Meeting Abstract 42.2 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:30 Molecules, mountaintops, and webbed feet: systematics of the bolitoglossine subgenus Mayamandra BOUZID, N/M*; ROVITO, S/M; VáSQUEZ ALMAZáN, C/R; WAKE, D/B; MVZ, UC Berkeley; MVZ, UC Berkeley; Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala; MVZ, UC Berkeley simab0418@gmail.com The Neotropics are a hotspot of plethodontid salamander diversity, with new […]
year: 2014
Evaluating the impact of anatomical partitions on morphology-based phylogenetic reconstructions
Meeting Abstract 42.1 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:15 Evaluating the impact of anatomical partitions on morphology-based phylogenetic reconstructions BURROUGHS, R. W. ; The University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences RBurroughs@utexas.edu The nature of biology is such that the total amount of potential phylogenetic data cannot be used to construct phylogenetic hypotheses. This is particularly true […]
Crowdsourced morphometrics a novel method to overcome bottlenecks in collecting phenotype data
Meeting Abstract 42.3 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:45 Crowdsourced morphometrics: a novel method to overcome bottlenecks in collecting phenotype data CHANG, J*; RABOSKY, DL; ALFARO, ME; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of Michigan; Univ. of California, Los Angeles jchang641@gmail.com The “bioinformatics revolution” has assembled massive genomic data sets; however, our ability to collect phenotypic data at a […]
Towards a terradynamics of heterogeneous granular media
Meeting Abstract 41.1 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:15 Towards a terradynamics of heterogeneous granular media QIAN, F*; ZHANG, T; GOLDMAN, DI; Georgia Tech; Georgia Tech; Georgia Tech qianfeifei1114@gmail.com Recently, we have made progress in understanding aspects of legged locomotion on flowable ground [Li et al, Science, 2013], proposing a “terradynamics” for movement on homogeneous granular media. However, many […]
The ‘dog paddle’ Stereotypic swimming gait pattern in different dog breeds
Meeting Abstract 41.2 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:30 The ‘dog paddle’: Stereotypic swimming gait pattern in different dog breeds FISH, F.E.*; DINENNO, N.K.; West Chester University; West Chester University ffish@wcupa.edu The term ‘dog paddle’ has been applied to the swimming behavior of a number of terrestrial and aquatic species. Dog paddling refers to a form of drag-based, paddle […]
The role of burst-swimming performance in relation to cannibalistic interactions of Green Poison Frog larvae (Dendrobates auratus)
Meeting Abstract 41.3 Sunday, Jan. 5 10:45 The role of burst-swimming performance in relation to cannibalistic interactions of Green Poison Frog larvae (Dendrobates auratus) WILCOX, S.C.*; LAPPIN, A.K.; California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona; California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona swilc002@ucr.edu Whole-animal performance characteristics are important in determining the outcomes of agonistic interactions, particularly intraspecific interactions. Cannibalism is an […]
The effect of body length and slenderness on sand-swimming comparing the performance of the sandfish lizard and the shovel-nosed snake
Meeting Abstract 41.7 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:45 The effect of body length and slenderness on sand-swimming: comparing the performance of the sandfish lizard and the shovel-nosed snake SHARPE, S.S.; KUCKUK, R.M.; KOEHLER, S.A.; GOLDMAN, D.I.*; Georgia Tech; Georgia Tech; Harvard; Georgia Tech ssharpe@gatech.edu A few desert dwelling animals possess the ability to swim subsurface in sand and […]
Fluid scaling effects near the ctenes of ctenophores
Meeting Abstract 41.4 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:00 Fluid scaling effects near the ctenes of ctenophores MILLER, L. A.*; FOVARGUE, L.; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute lam9@unc.edu A distinctive feature of the phylum Ctenophora are their comb plates or ctenes. The ctenes are groups of cilia that are fused at their base to […]
Convergent evolution of high-performance swimming morphology in an Arizona freshwater fish
Meeting Abstract 41.5 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:15 Convergent evolution of high-performance swimming morphology in an Arizona freshwater fish MORAN, C J*; GIBB, A C; Northern Arizona University cmoran.mlml@gmail.com Waterways in the lower Colorado River basin were historically defined by periodic flooding events as a result of snow-melt and seasonal rains. We examined the vertebral column morphology, red […]
Aquatic burst locomotion by hydroplaning and running in Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima)
Meeting Abstract 41.6 Sunday, Jan. 5 11:30 Aquatic burst locomotion by hydroplaning and running in Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) GOUGH, W.T.*; FARINA, S.C.; FISH, F.E.; Cornell University; Cornell University; West Chester University wgough0788@gmail.com Eiders have high wing loadings that are near the accepted threshold for flightlessness in birds that can cause flight to be energetically expensive. Surface […]
