Meeting Abstract S10.1-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:37 Rain-operated foliar disease transmission GILET, T.*; BOUROUIBA, L.; University of Liège, Belgium; Massachusetts Institute of Technology tristan.gilet@ulg.ac.be Plant diseases are a major cause of crop loss worldwide. They are known to be triggered by rainfalls. We here combine high-speed visualizations and physical modelling to elucidate the causal link between rain […]
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Insect Flight on a Fluid Interfaces and Chaotic Oscillators
Meeting Abstract S10.2-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 11:08 Insect Flight on a Fluid Interfaces and Chaotic Oscillators PRAKASH, M*; MUKUNDARAJAN, H; Stanford University; Stanford University manup@stanford.edu Here we present the discovery of a novel mode of interfacial “2D flight” in water lily beetles (Galerucella nymphaeae), that are capable of multiple modes of flapping-wing locomotion along a fluid interface, […]
HUMMINGBIRD FLIGHT AND SHAKING IN RAIN
Meeting Abstract S10.3-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 14:00 HUMMINGBIRD FLIGHT AND SHAKING IN RAIN ORTEGA-JIMENEZ, VM*; DUDLEY, R; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley vortega@berkeley.edu Raindrop impact and body wetting potentially pose challenges for all animals flying in a downpour. Hummingbirds are of special interest in this regard because, in spite of their small size, they […]
From bouncing drops to draining bubbles the influence of biological features on capillary flow
Meeting Abstract S10.2-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:50 From bouncing drops to draining bubbles: the influence of biological features on capillary flow BIRD, J.C.; Boston University jbird@bu.edu Drops and bubbles are ubiquitous in the environment, as evidenced by falling rain or the white caps produced when bubbles are entrained by breaking waves. The physical forces of the flow […]
Disease transmission through the lens of fluid fragmentation
Meeting Abstract S10.1-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 07:45 Disease transmission through the lens of fluid fragmentation BOUROUIBA, Lydia; Massachusetts Institute of Technology lbouro@mit.edu The transmission mechanisms of most infectious diseases in fauna and flora share common features, in particular they involve multiphase flows. Pathogens are suspended in a liquid phase taking the form of films, drops, or bubbles, […]
Biomimicry and the culinary arts
Meeting Abstract S10.1-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:11 Biomimicry and the culinary arts BURTON, L.J.*; BUSH, J.W.M.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Massachusetts Institute of Technology lisa.j.burton@gmail.com Avant garde cooking, or modern cooking using knowledge of physical and chemical processes, has gained tremendous popularity in the past 20 years. Focusing on science in cooking has introduced new food preparation […]
A New Model for the Suction Pressure Under the Contact Lens
Meeting Abstract S10.3-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 15:00 A New Model for the Suction Pressure Under the Contact Lens MAKI, K.L.*; ROSS, D.S.; HOLZ, E.K.; Rochester Institute of Technology kmaki@rit.edu We study the dynamics of the contact lens to better understand how the design of the lens can be optimized for patient comfort and ocular fit. When […]
Where was that smell coming from A mathematical model of odor-gated rheotaxis in variable flow direction conditions indicates variation in adaptive navigational strategies
Meeting Abstract S10.1 Wednesday, Jan. 7 08:30 Where was that smell coming from? A mathematical model of odor-gated rheotaxis in variable flow direction conditions indicates variation in adaptive navigational strategies. VASEY, G.; LUKEMAN, R.; WYETH, R.C.*; St. Francis Xavier University; St. Francis Xavier University; St. Francis Xavier University rwyeth@stfx.ca http://people.stfx.ca/rwyeth/ The navigation strategies animals use to find […]
Turbidity triggers mesopredator release by altering chemically mediated trophic interactions
Meeting Abstract S10.10 Wednesday, Jan. 7 15:00 Turbidity triggers mesopredator release by altering chemically mediated trophic interactions SMEE, Delbert*; SCHERER, Avery; LUNT, Jessica; DRAPER, Alex; Texas A and M – Corpus Christi lee.smee@tamucc.edu http://www.marineecologylab.tamucc.edu Biodiversity is often maintained by apex predators that alleviate consumption on lower trophic levels by controlling the abundance of intermediate or mesopredators. When […]
Saxitoxin and the ochre sea star Molecule of keystone significance and a classic keystone species
Meeting Abstract S10.9 Wednesday, Jan. 7 14:30 Saxitoxin and the ochre sea star: Molecule of keystone significance and a classic keystone species FERRER, RP; Seattle Pacific University ferrer1@spu.edu Saxitoxins (STX) are paralytic alkaloids produced by marine dinoflagellates in response to biotic and abiotic stressors yielding harmful algal blooms. Because STX impacts coastal communities to a greater extent […]
