Meeting Abstract 56-7  Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:45  Insights into the role of host access in limiting disease emergence in a natural host-pathogen system STALEY, M*; BONNEAUD, C; HILL, GE; Auburn University; University of Exeter; Auburn University mms0020@auburn.edu In 1994, an endemic bacterial poultry pathogen, Mycoplasma gallisepticum, underwent a dramatic shift of host range into house finches (Haemorhous […]

Meeting Abstract 56-4  Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:00  From Tolerance to Transmission: The Implications of Repeated West Nile Virus Exposure BURGAN, SC*; GERVASI, SS; MARTIN, LB; Univ. of South Florida sarahburgan@mail.usf.edu Host immune responses can reduce parasite load (resistance) and/or mitigate damage caused by infection (tolerance). These defense strategies mediate the outcome of individual infections but also have […]

Meeting Abstract 56-5  Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:15  Experimental evolution of pathogenic biofilms: How predator- prey interactions influence virulence in Vibrio cholerae NISHIGUCHI, MK*; JONES, C; YILDIZ, F; New Mexico State University; University of California, Santa Cruz; University of California, Santa Cruz nish@nmsu.edu http://biology-web.nmsu.edu/nish/index.html Understanding the combined effects of both environmental and host selection on the evolution of […]

Meeting Abstract 56-6  Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:30  Buggy Creek virus distribution and dynamics in swallow bugs (Oeciacus vicarius) in cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) colonies in Southeast Nebraska and Southwest Iowa ROWAN, T.N.*; FASSBINDER-ORTH, C.A.; Creighton University; Creighton University troyrowan@creighton.edu Alphaviruses are positive sense RNA viruses carried by arthropods that are responsible for a number of encephalitic and […]

Meeting Abstract 55-7  Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:45  Shape Change in Neonate Sea Turtles: Spines, Keels, Points, and “Hockey Pucks” WYNEKN, J*; SALMON, M; HAMANN, M; WHITING, S; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University; Parks and Wildlife, Western Australia; Parks and Wildlife, Western Australia jwyneken@fau.edu Sea turtles hatch on oceanic beaches, enter the surf and then migrate to […]

Meeting Abstract 55-4  Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:00  Morphology of the Weberian apparatus and otoliths of serrasalmid fishes in relation to feeding ecology BOYLE, K. S.*; HERREL, A.; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle/Centre national de la recherche scientifique kboyle@mnhn.fr http://mecadev.cnrs.fr/ The Weberian apparatus is a synapomorphy for the diverse (>7,900 spp.) clade of otophysan fishes. […]

Meeting Abstract 55-6  Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:30  Influence of grasping ability on forelimb long bone shape in Prosimians FABRE, A.-C.*; PECKRE, L.; BREWER, D.; EHMKE, E.; WESLER, K.; POUYDEBAT, E.; WALL, C.E.; Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, Durham, USA; UMR 7179 C.N.R.S/M.N.H.N, Paris, France; Duke Lemur Center, Durham, USA; Duke Lemur Center, Durham, USA; Duke Lemur […]

Meeting Abstract 55-5  Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:15  Hand skeleton and wingtip evolution in coraciiform and piciform birds HIERONYMUS, TL; NEOMED thieronymus@neomed.edu Differences in avian wingtip shape have well-characterized relationships to flight performance, migratory behavior, and feeding ecology. Kingfishers, woodpeckers, and their kin (Coraciimorphae) display a broad range of wingtip shapes, as well as a range of flight […]

Meeting Abstract 55-2  Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:30  Evolution of the Lower Jaw of Gnathostomes HILL, J/J; University of Bristol jjhill100@gmail.com The origin of the lower jaw is a key innovation that underpins the adaptive radiation of gnathostomes. The jaw has undergone fundamental changes to its composition and has endured major ecological changes including the transitions from water […]

Meeting Abstract 55-1  Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:15  Early Insights into How to Build a Gnathostome Cranium GROGAN, E.D.*; LUND, R.; Saint Joseph’s University; Carnegie Museum egrogan@sju.edu Embryological studies of vertebrate development have culminated in a model of the cartilaginous units which collectively contribute to formation of the chondrichthyan cranium. Developmental studies of neural crest and mesodermal cell […]