Meeting Abstract 78.2  Sunday, Jan. 6  Will spit for food: role of target height in the spitting force of hunting archer fish. BURNETTE, MF*; ASHLEY-ROSS, MA; Wake Forest University; Wake Forest University burnmf0@wfu.edu Archer fishes (Toxotidae) are famous for their method of hunting terrestrial insects: the fish fires a stream of water from its mouth, which will […]

Meeting Abstract 78.1  Sunday, Jan. 6  Invariant feeding kinematics of two trophically distinct nonnative Florida fishes, Belonesox belizanus and Cichlasoma urophthalmus across environmental temperature regimes SLOAN, T.J.*; TURINGAN, R.G.; Florida Institute of Technology; Florida Institute of Technology tsloan2009@my.fit.edu Nonnative fishes have the ability to adapt to environmental conditions in the invaded ecosystem and utilize resources that may […]

Meeting Abstract 78.5  Sunday, Jan. 6  Hyoid kinematics and hypaxial muscle strain during suction feeding in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) CAMP, A.L.*; BRAINERD, E.L.; Brown University, Providence RI; Brown University, Providence RI ariel_camp@brown.edu To capture food, suction feeding fishes use their kinetic skulls to rapidly expand the mouth cavity both laterally and dorsoventrally. Ventrally, mouth volume is […]

Meeting Abstract 78.4  Sunday, Jan. 6  How do triggerfish eat? The evolution of variable feeding behavior in balistid fishes BUXMAN, C.L.*; WESTNEAT, M.W.; University of Chicago; Field Museum of Natural History cmccord@uchicago.edu Muscles in many vertebrates have become repeatedly subdivided, yielding multiple actuators for biomechanical systems. Muscle subdivisions may, with evolutionary change in origin, insertion, or contractile […]

Meeting Abstract 78.3  Sunday, Jan. 6  Feeding kinematics in damselfishes (Pomacentridae): ecological diversity and repeated trophic convergence CARTER, C.B.*; RICE, A.N.; WESTNEAT, M.W.; COOPER, W.J.; Washington State University; Cornell University; The Field Museum of Natural History; Washington State University casey.carter@email.wsu.edu The damselfishes represent a species-rich lineage that forms a major component of the fish fauna on all […]

Meeting Abstract 77.2  Sunday, Jan. 6  Variation Within and Among Populations in the Behavioral Types of Mangrove Rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus) GARCIA, MJ*; DOBBINS, M; VAUGHN, S; EARLEY, RL; Univ. of Alabama; Univ. of Alabama; Univ. of Alabama; Univ. of Alabama mjgarcia@crimson.ua.edu An individual’s fitness depends critically on their ability to obtain and retain resources, which may be […]

Meeting Abstract 77.4  Sunday, Jan. 6  Prey capture throughout the seasons: functional demands of a multiphasic lifestyle in the Alpine newt Ichthyosaura alpestris (Salamandridae) HEISS, E*; VAN WASSENBERGH, S; University of Antwerp, Belgium; University of Antwerp, Belgium Egon.Heiss@ua.ac.be Evolutionary transitions between aquatic and terrestrial environments were – and still are – significant steps in vertebrate evolution. These […]

Meeting Abstract 77.1  Sunday, Jan. 6  Cartilage on the Move: Cartilage Lineage Tracing During Tadpole Metamorphosis KERNEY, R R*; BRITTAIN, A L; HALL, B K; BUCHHOLZ , D R; Gettysburg College; University of Cincinnati; Dalhousie University; University of Cincinnati rkerney@gettysburg.edu The reorganization of cranial cartilages during tadpole metamorphosis is a set of complex processes. The fates of […]

Meeting Abstract 77.3  Sunday, Jan. 6  Bite performance of the extant coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae DUTEL, H*; HERREL, A; CLÉMENT, G; HERBIN, M; Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle; Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle; Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle; Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle dutel@mnhn.fr The coelacanth Latimeria is the only extant genus of a group of lobe-finned vertebrates (sarcopterygian) originating in the […]

Meeting Abstract 76.2  Sunday, Jan. 6  The aquatic-terrestrial transition of freshwater turtles from a dynamical systems perspective MAZOUCHOVA, N*; WILSHIN, S; HSIEH, T; Temple University; Royal Veterinary College; Temple University nicole.mazouchova@temple.edu A multitude of complex environments are found on our planet and are inhabited by a variety of animal species exhibiting diverse forms of adaptation. Animals that […]