Meeting Abstract 30-4 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:15 – 14:30 Diversification on the macroevolutionary adaptive landscape following the loss of lungs in caudate amphibians CULUMBER, ZW*; GIFFORD, ME; TOBLER, M; Kansas State University; University of Central Arkansas; Kansas State University zculumber@ksu.edu Evolutionary innovations frequently promote diversification by allowing access to ecological opportunity but also often result in performance […]
year: 2017
Convergent Evolution of Decoy Coloration in Lizards
Meeting Abstract 30-2 Thursday, Jan. 5 13:45 – 14:00 Convergent Evolution of Decoy Coloration in Lizards COX, C. L,*; DAVIS RABOSKY, A. R,; WATSON, C. M.; COX, Christ; Georgia Southern University; University of Michigan; Midwestern State University clcox@georgiasouthern.edu Conspicuous antipredator coloration has long fascinated biologists and provides some of the most striking examples of convergent evolution. Research […]
Are rapid radiations doing something better, or is it just luck
Meeting Abstract 30-3 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:15 Are rapid radiations doing something better, or is it just luck? SIGWART, JD; Univ. of California, Berkeley j.sigwart@berkeley.edu http://www.qub.ac.uk/qml/People/Sigwart The evolutionary “success” of a genus is considered nearly synonymous with its species richness. Many animal taxa that contain rapid evolutionary radiations– cichlid fishes in African Great lakes, Anolis […]
Another look at the evolution of fishes on coral reefs
Meeting Abstract 30-6 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:45 – 15:00 Another look at the evolution of fishes on coral reefs SANTINI, F; Associazione Italiana per Studio Biodiversita’ francesco.santini@alumni.utoronto.ca Coral reefs occupy less than 2% of the oceans, yet are estimated to harbor up to ~ 40% of the extant diversity of marine teleost fishes. Large scale teleost phylogenies […]
The trade-off between biting and singing performance in finches explained by biomechanical modelling
Meeting Abstract 29-6 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:45 – 15:00 The trade-off between biting and singing performance in finches explained by biomechanical modelling VAN WASSENBERGH, S.*; DEVOS, P.; HERREL, A.; ADRIAENS, D.; Muséum National D’Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Ghent University, Ghent; Muséum National D’Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Ghent University, Ghent svanwassenbergh@mnhn.fr Field observations have shown that the species of Darwin’s […]
The odd couple common patterns of mechanical sensitivity in sunfishes and mantis shrimp
Meeting Abstract 29-8 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:15 – 15:30 The odd couple: common patterns of mechanical sensitivity in sunfishes and mantis shrimp ANDERSON, P*; HU, Y; NELSON-MANEY, N; Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Univ. of Rhode Island, Kingston; Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst andersps@illinois.edu http://www.philipslanderson.com/ Evolutionary biomechanics offers an opportunity to explore the evolution of disparate biological systems that […]
The Influence of Sociality and Trophic Niche on Defensive Morphology in Butterflyfishes
Meeting Abstract 29-7 Thursday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:15 The Influence of Sociality and Trophic Niche on Defensive Morphology in Butterflyfishes HODGE, JR*; WAINWRIGHT, PC; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis jhodge@ucdavis.edu Butterflyfishes (Family Chaetodontidae) are iconic coral reef inhabitants. Their beautiful and striking color patterns belie a potent set of structural defenses against predators, […]
Phylogenetics, morphometrics and cranial biomechanics of butterflyfishes and angelfishes (Chaetodontoidea)
Meeting Abstract 29-4 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:15 – 14:30 Phylogenetics, morphometrics and cranial biomechanics of butterflyfishes and angelfishes (Chaetodontoidea) MCCORD, CL*; WESTNEAT, MW; University of Chicago; University of Chicago charlene.l.mccord@gmail.com http://charlenemccord.com Angelfishes and butterflyfishes (collectively chaetodontoid fishes) are among the most economically and ecologically important, as well as charismatic, members of circumglobal tropical coral reef ecosystems. Our […]
Mantis shrimp reveal the evolutionary dynamics of mechanical sensitivity in form-function relationships
Meeting Abstract 29-1 Thursday, Jan. 5 13:30 – 13:45 Mantis shrimp reveal the evolutionary dynamics of mechanical sensitivity in form-function relationships. MUNOZ, MM*; ANDERSON, PSL; PATEK, SN; MUNOZ, Martha; Duke University; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Duke University martha.munoz@gmail.com The relationship between structure and function impacts the evolutionary dynamics of phenotypic diversification. Biophysical relationships are thus expected to […]
Evolutionary Origin of Snapping Shrimps Crossing the Gap Between Pinching and Snapping Claws
Meeting Abstract 29-3 Thursday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:15 Evolutionary Origin of “Snapping” Shrimps: Crossing the Gap Between Pinching and Snapping Claws KAJI, T*; ANKER, A; WIRKNER, CS; PALMER, AR; Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton; Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Brazil; Universität Rostock, Germany; Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton flickloop@gmail.com https://sites.google.com/site/tomonarikaji/ Snapping claws, which occur in both alpheid and palaemonid […]
