Meeting Abstract S11-3 Sunday, Jan. 8 09:00 – 09:30 From Many, One: Wiring the diverse distributed visual systems of fan worms BOK, MJ*; NILSSON, D-E; Lund Univerity; Lund Univerity mikebok@gmail.com http://michaelbok.com Fan worms (Annelida: Sabellidae) posses a spectacular array of distributed compound eyes on their titular feeding tentacles. These eyes govern a startle response that allows the […]
sessions: S11
Eyes and vision in starfish
Meeting Abstract S11-4 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:00 – 10:30 Eyes and vision in starfish GARM, A*; PETIE, R; BEER, S; WENTZEL, C; HALL, M; Uni. of Copenhagen, Denmark; Uni. of Copenhagen, Denmark; Uni. of Copenhagen, Denmark; Uni. of Copenhagen, Denmark; Australian Institute of Marine Sciences algarm@bio.ku.dk For a long time starfish were thought to be mainly guided […]
Crustacean larvae – vision in the plankton
Meeting Abstract S11-10 Sunday, Jan. 8 14:30 – 15:00 Crustacean larvae – vision in the plankton CRONIN, T.W.*; LIN, C.; UMBC; UMBC cronin@umbc.edu Marine crustaceans frequently experience a complex life history. In most species, a series of distinct planktonic larval stages metamorphoses into an adult that may continue to be planktonic (e.g. copepods, euphausiids) or switch to […]
Colour and motion vision in a tetrachromatic butterfly
Meeting Abstract S11-9 Sunday, Jan. 8 14:00 – 14:30 Colour and motion vision in a tetrachromatic butterfly STEWART, Finlay J*; KINOSHITA, Michiyo; ARIKAWA, Kentaro; Sokendai, Hayama; Sokendai, Hayama; Sokendai, Hayama stewart@soken.ac.jp http://www.esb.soken.ac.jp/english/research/finlay_stewart.html Visual motion is a particularly valuable cue for insects and other animals with poor spatial acuity, because optic flow provides a way to infer the […]
Celestial Navigation in Drosophila
Meeting Abstract S11-6 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:00 – 11:30 Celestial Navigation in Drosophila GIRALDO, Y.M.*; DICKINSON, M.H.; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology ygiraldo@caltech.edu Insects exhibit impressive navigational abilities, from long distance migrations of monarch butterflies to path integration of desert ants in the genus Cataglyphis. Celestial cues — including polarized light and solar position […]
Behavioural drive and performance continuity the why and how in eye evolution
Meeting Abstract S11-1 Sunday, Jan. 8 08:00 – 08:30 Behavioural drive and performance continuity: the why and how in eye evolution NILSSON, Dan-E.; Lund University, Lund, Sweden dan-e.nilsson@biol.lu.se http://www.biology.lu.se/research/research-groups/lund-vision-group Simple roles for photoreception are likely to have preceded more demanding ones such as vision. The driving force behind this evolution is the improvement and elaboration of animal […]
Behavioural and neural adaptations in ants for navigating in dim light
Meeting Abstract S11-7 Sunday, Jan. 8 11:30 – 12:00 Behavioural and neural adaptations in ants for navigating in dim light NARENDRA, A*; KAMHI, JF; SHEEHAN, Z; Macquarie University, Sydney; Macquarie University, Sydney; Macquarie University, Sydney ajay.narendra@mq.edu.au https://ecologicalneuroscience.com The phenomenon of niche differentiation has long been considered the basis for coexistence of competitors and as reflecting the way […]
A complex lens for a complex eye lens composition in diving beetle larval eyes
Meeting Abstract S11-11 Sunday, Jan. 8 15:00 – 15:30 A complex lens for a complex eye: lens composition in diving beetle larval eyes STAHL, Aaron; COOK, Tiffany A; BUSCHBECK, Elke K*; University of Cincinnati; Wayne State University; University of Cincinnati elke.buschbeck@uc.edu Complex visual function relies on the ability to properly focus light onto the retina. Arthropods exhibit […]
Speciation, extinction, and the assembly of global vertebrate diversity
Meeting Abstract S11-6 Sunday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 12:00 Speciation, extinction, and the assembly of global vertebrate diversity RABOSKY, Daniel L; University of Michigan drabosky@umich.edu Far more species of organisms are found in the tropics than in the Earth’s temperate and polar regions, but the evolutionary and ecological causes of this pattern remain controversial. I explore the […]
Modern and Ancient Plant Biodiversity what use are Pollen Grains
Meeting Abstract S11-4 Sunday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 11:00 Modern and Ancient Plant Biodiversity: what use are Pollen Grains? MANDER, L; The Open University luke.mander@open.ac.uk Plants produce huge numbers of pollen grains as part of their reproductive cycle. Pollen grains are tough and widely dispersed and they also fossilise readily in a wide variety of environments. Consequently, […]
