Meeting Abstract 13.1  Wednesday, Jan. 4  A comparative assessment of musculoskeletal development in basal actinopterygians DAVIS, Marcus C. ; Kennesaw State University mdavi144@kennesaw.edu The pattern of musculoskeletal development has been extensively studied in tetrapods and in the derived actinopterygians (teleosts). What is lacking are adequate descriptions of muscle and skeletal growth in more basal osteichthyan taxa, such […]

Meeting Abstract 12.3  Wednesday, Jan. 4  The visual function of the fluorescent lenses of Greeneye fish GAGNON, Yakir*; SPEISER, Daniel; SWEENEY, Alison; Duke Univesity; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Santa Barbara 12.yakir@gmail.com The deep-sea environment is home for a variety of unique and strange animals all adapted to the dim-light environment. Many complex adaptations […]

Meeting Abstract 12.4  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Selection favors increased cellular plasticity in a variable environment COOPER, B.S.*; HAMMAD, L.A.; FISHER, N.P.; KARTY, J.A.; MONTOOTH, K.L.; Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana University, Bloomington; Indiana University, Bloomington brascoop@indiana.edu Theory predicts that developmental plasticity, the capacity to change phenotypic trajectory during development, should evolve when […]

Meeting Abstract 12.5  Wednesday, Jan. 4  MIMICRY AND THE PROXIMATE BASIS OF ADAPTATION KIKUCHI, DW*; PFENNIG, DW; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill dkikuchi@live.unc.edu Mimicry is one of the classical examples of adaptation, yet we have much to learn about how mimetic phenotypes are produced. As an instance of convergent evolution, […]

Meeting Abstract 12.2  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Insights into the physiological adaptations of caridean shrimp to hydrothermal vent living: implications for colonization OLIPHANT, A*; THATJE, S; BROWN, A; MORINI, M; RAVAUX, J; SHILLITO, B; SMITH, F; REED, A; University of Southampton; University of Southampton; University of Southampton; Université Pierre et Marie Curie; Université Pierre et Marie Curie; Université […]

Meeting Abstract 12.1  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Divalent metal trafficking in aquatic insects: A comparative approach POTEAT, MD*; BUCHWALTER, DB; North Carolina State University, Raleigh mdpoteat@ncsu.edu In streams and rivers, aquatic insects typically comprise 80-95% of the invertebrate species pool and are ecologically integral. With ~7,000 aquatic insect species described to date in North America, this diversity is […]

Meeting Abstract 11.2  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Pelvic anatomy of Alligator mississippiensis and its significance for interpreting limb function in fossil archosaurs TSAI, Henry P.*; WARD, Carol V.; HOLLIDAY, Casey M.; University of Missouri hptkr7@mail.missouri.edu Reconstructing joint anatomy and function of extinct vertebrates is critical to understanding their posture, locomotor behavior, ecology, and evolution. Major changes occurred in […]

Meeting Abstract 11.4  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Morphology and histology of the gorgonian coral Swiftia exserta. MENZEL, Lorenzo P.*; STEIN, Barry; BIGGER, Charles H.; Florida International University; Indiana University; Florida International University lorenzo.menzel@fiu.edu The geographic distribution of Swiftia exserta, a gorgonian octocoral, is the tropical western Atlantic from Brazil to Florida and the northern Gulf of Mexico in […]

Meeting Abstract 11.5  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Microstructure and mechanics of the tiled and actuating exoskeleton of the helmet urchin, Podophora atrata CHEN, T*; BOYCE, M; ORTIZ, C; Massachusetts Institute of Technology tingchen@mit.edu The helmet urchin, Podophora atrata possesses an unusual reduction in spines which forms a smooth tiling of mm-sized, flattened aboral plates, each articulating with the […]

Meeting Abstract 11.1  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Alligator growth plate thickness as indicator of longitudinal growth rate and circulatory pattern OWERKOWICZ, T; YANG, J*; BLANK, JM; EME, J; HICKS, JW; California State Uni, San Bernardino; California State Uni, San Bernardino; California Polytechnic State Uni, San Luis Obispo; Uni North Texas; Uni California, Irvine towerkow@csusb.edu Avian and non-avian dinosaurs […]