Meeting Abstract 107.5 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:15 Information-based analysis of centralized vs. decentralized control architectures for rapidly running cockroaches. SPONBERG, S; Georgia Institute of Technology sponberg@gatech.edu Perturbed, transient, and variable movements reveal locomotor dynamics and hence how control is accomplished. Recently a great deal of research has focused on feedback vs. feedforward control strategies. Much less attention […]
sessions: Session 107
Increased movement compensates for noisy sensory acquisition
Meeting Abstract 107.6 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:30 Increased movement compensates for noisy sensory acquisition NEVELN, I.D*; CHEN, C.; MACIVER, M.A.; Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL; Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL; Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL ineveln2@gmail.com http://nxr.northwestern.edu Many animal behaviors involve motion of the body or appendages for sensing the environment to gain information, which we term active sensing. As […]
Waterfall-climbing performance of gobiid fishes from La Réunion how conservative are novel functional behaviors
Meeting Abstract 107-7 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:30 Waterfall-climbing performance of gobiid fishes from La Réunion: how conservative are novel functional behaviors? BERTRAM, R.S.; SCHOENFUSS, H.L.; LAGARDE, R.; PONTON, D.; DIAMOND, K.M.; OFFERLE, T.; BLOB, R.W.*; St. Cloud State Univ.; St. Cloud State Univ.; Hydrô Réunion ; UMR Entropie; Clemson Univ.; Clemson Univ.; Clemson Univ. rblob@clemson.edu https://sites.google.com/site/richardbloblab/ Several […]
Scaling and Velocity Correlations Between Horizontal and Vertical Crawling in Cornu aspersum
Meeting Abstract 107-6 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:15 Scaling and Velocity Correlations Between Horizontal and Vertical Crawling in Cornu aspersum HEMMERT, H. M.*; BALTZLEY, M. J.; Western Oregon University hhemmert10@wou.edu Across various modes of locomotion, body size and speed of locomotion are well correlated. Body size and crawling speed are also thought to be correlated in terrestrial snails […]
Morphological and kinematic constraints of quadrupedal walking in frogs
Meeting Abstract 107-5 Thursday, Jan. 7 09:00 Morphological and kinematic constraints of quadrupedal walking in frogs REYNAGA, C.M.*; ASTLEY, H.C.; AZIZI, E.; Univ. of California, Irvine; Georgia Institute of Technology ; Univ. of California, Irvine cmmreynaga@gmail.com http://crystalreynaga.weebly.com/ The general anuran body type, consisting of long hindlimbs, a short inflexible trunk, and short forelimbs is considered a specialization […]
Mobile manipulation Ghost crab climbing using pincer-like claws
Meeting Abstract 107-1 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:00 Mobile manipulation: Ghost crab climbing using pincer-like claws NG, P.Q.*; SPRINGTHORPE, D; FULL, R.J.; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley qwnpng@gmail.com We typically consider arthropod pincher-like appendages or chelae as structures to manipulate objects such as food, predators, competitors and barriers to movement. We […]
Compensatory behaviors in locomotion performance induced by autotomy in Daddy Long-legs
Meeting Abstract 107-4 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:45 Compensatory behaviors in locomotion performance induced by autotomy in Daddy Long-legs ESCALANTE, I*; BADGER, MA; ELIAS, DO; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley iescalante@berkeley.edu Animals face predictable challenges throughout their lifetimes. For instance, predation attempts are ubiquitous, and may drive the evolution of adaptations […]
Clumsy dynamics of rapid backwards running in tube-dwelling webspinners
Meeting Abstract 107-2 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:15 Clumsy dynamics of rapid backwards running in tube-dwelling webspinners. LIBBY, T*; EDGERLY, J.S.; FULL, R.J.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Santa Clara University; Univ. of California, Berkeley tlibby@berkeley.edu Tube-dwelling webspinners are among the few insects with front legs that produce silk, and the only taxa that routinely locomote using those highly […]
A comparative analysis of the novel terrestrial locomotion of the tide pool sculpin, Oligocottus maculosus
Meeting Abstract 107-3 Thursday, Jan. 7 08:30 A comparative analysis of the novel terrestrial locomotion of the tide pool sculpin, Oligocottus maculosus BRESSMAN, NR*; GIBB, AC; FARINA, SC; Cornell University; Northern Arizona University; Harvard University nrb66@cornell.edu Tide pool sculpins (Oligocottus maculosus) are intertidal fish that use terrestrial locomotion to move across land when stranded above the tideline. […]
Sources of Noise-Induced Communication Errors in Hyla chrysoscelis, Cope’s Gray Treefrog
Meeting Abstract 107-3 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 Sources of Noise-Induced Communication Errors in Hyla chrysoscelis, Cope’s Gray Treefrog TANNER, JC*; BEE, MA; University of Minnesota; University of Minnesota tanne123@umn.edu Noise is any factor that interferes with a receiver’s ability to detect or decode a signal; it is a ubiquitous feature of communication. In natural listening […]
