SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S5-9  Tue Jan 5 16:30 – 17:00  Towards dynamic locomotion of legged robots using biomimetic articulated robotic tails Liu, Y; Ben-Tzvi, P*; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech bentzvi@vt.edu http://rmlab.org The traditional locomotion paradigm of quadrupedal robots is to use dexterous […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S5-7  Tue Jan 5 15:00 – 15:30  The stabilizing function of the tail during arboreal quadrupedalism Young, JW*; Chadwell, BA; Dunham , NT; McNamara, A; Phelps, T; Hieronymus, TL; Shapiro, LJ; Northeast Ohio Medical University; Idaho College of Osteopathic […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S5-13  Tue Jan 5 19:00 – 19:30  The degenerate tale of ascidian tails Swalla, BJ; University of Washington bjswalla@uw.edu https://faculty.washington.edu/bjswalla/ Ascidians are chordates, with a swimming chordate tadpole larva that has a distinct head and a tail. The head […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S5-3  Tue Jan 5 11:00 – 11:30  Testing the relationship of prehensile function and the musculo-skeletal morphology of chameleons using multi-body dynamics Luger, AM*; Watson, PJ; Dutel, H; Fagan, MJ; Herrel, A; Adriaens, D; Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates, Ghent […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S5-4  Tue Jan 5 11:30 – 12:00  Tail responses facilitate lizard reorientation during directed aerial maneuverability Siddall, R; Ibanez, V; Byrnes, G; Full, RJ; Jusufi, A*; Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems; UZH and MPI for Intelligent Systems; Siena […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S5-10  Tue Jan 5 17:00 – 17:30  Tail beat synchronization of schooling giant danios is altered after lateral line ablation and regeneration Mekdara, PJ*; Schwalbe, MAB; Tytell, ED; National Institute of Health; Lake Forest University; Tufts University prasongmekdara@gmail.com It […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S5-12  Tue Jan 5 18:30 – 19:00  Nervous system compensation following tail loss and regeneration in the leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius) Bradley, S*; Bailey, CDC; Bent, L; Howe, E; Vickaryous, MK; University of Guelph, ON, CAN; UofG, ON, CAN; […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S5-1  Tue Jan 5 10:15 – 10:30  Introduction to an evolutionary tail: Evodevo, structure, and function of post-anal appendages Schwaner, MJ*; Hsieh, ST; McGowan, CP; University of Idaho, Moscow, ID; Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; University of Idaho, Moscow, ID […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S5-6  Tue Jan 5 14:30 – 03:00  How kangaroo rats utilize their tail while re-orienting Schwaner, MJ*; Freymiller, GA; Clark, RW; McGowan, CP; University of Idaho, Moscow, ID; University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA; University of California […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S5-11  Tue Jan 5 18:00 – 18:30  Genetics and function of repeatedly-evolved tail length differences in deer mice Hager, ER*; Kingsley, EP; Harringmeyer, OS; Hoekstra, HE; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University ehager@fas.harvard.edu Determining both the genetic […]