Meeting Abstract 91.4  Monday, Jan. 6 14:15  Modulating growth trajectories of the feeding mechanism in sympatric species may contribute to functional morphological diversity in teleost fishes TURINGAN, R.G.*; KENYON, J.E.; SHENKER, J.M.; Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne; Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne; Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne turingan@fit.edu The quest into the advancement of our understanding of […]

Meeting Abstract 91.1  Monday, Jan. 6 13:30  Hydrodynamic starvation in first-feeding larval fishes HOLZMAN, RH*; CHINA, V; ZILKA, M; YANIV, S; ELAD, D; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv University holzman@post.tau.ac.il Larval fishes suffer prodigious mortality rates, typically eliminating 99% of the brood within a few days after first […]

Meeting Abstract 91.6  Monday, Jan. 6 14:45  Does cavitation limit the speed of mantis shrimp? COX, S.M.*; PATEK, S.N.; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Duke University scox0@bio.umass.edu With one of the fastest feeding strikes in the animal kingdom, mantis shrimp strike prey with a raptorial appendage that can reach velocities of 30 m/s with accelerations of 1×105 m/s2 […]

Meeting Abstract 91.3  Monday, Jan. 6 14:00  Come on baby, let’s do the twist: the kinematics of killing in Loggerhead Shrikes (Passeriformes: Laniidae) SUSTAITA, D.*; RUBEGA, M. A.; FARABAUGH, S. M.; Brown University; University of Connecticut; San Diego Zoo Global diego_sustaita@brown.edu Shrikes use their beaks for procuring and processing their arthropod and vertebrate prey. Their distinctive hooked […]

Meeting Abstract 90.1  Monday, Jan. 6 13:30  Sublethal temperature tolerance of the invasive zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha: Linking growth to cellular indicators of temperature stress JOST, JA*; KESHWANI, S; SOLTIS, E; MOYER, M; VEZINAW, C; Bradley University jjost@bradley.edu Temperature stress has been examined in the context of climate change and there is a interest in measuring thermal […]

Meeting Abstract 90.5  Monday, Jan. 6 14:30  Post-mortal CO2 release by insects at high temperatures HEINRICH, EC*; GRAY, EM; VORHEES, AS; MEIGHER, SG; BRADLEY, TJ; Univ. of California, Irvine; Colorado College; Univ. of California, Irvine; Colorado College; Univ. of California, Irvine eheinric@uci.edu Researchers utilizing thermolimit respirometry to study insect thermal tolerance have previously reported an unexplained surge […]

Meeting Abstract 90.3  Monday, Jan. 6 14:00  Oxidative stress in red swap crayfish Procanmbarus clarkii exposed to acute hyperosmotic conditions BOLLFRASS, K.T.*; GREEN, C.C.; Louisiana State Univ. Agricultural Center; Louisiana State Univ. Agricultural Center kbollf1@lsu.edu The red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii are commercially important in the gulf coast region of the United States of America and China, […]

Meeting Abstract 90.8  Monday, Jan. 6 15:15  Grasshoppers defy gravity? Body position effects on hemolymph and air distribution in Schistocerca americana HARRISON, J.F.*; KLOK, C.J.; VANDENBROOKS, J.M.; DUELL, M.E.; CAMPBELL, J.B.; JIRJIES, S.; SOCHA, J.J.; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Virginia Tech j.harrison@asu.edu Gravity […]

Meeting Abstract 90.2  Monday, Jan. 6 13:45  Gene expression and genetic variation in the heat stress response of garter snake life-history ecotypes SCHWARTZ, TS*; MCGAUGH, S; BRONIKOWSKI, AM; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Washington University; Iowa State University tschwartz@uab.edu The emerging field of conservation physiology requires experimental data to address critical questions on the mechanistic basis for […]

Meeting Abstract 90.4  Monday, Jan. 6 14:15  Does temperature affect aquatic insects via oxygen limitation? BUCHWALTER, D*; CAMP, A; KIM, K; FUNK, D; PATHMASIRI, W; RAYMER, J; SUMNER, S; North Carolina State University; North Carolina State University; North Carolina State University; Stroud Water Research Center; Research Triangle Institute ; Research Triangle Institute ; Research Triangle Institute david_buchwalter@ncsu.edu […]