Ecomorphology and morphological diversity of trigeminal nerve-mediated somatosensation in sauropsids

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 97-10  Sat Jan 2  Ecomorphology and morphological diversity of trigeminal nerve-mediated somatosensation in sauropsids Lessner, EJ*; Holliday, CM; University of Missouri; University of Missouri ejlessner@mail.missouri.edu Understanding the morphology of tissues mediating sensory perception is essential to understanding organismal behavior. […]

Biomechanical and morphological fidelity of CT based 3D models for Zebrafish conductive hearing system

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 97-2  Sat Jan 2  Biomechanical and morphological fidelity of CT based 3D models for Zebrafish conductive hearing system Marcé-Nogué, J*; Liu, J; Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont, Barcelona and University at Buffalo, NY; […]

An overview and definition of cirri in fishes

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 97-7  Sat Jan 2  An overview and definition of cirri in fishes Geldof, DL*; Summers, AP; Cohen, KE; University of Washington, Friday Harbor Labs; University of Washington, Friday Harbor Labs; University of Washington, Friday Harbor Labs daniel.l.geldof@gmail.com Abstract: Soft […]

An outside-in comparative study of visual systems in the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 97-13  Sat Jan 2  An outside-in comparative study of visual systems in the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup Zhao, A*; Iyer, N; Kim, E; Reiser, M; Janelia; Janelia; Janelia; Janelia zhaoa@janelia.hhmi.org The elaborate courtship rituals of many fly species have been […]

You suck, We suck, Everyone sucks Homo sapiens display poor suction feeding performance

Meeting Abstract 97-7  Monday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15  You suck, We suck, Everyone sucks: Homo sapiens display poor suction feeding performance HOLZMAN, R*; EYAL, M; MALUL, D; JACOBS, C; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv University; Technion; Tel Aviv University holzman@tauex.tau.ac.il Hardy’s Aquatic Ape Theory proposes that humans evolved to become a two-legged hairless creature via a […]

Suction feeding of the African Lungfish, Protopterus annectens; XROMM analysis of jaw mechanics, cranial kinesis, and hyoid mobility in a novel feeding mechanism

Meeting Abstract 97-5  Monday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45  Suction feeding of the African Lungfish, Protopterus annectens; XROMM analysis of jaw mechanics, cranial kinesis, and hyoid mobility in a novel feeding mechanism. GARTNER, SM*; WHITLOW, KR; LAURENCE-CHASEN, JD; GRANATOSKY, MC; ROSS, RC; WESTNEAT, MW; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; New York Institute of […]

Strike biomechanics in Polypterus bichir described with XROMM implications for actinopterygian feeding evolution

Meeting Abstract 97-4  Monday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30  Strike biomechanics in Polypterus bichir described with XROMM: implications for actinopterygian feeding evolution WHITLOW, KR*; ROSS, CF; WESTNEAT, MW; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago kwhitlow@uchicago.edu Our understanding of the evolution of skull kinesis in fishes requires detailed analysis of feeding in living polypterids, a […]

Convergent means of breaking constraint How alternative means of premaxillary protrusion have allowed fishes to break functional constraints

Meeting Abstract 97-1  Monday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45  Convergent means of breaking constraint: How alternative means of premaxillary protrusion have allowed fishes to break functional constraints HERNANDEZ, LP*; OLSEN, AM; BRAINERD, EL; The George Washington University; Brown University; Brown University phernand@gwu.edu Breaking intrinsic developmental constraints can allow for the origin of morphological novelties that overcome functional […]

Apparent modulation of integration with prey type in bluegill is driven by individual differences in performance and its integration

Meeting Abstract 97-6  Monday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00  Apparent modulation of integration with prey type in bluegill is driven by individual differences in performance and its integration KANE, EA*; HIGHAM, TE; Georgia Southern University ; UC Riverside ekane@georgiasouthern.edu http://thekanelab.com Integration refers to the ability for parts of an organism to work together, often to accomplish a […]

A 13-bar linkage model of the channel catfish skull and the degrees of freedom needed to suction feed

Meeting Abstract 97-3  Monday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15  A 13-bar linkage model of the channel catfish skull and the degrees of freedom needed to suction feed OLSEN, AM*; HERNÁNDEZ, LP; BRAINERD, EL; Brown University, Providence, RI; George Washington University, Washington, DC; Brown University, Providence, RI aaron_olsen@brown.edu To manipulate their external environment, animals must use the degrees […]

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