Meeting Abstract 11.7  Sunday, Jan. 4  Demographic history of the northeastern Pacific rocky shore community MARKO, P.B.*; MCGOVERN, T.M.; EMME, S.A.; COX, L.N.; HOFFMAN, J.M.; Clemson University; Clemson University; Clemson University; Clemson University; Clemson University pmarko@clemson.edu Rocky shores have provided many insights into the responses of organisms to their biotic and abiotic environments, engendering some of the […]

Meeting Abstract 11.3  Sunday, Jan. 4  Contrasting phylogeographic patterns among three Antarctic brittle star species HUNTER, Rebecca L*; HALANYCH, Kenneth M; Auburn University; Auburn University belchrl@auburn.edu Antarctica and its surrounding waters are isolated environments typically characterized as stable over ecological time scales, but physically and geologically dynamic over evolutionary time scales. This region has been isolated for […]

Meeting Abstract 11.8  Sunday, Jan. 4  Comparative Phylogeography and DNA Barcoding of Freshwater Mussels BOYER, Sarah L.*; SZUMOWSKI, Suzy C.; HOWE, Alex A.; HOVE, Mark C.; HORNBACH, Daniel J.; Macalester College; Macalester College; Macalester College; Macalester College; Macalester College boyer@macalester.edu Freshwater mussels (Order Unionoida) are sedentary organisms that accomplish dispersal during larval development. During this portion of […]

Meeting Abstract 11.9  Sunday, Jan. 4  Breakdown in mitochondrial inheritance within the Mytilus edulis complex around Hokkaido, Japan BRANNOCK, P. M.*; HILBISH , T. J. ; Univeristy of South Carolina, Columbia; University of South Carolina, Columbia brannockp@biol.sc.edu Hybridization between species within the Mytilus edulis complex (M. edulis, M. galloprovincialis, and M. trossulus) is prevalent in sympatric locations. […]

Meeting Abstract 11.5  Sunday, Jan. 4  Ancient signals of South East Asia’s history found in mite harvestmen sequence and morphological data CLOUSE, Ronald M.*; GIRIBET, Gonzalo; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA clouse@fas.harvard.edu Phylogenetic hypotheses of the cyphophthalmid family Stylocellidae (Arachnida: Opiliones), a type of harvestman, are used to test geologic reconstructions of South East […]

Meeting Abstract 10.9  Sunday, Jan. 4  XROMM analysis of mastication in miniature pigs METZGER, KA*; BAIER , DB; LIN, A; HARPER, CJ; HERRING , SW; BRAINERD, EL; Touro University College of Medicine; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University; University of Washington; Brown University Keith.Metzger@touro.edu XROMM (X-ray Reconstruction of Moving Morphology) is a newly developed technique for visualization […]

Meeting Abstract 10.11  Sunday, Jan. 4  The Effects of Dental Design on Fracture in Biological Tissues ANDERSON, P. S. L.; Univ. of Bristol Phil.Anderson@bristol.ac.uk A primary purpose of dental structures is the fragmentation of food items. It is important to study gnathostome dental morphology in terms of the material properties of the food being consumed. Few studies […]

Meeting Abstract 10.3  Sunday, Jan. 4  Scaling of suspension feeding in tadpoles RYERSON, W.G.*; DEBAN, S.M.; University of South Florida, Tampa; University of South Florida, Tampa wryerson@mail.usf.edu We investigated the scaling of the buccal pumping mechanism in an ontogenetic series of suspension feeding Xenopus laevis tadpoles by examining the morphology, kinematics, fluid flow, and pressure generated in […]

Meeting Abstract 10.10  Sunday, Jan. 4  Performance of Shark Teeth during Puncture and Draw: Implications for the Mechanics of Cutting WHITENACK, L.B.**; MOTTA, P.J.; Univ. of South Florida whitenac@mail.usf.edu The performance of an organisms feeding apparatus has obvious implications for its fitness and survival. In this vein, a number of recent studies of elasmobranch functional morphology have […]

Meeting Abstract 10.2  Sunday, Jan. 4  New Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) Lunge-Feeding Processes and Behaviors KOT, B.W.; University of California, Los Angeles bkot@ucla.edu Minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) are the smallest members of the filter-feeding rorqual whales (Balaenopteridae). Like most rorquals minkes feed by lunging into schools of fishes or krill with their mouths agape. They engulf a […]