Meeting Abstract 88.1  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Changes in cortical bone stiffness and geometry in response to applied load vary with age in female mice MAIN, R.P.*; LYNCH, M.E.; SCHMICKER, T.L.; VAN DER MEULEN, M.C.H.; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University rpm74@cornell.edu A variety of vertebrate taxa maintain functional bone strain levels within a certain healthy […]

Meeting Abstract 88.4  Wednesday, Jan. 7  Aprismatic enamel microstructure and tooth sharpness in odontocetes: economy or adaptation? BEATTY, B.*; WERTH, A.; WOOD, C. B.; New York College of Osteopathic Medicine; Hampden-Sydney College; Providence College bbeatty@nyit.edu The evolution of enamel microstructure in cetaceans has been characterized as an early, simple reversal to the aprismatic condition considered plesiomorphic to […]

Meeting Abstract 88.5  Thursday, Jan. 7  Why does Madagascar’s sucker-footed bat roost head-up? RISKIN, D. K.*; RACEY, P. A.; Brown University; University of Aberdeen dkr8@brown.edu Most bats hang head-down by their toes, but Madagascar’s endemic sucker-footed bat (Myzopoda aurita) clings head-up inside the furled leaves of trees by means of adhesive pads on its wrists and ankles. […]

Meeting Abstract 88.3  Thursday, Jan. 7  Predicting adhesive capabilities in Anolis and Phelsuma lizards via the frictional adhesion model and critical detachment angle HAGEY, TRAVIS*; HARMON, LUKE; AUTUMN, KELLAR; University of Idaho; University of Idaho; Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR thagey@vandals.uidaho.edu Geckos are capable climbing rapidly on nearly any surface using branched microscopic setae on the […]

Meeting Abstract 88.2  Thursday, Jan. 7  Modulation and modularity : behavioral insights into secondary reduction and loss of the gekkotan adhesive system RUSSELL, Anthony P.*; HIGHAM, Timothy E.; University of Calgary; Clemson University arussell@ucalgary.ca The subdigital adhesive pads of geckos consist of a hierarchy of structural components. The epidermally-derived setae are the ultimate agents of adhesion, but […]

Meeting Abstract 88.6  Thursday, Jan. 7  Evidence for self-cleaning in fluid-based smooth and hairy adhesive systems of insects CLEMENTE, C. J.*; BULLOCK, J. M. R.; BEALE, A.; FEDERLE, W.; University of Cambridge; University of Cambridge; University College London; University of Cambridge cc498@cam.ac.uk Insects possess adhesive organs that allow attachment to diverse surfaces. Efficient adhesion must be retained […]

Meeting Abstract 88.1  Thursday, Jan. 7  Effects of humidity on the mechanical properties of gecko setae PROWSE, M; WILKINSON, M; MAYER, G; AUTUMN, K*; University of Washington, Seattle; Lewis and Clark College; University of Washington, Seattle; Lewis and Clark College autumn@lclark.edu The mechanism of adhesion in gecko setae has been the topic of scientific scrutiny for over […]

Meeting Abstract 88.4  Thursday, Jan. 7  ALLOMETRY OF ADHESIVE CAPACITY IN WATERFALL-CLIMBING GOBIID FISHES MAIE, Takashi*; SCHOENFUSS, Heiko L; BLOB, Richard W; Clemson Univ.; St. Cloud State Univ.; Clemson Univ. tmaie@clemson.edu Many species of goby fishes from oceanic islands are able to adhere to surfaces using a ventral disc formed from fused pelvic fins. This disc is […]

Meeting Abstract 88.6  Friday, Jan. 7  Sex differences in the effect of environmental cues on reproductive development in pine siskins WATTS, H.E.*; SIMENHOFF, C.L.; HAHN, T.P.; Loyola Marymount University; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California,Davis; Univ. of California, Davis hwatts1@lmu.edu To ensure that reproduction only occurs when success is likely, organisms have evolved to use environmental […]

Meeting Abstract 88.2  Friday, Jan. 7  Reproductive indices of male snow crab Chionoecetes opilio from the eastern Bering Sea ZALESKI, M.A.F.*; TAMONE, S.L.; Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks; Univ. of Alaska Southeast mfox30@alaska.edu Research regarding the reproductive biology of snow crabs Chionoecetes opilio, a commercially important species in the eastern Bering Sea, is predominantly focused on females with […]