Meeting Abstract 39.3  Jan. 6  The effect of artificial loads on the straight flight performance of fruit bats IRIARTE-DIAZ, J.; Brown University jose_iriarte@brown.edu Most bats experience significant fluctuations in their body mass. These fluctuations can be both daily, mostly due to feeding, or seasonal due to fat storage and/or reproduction. Based on predictions derived from classic aerodynamic […]

Meeting Abstract 39.5  Jan. 6  The Scaling of Suction Feeding STAAB, KL*; SUMMERS, AP; STROTHER, JA; VAN WASSENBERGH, S; George Washington University; UC Irvine; UC Irvine; University of Antwerp, Belgium kstaab@gwu.edu We measured suction performance in a size series of great sculpin, Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus, to test hypotheses predicting the scaling of negative pressure. Two theoretical models of […]

Meeting Abstract 39.7  Jan. 6  Stretchy, sticky and strong: evolution and ecology of spider capture fibers SWANSON, B.O.*; HAYASHI, C.Y.; Gonzaga University; Univ. of California, Riverside swansonb@gonzaga.edu Spider silk provides an excellent model for examining connections between the properties of biological materials and organismal ecology. Orb-weaving spiders spin sticky capture threads that are made of exceptionally extensible […]

Meeting Abstract 39.2  Jan. 6  Scaling theory and locomotor performance: the most speciose clade of birds fails to conform JACKSON, B.E.*; DIAL, K.P.; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of Montana brandon.jackson@mso.umt.edu Allometric predictions of locomotor performance are often based on the scaling of a few morphological or physiological variables and rarely validated by actual measurements of performance. The […]

Meeting Abstract 39.9  Jan. 6  Performance and niche space in a community of lizards. MEYERS, J.J.*; IRSCHICK, D.J.; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of Massachusetts, Amherst meyerhoffer@gmail.com Studies examining niche relationships of lizard communities have focused primarily on spatial, temporal and trophic utilization of resources to explain niche partitioning. While ecomorphological work has established a strong link […]

Meeting Abstract 39.11  Jan. 6  Form Follows Function In Mode Of Attachment For Barnacles Commensal With Sea Turtles ZARDUS, J.D.*; BALAZS, G.H.; The Citadel, Charleston, SC; NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Honolulu, HI john.zardus@citadel.edu Approximately one dozen species of barnacles live attached exclusively to sea turtles. Yet, despite similarity of habitat they […]

Meeting Abstract 39.10  Jan. 6  Fiddler crab claws are both beautiful and powerful weapons: a paradox resolved CHRISTY, J. H.*; DENNENMOSER, S.; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute christyj@si.edu Male fiddler crabs have one greatly enlarged claw that they wave to attract females for mating and that they use as a weapon to fight other males. Longer claws probably […]

Meeting Abstract 39.6  Jan. 6  Feeding kinematics and performance of Hawaiian Stream Gobies, Awaous guamensis and Lentipes concolor: implications for habitat distribution MAIE, Takashi*; PRUETTE, M. E.; SCHOENFUSS, H. L.; BLOB, R. W.; Clemson University; Clemson University; Saint Clout State University; Clemson University tmaie@clemson.edu Distributions of Hawaiian stream fishes are typically interrupted by waterfalls that divide streams […]

Meeting Abstract 39.1  Jan. 6  Estimating organismal performance: maximum performance, repeatability, and phenotypic correlations between traits ADOLPH, S.C.*; HARDIN, J.S.; Harvey Mudd College ; Pomona College adolph@hmc.edu Whole-animal performance is often a key link between physiology/morphology and individual fitness. Laboratory measurements of performance almost always exhibit within-individual variation (i.e., repeatability less than 1.0). Within-individual variation causes biased […]

Meeting Abstract 39.8  Jan. 6  Does among-population variation in head shape reflect diet diversity in Natrixsnakes? BRECKO, J*; HERREL, A; VAN DAMME, R; University of Antwerp; University of Antwerp; University of Antwerp jonathan.brecko@ua.ac.be Species of the (semi-) aquatic snake genus Natrix vary considerably in the degree of trophic specialisation. For instance, some populations of the viperine snake […]