Meeting Abstract 81.1  Friday, Jan. 6  Determinants of feeding performance in marine-fish larvae TURINGAN, R.G.*; WITTENRICH, M.L.; BECK, J.B.; SAMARCO, T.J.; Florida Institute of Technology; University of Florida; NOAA, St. Petersburg, Florida; Florida Institute of Technology turingan@fit.edu Over five decades of research on post-metamorphic (i.e., juvenile- and adult-life history stages) fishes have resulted in our current, substantial […]

Meeting Abstract 81.4  Friday, Jan. 6  Anatomy of a shrike bite: force, speed, and pressure in relation to bill shape in loggerhead shrikes (Passeriformes: Laniidae: Lanius ludovicianus) SUSTAITA, Diego*; RUBEGA, Margaret; University of Connecticut; University of Connecticut diego.sustaita@uconn.edu Shrikes are small predatory passerines that feed on arthropods and vertebrates, and rely heavily on their beaks for catching, […]

Meeting Abstract 81.2  Friday, Jan. 6  A Device for Dampening Drag: A Novel Hypothesis for the Function of Enormous Fangs in Deep-sea Fishes KENALEY, Christopher/P; Harvard University cpkenaley@gmail.com Many deep-sea fishes possess spectacular morphologies that enable the capture of large prey in a seascape devoid of biomass. Perhaps the most distinctive feeding morphologies of deep-sea teleosts are […]

Meeting Abstract 80.1  Friday, Jan. 6  Thermal and hypoxic gene expression in the mayfly (Centroptilum triangulifer). KIM, K.S.; FUNK, D.H.; BUCHWALTER, D.B.*; NC State University; Stroud Water Research Center; NC State University david_buchwalter@ncsu.edu Despite the widespread use of aquatic insects in biomonitoring programs, there are currently no established model organisms for ecophysiological studies of stream insects. The […]

Meeting Abstract 80.2  Friday, Jan. 6  Recovery from hypoxia and hypercapnic hypoxia: Impacts on the transcription of key antioxidant genes in the shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. DARLING, CL*; BURNETT, LE; BURNETT, KG; College of Charleston; College of Charleston; College of Charleston darlingcl@gmail.com The Pacific whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, inhabits coastal estuarine waters which are prone to intermittent bouts […]

Meeting Abstract 80.3  Friday, Jan. 6  Changes in Pulmonary Surfactant in Deer Mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) at High Altitude DIAZ, S.*; THALER, C. D.; SHIRKEY, N. J.; BROWN, T.; CARDULLO, R. A.; HAMMOND, K. A.; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside; University of California, […]

Meeting Abstract 80.4  Friday, Jan. 6  Are all snakes made equal: handling hypoxic conditions. CAMPBELL, JC*; COBB , VA; Middle Tennessee State University jc3n@mtmail.mtsu.edu Fossorial animals are generally exposed to different environmental conditions than their terrestrial counterparts. Because of enclosed surroundings with little air space and reduced air flow, hypoxic and hypercapnic conditions (LO2/HCO2) would be expected, […]

Meeting Abstract 79.6  Friday, Jan. 6  The effect of tail autotomy on locomotor stability in the green anole lizard HSIEH, S. Tonia*; FISHER, Rebecca E.; KUSUMI, Kenro; Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, AZ; Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ sthsieh@temple.edu Having a tail in the animal kingdom is […]

Meeting Abstract 79.1  Friday, Jan. 6  Slip Perturbation Recovery in the Frilled Dragon, a Dynamically Stable Bipedal Runner MARA, K.R.*; HSIEH, S.T.; Temple University; Temple University kylemara@temple.edu In nature animals often encounter unsteady or unpredictable surfaces and must traverse them while maintaining dynamic stability. Yet, most previous locomotor studies have focused on steady state, non-perturbed, locomotion. As […]

Meeting Abstract 79.5  Friday, Jan. 6  Scales Assist Scaling in Lizards: Keeled, Subcaudal Scale Arrays Engage Substrate during Rapid Vertical Climbing JUSUFI, A.*; LIBBY, T.; FULL, R.J.; Univ. of California, Berkeley ardianj@berkeley.edu To explore substrate interactions between locomotor appendages such as feet and tails, we video recorded lizards Iguana iguana, Acanthosaurus crucigera and Gonocephalus grandis as they […]