Meeting Abstract P1-18 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Creating Context for Undergraduate Research: Embedding Journalism in an REU Program in the Republic of Turkey and Greece TAPIA, E. *; ANDERSON, S.; CRUZ, P.; FOLKS, N.; JOHNSON, M.; LOUBRIEL, D.; NIEDZIALEK, O.; PEREZ, M.; TRAVIS, D.; GONZALEZ, V.; BARTHELL, J.; University of Central Oklahoma; University of Kansas; […]
year: 2017
Cranial shape and bite force are not affected by death-roll feeding behaviour in the American alligator
Meeting Abstract P1-287 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Cranial shape and bite force are not affected by death-roll feeding behaviour in the American alligator SKATES, DI*; BALL, N; ELSEY, RM; LAPPIN, AK; OWERKOWICZ, T; CSUSB; CSUSB; RWR; CPP; CSUSB skatd301@coyote.csusb.edu Increased jaw loading during feeding induces a strong hypertrophic response in jaw bones and adductor muscles […]
Cranial morphology of the pearly lanternfish, Myctophum nitidulum
Meeting Abstract P1-191 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Cranial morphology of the pearly lanternfish, Myctophum nitidulum SCHOOLMAN, PT*; STAAB, KL; McDaniel College pts005@mcdaniel.edu Myctophids, commonly referred to as lanternfishes, constitute the majority of all deep-sea biomass and are known for their ecological importance in the oceanic food web and as a major component in global oceanic […]
Continuous Aerodynamic Pitch Perturbation of Hawkmoths
Meeting Abstract P1-258 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Continuous Aerodynamic Pitch Perturbation of Hawkmoths YU, S*; KHANDELWAL, P; GARDNER, H; HEDRICK, T; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill skyu@live.unc.edu Flying animals must stabilize against […]
Complex Aerial Rotations Decrease Landing Impact Force in Bats
Meeting Abstract P1-267 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Complex Aerial Rotations Decrease Landing Impact Force in Bats BOERMA, DB*; RUMMEL, AD; BREUER, KB; SCHUNK, C; SWARTZ, SM; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University; Brown University david_boerma@brown.edu Bats roost head-under heels, requiring them to perform acrobatic maneuvers to reposition the limbs for landing. These maneuvers […]
Competition strategies of the eastern red-backed salamander
Meeting Abstract P1-79 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Competition strategies of the eastern red-backed salamander EARL, SC*; NOVARRO, AJ; SUNY ESF; University of Maryland scearl@syr.edu Good competitors will be able to effectively reduce both interspecific and intraspecific competition by developing life strategies to limit competitive interactions. These life strategies partition resources through generalistic behaviors, territorial behavior, […]
Comparing the suction flow of bladderwort across species to explore the effect of trap size and morphology
Meeting Abstract P1-280 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Comparing the suction flow of bladderwort across species to explore the effect of trap size and morphology HIDALGO, F*; MUNOZ, E; BHARDWAJ, E; SHAIK, M; BERG, O; MULLER, UK; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno; California State University Fresno; California State University […]
Comparative Waterfall Climbing Kinematics of Goby Fishes from Hawai’i and Réunion Are Recently Evolved Behaviors Less Variable
Meeting Abstract P1-242 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Comparative Waterfall Climbing Kinematics of Goby Fishes from Hawai’i and Réunion: Are Recently Evolved Behaviors Less Variable? KEEFFE, RM*; DIAMOND, KM; LAGARDE, R; PONTON, D; BERTRAM, RS; SCHOENFUSS, HL; BLOB, RW; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Clemson University; Hydrô Réunion; UMR Entropie; St. Cloud State University; St. Cloud State […]
Comparative Morphology of the African Small Barbs, Enteromius
Meeting Abstract P1-189 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Comparative Morphology of the African Small Barbs, Enteromius HAYES, MM*; ARMBRUSTER, JW; SUMMERS, AP; Auburn University; Auburn University; Friday Harbor Laboratories University of Washington malorie.hayes@auburn.edu http://sites.google.com/site/maloriehayes Barbs are a large group of freshwater cyprinid fishes with over 800 nominal species species in 33 genera spread across Asia, Europe, […]
Comparative Biomechanics of the Defensive Dorsal Fin Spine in Filefishes and Triggerfishes
Meeting Abstract P1-212 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 17:30 Comparative Biomechanics of the Defensive Dorsal Fin Spine in Filefishes and Triggerfishes JIMENEZ, YE*; BRAINERD, EL; SUMMERS, AP; Brown University; Brown University; University of Washington yordano_jimenez@brown.edu http://brown.academia.edu/YJimenez Many fishes use large, modified fin spines to defend against predators. The material and structural properties of the spine must be […]
