Meeting Abstract 69.4  Monday, Jan. 6 08:45  The ups and downs of desert life: Movement, habitat structure, and biomechanics of a Namib day gecko COLLINS, CE*; RUSSELL, AP; HIGHAM, TE; University of California, Riverside; University of Calgary; University of California, Riverside clint.collins@email.ucr.edu Successful predator evasion depends on many attributes of an animal along with the structural attributes […]

Meeting Abstract 69.2  Monday, Jan. 6 08:15  The relationship between muscle cross-sectional area and locomotor performance in lizards SCALES, J.A.*; BUTLER, M.A.; Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa; Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa jscales@hawaii.edu Locomotor performance is essential to the fitness of many terrestrial vertebrates. Therefore, determining what defines locomotor performance is an integral part of understanding the evolution of […]

Meeting Abstract 69.5  Monday, Jan. 6 09:00  The mechanics of elastic loading and recoil in anuran jumping ASTLEY, H. C.*; ROBERTS, T. J.; Georgia Institute of Technology; Brown University henry.astley@gmail.com Many animals use catapult mechanisms to produce extremely rapid movements for escape or prey capture, resulting in power outputs far beyond the limits of muscle. In these […]

Meeting Abstract 69.1  Monday, Jan. 6 08:00  The Effect of Multiple Obstacles on the Locomotor Behavior and Performance of a Terrestrial Lizard Sceloporus woodi PARKER, S.E*; MCBRAYER, L.M; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University sp03499@georgiasouthern.edu The flexibility to negotiate variable terrain in three dimensionally complex environments is important for many terrestrial vertebrates. Variation in the substrate due […]

Meeting Abstract 69.7  Monday, Jan. 6 09:30  Lightening the load: Effects of tail autotomy and regeneration on locomotor mechanics in the leopard gecko. JAGNANDAN, K*; HIGHAM, TE; University of California, Riverside kevin.jagnandan@email.ucr.edu Autotomy is an effective anti-predation strategy that involves the voluntary shedding of a non-vital body part in order to distract a predator and/or escape from […]

Meeting Abstract 69.6  Monday, Jan. 6 09:15  Body mass, limb length, and limb mass and their role in locomotor specializations in terrestrial and semi-terrestrial mammals KILBOURNE, BM; Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena brandon.kilbourne@uni-jena.de Traditionally, broader, comparative assessments of limb specializations in terrestrial and semi-terrestrial mammals have focused on osteological measurements, most notably limb proportions. However, the mass of limbs and […]

Meeting Abstract 69.3  Monday, Jan. 6 08:30  Autotomy-induced effects on the maximum locomotor performance of ghost crabs in the field PFEIFFENBERGER, J.A.*; HSIEH, S.T.; Temple University; Temple University jpfeiffe@temple.edu Atlantic ghost crabs (Ocypode quadrata), as many arthropods, can voluntarily drop, or autotomize, limbs in response to aggressive inter- and intra-specific interactions. Although survival is the obvious short-term […]

Meeting Abstract 68.5  Monday, Jan. 6 09:00  Why is the antlion trap a trap? Comparing the locomotion of ants on two media with different slope and roughness HUMEAU, A.*; CASAS, J.; Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte, Université de Tours, CNRS, France; Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte, Université de Tours, CNRS, France […]

Meeting Abstract 68.2  Monday, Jan. 6 08:15  Through the looking glass: The structure of the oceanic light field and its implications for mirror-based camouflage JOHNSEN, S*; SAWICKA, E; REYNOLDS, R; STRAMSKI, D; Duke Univ.; Scripps Inst. Oceanography; Scripps Inst. Oceanography; Scripps Inst. Oceanography sjohnsen@duke.edu Many pelagic species, in particular teleosts, have silvered lateral surfaces. While these can […]

Meeting Abstract 68.3  Monday, Jan. 6 08:30  Short-term exposure to elevated temperature and low pH alters mussel attachment strength NEWCOMB, LA*; CARRINGTON, E; GEORGE, MN; O’DONNELL, MJ; University of Washington; University of Washington; University of Washington; California Ocean Science Trust newcombl@uw.edu Rising ocean temperature and decreasing ocean pH may impose physiological stress on organisms by affecting the […]