Meeting Abstract 114-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15 Kinematic and dynamic analysis of the mosquito larvae gait PAEZ, L*; MELO, K; SAKAR, S; IJSPEERT, AJ; EPFL; EPFL; EPFL; EPFL laura.paez@epfl.ch Although the elongated morphology of mosquito larvae shares similarities with several other aquatic organisms, many of which swim under comparable hydrodynamic conditions using undulatory gaits, their […]
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Evolutionary convergence in nanostructural adaptations in sidewinding viperid snakes
Meeting Abstract 114-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45 Evolutionary convergence in nanostructural adaptations in sidewinding viperid snakes RIESER, JM*; LI, T-D; GOLDMAN, DI; MENDELSON III, JR; Georgia Tech; CUNY; Georgia Tech; Zoo Atlanta, Georgia Tech jennifer.rieser@physics.gatech.edu Snakes inhabit and move successfully within a wide range of environments, from sandy to rocky substrates, forest floors to tree […]
Amplitude Modulation in Sidewinding Locomotion Driven by Contact Sensing Facilitates Movement in Heterogeneous Environments
Meeting Abstract 114-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30 Amplitude Modulation in Sidewinding Locomotion Driven by Contact Sensing Facilitates Movement in Heterogeneous Environments KABA, AK*; RIESER, JM; PAEZ, VM; ASTLEY, HC; GOLDMAN, DI; Georgia Tech; Georgia Tech; Georgia Tech; Akron University; Georgia Tech abdul.kaba1@gmail.com As sidewinders move, only some portions of the snake are in contact with […]
A Kinematic Analysis of Micrurus Coral Snake Thrash Duration and Curvature Enables Quantitative Characterization of Non-Locomotory Behavioral Motion
Meeting Abstract 114-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 A Kinematic Analysis of Micrurus Coral Snake Thrash Duration and Curvature Enables Quantitative Characterization of Non-Locomotory Behavioral Motion DANFORTH, SM*; LARSON, JG; DAVIS RABOSKY, AR; MOORE, TY; Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Univeristy of Michigan, […]
Why (and how) did the catfish cross the road Chemoreceptive terrestrial orientation and amphibious natural history of the invasive walking catfish (Clarias batrachus)
Meeting Abstract 113-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30 Why (and how) did the catfish cross the road? Chemoreceptive terrestrial orientation and amphibious natural history of the invasive walking catfish (Clarias batrachus) BRESSMAN, NR*; HILL, JE; ASHLEY-ROSS, MA; Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC; Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL; Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, […]
Time-dependent Characterization of Candidate Magnetoreception Genes in the Brain of Chinook Salmon
Meeting Abstract 113-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:00 – 08:15 Time-dependent Characterization of Candidate Magnetoreception Genes in the Brain of Chinook Salmon FITAK, RR*; WHEELER, BR; NAISBETT-JONES, LC; SCANLAN, MM; NOAKES, DLG; JOHNSEN, S; University of Central Florida; Duke University; University of North Carolina; Oregon State University; Oregon State University; Duke University robert.fitak@ucf.edu http://fitaklab.com Although numerous animals are […]
The role of vision and flow sensing in schooling behavior
Meeting Abstract 113-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 The role of vision and flow sensing in schooling behavior MCKEE, AA*; SOTO, AP; CHEN, P; MCHENRY, MJ; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine amberle.mckee@gmail.com http://amberlemckee.weebly.com/ We are interested in how schooling fish use visual and flow-sensitive lateral […]
Gray Whales Strand More Often on Days With Increased Levels of Atmospheric Radio Frequency Noise
Meeting Abstract 113-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45 Gray Whales Strand More Often on Days With Increased Levels of Atmospheric Radio Frequency Noise GRANGER, J*; WALKOWICZ, L; FITAK, R; JOHNSEN, S; Duke University; Adler Planetarium; Duke University; Duke University jngranger@email.wm.edu Relatively little is known about how large marine mammals, such as whales, accomplish their impressive long-distance […]
Agent-based Models of Insect Odor Tracking Based on Behavior Experiments
Meeting Abstract 113-7 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:30 – 09:45 Agent-based Models of Insect Odor Tracking Based on Behavior Experiments LOCPORT, JK*; DANIEL, TL; WILLIS, MA; University of Washington, Case Western Reserve University; University of Washington; Case Western Reserve University jkl60@case.edu Previous behavioral studies in American cockroaches, Periplaneta americana, show they can track an odor plume even when […]
Active amplification in tree cricket hearing
Meeting Abstract 113-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15 Active amplification in tree cricket hearing MHATRE, N; Western University natasha.mhatre@gmail.com https://www.natashamhatre.net/ Model system choice can be arbitrary and yet has a profound effect on what is considered ‘textbook behavior’. Traditionally, field crickets have been the textbook model system in insect acoustic-communication research; in behavior, neurobiology, or indeed, […]
