Meeting Abstract 94.3 Friday, Jan. 7 Seeing stars: A molecular and morphological investigation of the evolutionary history of the Odontasteridae (Asteroidea: Echinodermata) JANOSIK, A.M.*; HALANYCH, K.M.; Auburn University; Auburn University janosam@auburn.edu Odontasterids (Asteroidea: Echinodermata) comprise a clade described by A.E. Verrill in 1899 and are placed within Valvatida, a derived assemblage of sea stars. Boasting a worldwide […]
sessions: Session 94
Diverse genetic mechanisms underlie pelvic reduction in ninespine sticklebacks (Pungitius pungitius)
Meeting Abstract 94.4 Friday, Jan. 7 Diverse genetic mechanisms underlie pelvic reduction in ninespine sticklebacks (Pungitius pungitius) STRINGHAM, S.A.*; ALDENHOVEN, J.T.; TAMPIO, A.J.; MILLER, A.L.; LUNSFORD, A.R.; SHAPIRO, M.D.; Univ. of Utah sydney.stringham@utah.edu Ninespine sticklebacks (Pungitius pungitius) demonstrate an incredible range of skeletal diversity among populations. This magnitude of differentiation is usually observed among different species rather […]
Cytochrome P450 2B diversity in a wild rodent herbivore, the desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida)
Meeting Abstract 94.6 Friday, Jan. 7 Cytochrome P450 2B diversity in a wild rodent herbivore, the desert woodrat (Neotoma lepida) MALENKE, J.R.*; MAGNANOU, E. ; DEARING, M.D.; Univ. of Utah; Univ. of Utah; Univ. of Utah malenke@biology.utah.edu Despite decades of work on the dietary habits of mammalian herbivores, there is little genetic information on detoxification genes in […]
Convergent evolution of endometrial prolactin expression in the human and elephant lineage through the independent recruitment of transposable elements
Meeting Abstract 94.5 Friday, Jan. 7 Convergent evolution of endometrial prolactin expression in the human and elephant lineage through the independent recruitment of transposable elements EMERA, D.*; CASOLA, C.; LYNCH, V.J.; WILDMAN, D.; AGNEW, D.; WAGNER, G.P; Yale University, New Haven, CT; Indiana University, Bloomington; Yale University, New Haven, CT; Wayne State University, Detriot, Michigan; Michigan State […]
Three-dimensional model of force transmission in the suction feeding system of seahorses
Meeting Abstract 94.5 Saturday, Jan. 7 Three-dimensional model of force transmission in the suction feeding system of seahorses VAN WASSENBERGH, S.; Univ. Antwerpen, Antwerpen sam.vanwassenbergh@ua.ac.be Seahorses and other sygnathid fishes rely on a quick increase in the volume of the snout to suck prey into the mouth. This volume increase is observed as snout widening due to […]
The effects of prey type on the scaling of prey capture kinematics in invasive lionfish, Pterois spp
Meeting Abstract 94.2 Saturday, Jan. 7 The effects of prey type on the scaling of prey capture kinematics in invasive lionfish, Pterois spp. PFEIFFENBERGER, J.A.*; TURINGAN, R.G.; Florida Institute of Technology; Florida Institute of Technology jpfeiffenber2009@my.fit.edu This recent decade has been marked by the rapid spread of the invasive lionfish, Pterois volitans/miles complex (henceforth referred as Pterois […]
Suction Induced Force Field An integrative model of aquatic feeding performance
Meeting Abstract 94.6 Saturday, Jan. 7 Suction Induced Force Field: An integrative model of aquatic feeding performance HOLZMAN, R*; COLLAR, D.C.; MEHTA, R.S.; WAINWRIGHT, P.C; Tel Aviv Univ; UC Santa Cruz; UC Santa Cruz; UC Davis holzman@post.tau.ac.il Research on suction feeding performance has focused on measuring individual underlying components of performance such as suction pressure, flow velocity, […]
Pectoral girdle motion and hypaxial muscle strain during suction feeding in largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides
Meeting Abstract 94.4 Saturday, Jan. 7 Pectoral girdle motion and hypaxial muscle strain during suction feeding in largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides CAMP, A.L.*; BRAINERD, E.L.; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI ariel_camp@brown.edu To capture food in an environment 900 times as dense as air, fish rely on suction: explosively expanding the mouth cavity to accelerate […]
Comparison of lower jaw levers in the oral jaws of early life history stage drums (Family Sciaenidae) of the Chesapeake Bay
Meeting Abstract 94.1 Saturday, Jan. 7 Comparison of lower jaw levers in the oral jaws of early life history stage drums (Family Sciaenidae) of the Chesapeake Bay DEARY, Alison/L*; HILTON, Eric/J; College of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA; College of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA […]
Comparison of Atlantic mudskippers (Periophthalmus barbarus) feeding in an aquatic and terrestrial environment a detailed morphological and kinematical study
Meeting Abstract 94.3 Saturday, Jan. 7 Comparison of Atlantic mudskippers (Periophthalmus barbarus) feeding in an aquatic and terrestrial environment: a detailed morphological and kinematical study. MICHEL, K.B.*; VAN WASSENBERGH, S.; AERTS, P.; Univ. of Antwerp, Belgium; Univ. of Antwerp, Belgium; Univ. of Antwerp, Belgium krijn.michel@ua.ac.be In fish-to-tetrapod evolution, the transition from water to land required the adaptation […]
