Meeting Abstract 137-3 Monday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 Novel Placental Structure in the Mexican Lizard, Mesaspis viridiflava. STEWART, JR*; MENDEZ DE LA CRUZ, FR; East Tennessee State Univ.; Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico stewarjr@etsu.edu Yolk sac placentation is a distinctive characteristic of the evolution of squamate viviparity yet knowledge of the patterns of variation is limited […]
year: 2019
How is the endoderm regionalized in chondrichthyans
Meeting Abstract 137-5 Monday, Jan. 7 14:30 – 14:45 How is the endoderm regionalized in chondrichthyans? BONILLA, MM*; SHUBIN, NH; University of Chicago; University of Chicago mmbonilla@uchicago.edu The endoderm, through extensive anterior–posterior (AP) patterning, gives rise to an array of specialized cell types and organs. This regionalization is the result of transcription factors and other signaling molecules […]
Impacts of parental genotypes on nestling gene expression
Meeting Abstract 137-7 Monday, Jan. 7 15:00 – 15:15 Impacts of parental genotypes on nestling gene expression NEWHOUSE, DJ*; GONSER, RA; BALAKRISHNAN, CN; East Carolina University; Indiana State University; East Carolina University newhoused12@students.ecu.edu http://danielnewhouse.wixsite.com/home Parents can have profound epigenetic effects on offspring fitness. Little, however, is known about the epigenetic impacts of parental care variation in offspring […]
Evolution of morphologically complex eyes in the Pectinoidea (Mollusca Bivalvia)
Meeting Abstract 137-6 Monday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00 Evolution of morphologically complex eyes in the Pectinoidea (Mollusca: Bivalvia) SERB, JM*; SMEDLEY, GD; AUDINO, JA; Iowa State Univ.; Iowa State Univ.; Univ. São Paulo serb@iastate.edu https://www.eeob.iastate.edu/people/jeanne-serb Eyes have evolved numerous times during the evolution and diversification of molluscs. One of the most diverse families of bivalves, the […]
Sperm Evolution Across the Animal Tree of Life
Meeting Abstract 136-1 Monday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45 Sperm Evolution Across the Animal Tree of Life KAHRL, AF*; SNOOK, RR; FITZPATRICK, JL; Stockholm University, Stockholm; Stockholm University, Stockholm; Stockholm University, Stockholm ariel.kahrl@gmail.com Despite their homologous function of fertilizing eggs, sperm exhibit incredible morphological diversity across the animal kingdom. There is ample evidence that post-mating sexual selection […]
Morphological Integration of the Head in Salamanders Impact of Developmental Strategy and Ecology
Meeting Abstract 136-3 Monday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 Morphological Integration of the Head in Salamanders: Impact of Developmental Strategy and Ecology. FABRE, A-C*; BARDUA, C; BONNEL, J; BLACKBURN, D; GOSWAMI, A; NHM, London; NHM, London; NHM, London; Univ. of Florida, Florida; NHM, London fabreac@gmail.com http://anne-claire-fabre.weebly.com/ Caudata display a great diversity of developmental strategies directly impacting their […]
Getting to the bottom of it Morphological diversification in benthic teleosts
Meeting Abstract 136-8 Monday, Jan. 7 15:15 – 15:30 Getting to the bottom of it: Morphological diversification in benthic teleosts FRIEDMAN, ST*; WAINWRIGHT, PC; Univ. of California, Davis sarahtfried@gmail.com From flattened flounder, to elongate eels, and leg-wielding frogfishes, benthic fishes exhibit a remarkable diversity of body shapes, many of which deviate strongly from the generic streamlined fish […]
First Squamate-Wide Phenomic Analysis Reveals Conserved Pattern of Cranial Integration Underlying Mosaic Skull Shape Evolution
Meeting Abstract 136-5 Monday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30 First Squamate-Wide Phenomic Analysis Reveals Conserved Pattern of Cranial Integration Underlying Mosaic Skull Shape Evolution WATANABE, A*; FELICE, RN; MAISANO, JA; MÜLLER, J; HERREL, A; GOSWAMI, A; NY Institute of Technology, Old Westbury; University College London, London; University of Texas, Austin; Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin; Muséum national d’Histoire […]
Evolutionary Lability in Life History, Morphology, and Performance in Andean Marsupial Frogs
Meeting Abstract 136-2 Monday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 Evolutionary Lability in Life History, Morphology, and Performance in Andean Marsupial Frogs PALUH, DJ*; COLOMA, LA; BLACKBURN, DC; University of Florida; Centro Jambatu de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios; Florida Museum of Natural History dpaluh@ufl.edu https://danielpaluh.weebly.com/ Variation in life history traits has been hypothesized to drive many macroevolutionary […]
Do marine and freshwater fishes differ in rates and directions of body shape evolution
Meeting Abstract 136-7 Monday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00 Do marine and freshwater fishes differ in rates and directions of body shape evolution? LAROUCHE, O*; FRIEDMAN, ST; WAINWRIGHT, PC; PRICE, SA; Clemson University, South Carolina; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis; Clemson University, South Carolina olarouc@g.clemson.edu Ray-finned fishes have repeatedly colonized both marine and freshwater […]
