Meeting Abstract 25-4  Thursday, Jan. 5 14:15 – 14:30  Evolution of the Animal Face: from Principles to Mechanisms. ABZHANOV, ARKHAT; Imperial College London and Natural History Museum a.abzhanov@imperial.ac.uk Understanding the origins of animal diversity is one of the chief challenges to the modern biological sciences. We aim to reveal molecular mechanisms underlying evolutionary processes that generate morphological […]

Meeting Abstract 25-7  Thursday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:15  Cell Proliferation and Segmental Patterning are Closely Linked During Posterior Segmentation in Spiders JAHN, C; LERCH, S; EIBNER, C*; Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena cornelius.eibner@uni-jena.de Although segmentation has been studied in great detail in Drosophila melanogaster, the simultaneous formation of segments (long germ system), as found in […]

Meeting Abstract 24-6  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45  What aspects of performance matter for predator evasion in fish? MCHENRY, MJ*; NAIR, A; SOTO, A; JOHANSEN, J; LIAO, J; UC Irvine; UC Irvine; UC Irvine; Univ. of Florida; Univ. of Florida mmchenry@uci.edu http://mchenrylab.bio.uci.edu It is commonly argued that high locomotor performance enhances an animal’s ability to survive […]

Meeting Abstract 24-1  Thursday, Jan. 5 10:15 – 10:30  Sprint, Fast Start and Prey Capture Performance of Juvenile Striped Bass under Levels of Hypoxia Encountered in Nature. KRASKURA, K*; NELSON, JA; OUFIERO, CE; Towson University ; Towson University ; Towson University k.kraskura@gmail.com Annual hypoxia in the Chesapeake Bay has expanded to the point that juvenile striped bass […]

Meeting Abstract 24-5  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30  Prey targeting with intermittent locomotion in zebrafish SOTO, A*; MCHENRY, MJ; UC Irvine; UC Irvine alberts2@uci.edu http://www.albertosoto.net/ The strategies implemented by predators to track and capture prey vary widely among animals. Biologists have successfully applied mathematical models developed for missile guidance to determine the pursuit strategies of flying […]

Meeting Abstract 24-2  Thursday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45  Kangaroo Rat Acrobatics: How to Dodge a Rattlesnake Strike FREYMILLER, G.A.*; WHITFORD, M.W.; HIGHAM, T.E.; CLARK, R.W.; San Diego State Univ. and Univ. of California, Riverside; San Diego State Univ. and Univ. of California, Davis; University of California, Riverside; San Diego State University gfreymil@gmail.com Predator evasion strategies are […]

Meeting Abstract 24-3  Thursday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00  How the biomechanics of ricochetal bipedalism enhances predator evasion, resource partitioning, and taxonomic diversity in desert rodent communities MOORE, TY*; COOPER, KL; BIEWENER, AA; VASUDEVAN, R; Univ. of Michigan; Univ. of California, San Diego; Harvard Univ.; Univ. of Michigan taliaym@gmail.com http://sites.google.com/site/taliayukimoore Bipedal hopping in kangaroos is highly economical, […]

Meeting Abstract 24-7  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:45 – 12:00  Effect of flow speed on aquatic predator-prey interactions HOLZMAN, R*; AVIDAN, L; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv University holzman@post.tau.ac.il Flow is a major factor for life in water, affecting multiple fitness-determining functions such as reproduction, mass transfer, and the rate of encounter with prey and predator. While many […]

Meeting Abstract 24-4  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15  Dynamic leg deformations drive omnidirectional strike maneuvers in flat spiders ZENG, Y.*; CREWS, S.; Univ. of California, Merced; California Academy of Sciences yzeng7@ucmerced.edu Legged animals maneuver by generating bilaterally asymmetric ground reaction forces. Here, we show that the flattie spiders (Selenopidae), a group of ambush predators, perform rapid […]

Meeting Abstract 23-6  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45  The Effects of Red Tide Toxins in Turtles – Developing Treatment Protocols for Endangered Sea Turtles COCILOVA, CC*; MILTON, SL; FLEWELLING, LJ; BOSSART, GD; WALSH, CJ; FL Atlantic Univ., FL; FL Atlantic Univ., FL; FL Fish and Wildlife Research Inst., FL; Georgia Aquarium, GA; Mote Marine Laboratory, FL […]