Meeting Abstract 96.4 Tuesday, Jan. 6 14:15 Intensity modulation in toad calls scales inversely with body size: are large males ending on a good note? CLARK, BJ; HUCKANS, JH*; IBRAHIM, GT; HRANITZ, JM; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania jhranitz@bloomu.edu The ability to distinguish fundamental frequency from resonant frequency in vertebrates with tubular vocal tracts essentially eliminated dominant frequency […]
year: 2015
First evidence of fish larvae producing sounds
Meeting Abstract 96.6 Tuesday, Jan. 6 14:45 First evidence of fish larvae producing sounds STAATERMAN, E R*; PARIS, C B; KOUGH, A S; University of Miami; University of Miami; University of Miami estaaterman@rsmas.miami.edu http://www.ericastaaterman.com The acoustic ecology of marine fishes has traditionally focused on adults, while overlooking the early life history stages. Here we document the first […]
Evolution of bioluminescent mating signals in cypridinid ostracods (Crustacea)
Meeting Abstract 96.3 Tuesday, Jan. 6 14:15 Evolution of bioluminescent mating signals in cypridinid ostracods (Crustacea) HENSLEY, N.M.*; LEUNG, N.; TORRES, E.; OAKLEY, T.H.; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Cal. State Univ., Los Angeles; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara hensley@lifesci.ucsb.edu How new traits originate is a central question in evolutionary biology, but […]
When linkages deviate from planarity A new 3D computational linkage model applied to the cranial linkages of birds and fishes
Meeting Abstract 95.3 Tuesday, Jan. 6 14:00 When linkages deviate from planarity: A new 3D computational linkage model applied to the cranial linkages of birds and fishes OLSEN, AM*; WESTNEAT, MW; University of Chicago, IL; University of Chicago, IL aolsen@uchicago.edu Skeletal linkages, or closed loops of inter-jointed, rigid elements, have evolved multiple times independently in the feeding […]
Quantifying the Morphological Diversity of Teleost Taxa that Apprehend Prey By Biting
Meeting Abstract 95.6 Tuesday, Jan. 6 14:45 Quantifying the Morphological Diversity of Teleost Taxa that Apprehend Prey By Biting MEHTA, R/S*; BALIGA, V/B; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz rmehta2@ucsc.edu Biting to apprehend prey is a widespread behavioral strategy in terrestrial vertebrates, but in aquatic environments, biting can be considered a behavioral novelty. […]
Morphological convergence in durophagous Heroine cichlids
Meeting Abstract 95.4 Tuesday, Jan. 6 14:15 Morphological convergence in durophagous Heroine cichlids CLEMMENSEN, S.F.*; HULSEY, C.D.; University of Tennessee sclemmen@vols.utk.edu Trophic divergence in cichlid fish is linked to shifts in pharyngeal jaw morphology. For instance, in the Heroine cichlids of Central America, the ability to crush hard-shelled mollusks is a convergent phenotype with multiple evolutionary origins. […]
Functional trade-offs and innovations in the evolution of the rodent masticatory system
Meeting Abstract 95.1 Tuesday, Jan. 6 13:30 Functional trade-offs and innovations in the evolution of the rodent masticatory system KRENTZEL, D*; ANGIELCZYK, K; Univeristy of Chicago; Field Museum dkrentzel@uchicago.edu Mastication in rodents is highly derived, being composed of quasi-independent gnawing and chewing systems and a complicated array of adductor muscles. The masseters are arranged in four qualitatively […]
Correlative 3D imaging of bat penis histomorphology for functional and developmental studies
Meeting Abstract 95.5 Tuesday, Jan. 6 14:30 Correlative 3D imaging of bat penis histomorphology for functional and developmental studies HERDINA, AN*; PLENK JR., H; BENDA, PP; LINA, PHC; HERZIG-STRASCHIL, B; HILGERS, H; METSCHER, BD; University of Vienna, Austria; Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Charles University and National Museum, Prague, Czech Republic; Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; […]
A new framework for understanding the evolution of gecko toepads
Meeting Abstract 95.2 Tuesday, Jan. 6 13:45 A new framework for understanding the evolution of gecko toepads IRSCHICK, D.J.**; GILMAN, C.A.; IMBURGIA, M.J.; KING, D.R; KUO, C.; SHOWALTER, I.; CROSBY, A. J.; University of Massachusetts at Amherst; University of Massachusetts at Amherst; University of Massachusetts at Amherst; University of Massachusetts at Amherst; University of Massachusetts at Amherst; […]
The spiralian missing link – Lobatocerebromorpha
Meeting Abstract 94.1 Tuesday, Jan. 6 13:30 The spiralian missing link – Lobatocerebromorpha KERBL, A; BEKKOUCHE, N; STERRER, W; LAUMER, C; GIRIBET, G; WORSAAE, K*; University of Copenhagen, Denmark; University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Bermuda Aquarium,Museum and Zoo, Bermuda; Harvard University, USA; Harvard University, USA; University of Copenhagen, Denmark kworsaae@bio.ku.dk http://www.bio.ku.dk/staff/kworsaae Still unplaced, Lobatocerebrum (Lobatocerebridae, Spiralia incertae sedis) […]
