Meeting Abstract 24-4 Monday, Jan. 4 14:15 Thermal sensitivity of red muscle in a deep-diving teleost and shark STOEHR, A*; DONLEY, J; AALBERS, S; SYME, D; SEPULVEDA, C; BERNAL, D; Univ. of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; MiraCosta College; Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research; Univ. of Calgary; Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research; Univ. of Massachusetts, Dartmouth astoehr@umassd.edu Despite disparate phylogenetic […]
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Innervational and Microanatomical Support for Functional Compartmentalization within the Mystacial Vibrissal Sensory System of Pinnipeds
Meeting Abstract 24-3 Monday, Jan. 4 14:00 Innervational and Microanatomical Support for Functional Compartmentalization within the Mystacial Vibrissal Sensory System of Pinnipeds MATTSON, E.E.*; MARSHALL, C.D.; Texas A&M University at Galveston mattsone@tamug.edu Vibrissae, or whiskers, are largest among pinnipeds and essential for prey capture. Behavioral data from pinniped and rodent vibrissa studies indicate that functional differences exist […]
Changes in tooth form and function of hard-prey consumers, the Placodontia
Meeting Abstract 24-1 Monday, Jan. 4 13:30 Changes in tooth form and function of hard-prey consumers, the Placodontia CROFTS, S B*; SUMMERS, A P; New Jersey Institute of Technology; Friday Harbor Labs crofts@njit.edu https://croftss.wordpress.com/ Placodonts, a group of extinct marine reptiles from the mid to late Triassic, are inferred to have consumed hard prey by crushing their […]
Better never than late Convergent loss of late-forming ears in toads
Meeting Abstract 24-5 Monday, Jan. 4 14:30 Better never than late? Convergent loss of late-forming ears in toads WOMACK, M.C.*; CHRISTENSEN-DALSGAARD, J.; HOKE, K.L.; Coloardo State Universtiy, Fort Collins; University of Southern Denmark, Odense M; Coloardo State Universtiy, Fort Collins mollywo@rams.colostate.edu http://mcw.strikingly.com/ Anurans have outer and middle ear structures to transmit airborne sound from the environment to […]
What’s up – in the water column Linking spawned embryos with adult chitons in two separate oceans
Meeting Abstract 23-2 Monday, Jan. 4 13:45 What’s up – in the water column? Linking spawned embryos with adult chitons in two separate oceans EMLET, RB; Univ. Oregon remlet@uoregon.edu By using molecular sequences of COI genes (barcoding) from chiton eggs or embryos collected as plankton and from adults collected in the field, we have identified time of […]
Transition from Larval to Juvenile Ciliary Feeding Mechanisms of a Slipper Limpet
Meeting Abstract 23-5 Monday, Jan. 4 14:30 Transition from Larval to Juvenile Ciliary Feeding Mechanisms of a Slipper Limpet STRATHMANN, RR*; PECHENIK, JA; University of Washington; Tufts University rrstrath@uw.edu Slipper limpets use different ciliary feeding mechanisms as a larva and as an adult. Before metamorphosis larvae of Crepidula fornicata developed the ctenidial (gill) filaments that produce the […]
The role of larval traits on dispersal patterns of two dominant reef-building coral species from remote Gulf of Mexico reefs
Meeting Abstract 23-4 Monday, Jan. 4 14:15 The role of larval traits on dispersal patterns of two dominant reef-building coral species from remote Gulf of Mexico reefs STRADER, M E*; DAVIES, S W; KOOL, J T; MATZ, M V; The University of Texas at Austin; The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Geoscience Australia; The University […]
Not dead yet survival of embryos in highly desiccated intertidal egg masses
Meeting Abstract 23-6 Monday, Jan. 4 14:45 Not dead yet: survival of embryos in highly desiccated intertidal egg masses VON DASSOW, Y.J.; Duke University, Beaufort, NC yasmin.vondassow@duke.edu Desiccation is a potential problem for all life stages of intertidal animals, particularly early stages that are not capable of moving around a habitat. A common benthic reproductive strategy is […]
Molecular analysis of tube cement of the biofouling tubeworm Hydroides elegans
Meeting Abstract 23-3 Monday, Jan. 4 14:00 Molecular analysis of tube cement of the biofouling tubeworm Hydroides elegans NEDVED, B.T.*; BATZEL, G.; HADFIELD, M.G.; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa nedved@hawaii.edu http://www.kewalo.hawaii.edu The serpulid polychaete Hydroides elegans is a common member of the warm-water marine fouling community. Its […]
Effects of a patchy food environment across life history stages
Meeting Abstract 23-1 Monday, Jan. 4 13:30 Effects of a patchy food environment across life history stages PADILLA, DK*; MCCANN, MJ; Stony Brook University; Rutgers University Dianna.Padilla@stonybrook.edu http://life.bio.sunysb/edu/ee/padillalab Many animals experience periods of feast or famine, which can have major consequences for growth, survival, and reproductive fitness. For animals with complex life histories, the question remains […]
