Meeting Abstract 100.10 Sunday, Jan. 6 Flight modalities in the group behavior of free-tailed bats. HRISTOV, N.I.*; ALLEN, L.C.; CHADWELL, B.; Winston-Salem State Univ., Winston-Salem; WSSU, Winston-Salem; N.E. Ohio Med. Univ., Rootstown nickolay.hristov@centerfordesigninnovation.org From the seemingly chaotic movement of unicellular organisms to the grandiose migrations of ungulates, the collective behavior of organisms belongs to some of the […]
year: 2013
Fish fins function as dual sensory and motor neuromechanical systems
Meeting Abstract 100.7 Sunday, Jan. 6 Fish fins function as dual sensory and motor neuromechanical systems. HALE, M. E.*; WILLIAMS IV, R. ; Univ. of Chicago; Univ. of Chicago mhale@uchicago.edu The roles of fin movement in behaviors have been studied widely across the broad diversity of jawed fishes, both living and extinct. Fins serve diverse behavioral functions. […]
Development of the maxillary dentition in teleost fish
Meeting Abstract 100.12 Sunday, Jan. 6 Development of the maxillary dentition in teleost fish ATUKORALLAYA, S; WATERFIELD, V; FRANZ-ODENDAAL, TA*; Mount Saint Vincent Univ; Mount Saint Vincent Univ; Mount Saint Vincent Univ tamara.franz-odendaal@msvu.ca During the vertebrate craniofacial development the first pharyngeal arch forms two prominences which eventually give rise to the maxillary and mandibular bones. In most […]
A neural-field model for the evolution of Conus shell patterns
Meeting Abstract 100.2 Sunday, Jan. 6 A neural-field model for the evolution of Conus shell patterns LEVY*, M/G; NIRODY*, J/A*; NEU, J/C; HENDRICKS, J/R; SLATKIN, M; OSTER, G/R; *=EQUAL CONTRIBUTION, ; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Duke University; San Jose State Univeristy; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley jnirody@berkeley.edu Conus shell patterns […]
The Homology of Feathers and Scales Using New High-throughput Methods to Address a Classic Question
Meeting Abstract 99.5 Sunday, Jan. 6 The Homology of Feathers and Scales: Using New High-throughput Methods to Address a Classic Question MUSSER, JM*; WAGNER, GP; PRUM, RO; Yale University; Yale University, Yale Systems biology Institute; Yale University, Peabody Museum of Natural History jacob.musser@yale.edu Feathers are an important anatomical innovation that evolved in the ancestors of birds and […]
Restoration of anterior regeneration in a planarian species with limited regenerative potential
Meeting Abstract 99.6 Sunday, Jan. 6 Restoration of anterior regeneration in a planarian species with limited regenerative potential SIKES, J.M.*; NEWMARK, P.A.; University of San Francisco; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Illinois jsikes@usfca.edu Why can some animals, but not others, regenerate missing tissues? Based on their amazing regenerative abilities, planarians have become important models for understanding […]
Predation response of Vibrio fischeri biofilms to protozoan bacteriovores
Meeting Abstract 99.3 Sunday, Jan. 6 Predation response of Vibrio fischeri biofilms to protozoan bacteriovores CHAVEZ, A.A.*; GORMAN, C.; ERKEN, M.; MCDOUGALD, D.; STEINBERG, P.D.; NISHIGUCHI, M.K.; New Mexico State University; New Mexico State University; University of New South Wales; University of New South Wales; University of New South Wales; New Mexico State University nish@nmsu.edu Vibrio fischeri […]
Expression of Wnt pathway genes in Ectopleura larynx (Hydrozoa Aplanulata) and implications for their potential role in hydrozoan life cycle evolution
Meeting Abstract 99.2 Sunday, Jan. 6 Expression of Wnt pathway genes in Ectopleura larynx (Hydrozoa: Aplanulata) and implications for their potential role in hydrozoan life cycle evolution NAWROCKI, A.M.*; CARTWRIGHT, P.; Pomona College, Claremont, CA; University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS annarocky@gmail.com The canonical Wnt signaling pathway is conserved in its role in axial patterning throughout Metazoa. In […]
Deciphering the evolutionary history and developmental mechanisms of a complex sexual ornament the abdominal appendages of Sepsidae (Diptera)
Meeting Abstract 99.1 Sunday, Jan. 6 Deciphering the evolutionary history and developmental mechanisms of a complex sexual ornament: the abdominal appendages of Sepsidae (Diptera) BOWSHER, J H*; ANG, Y; FERDERER, T; MEIER, R; North Dakota State University; National University of Singapore; North Dakota State University; National University of Singapore julia.bowsher@ndsu.edu Male abdomen appendages are a novel trait […]
A single origin for nymphalid butterfly eyespots followed by widespread loss of associated gene expression
Meeting Abstract 99.4 Sunday, Jan. 6 A single origin for nymphalid butterfly eyespots followed by widespread loss of associated gene expression OLIVER, J. C.; TONG, X.; GALL, L.; PIEL, W. H.; MONTEIRO, A.*; Yale University; Yale University; Yale University; Yale University; Yale University antonia.monteiro@yale.edu Understanding how novel complex traits originate involves investigating the time of origin of […]
