Meeting Abstract 16-4  Thursday, Jan. 5 10:45 – 11:00  New Insights Into the Hill-type Muscle Model: A Comparison Between Simulated and Directly Measured Muscle Fiber Length Changes During Jumping in Kangaroo Rats RANKIN, JW*; BLASDELL, K; MCGOWAN, CP; University of Idaho; University of Idaho; University of Idaho jwrankin@uidaho.edu Few mammals rely on bipedal hopping as a primary […]

Meeting Abstract 16-6  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:15 – 11:30  Extreme power amplification in biological systems PATEK, S.N.*; AZIZI, M.; BHAMLA, M.S.; COX, S.; ILTON, M.; KIM, Y.; KOH, J.; KUO, J.; MA, X.; PRAKASH, M.; SUTTON, G.P.; TEMEL, Z.; Duke U.; U. CA Irvine; Stanford U.; Penn State U.; UMass Amherst; UMass Amherst; Harvard U.; Duke U.; […]

Meeting Abstract 16-7  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45  Extreme asymmetry in the energy transfer rate of trap-jaw ant mandibles KUO, C-Y*; RUTA, A; THOMPSON, C; PATEK, SN; Duke University; Duke University; Charles E. Jordan High School; Duke University ck188@duke.edu Extremely high speeds and accelerations are achieved through power amplification: a class of mechanisms that reduce the […]

Meeting Abstract 16-8  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:45 – 12:00  Evolution of a high performance and functionally robust musculoskeletal system DEBAN, SM*; BLOOM, SV; O’DONNELL, MK; OLBERDING, JP; STINSON, CM; SCALES, JA; Univ. South Florida, Tampa; Univ. South Florida, Tampa; Univ. South Florida, Tampa; Univ. South Florida, Tampa; Univ. South Florida, Tampa; Calif. State Univ., Stanislaus sdeban@usf.edu Plethodontid […]

Meeting Abstract 16-2  Thursday, Jan. 5 10:15 – 10:30  Bending-stretching coupling in the human foot: Role of the transverse arch YAWAR, A*; KORPAS, LM; LUGO-BOLANOS, M; MANDRE, S; VENKADESAN, M; Yale University, New Haven, CT; Yale University, New Haven, CT; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Yale University, New Haven, CT ali.yawar@yale.edu The human foot […]

Meeting Abstract 15-4  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:15  Top-down versus Bottom-up Regulation of Coral Cover in the Florida Keys SMITH, KM*; CHILDRESS, MJ; Clemson University ; Clemson University kylie4@clemson.edu Caribbean coral reefs have drastically changed over the past 30 years with declines in coral cover and herbivore abundance. In order to regulate increasing competitive macroalgae, protecting […]

Meeting Abstract 15-7  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:45 – 12:00  Testing the effect of ocean acidification on a sponge-coral species interaction DEBIASSE, MB*; STUBLER, AD; KELLY, MW; University of Florida; University of North Carolina Wilmington; Louisiana State University melissa.debiasse@gmail.com http://melissadebiasse.weebly.com/ Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have risen at an unprecedented rate in the last 250 years, resulting in increasing […]

Meeting Abstract 15-1  Thursday, Jan. 5 10:15 – 10:30  Implasticity gene body methylation in a reef-building coral DIXON, GB*; BAY, LK; MATZ, MV; University of Texas, Austin; Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, QLD, Australia; University of Texas, Austin grovesdixon@gmail.com There is currently great interest in the role of epigenetic factors in phenotypic plasticity and acclimatization. In […]

Meeting Abstract 15-6  Thursday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 11:45  Genomic evidence of complex hybridization in Caribbean acroprids KITCHEN, SA*; DEVLIN-DURANTE, MK; HARRIS, RS; RATAN, A; FOGARTY, ND; MILLER, W; BAUMS, IB; Penn State University; Penn State University; Penn State University; University of Virginia School of Medicine; NOVA Southeastern; Penn State University; Penn State University sak89@psu.edu http://www.sheilakitchen.com Interspecific […]

Meeting Abstract 15-2  Thursday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 10:45  Genetic signatures of coral recolonization following extensive mortality by crown-of-thorns (Acanthaster planci) on Yap Island, Micronesia BARFIELD, SJ*; DAVIES, SW; MATZ, MV; Univ. of Texas, Austin; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of Texas, Austin sbarfield@utexas.edu Outbreaks of crown-of-thorns sea stars (Acanthaster planci) can cause localized extinction […]