Meeting Abstract 32-2 Thursday, Jan. 5 13:45 – 14:00 A new biomechanical template for walking BISWAS, T; BHANDAWAT, V*; RAO, S; Loyola University, New Orleans; Duke University; Duke University tbiswas@loyno.edu Legged locomotion is complex: it requires precise coordination amongst multiple joints within a limb and coordination between limbs. However, many approaches to legged locomotion employ simplified approaches […]
year: 2017
Temperature, body size, and righting ability of Antarctic pycnogonids
Meeting Abstract 31-5 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:45 – 15:00 Temperature, body size, and righting ability of Antarctic pycnogonids SHISHIDO, CM*; LANE, SJ; WOODS, HA; TOBALSKE, BW; MORAN, AL; Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa; Univ. of Montana, Missoula; Univ. of Montana, Missoula; Univ. of Montana, Missoula; Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa csmariko@hawaii.edu The challenge of understanding how organisms […]
Inconstancy is informative Estimating performance curves in fluctuating environments
Meeting Abstract 31-1 Thursday, Jan. 5 13:45 – 14:00 Inconstancy is informative: Estimating performance curves in fluctuating environments KINGSOLVER, J.G.*; SHAW, F.H.; Univ of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Hamline U jgking@bio.unc.edu Thermal performance curves (TPCs) are widely used to predict mean and variation in performance for fluctuating weather and climate conditions. TPCs are typically estimated by measuring […]
Effects of varying temperature during early development on hatching size in Chelydra serpentina
Meeting Abstract 31-3 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:15 – 14:30 Effects of varying temperature during early development on hatching size in Chelydra serpentina. FINKLER, M.S.; FINKLER, Michae; Indiana Univ. Kokomo mfinkler@iuk.edu http://www.indiana.edu/~nimsmsf/ Turtle embryos may experience different thermal conditions during different stages of incubation, but laboratory studies frequently incubate eggs under single constant temperatures for the entirety of […]
Effect of Temperature on Snake Locomotion and the Interpretation of Thermal Performance Curves
Meeting Abstract 31-2 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:15 Effect of Temperature on Snake Locomotion and the Interpretation of Thermal Performance Curves HOWEY, CAFH*; ROOSENBURG, WM; The Pennsylvania State University; Ohio University cah62@psu.edu http://chowey.net Environmental temperatures dictate ectotherm body temperatures (Tb) which has consequences regarding behavioral and physiological processes. Crawling speed is very important to the black […]
Constant and Cycling Incubation Temperatures Affect the Mass, Size, and Metabolic Rate of Adult Japanese quail
Meeting Abstract 31-6 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:15 Constant and Cycling Incubation Temperatures Affect the Mass, Size, and Metabolic Rate of Adult Japanese quail. BEN-EZRA, N; HARRIS, N; BURNESS, G*; TRENT UNIVERSITY; TRENT UNIVERSITY; TRENT UNIVERSITY garyburness@trentu.ca http://www.trentu.ca/faculty/burness/ The temperature at which eggs are incubated can have wide-ranging effects on the development of young birds. However, […]
Abiotic and Biotic Determinants of Lizard Body Size Across an Urbanized Landscape
Meeting Abstract 31-4 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 14:45 Abiotic and Biotic Determinants of Lizard Body Size Across an Urbanized Landscape. CHEJANOVSKI, Z/A*; KOLBE, J/J; University of Rhode Island; University of Rhode Island zchejanovski@gmail.com http://brownanole.weebly.com Understanding the effects of human-induced environmental change on animal populations is currently the focus of many ecological and evolutionary studies. For example, […]
Size-selective harvesting and the macroevolutionary implications of an “anthropogenic filter” in ray-finned fishes
Meeting Abstract 30-1 Thursday, Jan. 5 13:30 – 13:45 Size-selective harvesting and the macroevolutionary implications of an “anthropogenic filter” in ray-finned fishes CHANG, J*; ROY, K; BAUM, JK; COWMAN, PF; FRIEDMAN, M; SALLAN, LC; CLARKE, JT; ALFARO, ME; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Univ. of California, San Diego; Univ. of Victoria; James Cook Univ.; Univ. of Oxford; […]
Evolution of Lower Jaw Disparity During the Initial Radiation of Gnathostomes
Meeting Abstract 30-7 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:15 Evolution of Lower Jaw Disparity: During the Initial Radiation of Gnathostomes HILL, JJ *; DONOGHUE, PCJ; RAYFIELD, ER; University of Bristol, Bristol, UK jjhill100@gmail.com The lower jaw is an important proxy of feeding ecology. Transformations in mandibular shape and structure may have facilitated the emergence of different feeding […]
Does evolutionary rate heterogeneity explain the uneven distribution of species diversity within Primates
Meeting Abstract 30-5 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 14:45 Does evolutionary rate heterogeneity explain the uneven distribution of species diversity within Primates? ARBOUR, J.H.*; SANTANA, S.E.; University of Washington; University of Washington, Burke Museum jarbour@uw.edu It is well known that species richness is unevenly distributed across the tree of life. Explanations for this pattern are widely debated, […]
