Meeting Abstract S5-1 Friday, Jan. 5 07:50 – 08:00 Sensory feedback and animal locomotion: perspectives from biology and biorobotics: An introduction to the symposium. AIELLO, BR*; GILLIS, GB; FOX, JL; University of Chicago; Mount Holyoke College; Case Western Reserve University braiello@uchicago.edu The locomotor appendages of animals, from insect wings to tetrapod limbs, perform dual roles as sensors […]
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Sensory Mediated Control and Touch in Biorobotic Fins
Meeting Abstract S5-8 Friday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 12:00 Sensory Mediated Control and Touch in Biorobotic Fins CARRYON, GC*; KAHN, JC; TANGORRA, JL; Drexel University; Drexel University; Drexel University gcarryon@gmail.com Our studies of fish swimming have revealed that fish use their fins as propulsors and as sensors to swim and to navigate by touching obstacle surfaces and […]
Sensory Feedback from the Vibrissal System During Exploratory Behaviors of the Rat
Meeting Abstract S5-12 Friday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 03:30 Sensory Feedback from the Vibrissal System During Exploratory Behaviors of the Rat HARTMANN, MJZ; Northwestern University hartmann@northwestern.edu http://hartmann.mech.northwestern.edu/ Rats are expert at navigating the world in the dark using their sense of touch. They rhythmically brush and tap about 60 large vibrissae (whiskers) against objects to determine size, […]
Robustness, sensitivity, and necessity in “template” sensing strategies of the hawkmoth
Meeting Abstract S5-3 Friday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 09:00 Robustness, sensitivity, and necessity in “template” sensing strategies of the hawkmoth SPONBERG, S; Georgia Tech sponberg@physics.gatech.edu Context dependence, redundancy, multifunctionality, and evolutionary history can obscure a function description of sensory feedback. Given the complexity of neural and mechanical systems, how do we identify common strategies for sensory feedback? […]
Preparing for Impact Sensory Feedback and Controlled Landing in Hopping Toads
Meeting Abstract S5-10 Friday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:30 Preparing for Impact: Sensory Feedback and Controlled Landing in Hopping Toads COX, SM*; GILLIS, GB; The Pennsylvania State University; Mount Holyoke College smc288@psu.edu https://sites.psu.edu/zanne/ A controlled landing requires preparation. In midair, cane toads (Bufo marinus) activate muscles to initiate movements that position their forelimbs appropriately at the point […]
Modelling sensory feedback and locomotor dynamics in Drosophila larvae
Meeting Abstract S5-11 Friday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 15:00 Modelling sensory feedback and locomotor dynamics in Drosophila larvae WEBB, B*; LOVELESS, J; LAGOGIANNIS, K; WYSTRACH, A; University of Edinburgh; University of Edinburgh; University of Edinburgh; University of Edinburgh B.Webb@ed.ac.uk The Drosophila larva is an important model system for understanding the interaction of neural circuits and body mechanics […]
How Birds Negate Gusts and Maintain Heading by Crabbing into the Wind
Meeting Abstract S5-4 Friday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:30 How Birds Negate Gusts and Maintain Heading by Crabbing into the Wind QUINN, D.B.; KRESS, D; STEIN, A; WEGRZYNSKI, M; HAMZAH, L; LENTINK, D*; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University dlentink@stanford.edu http://lentinklab.stanford.edu/ Everyday observations show birds flying stably in strong lateral gusts in […]
Fins, function, and physiology the role of pectoral fin mechanosensation during swimming
Meeting Abstract S5-5 Friday, Jan. 5 10:00 – 10:30 Fins, function, and physiology: the role of pectoral fin mechanosensation during swimming AIELLO, BR*; OLSEN, AM; MATHIS, CE; WESTNEAT, MW; HALE, ME; Univ. of Chicago braiello@uchicago.edu Mechanosensory feedback is critical to the motor performance and fine control of appendages in animals. In fishes, the pectoral fin is outfitted […]
Cross-modal influence of mechanosensory input on visually guided behaviors in Drosophila
Meeting Abstract S5-2 Friday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:30 Cross-modal influence of mechanosensory input on visually guided behaviors in Drosophila FOX, JL; Case Western Reserve University jlf88@case.edu Animal behavior frequently requires the integration of information from multiple sensory modalities. In many moving animals, vision is a dominant modality, but visual information is only useful for movement in […]
What doesn’t bend Environmentally responsive gene expression and measures of fitness in natural populations of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica
Meeting Abstract S5-4 Saturday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:30 What doesn’t bend: Environmentally responsive gene expression and measures of fitness in natural populations of the eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica KELLY, Morgan*; SIROVY, Kyle; LAPEYRE, Jerome; KELLY, Morgan; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University; Louisiana State University morgankelly@lsu.edu Species responses to environmental stress have been well characterized across […]
