SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P11-3  Sat Jan 2  Tail length in fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) at Saint Mary’s College Smith, SK*; Young, VKH; Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame IN; Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame IN ssmith02@saintmarys.edu The post-anal tail is a key feature […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P11-2  Sat Jan 2  Self-righting in squirrels during unexpected falls – towards the crucial function of bushy tails in arboreal mammals Fukushima, T*; Siddall, R; Byrnes, G; Nyakatura, J; Toussaint, S; Jusufi, A; Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems; […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P11-4  Sat Jan 2  Modeling flight dynamics in gliding lizards Clark, JV*; Clark, CM; Stanford University; Harvey Mudd College jvclark@stanford.edu The ability to glide, climb, and run effectively is unique in the animal kingdom. Draco, a genus of flying […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P11-7  Sat Jan 2  Induced antiangiogenesis diminishes vascularity in regenerating axolotl tails but does not limit early tail regrowth Bollinger, L*; Dickie, R; Towson University lbolli4@students.towson.edu Vatalanib, a small molecule inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinases, […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P11-1  Sat Jan 2  Functional anatomy of tail regeneration in the California alligator lizard, Elgaria multicarinata Campos, CB*; Correa, MG; Collins, CE; California State University, Sacramento; California State University, Sacramento; California State University, Sacramento campos7@csus.edu Preventing depredation is vital […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P11-8  Sat Jan 2  Effects of Insulin-like Growth Factors (IGF1 and IGF2) on brown anole lizard tail regeneration Lindsey, AG*; Beatty, AE; Schwartz, TS; Auburn University agl0032@auburn.edu Some reptiles, such as the brown anole lizard (Anolis sagrei), possess the […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P11-5  Sat Jan 2  Anatomical correlates of climbing behavior in Peromyscus Lissner, J N*; Press, L; Meier, P T; Muhlenberg College; Muhlenberg College; Muhlenberg College JNLissner@muhlenberg.edu The diversity of species (56) of North American mice within the genus Peromyscus […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P11-6  Sat Jan 2  A tale of two tails: Developmental evolution of a key innovation in the fish caudal region Fitch, OE*; Thompson, AW; Braasch, I; Department of Integrative Biology & Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (EEB), Michigan […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P10-5  Sat Jan 2  Reproductive trade-offs in the Soapberry Bug Jadera haematoloma (Herrich-Schӓffer, 1847) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Rhopalidae) Guruvadoo, AR*; Miller, CW; Forthman, M; University of Florida; University of Florida; California Department of Food and Agriculture aguruvadoo@ufl.edu According to sperm […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P10-6  Sat Jan 2  New morphometric and structural descriptions of the Florida manatee spermatozoon Cowart, JR*; Collins, DM; Stanton, D; Larkin, IV; Aquatic Animal Health Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, […]