Meeting Abstract 45.1 Monday, Jan. 5 Visual spectral sensitivity underlying orientation and rhythmic behaviors in the talitrid amphipod Talorchestia longicornis COHEN, Jonathan/H*; FORWARD, JR., Richard/B; CRONIN, Thomas/W; Eckerd College; Duke University Marine Laboratory; University of Maryland, Baltimore County cohenjh@eckerd.edu Talorchestia longicornis is a supratidal talitrid amphipod inhabiting coastal and estuarine sandy beaches along the Atlantic coast of […]
year: 2009
Reconciling Open- and Closed-Loop Experiments in Sensorimotor Control of Drosophila
Meeting Abstract 45.3 Monday, Jan. 5 Reconciling Open- and Closed-Loop Experiments in Sensorimotor Control of Drosophila ROTH, E.*; REISER, M.B.; COWAN, N.J.; Johns Hopkins University; Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Johns Hopkins University eatai@jhu.edu In optomotor yaw regulation experiments, a rigidly tethered fly (Drosophila) modulates yaw torque to frontally fixate a moving vertical stripe. In closed-loop experiments, the […]
Nervous control of cilia during sniffing behavior of Tritonia diomedea
Meeting Abstract 45.5 Monday, Jan. 5 Nervous control of cilia during sniffing behavior of Tritonia diomedea CAIN, S. D.*; OHMES, L. B.; TRUMAN, G. A.; Eastern Oregon University; Eastern Oregon University; Eastern Oregon University shaun.cain@eou.edu How the brain of animals make decisions based on conflicting sensory information is an important component of the nervous control of behavior. […]
Changes in synaptic connections between mechanosensory neurons in leeches mediates species-specific behavior patterns
Meeting Abstract 45.4 Monday, Jan. 5 Changes in synaptic connections between mechanosensory neurons in leeches mediates species-specific behavior patterns. BALTZLEY, MJ*; GAUDRY, Q; KRISTAN, JR., WB; St. Mary’s College of Maryland; University of California, San Diego; University of California, San Diego mjbaltzley@smcm.edu We characterized the behavioral responses of two species of leeches, Hirudo verbana and Erpobdella obscura, […]
Behavioral context modulates the loss of local feedback sensors on flight in the moth Manduca sexta
Meeting Abstract 45.2 Monday, Jan. 5 Behavioral context modulates the loss of local feedback sensors on flight in the moth Manduca sexta. WILLIS, Mark/A.*; AVONDET, Jennifer/L.; Case Western Reserve University; Case Western Reserve University maw27@case.edu Information from local feedback sensors is known to have profound effects on flight motor patterns, and has been shown to affect maneuvering […]
Why are mainland anoles different An ecomorphological perspective
Meeting Abstract 44.4 Monday, Jan. 5 Why are mainland anoles different? An ecomorphological perspective. HERREL, A*; VELASCO, J; SASA, M; CAMPBELL-STATON, S; CRANDELL, K; FENSTERMACHER, K; FRANK, H; MAHLER, L; MUNOZ, M; VAN MIDDLESWORTH, P; LOSOS, J; Harvard University; Wildlife Conservation Society; Univ. de Costa Rica; Rochester University; Lewis and Clark College; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard […]
Surviving in the face of invasion native lizards modify their behavior and morphology following the introduction of fire ants
Meeting Abstract 44.1 Monday, Jan. 5 Surviving in the face of invasion: native lizards modify their behavior and morphology following the introduction of fire ants LANGKILDE, T; Penn State University tll30@psu.edu Non-native species introductions are becoming increasingly common. We know remarkable little about the long-term consequences of the novel pressures invaders impose on the native species they […]
LIZARD BODY FORM EVOLUTION AS ADAPTATIONS FOR OPTIMAL LOCOMOTION IN DIFFERENT HABITATS
Meeting Abstract 44.5 Monday, Jan. 5 LIZARD BODY FORM EVOLUTION AS ADAPTATIONS FOR OPTIMAL LOCOMOTION IN DIFFERENT HABITATS PIENAAR, J*; SCALES, J. A. ; WIENS, J. J. ; BUTLER, M. A. ; University of Hawaii jasonpienaar@gmail.com We hypothesize that locomotion requirements through a given habitat are a major determinant of body form evolution amongst lizards. To test […]
Evolution of fiber type composition in a lizard locomotor muscle
Meeting Abstract 44.6 Monday, Jan. 5 Evolution of fiber type composition in a lizard locomotor muscle SCALES, J A*; KING, A A; BUTLER, M A; University of Hawaii, Manoa; University of Michigan; University of Hawaii, Manoa jscales@hawaii.edu Locomotion has often served as a model system for adaptive evolution. Many studies have examined how morphology, especially limb proportions, […]
Evolution of Dewlap Pigmentation in Anoline Lizards
Meeting Abstract 44.3 Monday, Jan. 5 Evolution of Dewlap Pigmentation in Anoline Lizards CRAWFORD, N.G.*; SCHNEIDER, C.J.; LOSOS, J.B.; HOEKSTRA, H.E.; Boston University; Boston University; Harvard University; Harvard University ngcrawfo@bu.edu Anoles (genus Anolis) are small arboreal lizards found throughout the Caribbean and Central and northern South America. Anoles are sexually dimorphic and males have extensible gular folds […]
