Direct reprogramming of dermal fibroblasts derived from Northern elephant seals into muscle cells

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 26-4  Sat Jan 2  Direct reprogramming of dermal fibroblasts derived from Northern elephant seals into muscle cells Lam , EK*; Torres-Velarde, JM; Allen, KN; Crocker , DE; Vazquez-Medina, JP; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of […]

Cold stimulated cytoskeletal arrest in western painted turtle hepatocytes

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 26-8  Sat Jan 2  Cold stimulated cytoskeletal arrest in western painted turtle hepatocytes Myrka, AM*; Frost, R; Distefano, D; Plotnikov, SV; Buck, LT; University of Toronto, Cell and Systems Biology, Toronto, Ontario; University of Toronto, Cell and Systems Biology, […]

A three-quarter reduction of muscular metabolism in mammals A universal mitochondrial threshold for reactive oxygen species release

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 26-12  Sat Jan 2  A three-quarter reduction of muscular metabolism in mammals: A universal mitochondrial threshold for reactive oxygen species release? Boël , M*; Roussel, D; Voituron, Y; Lyon 1 University – CNRS – UMR 5023, Villeurbanne, France melanie.boel@univ-lyon1.fr […]

Trying to understand bird bone You’ll need reinforcements

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 25-13  Sat Jan 2  Trying to understand bird bone? You’ll need reinforcements! 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 […]

The microarchitecture and mechanical properties of cetacean vertebral trabecular bone

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 25-1  Sat Jan 2  The microarchitecture and mechanical properties of cetacean vertebral trabecular bone Ingle, DN*; Porter, ME; Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL danielleningle@gmail.com Swimming activity varies among cetaceans; interspecific differences […]

Postcranial skeletal pneumaticity in Accipitriformes

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 25-12  Sat Jan 2  Postcranial skeletal pneumaticity in Accipitriformes Gutherz, SB*; O’Connor, PM; Ohio University; Ohio University sgutherz0819@gmail.com Postcranial pneumaticity, infiltration of bones by pneumatic epithelium, is a feature unique to birds among extant tetrapods. Previous research examined variation […]

Limb bone mineral density and morphology affected by more than just body mass in domestic turkeys

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 25-10  Sat Jan 2  Limb bone mineral density and morphology affected by more than just body mass in domestic turkeys Betterton, LM; Shirk, MT; Pirtle, JM; Rohlf, P; Stover, KK*; WVSOM; WVSOM; WVSOM; Aviagen Turkeys Inc.; WVSOM kstover@osteo.wvsom.edu As […]

Fusion reinforces metatarsals and facilitates larger body sizes in jerboas (Dipodidae)

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 25-11  Sat Jan 2  Fusion reinforces metatarsals and facilitates larger body sizes in jerboas (Dipodidae) Villacís Núñez, CN*; Cooper, KL; Moore, TY; University of Michigan; University of California, San Diego; University of Michigan carlanvn@umich.edu http://www.cnvillacis.com The transition from quadrupedal […]

Evolution of bone cortical compactness in slow arboreal mammals

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 25-2  Sat Jan 2  Evolution of bone cortical compactness in slow arboreal mammals Alfieri, F*; Nyakatura, JA; Amson , E; Institut für Biologie, HU, Berlin, Germany; MfN, Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung, Berlin, Germany; Institut für Biologie, HU, Berlin, […]

Effects of captivity on the bone microstructure of xenarthrous vertebrae

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 25-9  Sat Jan 2  Effects of captivity on the bone microstructure of xenarthrous vertebrae Zack, EH*; Smith, SM; Angielczyk, KD; University of Chicago; The Field Museum of Natural History ; The Field Museum of Natural History, University of Chicago […]

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