Meeting Abstract 19.5 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:15 50 Million Years of Severe Osteopathology in Rhinocerotidae STILSON, K/T*; HOPKINS, S/S/B; DAVIS, E/B; University of Texas at Austin; University of Oregon; University of Oregon stilson@utexas.edu Skeletal pathologies in the fossil record are commonly considered indicators of an individual animal’s life history and development, and not reflections of processes related […]
year: 2014
Vibrating Bees Behavioral Changes in Buzz Frequency
Meeting Abstract 18.7 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:45 Vibrating Bees: Behavioral Changes in Buzz Frequency SWITZER, C.S.*; COMBES, S.A.; Harvard Univ., Cambridge; Harvard Univ., Cambridge cswitzer@fas.harvard.edu Multiple bee taxa have evolved the ability to collect pollen by shaking it from plants’ anthers. While grasping or touching the anthers, bees vibrate their bodies using their flight muscles, without flapping […]
Using a Hidden Markov Model to find foraging areas for the gray smooth-hound shark (Mustelus californicus) in a Full Tidal Basin
Meeting Abstract 18.4 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:00 Using a Hidden Markov Model to find foraging areas for the gray smooth-hound shark (Mustelus californicus) in a Full Tidal Basin NEEMAN, N*; ESPINOZA, M; FARRUGIA, TJ; LOWE, CG; SOBEL, MJ; O’CONNOR, MP; Drexel University; California State University, Long Beach; California State University, Long Beach; California State University, Long Beach; […]
Migratory Predators Adjust Foraging Behavior in Response to Migratory Prey
Meeting Abstract 18.2 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:30 Migratory Predators Adjust Foraging Behavior in Response to Migratory Prey KRAUEL, J.J.*; MCCRACKEN, G.F.; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville; Univ.of Tennessee, Knoxville jkrauel@utk.edu Little is known about interactions between migratory predators and migratory prey, although these systems may be at high risk to disruption due to habitat loss and climate change. […]
Locomotor performance of lizards during pursuit of prey and evasion from predators
Meeting Abstract 18.6 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:30 Locomotor performance of lizards during pursuit of prey and evasion from predators ANDERSON, R A; Western Washington Univ. Roger.Anderson@wwu.edu A robust, comprehensive study of locomotory capabilities in a terrestrial vertebrate requires adequate observation and testing in the field as well as in the lab. Terrestrial lizards in desert scrub are […]
Habitat Partitioning and Intrapopulation Variation in Migration Patterns of Sympatric Apex-Predatory Sharks Across a Dynamic Marine Landscape
Meeting Abstract 18.3 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:45 Habitat Partitioning and Intrapopulation Variation in Migration Patterns of Sympatric Apex-Predatory Sharks Across a Dynamic Marine Landscape HAMMERSCHLAG, N*; GRAHAM, F/J; NELSON, E/R; HARTOG, K; HAMMERSCHLAG-PEYER, C/M; University of Miami, RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program; University of Miami, RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program; University of Miami, RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation […]
Exploring the energetics of foraging behavior in Gila monsters, Heloderma suspectum
Meeting Abstract 18.5 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:15 Exploring the energetics of foraging behavior in Gila monsters, Heloderma suspectum WRIGHT, C.W.*; MOELLER, K.T.; HOLDEN, C.; DEMARE, G.; DENARDO, D.F.; Arizona State Univ., Tempe; Arizona State Univ., Tempe; Arizona State Univ., Tempe cdwright729@gmail.com Although predation risk and food availability strongly influence foraging decisions, so too can physiological condition and […]
Between-individual variation in the flight altitudes of Swainson’s Thrushes
Meeting Abstract 18.1 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:15 Between-individual variation in the flight altitudes of Swainson’s Thrushes BOWLIN, MS*; ENSTROM, DA; MURPHY, BJ; JURICH, P; PURDY, C; PLAZA, E; COCHRAN, WW; COCHRAN, J; University of Michigan-Dearborn; Illinois Natural History Survey; University of Michigan-Dearborn; University of Michigan-Dearborn; University of Michigan-Dearborn; University of Michigan-Dearborn; Illinois Natural History Survey; JDJC Corp […]
The Effects of Substrate on the Bipedal Hopping of Kangaroo Rats
Meeting Abstract 17.4 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:15 The Effects of Substrate on the Bipedal Hopping of Kangaroo Rats ECKWRIGHT, MJ*; MCGOWAN, CP; SHELLOOE, L; University of Idaho; University of Idaho; Gonzaga University eckw7684@vandals.uidaho.edu In the wild, animals live on a wide variety of substrates including sand, snow, leaf-litter, and so on. These various substrates exhibit a wide […]
Net joint work provides limited insight into muscle-tendon unit function during incline hopping by kangaroo rats
Meeting Abstract 17.5 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:30 Net joint work provides limited insight into muscle-tendon unit function during incline hopping by kangaroo rats MCGOWAN, C.P.; University of Idaho cpmcgowan@uidaho.edu In a recent inverse dynamics analysis of incline hopping, we showed that the proportion of net joint work supplied by each joint is similar across a wide range […]
