Meeting Abstract P3.108A Sunday, Jan. 6 Mechanical Behavior of the Cartilaginous Nasal Septum AL DAYEH, A.; HERRING, S.W.*; University of Washington, Seattle; University of Washington, Seattle herring@uw.edu Damage to the nasal septum collapses the snout, perhaps because structural support is lost. During mastication in pigs (Sus scrofa), the dorsal septum is compressed anteroposteriorly (A-P) (Al Dayeh et […]
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Meathead queens Lethal fighting linked to larger heads in Messor pergandei
Meeting Abstract P3.19 Sunday, Jan. 6 Meathead queens: Lethal fighting linked to larger heads in Messor pergandei BESPALOVA, IOULIA*; HELMS, KEN; Arizona State University; University of Vermont ibespalo@asu.edu In certain populations of Messor pergandei, colony foundation entails obligate lethal fighting between queens. In such populations, queens cooperate with each other in digging nests and rearing the first […]
Measuring fossil diversity and its relationship to climate change in deep time a case study from the early Eocene
Meeting Abstract P3.104 Sunday, Jan. 6 Measuring fossil diversity and its relationship to climate change in deep time: a case study from the early Eocene CHEW, A.E.; Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA achew@westernu.edu Densely distributed mammal samples from the early Eocene in Wyoming’s Bighorn Basin span episodes of major climate change over nearly 3 Myr […]
Measurements of various water parameters to explain shell characteristics of barnacles
Meeting Abstract P3.54 Sunday, Jan. 6 Measurements of various water parameters to explain shell characteristics of barnacles MCCLARY, JR., M.*; GARAH, M.; ELIA, S.; Fairleigh Dickinson University; Paramus High School; Passaic County Technical Institute mcclary@fdu.edu Previous observations have shown that shells of barnacles, Balanus improvisus, from the Hackensack River of New Jersey were brittle compared to shells […]
Manipulation of the Structure of Gait Variability with Rhythmic Auditory Stimulus
Meeting Abstract P3.168 Sunday, Jan. 6 Manipulation of the Structure of Gait Variability with Rhythmic Auditory Stimulus HUNT, N/H*; STERGIOU, N; University of California, Berkely; University of Nebraska, Omaha nathaniel.hunt@berkeley.edu Gait is a rhythmic behavior that may be analyzed via discrete measures taken once per cycle, such as inter-stride time interval. Nonlinear analyses of the dynamics of […]
Making a Splash The effect of environment on landing preparation in Lithobates catesbeiana
Meeting Abstract P3.165 Sunday, Jan. 6 Making a Splash: The effect of environment on landing preparation in Lithobates catesbeiana KATZ, H*; LEVIN, E; MACESIC EKSTROM, LJ; GILLIS, GB; Univ. of Chicago; Tufts University; Wheaton College; Mount Holyoke College ggillis@mtholyoke.edu During a step or a jump, limb muscles are activated before the foot actually makes ground contact to […]
Lounging lizards and gut bugs Testing the role of the social aggregations for transferring digestive microbes
Meeting Abstract P3.20 Sunday, Jan. 6 Lounging lizards and gut bugs: Testing the role of the social aggregations for transferring digestive microbes WEHRLE, BA*; ESPINOZA, RE; California State Univ., Northridge; California State Univ., Northridge bwehrle@uci.edu Why sociality evolves is poorly understood, but both biotic and abiotic factors have been implicated. Sociality may have evolved in some herbivorous […]
Localizing the cellular stress response in a simple body plan
Meeting Abstract P3.204 Sunday, Jan. 6 Localizing the cellular stress response in a simple body plan KINSEY, M.J.*; PLACE, S.P.; University of South Carolina, Marine Science; University of South Carolina, Biological Sciences and Environment and Sustainability Program kinsey@email.sc.edu Intertidal organisms are often subjected to high levels cellular stress stemming from multiple abiotic factors such as desiccation and […]
Life in Hot Waters Live Fast and Die Young
Meeting Abstract P3.214 Sunday, Jan. 6 Life in Hot Waters: Live Fast and Die Young CAMP, N*; MARTINEZ, E; PHILLIPS, C; PORCERRA, A; TORRES, J; COLOMBO, R; MENZE, MA; Eastern Illinois University; University of South Florida mmenze@eiu.edu Thermal variation has profound implications for the physiology and life histories of ectotherms, influencing individual performance and population dynamics. Aquatic […]
Landing Performance of Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) in Variable Wind Conditions
Meeting Abstract P3.166 Sunday, Jan. 6 Landing Performance of Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) in Variable Wind Conditions STEVES, I.D.; MEHRABANI, H*; ROSE, C; MOK, A; MCCLELLAND, Z; CHIRICO, J; DUDLEY, R; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of […]
