Meeting Abstract 105-2  Monday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00  How to Distinguish Pattern from Chaos: Superficial Neuromasts of the Mechanosensory Lateral Line System in Fishes WEBB, JF*; MOLNAR, EJ; NICKLES, KR; JONES, AE; CONWAY, KW; MCHENRY, MJ; University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI; URI, Kingston, RI; URI, Kingston, RI; URI, Kingston, RI; Texas A&M, College Station, TX; […]

Meeting Abstract 105-7  Monday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15  Effect of Selection and Genetic Drift on Phenotypic Diversification in the Eastern Collared Lizard FELTMANN, A*; GIFFORD, M; FIELD, E; University of Central Arkansas; University of Central Arkansas; University of Central Arkansas afeltmann1@cub.uca.edu Organisms display a wide diversity of traits that selection acts upon causing phenotypic change over […]

Meeting Abstract 105-8  Monday, Jan. 6 15:15 – 15:30  Dispersal, performance, and Morphometry of a Novel Invader ( Xenopus tropicalis ) in Central Florida: Evidence of Spatial Sorting? GOODMAN, CM*; BUCKMAN, KN; HILL, JE; TUCKETT, QM; ROMAGOSA, CM; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida; University of Florida colin.goodman@ufl.edu https://sites.google.com/site/christinamromagosa/graduate-students/colin-goodman A primary […]

Meeting Abstract 105-5  Monday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45  Anatomical basis of jaw protrusion directionality in ponyfishes (Leiognathidae) ROBERTS, A*; WAINWRIGHT , P; University of California, Davis ; University of California, Davis asroberts@ucdavis.edu Jaw protrusion is a key morphological innovation that enhances suction feeding performance in fishes. Though almost universally present among percomorph fishes, the biomechanical mechanism, […]

Meeting Abstract 104-3  Monday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15  Sex steroids as mediators of phenotypic integration, genetic correlations, and evolutionary transitions COX, RM*; WITTMAN, T; ROBINSON, CD; COX, CL; JOHN-ALDER, HB; University of Virginia; University of Virginia; University of Virginia; Georgia Southern University; Rutgers University rmc3u@virginia.edu http://www.coxlabuva.org Comparative endocrinologists have increasingly adopted evolutionary approaches not only to […]

Meeting Abstract 104-5  Monday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45  SICB Journals – synergy, status, and a call to action MULLER, U*; SUMMERS, AP; CSUF; UW – Friday Harbor Labs fishguy@uw.edu Two journals are published by the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology SICB: Integrative and Comparative Biology (ICB) and Integrative Organismal Biology (IOB). Both journals serve the […]

Meeting Abstract 104-2  Monday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00  Patterns in Reproductive Seasonality Inferred From Annual Testosterone Cycles In Baleen Of Adult Male Bowhead Whales (Balaena mysticetus) HUNT, KE*; BUCK, CL; HUDSON, J; FERNáNDEZ-AJó, A; HEIDE-JøRGENSEN, MP; FERGUSON, SH; MATTHEWS, CJD; George Mason U; N Arizona U; U Manitoba; N Arizona U; Greenland Inst Nat Res; Fish […]

Meeting Abstract 104-1  Monday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45  Immune and hormonal circadian rhythms in captive bred Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) TITON, SCM*; TITON JR, B; TEIXEIRA, RV; LIMA, AS; GARCIA NETO, PG; FERREIRA, LF; ASSIS, VR; GOMES, FR; MARKUS, RP; University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; University […]

Meeting Abstract 104-6  Monday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00  Ideas and initiatives for the two SICB journals SUMMERS, AP*; MULLER, U; UW -Friday Harbor Labs; CSUF fishguy@uw.edu The editors of Integrative Comparative Biology and Integrative Organismal Biology will continue a dialog with members on issues of transparency, inclusion, diversity, and accessibility. The aim of this time slot […]

Meeting Abstract 104-4  Monday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30  Evidence for expression of the sodium iodide symporter (NIS) in novel neural and ovarian locations in teleost fish HOLLOWAY, ND*; MACKENZIE, DS; RILEY, BB; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University nholloway@bio.tamu.edu https://www.bio.tamu.edu/graduate-student-page-nicholas-holloway/ Iodine, an essential component of thyroid hormone, can only be obtained through the […]