Meeting Abstract 118-4  Sunday, Jan. 8 08:45 – 09:00  Three-dimensional movements of the pectoral fin during routine turns in the Pacific spiny dogfish, Squalus suckleyi HOFFMANN, SL*; LEIGH, SC; DONATELLI, CM; BRAINERD, EL; PORTER, ME; Florida Atlantic University; University of California, Irvine; Tufts University; Brown University; Florida Atlantic University shoffmann2014@fau.edu Early models treated shark pectoral fins as […]

Meeting Abstract 118-2  Sunday, Jan. 8 08:15 – 08:30  Stability vs maneuverability in freshwater turtles MAYERL, CJ*; YOUNGBLOOD, JP; RIVERA, G; VANCE, JT; BLOB, RW; Clemson University; Arizona State University; Creighton University; College of Charleston; Clemson University cmayerl@clemson.edu In aquatic environments, increased locomotor stability can decrease energetic expenditure by animals, whereas maneuverability is useful for successfully navigating […]

Meeting Abstract 118-3  Sunday, Jan. 8 08:30 – 08:45  Rethinking Gait: A New Approach to Defining and Comparing Gaits in Fishes FEILICH, KL; Harvard University kfeilich@fas.harvard.edu http://karafeilich.com Comparative studies of fish swimming have been limited by the lack of formal, quantitative definitions of fish gaits. Swimming gaits are fluid, and defined categorically by the fin or region […]

Meeting Abstract 118-6  Sunday, Jan. 8 09:15 – 09:30  Locomotor Physiology of a Hibernating Fish in the Family Labridae MORAN, C/J*; RZUCIDLO, C/L; GERRY, S/P; Fairfield University; Fairfield University; Fairfield University cmoran.mlml@gmail.com Winter conditions in the North West Atlantic cause cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus to enter a state of extended torpor when water temperatures drop below 10° C. […]

Meeting Abstract 118-1  Sunday, Jan. 8 08:00 – 08:15  Life history matters: swimming and aquatic walking kinematics of epaulette sharks HERNANDEZ, A.V*; GERVAIS, C.R.; RUMMER, J.L.; PORTER, M.P.; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431; Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2109; ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia 4811; Florida […]

Meeting Abstract 118-5  Sunday, Jan. 8 09:00 – 09:15  A comparative study of locomotor performance in gymnotiform and body-caudal fin swimmers WHITLOW, K.R.*; OUFIERO, C.E.; Towson Univ.; Towson Univ. kwhitlow@uchicago.edu Fish are highly diverse in their methods of thrust production and are broadly characterized as either body-caudal fin (BCF) or median/paired fin (MPF) swimmers. Gymnotiform locomotion is […]

Meeting Abstract 117-3  Sunday, Jan. 8 08:30 – 08:45  Three-Dimensional Motion of the Hyoid Arch of White-Spotted Bamboo Sharks, Chiloscyllium plagiosum, using XROMM SCOTT, B*; WILGA, C; BRAINERD, E; Univ. of Rhode Island; Univ. of Alaska, Anchorage; Brown University bradley_scott@uri.edu Some elasmobranchs converge with teleost fishes on the use of suction as a feeding strategy, but elasmobranchs […]

Meeting Abstract 117-2  Sunday, Jan. 8 08:15 – 08:30  Stereotypy and flexibility of jaw movements during feeding in pigs OLSON, RA*; MONTUELLE, SJ; WILLIAMS, SH; Ohio University; Ohio University; Ohio University ro603313@ohio.edu http://www.ohio.edu/people/willias7/ Among mammals, omnivores may be particularly well-suited for responding to high levels of variation in food properties due to their varied diet. In pigs, […]

Meeting Abstract 117-5  Sunday, Jan. 8 09:00 – 09:15  How Wild Bearded Capuchin Monkeys Crack Nuts MANGALAM, M.*; PACHECO, M.M.; FRAGASZY, D.M.; University of Georgia; University of Georgia; University of Georgia madhur.mangalam@uga.edu http://psychology.uga.edu/directory/madhur-mangalam Tool use is not unique to humans; a few wild populations of nonhuman animal species use tools as well. While channeling the organization of […]

Meeting Abstract 117-4  Sunday, Jan. 8 08:45 – 09:00  Flexibility in cranial kinematics facilitates surface feeding in a bottom-feeding cypriniform fish, Carassius auratus HERNANDEZ, LP*; BRAINERD, EL; George Washington University; Brown University phernand@gwu.edu Goldfish, cypriniform generalists, are well-equipped for bottom-feeding given both a ventrally-directed mouth and palatal organ for sorting detritus. As bottom feeders goldfish likely represent […]