Meeting Abstract 4-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00 A Bayesian framework for the detection of diffusive heterogeneity CASS, JA*; WILLIAMS, CD; KNIJNENBURG, TA; THERIOT, J; Allen Institute for Cell Science, Seattle; Allen Institute for Cell Science, Seattle; Allen Institute for Cell Science, Seattle; Allen Institute for Cell Science, Seattle and University of Washington, Seattle juliec@alleninstitute.org Cells […]
Archives: Abstracts
Olympians of Controlled Deceleration Cane Toads Stick the Landing Across Surface Stiffness
Meeting Abstract 3-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:15 – 08:30 Olympians of Controlled Deceleration: Cane Toads Stick the Landing Across Surface Stiffness DUMAN, A*; AZIZI, E; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine aduman@uci.edu Moving in the real world requires that animals – including humans – effectively maneuver obstacles and navigate terrain with complex properties. Variation in […]
Mosquitoes use multiple bounces to engage landing zones
Meeting Abstract 3-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00 Mosquitoes use multiple bounces to engage landing zones SMITH, NM*; DICKERSON, AK; University of Central Florida; University of Central Florida smithni@knights.ucf.edu In this experimental study we film the landings of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to characterize landing strategies and kinetics, limitations, and the passive physiological mechanics they employ to […]
Modelling the flight envelope for transition to an unpowered perching manoeuvre
Meeting Abstract 3-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15 Modelling the flight envelope for transition to an unpowered perching manoeuvre. KLEINHEERENBRINK, M*; FRANCE, L A; TAYLOR, G K; Dept. of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK; Dept. of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK; Dept. of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK Marco.KleinHeerenbrink@zoo.ox.ac.uk By gliding up to an elevated perch, […]
Leg Length, Not Stiffness, Allows Bipedal Lizards To Navigate Drops
Meeting Abstract 3-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:30 – 09:45 Leg Length, Not Stiffness, Allows Bipedal Lizards To Navigate Drops TUCKER, E L*; HSIEH, S T; Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; Temple University, Philadelphia, PA liz.tucker@temple.edu http://elizabethtucker.mystrikingly.com/ Natural terrain varies enormously in surface properties and contour; yet animals are able to move rapidly over these surfaces with apparent ease. […]
Influence of approach trajectory on water landings in mallards
Meeting Abstract 3-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:15 – 09:30 Influence of approach trajectory on water landings in mallards WHITEHEAD, JG*; WORRELL, TA; SOCHA, JJ; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech whijo23@vt.edu Studies of landing in birds have focused on perch landings involving short flights within a controlled laboratory. However, birds demonstrate the ability to land under a […]
Gliding through clutter – obstacle-avoidance and path-planning in the flying lizard Draco dussumieri
Meeting Abstract 3-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:30 – 08:45 Gliding through clutter – obstacle-avoidance and path-planning in the flying lizard Draco dussumieri KHANDELWAL, P C*; HEDRICK, T L; UNC Chapel Hill; UNC Chapel Hill pranavk@live.unc.edu Gliding animals frequently traverse complex spatial habitats to perform ecologically relevant behaviors. However, unlike flapping flyers, gliders are constrained in their ability […]
Directed Aerial Descent in Arboreal Salamanders
Meeting Abstract 3-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15 Directed Aerial Descent in Arboreal Salamanders BROWN, CE*; DEBAN, SM; DUDLEY, R; SATHE, EA; University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; University of California, Berkeley, CA; University of California, Berkeley, CA cbrown43@mail.usf.edu Many arboreal animals, from insects to vertebrates, use directed aerial descent […]
Sex-biased Gene Expression and Sexual Dimorphism in Anole Lizards
Meeting Abstract 2-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00 Sex-biased Gene Expression and Sexual Dimorphism in Anole Lizards CHUNG, AK*; COX, RM; LOGAN, ML; MCMILLAN, WO; COX, CL; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Virginia; University of Nevada, Reno; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Georgia Southern University akc9ab@g.ucla.edu Adult males and females of a species often possess […]
Repeated mitochondrial evolution underlies adaptation to extreme environments
Meeting Abstract 2-8 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:45 – 10:00 Repeated mitochondrial evolution underlies adaptation to extreme environments BARTS, N*; GREENWAY, R; HENPITA, C; ARNDT, S; SHAW, J; KELLEY, J; TOBLER, M; Kansas State University; Kansas State University; Oklahoma State University; University of Cambridge; Oklahoma State University ; Washington State University; Kansas State University barts2@ksu.edu Extreme environments are […]
