Meeting Abstract S7-1.7 Saturday, Jan. 5 Hydrodynamic flow control in marine mammals FISH, F.E.*; HOWLE, L.E.; MURRAY, M.M.; West Chester University; Duke University; United States Naval Academy ffish@wcupa.edu The ability to control the flow of water around the body dictates the performance of marine mammals in the aquatic environment. Morphological specializations of marine mammals afford mechanisms for […]
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Ecomorphological variation in shell shape of the freshwater turtle Pseudemys concinna across different aquatic flow regimes
Meeting Abstract S7-1.6 Saturday, Jan. 5 Ecomorphological variation in shell shape of the freshwater turtle Pseudemys concinna across different aquatic flow regimes RIVERA, G.; Clemson Univ grivera@clemson.edu Species with populations that inhabit a wide range of environments frequently display morphological variations that correlate with differences in environmental parameters. Flow velocity is a critical feature of aquatic environments […]
Wake signatures formed at intermediate Re regimes signals of prey, predators, mates or schoolmates
Meeting Abstract S7-1.4 Friday, Jan. 6 Wake signatures formed at intermediate Re regimes: signals of prey, predators, mates or schoolmates. YEN, J.*; WEBSTER, D.; MURPHY, D.; CATTON, K. ; MITTAL, R.; ZHENG, L.; Georgia Tech; Georgia Tech; Georgia Tech; Colorado State University; Johns Hopkins University; Johns Hopkins University jeannette.yen@biology.gatech.edu What happens when an aquatic biologist works together […]
Uncovering the aerodynamics of the smallest insects using numerical and physical models
Meeting Abstract S7-1.5 Friday, Jan. 6 Uncovering the aerodynamics of the smallest insects using numerical and physical models MILLER, Laura A; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill lam9@email.unc.edu A vast body of research has described the complexity of flight in insects ranging from the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, to the hawk moth, Manduca sexta. The smallest […]
Simple models for terrestrial locomotion and the materials that power it
Meeting Abstract S7-1.6 Friday, Jan. 6 Simple models for terrestrial locomotion and the materials that power it DUDEK, Dan; Virginia Tech dmdudek@vt.edu It has long been known that a wide array of morphologically diverse terrestrial runners produce center of mass dynamics that are well modelled by a spring-loaded inverted pendulum (SLIP). This simple, general model has proven […]
Robotic models of fish body and caudal fin propulsion
Meeting Abstract S7-1.1 Friday, Jan. 6 Robotic models of fish body and caudal fin propulsion LAUDER, G. V.*; FLAMMANG, B.; ALBEN, S.; Harvard University; Harvard University; Georgia Institute of Technology glauder@oeb.harvard.edu Considerable progress in understanding the dynamics of fish locomotion has been made through studies of live fishes and by analyzing locomotor kinematics, muscle activity, and fluid […]
Resonances in fish fin models
Meeting Abstract S7-1.2 Friday, Jan. 6 Resonances in fish fin models ALBEN, S.*; WITT, C.; BAKER, T.V.; ANDERSON, E.; LAUDER, G.V.; Georgia Tech; Grove City College; Grove City College; Grove City College; Harvard Univ. alben@math.gatech.edu When a flexible appendage such as a fish fin is flapped in a fluid, resonances can occur at certain combinations of flapping […]
On the speed of lever systems
Meeting Abstract S7-1.7 Friday, Jan. 6 On the speed of lever systems MCHENRY, MJ; Univ. of California, Irvine mmchenry@uci.edu The geometry of an animal’s skeleton affects its ability to move quickly. Many fast-moving species possess joints with a higher displacement advantage (the ratio of output to input displacement) than their slow-moving relatives. It has therefore been suggested […]
Neuromechanical phase lags in swimming lampreys
Meeting Abstract S7-1.3 Friday, Jan. 6 Neuromechanical phase lags in swimming lampreys TYTELL, E.D.*; HSU, C.-Y.; COHEN, A.H.; WILLIAMS, T.L.; FAUCI, L.J.; Johns Hopkins Univ.; Feng Chia Univ.; Univ. of Maryland, College Park; Princeton Univ.; Tulane Univ. tytell@jhu.edu When fish swim, they bend their bodies in a traveling mechanical wave that moves from head to tail. At […]
What the clock tells the eye Lessons from an ancient arthropod
Meeting Abstract S7-1.5 Sunday, Jan. 6 What the clock tells the eye: Lessons from an ancient arthropod BATTELLE, Barbara-Anne; Univ, of FL, Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience Battelle@whitney.ufl.edu Eyes are major targets for regulation by circadian clocks, but effects of circadian clocks on vision are not fully understood in any system. Among invertebrates, effects of circadian rhythms […]
