Meeting Abstract 108-6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30 Value of the California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Hindflippers during Porpoising and Turning Maneuvers LEAHY, AL*; FISH, FE; KERR, SJ; LEFTWICH, MC; West Chester University; West Chester University; West Chester University; George Washington University al916349@wcupa.edu California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) are a highly maneuverable species of marine mammal. […]
Archives: Abstracts
Turning in Zebrafish Measuring Body Pressure, Torque, and Work During Spontaneous Turns
Meeting Abstract 108-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45 Turning in Zebrafish: Measuring Body Pressure, Torque, and Work During Spontaneous Turns THANDIACKAL, R*; LAUDER, GV; Harvard University; Harvard University rthandiackal@gmail.com Energetic efficiency has long been considered an important feature of routine animal behavior. In fluid environments, fish swim using body undulations to navigate and propel themselves forward, […]
Turning Performance by Bluefin Tuna Novel Mechanism for Rapid Maneuvers with a Rigid Body
Meeting Abstract 108-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 Turning Performance by Bluefin Tuna: Novel Mechanism for Rapid Maneuvers with a Rigid Body DOWNS, AM*; KOLPAS, A; BLOCK, BA; FISH, FE; West Chester University; West Chester University; Stanford University; West Chester University ad846650@wcupa.edu Scombrid fishes are known to attain exceptional swimming speeds due to their thunniform, lift-based […]
Hydrodynamics of a Crenelated Delta Wing Design of the Hindflippers of the California Sea Lion
Meeting Abstract 108-7 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:30 – 09:45 Hydrodynamics of a Crenelated Delta Wing Design of the Hindflippers of the California Sea Lion FISH, FE*; LEAHY, AM; KULKARNI, AA; LEFTWICH, MC; West Chester University; West Chester University; George Washington University; George Washington University ffish@wcupa.edu The pectoral and pelvic appendages of the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), […]
Comparative Undulatory Kinematics in Swimming Fishes Rethinking Swimming Modes
Meeting Abstract 108-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:00 – 08:15 Comparative Undulatory Kinematics in Swimming Fishes: Rethinking Swimming Modes GOERIG, E*; DI SANTO, V; WAINWRIGHT, D K; CASTRO-SANTOS, T; AKANYETI, O; LIAO, J; LAUDER, G; Harvard University; Stockholm University; Yale University; USGS Leetown Science Center; Aberystwyth University; University of Florida; Harvard University goerig.elsa@gmail.com Biologists studying fish locomotion have […]
A kinematic chain model to quantify undulatory locomotion in animals and robots
Meeting Abstract 108-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30 A kinematic chain model to quantify undulatory locomotion in animals and robots AKANYETI, O*; FETHERSTONHAUGH, S; Aberystwyth University; Aberystwyth University ota1@aber.ac.uk Undulatory locomotion is ubiquitous among soft-bodied animals and it inspires novel robot designs. However, manufacturing flexible robots is not straightforward due to technological constraints. Compared to their […]
A computational framework for quantifying the maneuvering performance of free-swimming rorqual whales
Meeting Abstract 108-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15 A computational framework for quantifying the maneuvering performance of free-swimming rorqual whales SEGRE, PS*; GOLDBOGEN, JA; Stanford University; Stanford University psegre@stanford.edu Maneuverability, defined generally as the ability to change speed and direction, is critical to survival. Rorqual whales, the world’s largest vertebrates, survive by catching much smaller and […]
To Freeze or Not to Freeze Cold Tolerance Strategies in an Antarctic Midge
Meeting Abstract 107-7 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:30 – 09:45 To Freeze or Not to Freeze: Cold Tolerance Strategies in an Antarctic Midge TEETS, NM*; DALRYMPLE, EG; HILLIS, MH; LEE, RE; DENLINGER, DL; University of Kentucky, Lexington; University of Kentucky, Lexington; University of Kentucky, Lexington; Miami University, Oxford, OH; Ohio State University, Columbus n.teets@uky.edu http://www.teetslab.com For freeze-tolerant insects, […]
Three-way genomic characterization (molecular evolution, gene expression, and DNA methylation) of the key morphological Innovation of the coral genus Acropora
Meeting Abstract 107-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30 Three-way genomic characterization (molecular evolution, gene expression, and DNA methylation) of the key morphological Innovation of the coral genus Acropora DIXON, G*; MATZ, MV; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at Austin grovesdixon@gmail.com https://grovesdixon.weebly.com/ The role of DNA methylation in invertebrate gene regulation, if any, remains […]
Pathway-Dependent Patterns of Gene and Protein Expression Variation Exposed by Thermal Stress in the Intertidal Mussel
Meeting Abstract 107-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15 Pathway-Dependent Patterns of Gene and Protein Expression Variation Exposed by Thermal Stress in the Intertidal Mussel TANNER, RL*; GLEASON, LU; DOWD, WW; Washington State Univ.; Sacramento State Univ.; Washington State Univ. richelle.tanner@wsu.edu http://www.richelletanner.com Heterogeneous environments like the intertidal zone vary in environmental conditions over time and space, potentially […]
