Meeting Abstract 133-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45 Effect of Anesthesia Immersion on the Coral Catshark, Atelomycterus marmoratus LEVENDOSKY, MW*; LANIER, M; BEDORE, CN; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University ml06458@georgiasouthern.edu Sensory experiments require anesthesia so the animal is immobilized. Traditional fish anesthetics (e.g. tricaine) depress the sensory system, although the degree to […]
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Asynchronous properties of synchronous hawkmoth flight muscles
Meeting Abstract 133-8 Tuesday, Jan. 7 15:00 – 15:15 Asynchronous properties of synchronous hawkmoth flight muscles GAU, JF*; LYNCH, J; GRAVISH, N; SPONBERG, S; Georgia Tech; UC San Diego; UC San Diego; Georgia Tech jeff.gau@gatech.edu Insect flight muscles have historically been divided into two distinct classes: synchronous muscles contract once per neural excitation while asynchronous muscles exhibit […]
Swimming efficiency influences schooling position of volitionally swimming blacktip sharks
Meeting Abstract 132-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:30 – 14:45 Swimming efficiency influences schooling position of volitionally swimming blacktip sharks. RUDDY, BT*; LONG JR, JH; VERMA, S; PORTER, ME; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Fl; Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Fl; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Fl bruddy2018@fau.edu Fish gain hydrodynamic benefits such as […]
Revisiting Dubois the roles of positive and negative pressure in force production during fish swimming
Meeting Abstract 132-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30 Revisiting Dubois: the roles of positive and negative pressure in force production during fish swimming LUCAS, KN*; LAUDER, GV; TYTELL, ED; University of Michigan; Harvard University; Tufts University kelsey.n.lucas@gmail.com In biomechanics classes, many of us have been shown the classic figure of pressure along a fish’s body during […]
Inverse Dynamics Analysis of Dolphin Swimming
Meeting Abstract 132-6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00 Inverse Dynamics Analysis of Dolphin Swimming XARGAY, E*; BARTON, K; GOUGH, W; ADAMS, D; FISH, F; ANTONIAK, G; SHORTER, KA; UMich; UMich; SU; CU; WCU; UM; UMich kshorter@umich.edu This work uses a physics-based model of a swimming bottlenose dolphin to investigate thrust production and propulsive efficiency. The model […]
Ink release and swimming behavior in an oceanic ctenophore, Eurhamphaea vexilligera Gegenbaur, 1856
Meeting Abstract 132-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45 Ink release and swimming behavior in an oceanic ctenophore, Eurhamphaea vexilligera Gegenbaur, 1856 TOWNSEND, JP*; GEMMEL, BJ; SUTHERLAND, KR; COLIN, SP; COSTELLO, JH; Providence College; Marine Biological Laboratory; University of South Florida; University of Oregon; Roger Williams University; Marine Biological Laboratory; Providence College; Marine Biological Laboratory jptownsendii@gmail.com Of […]
Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Gliding North Atlantic Right Whale Models with Variable Body Shapes
Meeting Abstract 132-7 Tuesday, Jan. 7 15:00 – 15:15 Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Gliding North Atlantic Right Whale Models with Variable Body Shapes WU, C*; HOWLE, LE; MCGREGOR, AE; MCGREGOR, R; NOWACEK, DP; Marine Science and Conservation, Duke University; Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University; School of Life Sciences, University of Glasgow; HiDef Aerial Surveying […]
A Midwater Polychaete on the Move Swimming of Tomopteris
Meeting Abstract 132-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 A Midwater Polychaete on the Move: Swimming of Tomopteris DANIELS, J*; OSBORN, K; AOKI, N; HAVASSY, J; MUSHEGIAN, N; KATIJA, K; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA and Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution, […]
(Un)synchronized rowing importance of phase lag in metachronal swimming performance
Meeting Abstract 132-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 (Un)synchronized rowing: importance of phase lag in metachronal swimming performance SANTHANAKRISHNAN, A*; FORD, MP; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University askrish@okstate.edu http://www.appliedfluidslab.org Metachronal swimming is a common method of drag-based aquatic locomotion in which a series of swimming appendages are stroked in an oscillatory pattern, such that the […]
Scrounging Versus Learning Strategies in Foraging Songbirds
Meeting Abstract 131-6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00 Scrounging Versus Learning Strategies in Foraging Songbirds REICHERT, MS*; KULAHCI, IG; DAVIDSON, GL; QUINN, JL; Oklahoma State University; University College Cork; Cambridge University; University College Cork michael.reichert@okstate.edu http://reichertlab.com/ Cognition is important for foraging because individuals can learn and remember profitable sources of food. However, cognition is not the […]
