Meeting Abstract S4-8 Friday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 12:00 Anatomy, Animation and Visual Effects: the Reciprocal Story-telling Tools of Biology and Film-making SUMIDA, Stuart*; JEFCOAT, Brian; California State University San Bernardino; DreamWorks Feature Animation ssumida@csusb.edu http://biology.csusb.edu Locomotion studies, biomechanics, and particularly vertebrate paleontology have had a deep influence on the development of motion pictures, animation, and computer […]
sessions: S4
Vibration Landscapes the Role of Materials in Vibrational Information Transfer
Meeting Abstract S4-3 Saturday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 09:00 Vibration Landscapes: the Role of Materials in Vibrational Information Transfer MORTIMER, B; Univ. of Oxford, UK beth.mortimer@zoo.ox.ac.uk https://zoology.web.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-beth-mortimer For millions of years, organisms have been sensing vibrations generated by the moving world around them. The vibrations that propagate through and along solid materials are often overlooked, but are […]
The Avian Egg A Marvel of Evolution and Engineering
Meeting Abstract S4-10 Saturday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:30 The Avian Egg: A Marvel of Evolution and Engineering STODDARD, M. C. *; LING, L; WEAVER, J. C. ; Princeton University; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard mstoddard@princeton.edu The eggs laid by modern birds are the products of more […]
The Evolution of Photonic Crystals in Beetles
Meeting Abstract S4-7 Saturday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:30 The Evolution of Photonic Crystals in Beetles SEAGO, AS; NSW Department of Primary Industries ainsley.seago@dpi.nsw.gov.au Insect structural colors span an astonishing range of optical effects and photonic mechanisms, from simple thin-film reflectors and diffraction gratings to three-dimensional photonic crystals. This talk explores the evolutionary origins of that structural […]
Shape models for image segmentation and geometric analysis of biological structures
Meeting Abstract S4-9 Saturday, Jan. 5 13:30 – 14:00 Shape models for image segmentation and geometric analysis of biological structures BAUM, D*; KNöTEL, D; DEAN, M N; Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB); Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB); Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany baum@zib.de http://www.zib.de/members/baum When we look at images and search for certain objects in them, […]
Same Principles but Different Purposes Passive Fluid Handling Throughout the Animal Kingdom
Meeting Abstract S4-6 Saturday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 11:00 Same Principles but Different Purposes: Passive Fluid Handling Throughout the Animal Kingdom JOEL, A-C*; WEISSBACH, M; RWTH Aachen University, Germany; Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany; RWTH Aachen University, Germany joel@bio2.rwth-aachen.de Everything on earth is subject to physical laws, thus they influence all facets of living creatures. Though these […]
How ants behave like a fluid and a solid
Meeting Abstract S4-2 Saturday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:30 How ants behave like a fluid and a solid HU, David L.; Georgia Tech hu@me.gatech.edu Fire ants can link their bodies together to build waterproof rafts to survive floods. In this talk, I will discuss the structures that fire ants build, and how these structures are limited by […]
Fibers on the Fly Multiscale Mechanisms of Fiber Formation in the Capture Slime of Onychophorans
Meeting Abstract S4-12 Saturday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:30 Fibers on the Fly: Multiscale Mechanisms of Fiber Formation in the Capture Slime of Onychophorans BAER, A; SCHMIDT, S; MAYER, G; HARRINGTON, MJ*; University of Kassel, Germany; Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany; University of Kassel, Germany; McGill University, Montreal, Canada matt.harrington@mcgill.ca https://www.mcgill.ca/harringtonlab/ Many organisms evolved a capacity to form biopolymeric […]
Dynamics of a worm blob
Meeting Abstract S4-5 Saturday, Jan. 5 10:00 – 10:30 Dynamics of a worm blob AYDIN, YO; CULVER, J; TENNENBAUM, M; GOLDMAN, DI; BHAMLA, MS*; Georgia Institute of Technology saadb@gatech.edu https://twitter.com/bhamlalab Organisms across all length scales (from cells to humans) cluster and forms large social groups for evolutionary advantages. In some cases, aggregates exhibit and enable new functionalities: […]
Clearly Camouflaged Ultrastructural Modifications in Transparent Animals
Meeting Abstract S4-4 Saturday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:30 Clearly Camouflaged: Ultrastructural Modifications in Transparent Animals BAGGE, LE*; KINSEY, ST; KIER, WM; JOHNSEN, S; Duke; Univ. of NC Wilmington; Univ. of NC at Chapel Hill; Duke laura.elizabeth.bagge@gmail.com http://www.laurabagge.com/ The ‘superpower’ of invisibility is a reality and a necessity for many animals that live in featureless environments like […]
