Meeting Abstract 143.3  Monday, Jan. 7  Myocardial stress and Myoglobin expression in cardiac tissue of Hypoxic and Hyperoxic reared Alligator mississippiensis (A.m.) PARRILLA, L.*; OWERKOWICZ, T.; OMORI, M.; HICKS, J.; ROURKE, B.; California State University, Long Beach; California State University, San Bernardino; California State University, Long Beach; University of California, Irvine; California State University, Long Beach leah.parrilla@student.csulb.edu […]

Meeting Abstract 143.5  Monday, Jan. 7  Development of the cardiac and peripheral limbs of the baroreflex in embryonic chickens HEDRICK, MS*; CROSSLEY II, DA ; University of North Texas; University of North Texas michael.hedrick@unt.edu The baroreflex is the primary short-term compensatory mechanism to buffer arterial pressure (Pa) changes and maintain cardiovascular homeostasis. Compensatory adjustments in mechanisms include […]

Meeting Abstract 143.1  Monday, Jan. 7  Anemia amplifies postprandial cardiac hypertrophy in Burmese pythons SLAY, C.E.*; ENOK, S.; HICKS, J.W.; WANG, T.; University of California, Irvine; University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark; University of California, Irvine; University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark cslay@uci.edu Burmese pythons (Python molarus) are intermittent feeders, capable of surviving prolonged fasts punctuated by periods of […]

Meeting Abstract 142.1  Monday, Jan. 7  Social life and ecology help sculpt Old World primate faces SANTANA, SE*; LYNCH ALFARO, J; NOONAN, A; ALFARO, ME; University of Washington; University of California Los Angeles; University of California Los Angeles; University of California Los Angeles ssantana@uw.edu Old World primates exhibit almost every possible hue in the spectrum of mammalian […]

Meeting Abstract 142.3  Monday, Jan. 7  Phenotypic plasticity of jaw morphology as a response to diet in two cichlid species and their hybrid TKINT, T*; DE MEYER , J; HELSEN, P; BOONE, M; VERHEYEN, E; ADRIAENS, D; Ghent University, Belgium; Ghent University, Belgium; Antwerp University, Belgium; UG-CT, Ghent, Belgium; Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, Belgium; […]

Meeting Abstract 142.4  Monday, Jan. 7  Hungry, Hungry Pinnipeds: The Comparative Feeding Morphology of Phocid Seals KIENLE, SS; San Diego State University sarah.stachura@gmail.com Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses) evolved specific feeding strategies to capture and consume prey underwater. Most are generalist feeders, employing pierce or suction feeding. Grip-and-tear and filter feeding are specialized strategies exhibited only […]

Meeting Abstract 142.6  Monday, Jan. 7  Form, function, and evolution of archosaur mandibular symphyses. HOLLIDAY, CM*; GANT, CA; NESBITT, SJ; University of Missouri; University of Missouri; University of Washington hollidayca@missouri.edu Archosaurs radiated into numerous trophic niches during the Mesozoic, resulting in a diversity of cranial adaptations and feeding behaviors. The mandibular symphysis is a poorly understood cranial […]

Meeting Abstract 142.2  Monday, Jan. 7  Correlated evolution of jaw muscles and trophic niche in cypriniform fishes STAAB, KL*; BETANCUR-R., R; HERNANDEZ, LP; George Washington Univ; George Washington Univ; George Washington Univ kstaab@gwu.edu Cypriniform fishes occupy a wide range of trophic niches that include insectivory, planktivory, and benthic feeding. However, no quantitative study has investigated the evolutionary […]

Meeting Abstract 142.5  Monday, Jan. 7  Complex Dental Structure and Wear Biomechanics in Hadrosaurid Dinosaurs ERICKSON, GM*; KRICK, BA; NORELL, MA; SAWYER, WG; Florida State Univ., Tallahassee; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville; American Museum of Natural History, New York; Univ. of Florida, Gainesville gerickson@bio.fsu.edu Mammalian grinding dentitions are composed of four major tissues that differentially wear, creating coarse […]

Meeting Abstract 141.1  Monday, Jan. 7  Plasticity and evolution of stress response networks in divergent life-history phenotypes SCHWARTZ, TS*; BRONIKOWSKI, AM; Iowa State University; Iowa State University schwartz@iastate.edu The complex molecular network that underlies physiological stress response is comprised of nodes (proteins, metabolites, mRNAs) whose connections span cells, tissues, and organs. Variable nodes are points in the […]