Meeting Abstract 119.4  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:00  Intraspecific variation in patterns of morphological selection in the waterfall-climbing goby fish, Sicyopterus stimpsoni KAWANO, S.M.*; BRIDGES, W.C.; SCHOENFUSS, H.L.; BLOB, R.W.; Clemson Univ.; Clemson Univ.; St. Cloud State Univ.; Clemson Univ. skawano@clemson.edu Selection is the primary driver of adaptive evolution, and local adaptation can occur when selection is stronger […]

Meeting Abstract 119.2  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:30  Hindlimb muscle lever systems differ among joints and stride phases in basilisk lizards BERGMANN, P.J.*; HARE-DRUBKA, M.; Clark University; Clark University pbergmann@clarku.edu Vertebrate limbs act as lever systems, and the lengths of limb bones and muscle insertion locations define the architecture of the lever systems, determining their functional properties. The […]

Meeting Abstract 119.6  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:30  Gait characteristics of mice bred for high voluntary wheel running CLAGHORN, GC*; THOMPSON, Z; KAY, JC; HAMPTON, TG; GARLAND JR, T; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside; Univ. of California, Riverside; Mouse Specifics Inc; Univ. of California, Riverside gclag001@ucr.edu Mice from lines that have been selectively bred for […]

Meeting Abstract 119.1  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:15  Built to hop: functional specialization of the hindlimb of the desert kangaroo rat (Dipodomys deserti) GUTMANN, A.K.*; MCGOWAN, C.P.; University of Idaho; University of Idaho agutmann@uidaho.edu Kangaroo rats hop bipedally whereas most other rodents exclusively use quadrupedal gaits. One hypothesis is that hopping evolved as a means of producing the […]

Meeting Abstract 119.3  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:45  Basic Biomechanics of Grizzly Bears: Gaits, speeds and forces. SHINE, C*; ROBBINS, C; KEEN, H; NELSON, O L; MCGOWAN, C P; University of Idaho; Washington State University; Washington State University; Washington State University; University of Idaho shin0453@vandals.uidaho.edu Bears are the only group of large, plantigrade, quadrupedal mammals in the world. […]

Meeting Abstract 118.1  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:15  Unraveling the transcriptome of three sympatric species of coral reef fishes (genus: Haemulon) BERNAL , MA*; MATZ , MV; ROCHA, LA; Univ of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute; Univ of Texas at Austin ; California Academy of Science bernal.moises@gmail.com The genus Haemulon is comprised of 19 nominal species of […]

Meeting Abstract 118.2  Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:30  The genetic architecture of reproductive isolation between naturally hybridizing species SCHUMER, M; CUI, R*; POWELL, D; ROSENTHAL, G; ANDOLFATTO, P; Princeton University; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University; Princeton University melop@tamu.edu Maintenance of species boundaries upon secondary contact is crucial to the speciation process. The Bateson-Dobzhansky-Muller model […]

Meeting Abstract 118.6  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:30  Shifts in the Expression of Developmental Regulatory Genes Involved in the Evolution of a Novel Life History Difference WYGODA, J.A.*; BYRNE, M.; MCCLAY, D.R.; WRAY, G.A.; Duke University; University of Sydney; Duke University; Duke University jaw61@duke.edu Developmental mode can influence dispersal, gene flow, speciation and extinction rates in marine taxa […]

Meeting Abstract 118.7  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:45  RADseq: Minimizing the cost of population genomics BIRD, C E*; FURINESS, S; HOGAN, J D ; HOBI LAB, ; Texas A&M Univ. – Corpus Christi chris.bird@tamucc.edu Restriction site associated DNA sequencing (RADseq) have enabled population genomic research on non-model species, but the original protocols from the University of Oregon are […]

Meeting Abstract 118.4  Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:00  Population genomic analysis of the Pacific gooseneck barnacle Pollicipes elegans comparing two sampling strategies PLOUGH, L.V.*; MARKO, P.B.; University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences, Horn Point Laboratory; University of Hawaii lplough@umces.edu Next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, particularly restriction site-associated DNA (RAD) marker methods have revolutionized the field of population […]