Meeting Abstract 100-5  Sunday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45  Mechanical properties of muds: a worm’s perspective DORGAN, KM*; LOCKRIDGE, G; BALLENTINE, W; KISKADDON, E; CLEMO, WC; Dauphin Island Sea Lab; Dauphin Island Sea Lab; Dauphin Island Sea Lab; Dauphin Island Sea Lab; Dauphin Island Sea Lab kdorgan@disl.org Muddy marine sediments are elastic materials through which worms extend […]

Meeting Abstract 100-7  Sunday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15  How Ambient Flow Affects the Locomotion of Small Organisms KOEHL, MAR; Univ, of California, Berkeley cnidaria@berkeley.edu http://ib.berkeley.edu/labs/koehl When organisms locomote in nature, they must navigate through complex habitats that vary on many spatial scales, and they are buffeted by turbulent wind or water currents and waves that also […]

Meeting Abstract 100-2  Sunday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00  A passion for colonies OKAMURA, B; Natural History Museum, London b.okamura@nhm.ac.uk http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/about-science/staff-directory/life-sciences/b-okamura/index.html Unlike you and I, many animals form physiologically-integrated colonies of asexually-iterated modules – to me a bizarre and fascinating evolutionary trajectory that has resulted in complex and aesthetically-inspiring forms. This has motivated questions such as what […]