Meeting Abstract 138.3  Monday, Jan. 7  Locomotion with constant ventral contact in skinks: a three-dimensional kinematic and dynamic analysis NYAKATURA, J.A.*; CURTH, S.; FISCHER, M.S.; Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany john.nyakatura@uni-jena.de Fossilized tracks attributed to members of the Capthorinidae, a group of fossil early amniotes, imply a constant ventral contact between the animal and the substrate during locomotion. During […]

Meeting Abstract 138.2  Monday, Jan. 7  Differentiating slip perturbation recoveries from falls in bipedally-running lizards. MARA, K.R.*; HSIEH, S.T.; Temple University kylemara@temple.edu In nature, animals often encounter unsteady or unpredictable surfaces that they must counteract to maintain locomotor stability. Yet, the recovery mechanisms aiding restabilization remain under studied. The goal of this study was to describe the […]

Meeting Abstract 138.6  Monday, Jan. 7  Coordination between inertial and impulsive mechanisms during rapid turns in lizards. LIBBY, T*; GUDENUS, V; HARRINGTON, P; FULL, R.J.; Univ. of California, Berkeley tlibby@berkeley.edu Animals induce aerial reorientation by swinging appendages or bending torsos. Inertial torques also play a role during terrestrial locomotion, but ground reaction impulses can change angular momentum. […]

Meeting Abstract 137.1  Monday, Jan. 7  The feeding apparatus of first feeding European eel (Anguilla anguilla) larvae: a functional morphological approach BOUILLIART, M.*; TOMKIEWICZ, J.; LAUESEN, P.; ADRIAENS, D.; Ghent University, Belgium; Denmark Technical University Aqua, Charlottenlund; Billund Aquakultur, Denmark; Ghent University, Belgium mathias.bouilliart@ugent.be The European eel (Anguilla anguilla Linnaeus 1758; Actinopterygii, Anguillidae) is faced with a […]

Meeting Abstract 137.2  Monday, Jan. 7  The crucial effect of hydrodynamics on feeding efficiency during the “critical period” of fish larvae. CHINA, V*; HOLZMAN, R; Tel Aviv University; The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat victor.china@gmail.com Survival of the larval stage of marine fishes has far-reaching consequences in determining their rates of settlement, population size and […]

Meeting Abstract 137.4  Monday, Jan. 7  Importance of the calcareous eggshell to normal skeletal development in the American alligator MEMBRENO, N.A.*; ELSEY, R.M.; OWERKOWICZ, T.; California State University, San Bernardino; Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana Dept of Wildlife and Fisheries, Grand Chenier; California State University, San Bernardino membrenn@coyote.csusb.edu During development, oviparous reptiles rely on both yolk and eggshell […]

Meeting Abstract 137.5  Monday, Jan. 7  Growing Fast and Dying Young: Influence of Forage Quality on Growth and Survival of Arctic Avian Herbivores RICHMAN, S.E.*; MCWILLIAMS, S.R.; LEAFLOOR, J.O.; KARASOV, W.H.; University of Rhode Island; University of Rhode Island; Environment Canada, Winnipeg, MB; University of Wisconsin-Madison cruciger7@gmail.com Keystone herbivores such as geese in Arctic ecosystems are highly […]

Meeting Abstract 137.3  Monday, Jan. 7  Detection and characterization of an ontogenetic diet shift in the Naked Goby, Gobiosoma bosc D’AGUILLO, M.C.*; HAROLD, A.S.; College of Charleston ; College of Charleston mcdagu@email.wm.edu Ontogenetic shifts in diet allow organisms to maximize energy conservation, presumably by reducing the time spent foraging or increasing net energy intake. As many diet […]

Meeting Abstract 136.6  Monday, Jan. 7  Lusitanian nemertean species in Lough Hyne Marine Reserve, SW Ireland TROWBRIDGE, C.D.**; LITTLE, C.; STIRLING, P.; PILLING, G.M.; DLOUHY-MASSENGALE, B.L.; Oregon Institute of Marine Biology; Beggars Knoll, Westbury, UK; Beggars Knoll, Westbury, UK; Secretariat of the Pacific Community, New Caledonia; Oregon Institute of Marine Biology cdt@uoregon.edu The warm-water nemertean Paradrepanophorus crassus, […]

Meeting Abstract 136.2  Monday, Jan. 7  Long-standing larval mystery solved �”Pilidium recurvatum is the larva of Riserius sp., a basal heteronemertean (Heteronemertea; Pilidiophora; Nemertea) HIEBERT, T. C.*; VON DASSOW, G.; HIEBERT, L. S.; MASLAKOVA, S. A.; Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, University of Oregon; Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, University of Oregon; Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, […]