Meeting Abstract 22.7  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Critical periods during teleost development: a case study of two cypriniform fishes KA’APU-LYONS, C.; GIBB, A.C.*; Northern Arizona University; Northern Arizona University alice.gibb@nau.edu During early development, teleosts undergo intervals of extremely high mortality. These intervals, often termed “critical periods,” have been attributed to various causes, including starvation and predation. However, the […]

Meeting Abstract 22.11  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Cranial Morphology, Feeding Performance and Diversification in New World Leaf-Nosed Bats DUMONT, E.R.*; DAVALOS, L.M.; GOLDBERG, A.; SANTANA, S.E.; REX, K.; VOIGT, C.C.; Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook University; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research ; Leibniz Institute for Zoo and […]

Meeting Abstract 22.3  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Comparative functional capacity of adhesion and climbing among sicydiine gobiid fishes and related species MAIE, Takashi*; SCHOENFUSS, Heiko H.; BLOB, Richard W.; Clemson Univ.; St. Cloud State Univ.; Clemson Univ. tmaie@clemson.edu Sicydiine and related goby species are able to adhere to surfaces using a ventral sucker (fused pelvic fins). This sucker […]

Meeting Abstract 22.4  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Burrowing in sand – can surface reduce friction? SUMMERS, Adam P.; Friday Harbor Labs, UW fishguy@uw.edu Several species of fishes burrow quickly and apparently effortlessly into sand of various grain sizes. Sandlances exhibit a marked preference for one particular grain size and burrow by driving the head directly into the substrate. […]

Meeting Abstract 21.3  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Through the looking glass: Are silvery fish safe from viewers with polarization vision? JOHNSEN, S. *; MARSHALL, N.J.; Duke Univ.; Univ. of Queensland sjohnsen@duke.edu Many coral reef and open-ocean fish have mirrored sides built from stacks of guanine crystals. Because the underwater light field is approximately symmetric around the vertical axis, […]

Meeting Abstract 21.6  Wednesday, Jan. 4  How do insect eggs avoid sunburns? POTTER, Kristen A.*; WOODS, H. Arthur; University of Montana, Missoula; University of Montana, Missoula kristen.potter@mso.umt.edu Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) from the sun damages DNA and causes acute health problems in living organisms. In response, organisms have evolved a suite of defenses against the sun’s harmful effects, […]

Meeting Abstract 21.5  Wednesday, Jan. 4  From Tissues to Landscapes: Using Physiology to Answer Landscape Level Questions in Large Mammals DUNKIN, R.C.*; TINKER, M.T.; WILLIAMS, T.M.; Univ. of California Santa Cruz; USGS-Western Ecological Research Center; Univ. of California Santa Cruz dunkin@biology.ucsc.edu Elephants, the largest land mammal, are highly dependent on surface water for efficient heat dissipation. As […]

Meeting Abstract 21.1  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Burrowing rodents are not necessarily tolerant of hypercapnia BRICKNER-BRAUN, I*; PINSHOW, B; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research inbalbr@bgu.ac.il Burrow geometry, coupled with low permeability of soils to gases, and the respiration of its tenant(s), […]

Meeting Abstract 21.4  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Bivalves as Infaunal Hydraulic Ecosystem Engineers vs Wimps of the Class WOODIN, S.A.*; HEWITT, J.E.; PILDITCH, C.A.; POLERECKY, L.; THRUSH, S.F.; VOLKENBORN, N.; WETHEY, D.S.; Univ South Carolina, Columbia; NIWA, Hamilton, NZ; Univ Waikato, Hamilton, NZ; Max Planck Inst Marine Micro, Bremen, DE; NIWA, Hamilton, NZ; Univ South Carolina, Columbia; Univ […]

Meeting Abstract 21.2  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Biophysical modeling of foraging behavior: climate change may limit foraging LEVY, O.*; DAYAN, T.; PORTER, W. P.; KRONFELD-SCHOR, N.; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv University; University of Wisconsin, Madison; Tel Aviv University levyofi@gmail.com The effect of climate change on activity patterns of animals and thus on the structure of ecological communities […]