Meeting Abstract 126-4 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:15 – 11:30 The Evolution of Pharyngeal Jaw Shape, Size, and Associated Musculature across the Neotropical Cichlid Phylogeny BURRESS, ED*; TAN, M; ARMBRUSTER, JW; Auburn University; Emory University; Auburn University edb0014@auburn.edu Key innovations have periodically led to salient leaps in functional capacity, efficiency, and/or versatility. A series of modifications to the […]
year: 2017
On the jaws of lamniform sharks explaining function through morphology
Meeting Abstract 126-1 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:30 – 10:45 On the jaws of lamniform sharks: explaining function through morphology LUGER, AM*; SCHOTTE, M; BAUM, D; HUBER, D; DEAN, MN; Max Planck Institute, Ghent Univ.; Zuse Institute Berlin; Zuse Institute Berlin; Tampa Univ.; Max Planck Institute allison.luger@ugent.be Lamniform sharks vary widely in morphology and feeding niche, however, the […]
Functional trade-offs in salamander feeding performance due to morphological divergence
Meeting Abstract 126-6 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:45 – 12:00 Functional trade-offs in salamander feeding performance due to morphological divergence STINSON, CM*; DEBAN, SM; University of South Florida; University of South Florida cstinson@mail.usf.edu Salamanders use the hyobranchial apparatus to depress the floor of the mouth during aquatic suction feeding and to project the tongue from the mouth during […]
Functional morphology of marine reptile caudal fins
Meeting Abstract 126-2 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:45 – 11:00 Functional morphology of marine reptile caudal fins CROFTS, S B*; FLAMMANG, B E; NJIT; NJIT crofts@njit.edu Multiple independent land-to-sea transitions in extinct reptiles led to a great diversity of secondarily marine reptiles during the Mesozoic. Ichthyosaurs, as well as members of the mosasauridae and thalattosuchian crocodylomorphs, relied on […]
Extent and Prevalence of Sexual Dimorphism in Skates (Batoidea Rajoidei)
Meeting Abstract 126-3 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:00 – 11:15 Extent and Prevalence of Sexual Dimorphism in Skates (Batoidea: Rajoidei) MARTINEZ, CM*; ROHLF, FJ; FRISK, MG; University of California, Davis; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook University cmartinez1207@gmail.com Accounts of sexual dimorphism in skates are often limited to tooth morphology, alar and malar thorns, and linear dimensions of the […]
A Combination of Biomechanical Factors Constrains Craniofacial Diversity in Seahorses and Pipefishes
Meeting Abstract 126-5 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:30 – 11:45 A Combination of Biomechanical Factors Constrains Craniofacial Diversity in Seahorses and Pipefishes LONGO, SJ*; WAINWRIGHT, PC; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis sjlongo@ucdavis.edu https://sarahjlongo.wordpress.com A combination of extreme morphological and functional specializations in seahorses and pipefishes (Syngnathidae) makes them a compelling system to study how complex […]
The Mitochondrial Basis of Thermal Tolerance in the Intertidal Copepod Tigriopus californicus
Meeting Abstract 125-4 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:00 – 11:15 The Mitochondrial Basis of Thermal Tolerance in the Intertidal Copepod Tigriopus californicus HARADA, AE*; BURTON, RS; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Univ. of California, San Diego; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Univ. of California, San Diego aharada@ucsd.edu Populations of conspecifics that are distributed across a wide latitudinal range allow for […]
Scaling of Respiratory Variables in Cutaneous Gas Exchange by Sea Spiders
Meeting Abstract 125-1 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:15 – 10:30 Scaling of Respiratory Variables in Cutaneous Gas Exchange by Sea Spiders LANE, SJ*; SHISHIDO, CM; MORAN, AM; TOBALSKE, BW; WOODS, HA; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of Hawai’i, Manoa; Univ. of Hawai’i, Manoa; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of Montana steven.lane@umontana.edu Metazoan respiratory systems are diverse, and the size and […]
Oxygen-Dependent Limits to Body Size in Giant Sea Spiders
Meeting Abstract 125-5 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:15 – 11:30 Oxygen-Dependent Limits to Body Size in Giant Sea Spiders WOODS, H. A.*; LANE, S. J.; TOBALSKE, B. W.; SHISHIDO, C. M.; MORAN, A. L.; WOODS, Arthur; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of Hawai’i at Mānoa; Univ. of Hawai’i at Mānoa art.woods@mso.umt.edu http://hs.umt.edu/dbs/labs/woods/ Compared […]
OXPHOS adaptation and ecological speciation in toxic sulfide springs
Meeting Abstract 125-6 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:30 – 11:45 OXPHOS adaptation and ecological speciation in toxic sulfide springs GREENWAY, R.*; KELLEY, J. L.; TOBLER, T.; Kansas State University; Washington State University; Kansas State University greenrs@ksu.edu Incompatibility between gene products encoded by mitochondrial and nuclear genomes (mitonuclear incompatibilities) is a mechanism of hybrid incompatibility hypothesized to serve as […]
