Intermetatarsal mobility in the American alligator

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 71-3  Sat Jan 2  Intermetatarsal mobility in the American alligator Turner, ML*; Gatesy, SM; Brown University, Providence, RI, USA; Brown University, Providence, RI, USA morgan_turner@brown.edu http://morganlturner.com Feet mediate animal-substrate interactions across an animal’s entire range of limb poses used […]

Hindlimb skeletal anatomy and kinematics vary with swimming behavior in ducks

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 71-2  Sat Jan 2  Hindlimb skeletal anatomy and kinematics vary with swimming behavior in ducks Taylor-Burt, KR*; Biewener, AA; Franklin & Marshall C; Harvard U kairit03@gmail.com Hindlimb swimming has evolved several times in birds. However, swimming ability can come […]

Flipping frogfish fins Using XROMM to study frogfish pectoral fins during locomotion

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 71-5  Sat Jan 2  Flipping frogfish fins: Using XROMM to study frogfish pectoral fins during locomotion Amplo, HE*; Flammang, BE; Camp, C; Rutgers University-Newark; NJIT; University of Liverpool hea7@njit.edu Frogfishes are capable of three pectoral-based locomotor behaviors: walking, swimming, […]

Effects of tendon-network mechanisms on avian terrestrial locomotion

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 71-6  Sat Jan 2  Effects of tendon-network mechanisms on avian terrestrial locomotion Bribiesca-Contreras, F*; Daley, MA; Badri-Spröwitz, A; Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems; University of California, Irvine; Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems bribiesca@is.mpg.de Bipedalism has evolved independently […]

Determinants of maximum wrist extension in humans and chimpanzees

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 71-8  Sat Jan 2  Determinants of maximum wrist extension in humans and chimpanzees Rainbow, MJ*; Mack, ZM; Lee, ECS; Orr, CM; Queen’s University; Queen’s University; Queen’s University; University of Colorado michael.rainbow@queensu.ca Compared to humans, the chimpanzee has limited wrist […]

3D glenohumeral range-of-motion in living and fossil primates, predicted in silico from skeletal morphology

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 71-11  Sat Jan 2  3D glenohumeral range-of-motion in living and fossil primates, predicted in silico from skeletal morphology Lee, ECS*; Young, NM; Rainbow, MJ; Queen’s University, Ontario; University of California, San Francisco; Queen’s University, Ontario erin.lee@queensu.ca Primate glenohumeral morphological […]

Why so many fins A first look at how Polypterus senengalus use their finlets

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 70-3  Sat Jan 2  Why so many fins? A first look at how Polypterus senengalus use their finlets Wolf, Z*; Lauder, GV; Harvard University; Harvard University rzanewolf@gmail.com Finlets are small fins located on the dorsal and/or ventral midline of […]

Shell shape and size defines the swimming and sinking characteristics of pelagic snails

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 70-2  Sat Jan 2  Shell shape and size defines the swimming and sinking characteristics of pelagic snails Karakas, F*; Maas, AE; Murphy, DW; University of South Florida; Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences; University of South Florida ferhat@usf.edu https://www.murphyfluidslab.com The […]

Minimum drag on a three-dimensional North Atlantic right whale model via neutral trim pose

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 70-7  Sat Jan 2  Minimum drag on a three-dimensional North Atlantic right whale model via neutral trim pose Wu, C*; Howle, LE; Nowacek, DP; Marine Science and Conservation, Duke University; Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University; Marine Science […]

Impact force of high diving of animals (dolphins, penguins, frogs) and humans

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 70-8  Sat Jan 2  Impact force of high diving of animals (dolphins, penguins, frogs) and humans Pandey, A; Yuk, J; Chang, B; Fish, FE; Jung, S*; Cornell University; Cornell University; Clark University; West Chester University; Cornell University sj737@cornell.edu In […]

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