Meeting Abstract 6.4  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45  A Passive Flow Control Mechanism to Decrease Drag LANG, A. L.*; BRADSHAW, M. T.; SMITH, J. A.; MOTTA, P. J.; HABEGGER, M. L.; HUETER, R. E.; Univ. of Alabama; Univ. of Alabama; Univ. of Alabama; Univ. of South Florida; Univ. of South Florida; Mote Marine Lab alang@eng.ua.edu Flow separation is […]

Meeting Abstract 5.5  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00  Vision and the adaptive radiation of Hawaii Megalagrion damselflies SCALES, JA; RIVERA, JA; BUTLER, MA*; University of Hawaii; University of Hawaii; University of Hawaii mbutler@hawaii.edu Adaptive radiations are the result of exhuberant diversification to the exploitation of new resources, typically food or substrate. Diversification in response to light environment has […]

Meeting Abstract 5.4  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45  The Role of Guitarfish in the Origin of Skates and Rays CLAESON, KM*; ASCHLIMAN, NC; UNDERWOOD, CJ; PCOM; St. Ambrose University; Birkbeck College kerincl@pcom.edu Recent phylogenetic analyses based on molecular data, paleontological data, or extant morphology consistently recovered a paraphyletic “Rhinobatiformes” (guitarfishes) but disagreed on the position of their close […]

Meeting Abstract 5.6  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:15  The Effects of Diet, Ecology, and Physiology on the Evolution of Endothermic Gastrointestinal Tract Lengths LINSCOTT, T.M.*; ROCHE, E.; BONETT, R.M.; University of Tulsa; University of Minnesota; University of Tulsa mason-linscott@utulsa.edu Vertebrates have diversified into a wide range of habitats, and consume many forms of organic material. Consequently, vertebrates have […]

Meeting Abstract 5.1  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00  Morphological integration in the forelimb of musteloid carnivorans FABRE, A.-C.*; GOSWAMI, A.; PEIGNé, S.; CORNETTE, R.; MNHN/UCL; UCL; MNHN; MNHN fabreac@gmail.com The forelimb forms a functional unit that allows a variety of behaviours and needs to be mobile, yet at the same time stable. Both mobility and stability are controlled […]

Meeting Abstract 5.3  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:30  Body and fin shape evolution in cichlid fishes FEILICH, K.L.; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA kfeilich@fas.harvard.edu Cichlid fishes (Acanthomorpha: Cichlidae) are some of the most morphologically and behaviorally diverse fishes in the world. Their morphological disparity, especially of feeding structures, is well-documented. Despite this, comparatively little is known about how swimming […]

Meeting Abstract 4.4  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45  Sticking to slippery surfaces – the impact of fouling on suction adhesion in Northern Clingfish DITSCHE-KURU, P.*; WAINWRIGHT, D./K.; SUMMERS, A./P.; University of Washington, Friday Harbor Labs, US; Havard, Cambridge, US; University of Washington, Friday Harbor Labs, US pditsche@UW.edu In aquatic environments solid substrates are fouled by bacteria, algae and […]

Meeting Abstract 4.1  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00  Pectoral fin muscular architecture of batoids in relation to ecological lifestyle GABLER, MK*; FISH, FE; COUGHLIN, DJ; University of North Carolina Wilmington; West Chester University of PA; Widener University mkg5178@uncw.edu Batoid fish swim using two different modes of locomotion, undulation and oscillation. To achieve these locomotory modes, batoids have evolved […]

Meeting Abstract 4.3  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:30  Mechanics of proximal limb muscle tendon units in a small flying mammal KONOW, N.*; ROBERTS, T.J.; BOERMA, D.; VON BUSSE, R.; SWARTZ, S.M.; Brown Univ. Providence; Brown Univ. Providence; Brown Univ. Providence; Brown Univ. Providence; Brown Univ. Providence nkonow@brown.edu The role of tendon elasticity in muscle function is unclear for […]

Meeting Abstract 4.7  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:15  How moles destroy your lawn: the “lateral stroke” of Eastern moles (Scalopus aquaticus) LIN, Y.F.*; HORNER, A.M. ; EKSTROM, L. J. ; ROBERTS, T. J. ; DUMONT, E.R. ; University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA; California State University, San Bernardino, CA; Wheaton College, Norton, MA; Brown University, Providence, RI; University […]