor, RS; Nozais, C; Vézina, F; Université du Québec à Rimouski; Université du Québec à Rimouski; Université […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 84-9  Sat Jan 2  Angry birds: the personality of parental aggression and its fitness consequences in an island passerine Suckow, N*; Pollock, HS; Kastner, M; Hauber, ME; Rogers, HS; UIUC; UIUC; Iowa State University; UIUC; Iowa State University nicolesuckow@gmail.com […]

Meeting Abstract 84-4  Monday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15  Vertebral number and spinal regionalization in large shrews (Soricidae) SMITH, SM*; ANGIELCZYK, KD; KERBIS PETERHANS, JC; Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL; Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL; Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL smsmith@fieldmuseum.org http://www.stephaniemariesmith.com In addition to having unique extra articulations on its […]

Meeting Abstract 84-5  Monday, Jan. 6 11:15 – 11:30  Unique Coevolution of Genital Asymmetry and Lateralized Mating Behavior in A Mammal ORBACH, DN*; BRENNAN, PLR; HEDRICK, BP; KEENER, W; WEBBER, M; MESNICK, SL; Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi, TX; Mount Holyoke College, MA; University of Oxford, UK; Golden Gate Cetacean Research, CA; Golden Gate Cetacean Research, CA; […]

Meeting Abstract 84-2  Monday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 10:45  The spandrels of Satan’s perches: evidence for the co-optation of feeding traits in the convergent evolution of mouthbrooding in Neotropical cichlids WELLER, HI*; LóPEZ-FERNáNDEZ, H; MCMAHAN, CD; BRAINERD, EL; Brown University; University of Michigan; Field Museum of Natural History; Brown University hannah_weller@brown.edu The co-opting of existing traits for […]

Meeting Abstract 84-6  Monday, Jan. 6 11:30 – 11:45  The biomechanics of multi-functional wings in diving birds LAPSANSKY, AB*; TOBALSKE, BW; University of Montana; University of Montana anthony.lapsansky@umontana.edu http://lapsansky.org While water and air are fundamentally different media, diverse species locomote effectively in both. As a prominent example, roughly 40 species of birds across five extant clades have […]

Meeting Abstract 84-1  Monday, Jan. 6 10:15 – 10:30  Evolutionary transformations of centipede ultimate legs SOMBKE, A*; MUELLER, CHG; University of Vienna, Department of Integrative Zoology; University of Greifswald, Zoological Institute and Museum andy.sombke@univie.ac.at In comparison to locomotory legs, the last pair of legs in Chilopoda – the ultimate legs – is particularly unique as no other […]

Meeting Abstract 84-3  Monday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00  Determining the functional significance of bipedalism in heteromyid rodents through comparisons of morphology and performance FREYMILLER, GA*; SCHWANER, MJ; WHITFORD, MD; MCGOWAN, CP; HIGHAM, TE; CLARK, RW; San Diego State University; University of Idaho; San Diego State University; University of Idaho; University of California, Riverside; San Diego State […]

Meeting Abstract 84.1  Tuesday, Jan. 6  The effects of age and behavioral development on the flight performance of honey bees ROBERTS, S.P.*; VANCE, J.T.; WILLIAMS, J.B.; ELEKONICH, M.M.; Univ. of Nevada Las Vegas; Univ. of Nevada Las Vegas; Univ. of Nevada Las Vegas; Univ. of Nevada Las Vegas stephen.roberts@unlv.edu A critical issue in life history theory is […]

Meeting Abstract 84.3  Tuesday, Jan. 6  The ascent of freely-flying fruit flies BERMAN, Gordon*; RISTROPH, Leif; LYON, Brad; BERGOU, Attila; COHEN, Itai; WANG, Z. Jane; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University gjb28@cornell.edu Insects are graceful and varied locomotors — flying, darting, and hovering with ease and sophistication. This apparent effortlessness is […]