Meeting Abstract 105.3 Wednesday, Jan. 7 10:45 The Role of Diet Type on Gut Size and Function of Zebrafish WRIGHT, S.C.*; NGUYEN, Q.; GERMAN, D.P.; University of California, Irvine scwright@uci.edu http://german.bio.uci.edu/ As the most species-rich group of vertebrates on the planet, fish consume nearly every possible food type, and therefore must be capable of digesting different foods. […]
year: 2015
Performance Losses do not deter Anoles from Using Artificial Perches
Meeting Abstract 105.6 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:30 Performance Losses do not deter Anoles from Using Artificial Perches BATTLES, AC*; KOLBE, JJ; AVILES-RODRIGUEZ, K; Univ. of Rhode Island andrewcbattles@gmail.com Populations of Anolis lizards are successfully established in urban environments, which differ in structural aspects, among others, from natural habitats. However, urban habitats are diverse, comprising a complex matrix […]
How do you like your eggs Egg cannibalism and digestibility in the California grunion, Leuresthes tenuis (Teleostei Atherinopsidae)
Meeting Abstract 105.4 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:00 How do you like your eggs? Egg cannibalism and digestibility in the California grunion, Leuresthes tenuis (Teleostei: Atherinopsidae) BRACISZEWSKI, A.R.*; CARRILLO, A.; HORN, M.H.; CARTER, A.; GERMAN, D.P.; Univ. of California, Irvine; Univ. of California, Irvine; California State Univ., Fullerton; California State Univ., Fullerton; Univ. of California, Irvine alyssarb@uci.edu California […]
Evolution, form, and function of slotted primary feathers in flying birds
Meeting Abstract 105.5 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:15 Evolution, form, and function of slotted primary feathers in flying birds KLAASSEN VAN OORSCHOT, B*; TANG, HK; TOBALSKE, BW; Univ. of Montana; Mount Holyoke College; Univ. of Montana brett.kvo@umontana.edu http://www.brettkvo.com Slotted or emarginated primary feathers are a common feature of the distal wing among many disparate avian taxa. However, the […]
Body undulation frequency affects burial performance in living and model flatfishes
Meeting Abstract 105.1 Wednesday, Jan. 7 10:15 Body undulation frequency affects burial performance in living and model flatfishes MCKEE, A*; MACDONALD, I; FARINA, S C; SUMMERS, A P; University of California, Irvine; Northern Arizona University; Cornell University; University of Washington biologymajor8@gmail.com Flatfishes bury themselves under a thin layer of sand to hide from predators or to ambush […]
Biomechanical properties of distal woody twigs in pawpaw (Asimina triloba)
Meeting Abstract 105.7 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:45 Biomechanical properties of distal woody twigs in pawpaw (Asimina triloba) GOODRICH, KR*; COUGHLIN, DJ; Widener University; Widener University kgoodrich@widener.edu Distal woody twigs and their associated foliage are at risk of mechanical damage during storm events, largely due to high and fluctuating wind loads. Distal twigs of pawpaw (Asimina triloba) exhibit […]
Segment contributions to hind limb evolution in phrynosomatid lizards
Meeting Abstract 104.1 Wednesday, Jan. 7 10:15 Segment contributions to hind limb evolution in phrynosomatid lizards OLBERDING, J.P.*; HERREL, A.; HIGHAM, T.E.; GARLAND, T. JR.; University of South Florida; CNRS/MNHN; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside jpolberding@mail.usf.edu In lizards, longer hind limbs are often associated with faster maximum sprint speeds measured in the laboratory and […]
Reconciling variation in moment arms and measurement techniques of Emu toe joints
Meeting Abstract 104.2 Wednesday, Jan. 7 10:30 Reconciling variation in moment arms and measurement techniques of Emu toe joints SUSTAITA, D*; GATESY, SM; ROBERTS, TJ; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University diego_sustaita@brown.edu Moment arms are integral to understanding how muscle forces power limb movements. Two common approaches for measuring moment arms are the tendon excursion (TE; the […]
Modulation of forces in water-based jumps by the frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
Meeting Abstract 104.4 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:00 Modulation of forces in water-based jumps by the frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis WEISS, TM*; JUNG, S; VLACHOS, PP; SOCHA, JJ; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Purdue University; Virginia Tech talcat@vt.edu Although multiple aquatic or semi-aquatic vertebrates can launch from the water in the midst of a locomotor event, very few can do […]
Faster fish fly farther the morphological and behavioral factors that determine tail-flip jumping ability in killifishes
Meeting Abstract 104.5 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:15 Faster fish fly farther: the morphological and behavioral factors that determine tail-flip jumping ability in killifishes MINICOZZI, M*; FINDEN, A; HANSEN, S; GIBB, A C; Northern Arizona University mrm539@nau.edu Though many teleosts appear to be fully aquatic and show no obvious morphological adaptation to life on land, they are still […]
