Under pressure the relationship between cranial shape and in vivo maximal burrowing force in caecilians (Gymnophiona)

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 98-3  Sat Jan 2  Under pressure: the relationship between cranial shape and in vivo maximal burrowing force in caecilians (Gymnophiona) Lowie, A*; Herrel, A; De Kegel, B; Wilkinson, M; Measey, GJ; O’Reilly, JC; Kley, N; Gaucher, P; Brecko, J; […]

Theoretical functional morphology reveals morphological evolution of the first jaws tracks a Pareto optimal front

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 98-7  Sat Jan 2  Theoretical functional morphology reveals morphological evolution of the first jaws tracks a Pareto optimal front Deakin, WJ*; Anderson, PSL; den Boer, W; Hill, JJ; Rücklin, M; Donoghue, PCJ; Rayfield, EJ; University of Bristol, Bristol; University […]

Skull shape, muscle orientation, and joint loading in a biomechanical transformation Evolution of the suchian skull

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 98-9  Sat Jan 2  Skull shape, muscle orientation, and joint loading in a biomechanical transformation: Evolution of the suchian skull Sellers, KC*; Clark, JM; Middleton, KM; Holliday, CA; University of Missouri; George Washington University; University of Missouri; University of […]

Reticulated pythons roll their hemimandibles and splay their quadrates to engulf enormous prey

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 98-12  Sat Jan 2  Reticulated pythons roll their hemimandibles and splay their quadrates to engulf enormous prey Capano, JG*; Kaczmarek, EB; Lomax, JJ; Turner, ML; Brainerd, EL; Ryerson, WG; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University; […]

Myology of the Reptilia

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 98-8  Sat Jan 2  Myology of the Reptilia Holliday, CM*; Wilken, AT; Sullivan, SP; Sellers, KC; Cost, IN; Middleton, KM; University of Missouri; University of Chicago; University of Missouri; University of Missouri; Albright College; University of Missouri hollidayca@missouri.edu Sauropsid […]

Morphological variation of cranial elements in the western massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus)

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 98-5  Sat Jan 2  Morphological variation of cranial elements in the western massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus) Jacisin, JJ*; Fielder, C; Hibbitts, TJ; Ryberg, WA; Walkup, DK; Meik, JM; Lawing, AM; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University; Texas […]

Morphological adaptations of the skull and teeth in kingsnakes (Serpentes Colubridae) for skink predation

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 98-4  Sat Jan 2  Morphological adaptations of the skull and teeth in kingsnakes (Serpentes: Colubridae) for skink predation Zobek, CM*; D’Amore, D; Dillman, CB; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Daemen College, Amherst, NY; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY cmz33@cornell.edu The ability […]

How woodpeckers manage to retract their beak quickly after it got stuck in wood

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 98-2  Sat Jan 2  How woodpeckers manage to retract their beak quickly after it got stuck in wood Van Wassenbergh, S*; Pauly, E; Abourachid, A; University of Antwerp, Belgium; University of Antwerp, Belgium; Muséum National D’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France […]

Finite element modeling the effect of symphyseal tissue properties and the intramandibular joint on Tyrannosaurus rex mandibular biomechanics

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 98-10  Sat Jan 2  Finite element modeling the effect of symphyseal tissue properties and the intramandibular joint on Tyrannosaurus rex mandibular biomechanics Fortner, JD*; Wilken, AT; Sellers, KC; Cost, IN; Holliday, CM; University of Missouri – Columbia; University of […]

Cranial shape variation in minks Separating two highly similar species

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 98-11  Sat Jan 2  Cranial shape variation in minks: Separating two highly similar species Gálvez-López, E*; Cox, PG; Dept. Archaeology, University of York, York, UK; Dept. Archaeology, University of York, York, UK eloy.galvezlopez@york.ac.uk European and American minks (Mustela lutreola […]

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