Meeting Abstract S5-10  Sunday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 15:00  Abstraction of Slow and Fast Plant Movement Principles for the Technical Transfer into Biomimetic Motile Structures POPPINGA, S*; SPECK, T; Botanic Garden, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany; Botanic Garden, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany simon.poppinga@biologie.uni-freiburg.de http://www.botanischer-garten.uni-freiburg.de/mitarbeiter/pbg/simonpoppinga Plants can move organs or organ parts (e.g. […]

Meeting Abstract S5-7  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 12:00  A Filament-like Structure for Flight?: The Ballooning Flight of Spiders CHO, MS*; NEUBAUER, P; FAHRENSON, C; RECHENBERG, I; Technical University of Berlin; Technical University of Berlin; Technical University of Berlin; Bionics and Evolution Techniques m.cho@campus.tu-berlin.de Many flying insects utilize a membranous structure for flight, which is known as […]

Meeting Abstract S3-3  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:30  What is homodonty? COHEN, K.E*; WELLER, H.I; SUMMERS, A.P; University of Washington ; Brown University ; University of Washington kecohen@uw.edu Homodonty and heterodonty attempt to capture tooth battery morphology as it relates to prey processing. Homodont teeth are similar in shape or size and assumed to perform a […]

Meeting Abstract S3-9  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:30  The origin of chewing in mammals required rolling of the jaw and involved broad continuity in molar form and function BHULLAR, B.-A.S.*; MANAFZADEH, A.R.; MIYAMAE, J.A.; HOFFMAN, E.A.; BRAINERD, E.L.; MUSINSKY, C.; CROMPTON, A.W.; Yale University; Brown U niversity; Yale University; American Museum of Natural History; Brown University; […]

Meeting Abstract S3-1  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:30  The evolutionary developmental genetics of vertebrate tooth size HULSEY, CD; University of Konstanz, Germany darrin.hulsey@uni-konstanz.de https://darrinhulsey.com/ Tooth sizes vary extensively across vertebrates. Substantial amounts of this variation can be attributed to isometric scaling with changes in organismal body size, but there are a number of additional factors that […]

Meeting Abstract S3-6  Saturday, Jan. 4 11:00 – 11:30  Plasticity of Vertebrate Dentition KARAGIC, N*; MEYER, A; HULSEY, CD; University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany; University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany; University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany nidal.karagic@uni-konstanz.de Vertebrate teeth and how they respond to environmental challenges play a crucial role in organismal prey capture and food processing. However, the […]

Meeting Abstract S3-10  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 15:00  Finding new rules for the patterning and shape of mammalian dentition: insights from Noctilionoid bats SADIER, A*; DESSALES, R; SANTANA, S; SEARS, K; UCLA; UCLA; University of Washington; UCLA asadier@ucla.edu Teeth are ones of the most diverse organs in term of morphology. However, most of the extensive developmental […]

Meeting Abstract S3-8  Saturday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 14:00  Evolution of the Dentition in Sharks JOHANSON, Z*; UNDERWOOD, C; MANZANARES, E; FERNANDEZ, V; CLARK, B; SMITH, M; Natural History Museum, London, UK; Birkeck, University of London, UK; Universitat de Valencia, Spain; Natural History Museum, London, UK; Natural History Museum, London, UK; King’s College, London, UK z.johanson@nhm.ac.uk Sharks […]

Meeting Abstract S3-4  Saturday, Jan. 4 10:00 – 10:30  Effects of Premature Tooth Extraction on Tooth Replacement Rates in Iguana iguana BRINK, KS*; CHUONG, CM; WU, P; RICHMAN, J; University of British Columbia; University of Southern California; University of Southern California; University of British Columbia kirstin.brink@gmail.com Reptiles with continuous tooth replacement, or polyphyodonty, replace their teeth in […]

Meeting Abstract S3-7  Saturday, Jan. 4 11:30 – 12:00  Developmental basis of tooth regeneration TUCKER, A. S.; King’s College London abigail.tucker@kcl.ac.uk https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/abigail-tucker During evolution of mammals there has been a move towards a reduction in the number of times teeth are replaced over an animal’s life-time. Most mammals have two sets of teeth (diphyodont), while most reptiles […]