Meeting Abstract P1-234 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Who Needs Toe Pads? Climbing in Plethodontid Salamanders O’DONNELL, MK*; DEBAN, SM; University of South Florida; University of South Florida mkodonnell@mail.usf.edu Climbing has evolved multiple times in family Plethodontidae. In the absence of specialized toe pads or claws common to other scansorial organisms, salamanders climb on rough and […]
year: 2017
Which species is better equipped for climate change Thermal limits in two widely distributed salamanders
Meeting Abstract P1-164 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Which species is better equipped for climate change? Thermal limits in two widely distributed salamanders MEDINA-BAEZ, OA*; NOVARRO, AJ; University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; University of Maryland, College Park osmary.medina@upr.edu With rising temperatures due to climate change, we expect shifts in the geographic range of many species. Among […]
Where have all the Oysters Gone Multiple Stressors Impacting Estuarine Oysters
Meeting Abstract P1-85 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Where have all the Oysters Gone? Multiple Stressors Impacting Estuarine Oysters WALTERS, L*; MAKRIS, P; ANDERSON, L; QUINTANA-ASCENCIO, P; SACKS, P; Univ. of Central Florida; Univ. of Central Florida; Univ. of Central Florida; Univ. of Central Florida; Univ. of Central Florida linda.walters@ucf.edu Previously we documented that recreational boat […]
Visualization of the Oyster Toadfish (Opsanus tau) Anterior Lateral Line via Micro-CT
Meeting Abstract P1-31 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Visualization of the Oyster Toadfish (Opsanus tau) Anterior Lateral Line via Micro-CT ROGERS, LS*; GIUFFRIDA, B; LE ROUX, V; MENSINGER, AF; University of Minnesota Duluth; Wareham Middle School; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute; University of Minnesota Duluth roger710@d.umn.edu Recent experiments have characterized the frequency sensitivity and range of the […]
Visual Cue Perception During the Establishment of an Ant’s Foraging Route
Meeting Abstract P1-37 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Visual Cue Perception During the Establishment of an Ant’s Foraging Route LENT, DD*; MENDOZA, A; AREVALO, E; Cal. State Univ., Fresno; Cal. State Univ., Fresno; Cal. State Univ., Fresno dlent@csufresno.edu A number of experiments have revealed how different visual features are used to guide familiar foraging routes in […]
Viscoelastic properties of mineralized shark vertebrae
Meeting Abstract P1-217 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Viscoelastic properties of mineralized shark vertebrae MCCONKEY, RP*; INGLE, DN; PORTER, ME; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University rmcconkey2013@fau.edu Amplitude and frequency of lateral undulation during swimming varies greatly across shark species. As animals swim through the water, the vertebral column behave as a […]
Vertebral function in obstacle crossing behaviors in Polypterus senegalus
Meeting Abstract P1-250 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Vertebral function in obstacle crossing behaviors in Polypterus senegalus CARTER, AM*; DODSON, P; HSIEH, ST; University of Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania; Temple University Caja@sas.upenn.edu Amphibious fishes are surprisingly diverse and can serve as excellent models for understanding locomotor challenges of relevance to early tetrapods and basal amphibians. While […]
Vertebral anatomy and Locomotor Evolution in Mammals A Geometric Morphometric Approach
Meeting Abstract P1-183 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Vertebral anatomy and Locomotor Evolution in Mammals: A Geometric Morphometric Approach BENITEZ, LM*; JONES, KE; PIERCE, SE; Museum of Comparative Zoology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge MA 02138; Museum of Comparative Zoology and Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge MA […]
Variation in the route of the tetrapod nasolacrimal duct the long and short of it
Meeting Abstract P1-186 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Variation in the route of the tetrapod nasolacrimal duct: the long and short of it HILLENIUS, WJ*; SMITH, TD; REHOREK, SJ; College of Charleston; Slippery Rock University; Slippery Rock University hilleniusw@cofc.edu The nasolacrimal duct (NLD) connects the orbital region to the nasal cavity in most tetrapods. Traditionally, its […]
Variable Responses to Multiple Isoforms of a Neuropeptide, C-type Allatostatin (AST-C), by the Cardiac Neuromuscular System of the American Lobster, Homarus americanus
Meeting Abstract P1-28 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Variable Responses to Multiple Isoforms of a Neuropeptide, C-type Allatostatin (AST-C), by the Cardiac Neuromuscular System of the American Lobster, Homarus americanus PONG, S*; WALSH, P; ARMSTRONG, MK; CHRISTIE, AE; DICKINSON, PS; Bowdoin College; Bowdoin College; Bowdoin College; Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa; Bowdoin College spong@bowdoin.edu Central pattern generator […]
