Body and armor stiffness of the spearnose poacher Agonopsis vulsa (Actinopterygii; Agonidae)

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P7-3  Sat Jan 2  Body and armor stiffness of the spearnose poacher Agonopsis vulsa (Actinopterygii; Agonidae) Jackson, BJ*; Naughton, L; Donatelli, C; Porter, M; Summers, A; Kruppert, S; Idaho State University; Bucknell University; Friday Harbor Laboratories; Florida Atlantic University; […]

Are spider egg sacs extra hydrophobic

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P7-2  Sat Jan 2  Are spider egg sacs extra hydrophobic? Karkosiak, KQ*; Coonfield, AJ; Ediriweera, CU; Maksuta, DD; Blackledge, TA; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron kqk2@zips.uakron.edu Spiders construct egg […]

Anisotropic structural and mechanical properties of shark skin

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P7-4  Sat Jan 2  Anisotropic structural and mechanical properties of shark skin Hagood, ME*; Porter, ME; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University mhagood2018@fau.edu Shark skin may act as an exotendon altering swimming performance among species with varying ecologies. Shark […]

A histological study of the blue-dashed rockskipper (Blenniella periophthalmus)

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P7-8  Sat Jan 2  A histological study of the blue-dashed rockskipper (Blenniella periophthalmus) Buo, C*; Garner, AM; Londraville, RL; University of Akron, Akron, OH; University of Akron, Akron, OH; University of Akron, Akron, OH cb46@zips.uakron.edu Blue-dashed rockskippers are a […]

Unique fluorochrome increases social attraction in crested auklets (Aethia cristatella) and reveals a link to ecology

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P6-6  Sun Jan 3  Unique fluorochrome increases social attraction in crested auklets (Aethia cristatella) and reveals a link to ecology Douglas, HD*; Ermakov, I; Gellermann, W; University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Grambling State University; University of Utah, Salt Lake […]

Song variation and diversity in grasshopper sparrows of the Caribbean

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P6-1  Sun Jan 3  Song variation and diversity in grasshopper sparrows of the Caribbean Warfield, J*; Dalal, A; Hill, R; Kaiser, SA; Lohr, B; University of Maryland Baltimore County; University of Maryland Baltimore County; University of Maryland Baltimore County; […]

Modeling evolution of firefly-like signal vocabularies during species radiation

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P6-5  Sun Jan 3  Modeling evolution of firefly-like signal vocabularies during species radiation Nguyen, C*; Huang, I; Peleg, O; University of Colorado Boulder; University of Colorado Boulder; University of Colorado Boulder and Santa Fe Institute chantal.nguyen@colorado.edu Fireflies in vast […]

Grasshopper sparrow warble song Syllable classification and quantification

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P6-2  Sun Jan 3  Grasshopper sparrow warble song: Syllable classification and quantification Hill, RA*; Lohr, B; University of Maryland, Baltimore County; University of Maryland, Baltimore County rebecc8@umbc.edu Grasshopper sparrow males sing two song types that differ structurally and functionally. […]

Dominance rank, age, and parasitism predict male vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) genital skin colouration

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P6-3  Sun Jan 3  Dominance rank, age, and parasitism predict male vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) genital skin colouration Snyder, KP*; Greenberg, D; Mastromonaco, G; Schoof, VAM; Dept. of Biology, York University, Toronto, Canada; Div. of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, […]

Association of cap plumage color, cap size, and physiological traits in White-breasted Nuthatches (Sitta carolinensis)

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P6-4  Sun Jan 3  Association of cap plumage color, cap size, and physiological traits in White-breasted Nuthatches (Sitta carolinensis) Artime, LE*; Wilcoxen, TE; Millikin University; Millikin University lartime@millikin.edu Carotenoid- and melanin-based coloration have been indicated as biomarkers of individual […]

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