SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 90-8 Sat Jan 2 Analysis of microplastic pollution on three Texas state park beaches Hayden, MJ*; Wicksten, MK; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University haydenmaureen11@gmail.com Within the past week have you used a straw, plastic grocery bag, plastic utensil, […]
sessions: Session 90
Reverse engineering the “trap-jaw” mechanism in spiders (Araneae, Mecysmaucheniidae)
Meeting Abstract 90-6 Monday, Jan. 6 11:30 – 11:45 Reverse engineering the “trap-jaw” mechanism in spiders (Araneae, Mecysmaucheniidae) WOOD, H.; Smithsonian Institution woodh@si.edu Trap-jaw spiders (Mecysmaucheniidae) have been shown to have ballistic, high-speed “jaw” movements that are the fastest known arachnid movements to date. Within the family there is considerable interspecific functional diversity, with the fastest species […]
Kinematic integration of gill chamber pumping with body movements during burial in two morphologically disparate fish species
Meeting Abstract 90-5 Monday, Jan. 6 11:15 – 11:30 Kinematic integration of gill chamber pumping with body movements during burial in two morphologically disparate fish species FARINA, SC*; AMACKER, K; CHENNAULT, M; GIBB, AC; Howard University; Howard University; Howard University; Northern Arizona University stacy.farina@howard.edu http://www.stacyfarina.com/ The ability to bury in sediment has evolved numerous times throughout the […]
Hydrodynamics of barnacle nauplii shape evolution of body form
Meeting Abstract 90-4 Monday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15 Hydrodynamics of barnacle nauplii shape evolution of body form CHAN, KYK*; WONG, E; WONG, JY; XU, K; KOEHL, MAR; Swarthmore College; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Academia Sinica; University of California, Berkeley ; University of California, Berkeley kchan1@swarthmore.edu http://www.marinelarvae.net Many types of zooplankton have spines but […]
Hydrodynamics Shed Light on Dinoflagellate Evolution
Meeting Abstract 90-3 Monday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00 Hydrodynamics Shed Light on Dinoflagellate Evolution SCHUECH, R*; TOR NIELSEN, L; HUMPHRIES, S; SMITH, D; KIØRBOE, T; University of Lincoln; Technical University of Denmark; University of Lincoln; University of Birmingham; Technical University of Denmark rudi.schuech@gmail.com Flagella are crucial to the interactions of many unicellular organisms with their surrounding […]
Constraining the Power Stroke of Premaxillary Protrusion The Evolution of Diverse Cranial Musculature in Cypriniform Fishes
Meeting Abstract 90-7 Monday, Jan. 6 11:45 – 12:00 Constraining the Power Stroke of Premaxillary Protrusion: The Evolution of Diverse Cranial Musculature in Cypriniform Fishes STORCH, JD*; HERNANDEZ, LP; The George Washington University, Washington, DC; The George Washington University, Washington, DC jdstorch@gwu.edu Cypriniform fishes comprise over 25% of the world’s freshwater species. These fish exhibit a suite […]
An XROMM and kinetic analysis of underwater walking in the West African lungfish (Protopterus annectens) with implications for the role of quadrupedal gaits during the fin-to-limb transition
Meeting Abstract 90-2 Monday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 10:45 An XROMM and kinetic analysis of underwater walking in the West African lungfish (Protopterus annectens) with implications for the role of quadrupedal gaits during the fin-to-limb transition GRANATOSKY, MC*; LAURENCE-CHASEN, JD; GARTNER, SM; WHITLOW, KR; WESTNEAT, MW; NYAKATURA, JA; New York Institute of Technology; University of Chicago; University […]
Tip growth of pollen tubes
Meeting Abstract 90.5 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Tip growth of pollen tubes CAMPAS, O*; MAHADEVAN, L; Harvard University; Harvard University ocampas@seas.harvard.edu Plant cells have the ability to remodel their shape while sustaining an internal turgor pressure that can reach values up to 10 atmospheres. This is achieved by a tight and simultaneous regulation of cell wall assembly and […]
The undulating shape of growing surfaces
Meeting Abstract 90.6 Wednesday, Jan. 7 The undulating shape of growing surfaces LIANG, Haiyi*; MAHADEVAN, L; Harvard University; Harvard University hyliang@seas.harvard.edu The undulating morphology of leaves and petals is now accepted as a consequence of differential growth of the underlying tissue. Various qualitative and quantitative aspects of the buckling patterns seen in both vascular and avascular leaves […]
Quantifying the Influence of Allometry on Mechanical Performance A Study of the Evolution of Felid Cranial Form
Meeting Abstract 90.2 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Quantifying the Influence of Allometry on Mechanical Performance: A Study of the Evolution of Felid Cranial Form SLATER, G.J.; Univ. of California, Los Angeles gslater@ucla.edu Skull form within a lineage often varies allometrically, but the impacts of this shape variation on performance are rarely quantified. The skulls of large and small […]
