Meeting Abstract 105.5  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00  Identifying gut microbiota in ribbed mussels with next-generation sequencing MOORE, SR*; MOSEMAN-VALTIERRA, SM; GOVENAR, B; Rhode Island College; Univ. of Rhode Island; Rhode Island College smoore_6564@email.ric.edu Salt marshes have been considered as sinks for greenhouse gas emissions, but under conditions of climate change, may instead act as sources of carbon […]

Meeting Abstract 105.1  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:00  Community structure of fishes in a Mississippian Bay GREENFEST-ALLEN, E.*; LUND, R.; GROGAN, E. D.; Penn Center for Bioinformatics, University of Pennsylvania; Carnegie Museum; Saint Joseph’s University allenem@upenn.edu The 323 million year old Bear Gulch Lens of the Bear Gulch Member, Heath Formation of Montana, USA preserves an Upper Mississippian […]

Meeting Abstract 105.6  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:15  Algal chloroplast source modifies the duration of photosynthesis of kleptoplastic sea slugs MIDDLEBROOKS, ML*; CURTIS, NE; SCHWARTZ, JA; PIERCE, SK; University of Tampa; University of South Florida; Rollins College; University of South Florida; University of South Florida mmiddlebrooks@ut.edu Many species of sacoglossan sea slugs are kleptoplastic, the ability to sequester […]

Meeting Abstract 104.3  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30  The flight environment, behavior, and adaptive wing shape evolution in rainforest floor butterflies (Haeterini: Nymphalidae) CESPEDES, A.*; MATOS, M.; WAHLBERG, N.; DEVRIES, P.J.; Univ. of New Orleans; Biology Centre AS CR; Univ. of Turku ; Univ. of New Orleans acespede@uno.edu Wing shape is influenced heavily by flight performance during ecologically […]

Meeting Abstract 104.6  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:15  The effect of petiolation on the leading-edge vortex of an insect-like flapping wing PHILLIPS, N.; KNOWLES, K.; BOMPHREY, R.J.*; The Royal Veterinary College; The Royal Veterinary College; Cranfield University rbomphrey@rvc.ac.uk In general, animal wing planforms are broad close to the wing hinge and taper towards the tip. However, in many […]

Meeting Abstract 104.1  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:00  The effect of aspect ratio on the generation of lift and drag of bat-like flapping wings SCHUNK, C.*; MICHAELSON, K.; PAINE, T.; SWARTZ, S. M.; BREUER, K. S.; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University cosima_schunk@brown.edu Aspect ratio is frequently used to describe variation among the large […]

Meeting Abstract 104.5  Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00  The aerodynamic effects of morphing wings during flapping and gliding flight KLAASSEN VAN OORSCHOT, B*; MISTICK, E; TOBALSKE, B; Univ. of Montana; Harvard Univ.; Univ. of Montana brett.kvo@umontana.edu Dynamic changes in wing shape are characteristic of bird flight, and it is generally hypothesized that these changes in morphology allow birds […]

Meeting Abstract 104.2  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15  Passive wing deformation of hovering hummingbirds TANAKA, H*; SUGA, K; MAEDA, M; KITAMURA, I; LIU, H; Chiba University; Chiba University; Chiba University; Chiba University; Chiba University htanaka@chiba-u.jp Hummingbirds are known as the only birds which are capable of sustained hovering flight. Unlike the other birds, their upper and lower arm […]

Meeting Abstract 104.4  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45  From wing to bone: Anatomy and microanatomy of skeletal correlates for whole wing shape in Neornithine birds HIERONYMUS, TL*; SIMONS, ELR; NEOMED; Midwestern University thieronymus@neomed.edu Bird wings display a remarkable variation of shape and size, ranging from small, rounded wings in sparrows to long, narrow wings in albatross. This variability […]

Meeting Abstract 103.3  Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45  The effects of urbanization on physiological stress of Jollyville Plateau salamanders, Eurycea tonkawae BENDIK, NF*; DAVIS, DR; ZABIEREK, K; GABOR, CR; City of Austin; University of South Dakota; Texas State University; Texas State University nathan.bendik@austintexas.gov Jollyville Plateau salamanders (Eurycea tonkawae) are aquatic neotenes endemic to two highly populated counties in […]