Meeting Abstract S1.9  Sunday, Jan. 4 14:00  Outrun or Outmaneuver: Ecological context informs more broadly applicable biomechanical studies MOORE, Talia Y*; VASUDEVAN, Ramanarayan; BIEWENER, Andrew A; Harvard University; MIT; Harvard University talia@oeb.harvard.edu http://sites.google.com/site/taliayukimoore Many studies of terrestrial locomotion have expertly characterized maximum speed and metabolic cost of transport (relative to speed) for a variety of animals. Although […]

Meeting Abstract S1.6  Sunday, Jan. 4 11:00  Optimising performance by balancing trade-offs between speed and accuracy WHEATLEY, R*; BROWN, C; ANGILLETTA, M/J; NIEHAUS, A/C; WILSON, R/S; The University of Queensland; The University of Queensland; Arizona State University; The University of Queensland; The University of Queensland r.wheatley@uq.edu.au Many ecologically relevant tasks require an animal to perform quickly, powerfully, […]

Meeting Abstract S1.5  Sunday, Jan. 4 10:30  Optimal movement speeds in human locomotion WALL-SCHEFFLER, C.M.; Seattle Pacific University; University of Washington cwallsch@spu.edu http://wallscheffler.wordpress.com/ It is clear that humans have a speed at which their energetic costs are minimized when traveling a given distance, either when running or walking. Early studies further showed that humans chose to walk […]

Meeting Abstract S1.8  Sunday, Jan. 4 13:30  Optimal locomotion speeds in wild African carnivores during hunting and ranging. WILSON, Alan M; The Royal Veterinary College awilson@rvc.ac.uk http://www.rvc.ac.uk/LOCATE We are interested in the factors that define how fast an animal choses to move when commuting and hunting particularly in free ranging wild animals in Southern Africa. We make […]

Meeting Abstract S1.10  Sunday, Jan. 4 14:30  Optimal flight speeds during dragonfly predator-prey encounters COMBES, S.A.*; SALCEDO, M.K.; GAGLIARDI, S.F.; CRALL, J.D.; IWASAKI, J.M.; RUNDLE, D.E.; Harvard University scombes@oeb.harvard.edu http://www.oeb.harvard.edu/faculty/combes/Site_2 Theories of pursuit and evasion suggest that predators can maximize their chances of success by adopting an intermediate speed – one that is fast enough to rapidly […]

Meeting Abstract S1.11  Sunday, Jan. 4 15:00  Discussion

Meeting Abstract S1.1  Sunday, Jan. 4 08:00  Can we predict how fast animals will move in their environment? WILSON, RS; The University of Queensland r.wilson@uq.edu.au http://www.wilsonperformancelab.com The burgeoning field of movement ecology has taken up the challenge of integrating studies of organismal movement, offering a unifying paradigm for the causes, consequences, underlying mechanisms, and patterns of all […]

Meeting Abstract S1.4  Sunday, Jan. 4 10:00  Balancing biomechanical constraints when selecting movement speeds in natural environments. CLEMENTE, C J *; WYNN, M L; AMIR ABDUL NASIR, A F; HUDSON, M G; WILSON, R S; University of Queensland; University of Queensland; University of Queensland; University of Queensland; University of Queensland c.clemente@uq.edu.au Even during extreme fitness-defining behaviours like […]

Meeting Abstract S1.2  Sunday, Jan. 4 08:30  Animal speeds in different ecological contexts: when the laboratory meets nature HUSAK, J. F.; Univ. of St. Thomas jerry.husak@stthomas.edu Animals move through their environments for a variety of reasons and at a variety of speeds, but what determines those speeds? Although locomotion is often viewed as a trait essential for […]

Meeting Abstract S1.3  Sunday, Jan. 4 09:00  Animal locomotion: What factors shape the energy costs? HALSEY, LG; University of Roehampton l.halsey@roehampton.ac.uk http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/staff/Lewis-Halsey/ The net cost of pedestrian transport on the flat (NCOT; energy expended kg-1 m-1) is lower for larger animals while smaller animals gain an energetic advantage uphill. Other factors so far investigated describe NCOT at […]