Crescent Loom Weaving and unravelling biophysical motor circuits in an online learning activity

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 41-11  Sat Jan 2  Crescent Loom: Weaving and unravelling biophysical motor circuits in an online learning activity Perry, O*; Zornik, E; Reed College; Reed College ezornik@reed.edu Crescent Loom is a video game that wraps a biophysical neural simulation in […]

Coconuts not included Merging art with real data to animate bird flight

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 41-2  Sat Jan 2  Coconuts not included: Merging art with real data to animate bird flight White, BJ*; Jackson, BE; Longwood University; Longwood University jacksonbe3@longwood.edu http://blogs.longwood.edu/jacksonlab/ Art as a tool for scientific communication has proven instrumental in the form […]

Can we teach the learning objectives of an animal physiology lab online

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 41-10  Sat Jan 2  Can we teach the learning objectives of an animal physiology lab online? Harrison, JF*; Henry, JR; Ostwald, M; Glass, JR; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University j.harrison@asu.edu https://sols.asu.edu/jon-harrison Teaching […]

Turbot boosted rapid and mosaic patterns of shape evolution in the flatfish skull

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 40-4  Sat Jan 2  Turbot boosted: rapid and mosaic patterns of shape evolution in the flatfish skull Evans, KM*; Watson, S; Friedman, M; Rice University; New Mexico Tech University; University of Michigan Kory.Evans@rice.edu Mosaic evolution occurs when there are […]

Tied to the tide developmental differences in sculpin species

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 40-3  Sat Jan 2  Tied to the tide: developmental differences in sculpin species West, J J*; Evans, K M; Rice University; Rice University jojowest09@gmail.com The intertidal habitat is a thunderdome that pushes its inhabitants to their physiological limits. Within […]

Thermal biomechanics

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 40-1  Sat Jan 2  Thermal biomechanics Olberding, JP*; Deban, SM; University of California, Irvine; University of South Florida olberdij@uci.edu Temperature influences many physiological processes that govern life by way of the thermal sensitivity of underlying chemical reactions. The repeated […]

The morphology and thermal function of sea otter pelts across ontogeny

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 40-2  Sat Jan 2  The morphology and thermal function of sea otter pelts across ontogeny Riordan, KC*; Levin, E; Thometz, NM; Batac, F; Liwanag, HEM; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis […]

Ontogenetic change in performance do innovations constrain performance

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 40-8  Sat Jan 2  Ontogenetic change in performance: do innovations constrain performance? Schoenfuss, HL*; Diamond, KM; Lagarde, R; Blob, RW; St. Cloud State University; Seattle Children’s Research Institute; Université de Perpignan Via Domitia ; Clemson University hschoenfuss@stcloudstate.edu http://web.stcloudstate.edu/aquatictox Recent […]

Morphological based relationships of the Molidae family supported by molecular phylogeny and 3D geometric morphometrics

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 40-7  Sat Jan 2  Morphological based relationships of the Molidae family supported by molecular phylogeny and 3D geometric morphometrics Biondi, AA*; Kellogg, JE; Ruane, S; Amplo, HE; Crawford, CH; Flammang, BE; New Jersey Institute of Technology; Rutgers University; Rutgers […]

It’s complicated Examining convergent evolution of craniofacial morphologies in apteronotid and mormyrid electric fishes

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 40-5  Sat Jan 2  It’s complicated: Examining convergent evolution of craniofacial morphologies in apteronotid and mormyrid electric fishes Ford, KL*; Bernt, MJ; Peterson, R; Albert, JS; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; American Museum of Natural History, University of Louisiana […]

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