Meeting Abstract 110-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:00 – 08:15 The morphology of tooth replacement in Salariin Combtooth Blennies (Blenniiformes: Blenniidae: Salariini) WILLIAMS, KL*; EVANS, KM; SIMONS, AM; University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Bell Museum; Brown University; University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Bell Museum will5761@umn.edu Historically, modes of teleost tooth replacement are classified as […]
year: 2020
Cetacean vertebral trabecular bone mechanical properties and structure vary among swimming modes and diving behaviors
Meeting Abstract 110-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45 Cetacean vertebral trabecular bone mechanical properties and structure vary among swimming modes and diving behaviors INGLE, DN*; PORTER, ME; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL dingle2014@fau.edu Among cetaceans, species with rigid, torpedo-shaped bodies are considered as the fastest and most active swimmers. […]
Cartilage canals in ray skeletons Morphology, homology and putative role in mineralization
Meeting Abstract 110-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15 Cartilage canals in ray skeletons: Morphology, homology and putative role in mineralization DEAN, MN*; BLUMER, M; GUALDA, E; CHAUMEL, J; SEIDEL, R; MARSAL, M; OMELON, S; MPIKG mason.dean@mpikg.mpg.de http://masondeanlab.com Although cartilage is typically described as avascular, this is not always true. In developing mammal/bird skeletons, particularly regions of […]
Bird to the Bone Functional Adaptation in the Avian Wing
Meeting Abstract 110-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 Bird to the Bone: Functional Adaptation in the Avian Wing CHASE, HT*; TOBALSKE, BW; University of Montana; University of Montana hilatzipora@gmail.com Though birds have long been admired by biologists and engineers alike for having lightweight bones with specialized “reinforcements,” very little work has been done to investigate this […]
Are sloths horses hanging upside down Suspensory adaptations of sloth flexor tendons
Meeting Abstract 110-7 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30 Are sloths horses hanging upside down?: Suspensory adaptations of sloth flexor tendons MOSSOR, AM*; AUSTIN, BL; AVEY-ARROYO, JA; BUTCHER, MT; Youngstown State University; Youngstown State University; Sloth Sanctuary of Costa Rica; Youngstown State University ammossor@student.ysu.edu Sloths are nearly obligatory in their use of suspensory locomotion and posture, and […]
Time-Related Inflammatory Response in Rhinella diptycha Toads
Meeting Abstract 109-7 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:30 – 09:45 Time-Related Inflammatory Response in Rhinella diptycha Toads TITON JR., B*; TITON, SCM; ASSIS, VR; BARSOTTI, AMG; TEIXEIRA, RV; GOMES, FR; University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; University of São Paulo, […]
Tick, Tick, Boom Exploring diverse immune cell behaviors in ctenophores and oysters
Meeting Abstract 109-8 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:45 – 10:00 Tick, Tick, Boom: Exploring diverse immune cell behaviors in ctenophores and oysters VANDEPAS, LE*; STEFANI, C; TRAYLOR-KNOWLES, N; BROWNE, WE; GOETZ, FW; LACY-HULBERT, A; National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA; Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, Wa; Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, FL; […]
Shy and Stressed Correlations Between Corticosterone Level, Unfolded Protein Response, and Animal Personality
Meeting Abstract 109-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30 Shy and Stressed? Correlations Between Corticosterone Level, Unfolded Protein Response, and Animal Personality ZIKELI, S*; YAMADA, K; YAP, K; ZHANG, Y; KIARIS, H; HOOD, W; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University; University of South Carolina; University of South Carolina; Auburn University slz0001@auburn.edu Variation in animal personalities has been […]
Modeling Mitochondrial Behavior and Morphology from TEM Micrographs of Copepod Myocytes Following Ultraviolet Irradiation
Meeting Abstract 109-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 Modeling Mitochondrial Behavior and Morphology from TEM Micrographs of Copepod Myocytes Following Ultraviolet Irradiation HEINE, KB*; JUSTYN, NM; HILL, GE; TUCKER, VL; JUNG, D; POLLOCK, B; HOOD, WR; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University kbh0039@tigermail.auburn.edu http://kheine.weebly.com The ability of animals […]
Hazardous Hydroids of Hydractinia Variation in venom expression and nematocyte distribution in functionally distinct tissues of a hydractiniid hydrozoan
Meeting Abstract 109-9 Tuesday, Jan. 7 10:00 – 10:15 Hazardous Hydroids of Hydractinia: Variation in venom expression and nematocyte distribution in functionally distinct tissues of a hydractiniid hydrozoan KLOMPEN, AML*; SANDERS, SM; CARTWRIGHT, P; University of Kansas, Lawrence; Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh; University of Kansas, Lawrence annaklompen@ku.edu https://eeb.ku.edu/anna-klompen The […]
