Meeting Abstract 99-4 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30 The dynamics of suction feeding among marine and freshwater populations of threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus: linking kinematics and geometric morphometrics HIGHAM, TE*; JAGNANDAN, K; SMITH, S; JAMNICZKY, HA; ROGERS, SM; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of Calgary; Univ. of Calgary; Univ. of Calgary thigham@ucr.edu […]
sessions: Session 99
Ontogeny of the Filtering Apparatus in Silver carp (Hmolitirix) The Structure Behind the Invasion
Meeting Abstract 99-3 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 Ontogeny of the Filtering Apparatus in Silver carp (H.molitirix): The Structure Behind the Invasion COHEN , K *; HERNANDEZ , LP; The George Washington University ; The George Washington University karlyc@gwmail.gwu.edu Highly invasive Asian carp are destroying ecosystems throughout the United States by outcompeting native species. With populations […]
Methods for Combining Multiple Multivariate Performance Surfaces to Explain Patterns of Phenotypic Diversification
Meeting Abstract 99-2 Saturday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 Methods for Combining Multiple Multivariate Performance Surfaces to Explain Patterns of Phenotypic Diversification STAYTON, CT; Bucknell University tstayton@bucknell.edu Performances surfaces are representations of the relationship between phenotype and performance in a particular function. They are often employed to explore patterns of phenotypic diversification. However, many structures perform multiple […]
Functional morphology of barnacle nauplii a meta-analysis of the effect of trophic modes and allometry on larval shape
Meeting Abstract 99-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45 Functional morphology of barnacle nauplii: a meta-analysis of the effect of trophic modes and allometry on larval shape WONG, JY*; CHAN, BKK; CHAN, KYK; Academia Sinica, Taiwan; Academia Sinica, Taiwan; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong wongjinyung@gmail.com Barnacles inhabit a wide range of habitats. While […]
Functional Redundancy Permits Morphological Differences Between Frog Ecomorphs Without Reducing Performance
Meeting Abstract 99-6 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00 Functional Redundancy Permits Morphological Differences Between Frog Ecomorphs Without Reducing Performance MOEN, DS*; HANSON, DK; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University daniel.moen@okstate.edu http://www.dsmoen.com Why do organisms with similar ecologies often have similar morphology? Evolution of morphology usually results from selection on functional performance, so to answer this question […]
Winter dormancy in insects and mammals A new, comparative framework
Meeting Abstract 99-4 Saturday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30 Winter dormancy in insects and mammals: A new, comparative framework WILSTERMAN, K*; BALLINGER, M; WILLIAMS, CM; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley kwilsterman@berkeley.edu In seasonal environments, many organisms enter a programmed state of developmental arrest in which energy use is reduced and […]
Measuring and modeling the escape response of wild fish
Meeting Abstract 99-7 Saturday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15 Measuring and modeling the escape response of wild fish HEIN, A M; GIL, M A*; NOAA; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Davis andrew.hein@noaa.gov http://www.andrewhein.org When responding to acute threats such as an attacking predator, animals must rapidly filter and integrate diverse sensory cues to produce […]
Localization and Expression of Circadian Clock Transcripts in the Brain of the Nudibranch Melibe leonina
Meeting Abstract 99-1 Saturday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45 Localization and Expression of Circadian Clock Transcripts in the Brain of the Nudibranch Melibe leonina DUBACK, VE; THOMAS, RI; HUYCK, TL; MBARANI, IM; BERNIER, KR; COOK, GM; PANKEY, MS; WATSON, WH; NEWCOMB, JM*; University of New Hampshire; New England College; New England College; New England College; New England […]
Lead exposure compromises song learning and bill coloration in male zebra finches
Meeting Abstract 99-3 Saturday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15 Lead exposure compromises song learning and bill coloration in male zebra finches SEWALL, KB*; NARDINI, C; KOPPEN, J; BECK, ML; Virginia Tech; The College of New Jersey; Virginia Tech; Rivier College ksewall@vt.edu http://kbsewall.weebly.com/ Lead exposure has been a major public health concern for decades, but recent research has […]
Daily Environmental Cycles Entrain Robust Gene Expression Patterns in the Sea Anemone Nematostella vectensis
Meeting Abstract 99-5 Saturday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45 Daily Environmental Cycles Entrain Robust Gene Expression Patterns in the Sea Anemone Nematostella vectensis TARRANT, AM*; HELM, RR; REITZEL, AM; RIVERA, HE; Woods Hole Oceanogr. Inst.; Woods Hole Oceanogr. Inst.; UNC Charlotte; Woods Hole Oceanogr. Inst. atarrant@whoi.edu http://web.whoi.edu/tarrant-lab/ Cnidarians exhibit diel rhythms including cycles in locomotor activity, tentacle […]
