Meeting Abstract 44.2  Monday, Jan. 5  Adaptive Radiation in Toepad Characteristics in Mainland and Caribbean Anolis Communities FRANK, H.K.*; MAHLER, D.L.; REVELL, L.J.; LOSOS, J.B.; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA hkfrank@fas.harvard.edu Caribbean Anolis lizards are a model system for the study of evolutionary divergence and adaptive […]

Meeting Abstract 43.6  Monday, Jan. 5  The aerodynamic body drag of Drosophila melanogaster PEEK, M.Y.*; DICKSON, W.B.; DICKINSON, M.H.; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology martin@caltech.edu Research in Drosophila melanogaster aerodynamics has provided key insights in understanding how small insects fly. In many previous studies, dynamically-scaled models of flapping wings have […]

Meeting Abstract 43.1  Monday, Jan. 5  Integrating locomotor mechanics and transport costs in a free-ranging gliding mammal BYRNES, G*; LIM, N; SPENCE, A. J.; Univ, of California, Berkeley; National Univ. of Singapore; Royal Veterinary College byrnes@berkeley.edu Gliding has evolved independently at least six times in mammals. One hypothesis for the origin of gliding is that it is […]

Meeting Abstract 43.3  Monday, Jan. 5  Gliding Geckos actively use tails for turning. JUSUFI, A*; GAO, P; FULL, RJ; DUDLEY, R; Univ. of California, Berkeley ardianj@berkeley.edu During free fall geckos reorient from an upside-down to a rightside-up posture by swinging their tail in one direction causing the body to rotate in the other as predicted by the […]

Meeting Abstract 43.5  Monday, Jan. 5  Forelimb skeletal kinematics of chukar partridges (Alectoris chukar) during wing-assisted incline running and ascending flight BAIER, DB*; GATESY, SM; DIAL , KP; Brown University; Brown University; Montana State University David_Baier@brown.edu The origin of avian flight remains controversial. Recent studies have shown that birds use their wings not only for flight, but […]

Meeting Abstract 43.4  Monday, Jan. 5  Cross-sectional geometry of the forelimb skeleton and flight mode in pelecaniform birds SIMONS, E. L. R.*; O’CONNOR, P. M.; Ohio Univ, Athens; Ohio Univ, Athens er238604@ohio.edu Pelecaniforms are a group of marine birds that vary greatly in body size, whole wing shape, and flight mode. Members of this clade utilize static […]

Meeting Abstract 43.2  Monday, Jan. 5  Aerodynamics of the northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) BAHLMAN, Joseph Wm*; RISKIN, Daniel K.; IRIARTE-DIAZ, Jose; SWARTZ, Sharon; Brown University; Brown University; University of Chicago; Brown University joseph_bahlman@brown.edu Most studies on mammalian gliders deduce glide aerodynamics from the location of the launch and landing, using an assumption of steady-state aerodynamics. During […]

Meeting Abstract 42.5  Monday, Jan. 5  The role of HSP70 expression in locomotion – Reduced sprint speeds after heat stress in Sceloporus occidentalis. MCMILLAN, D.M.*; REES, B; IRSCHICK, D; UMass Amherst; University of New Orleans; UMass Amherst mcmillan@bio.umass.edu The Western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis is a geographically widespread lizard occurring throughout the western United States across many […]

Meeting Abstract 42.1  Monday, Jan. 5  Morphological and thermal properties of mammalian insulation: implications for the evolutionary transition to an aquatic lifestyle MOSTMAN-LIWANAG, H.E.*; BERTA, A.; COSTA, D.P.; BUDGE, S.M.; ABNEY, M.; ARNOULD, J.P.Y.; WILLIAMS, T.M.; UC Santa Cruz; San Diego State Univ., California; UC Santa Cruz; Dalhousie Univ., Halifax, Nova Scotia; UC Santa Barbara; Deakin Univ., […]

Meeting Abstract 42.4  Monday, Jan. 5  High Fat Diet Increases Wheel Running in Mice Selectively Bred for High Voluntary Wheel Running MEEK, T.H.*; EISENMANN, J.C.; KEENEY, B.K.; HANNON, R.M.; GARLAND, T., Jr.; University of California, Riverside; Michigan State University; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside tmeek001@ucr.edu Energy balance plays a key […]