Meeting Abstract 132-3 Sunday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 A Bio-inspired Soft Robotic Gripper Inspired by the Cephalopod Tentacles ZHEXIN, X; DOMEL, A; WENGUANG, S; KNUBBEN, E; WEAVER, J; BERTOLDI, K; WEN, L*; Beihang University; Harvard University; Beihang University; Festo Corporate Bionic Department; Harvard University; Harvard University; Beihang University liwen@buaa.edu.cn http://softrobotics.buaa.edu.cn/ The tentacles of the cephalopods (such […]
sessions: Session 132
Infrared-sensing snakes select ambush orientation based on thermal backgrounds
Meeting Abstract 132-6 Monday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00 Infrared-sensing snakes select ambush orientation based on thermal backgrounds SCHRAFT, H*; BAKKEN, G; CLARK, R; San Diego State University; University of California Davis haschraft@ucdavis.edu Sensory information drives the ecology and behaviour of animals and some animals are able to detect environmental cues unavailable to us. For example, rattlesnakes […]
Hiding in Plain Sight Do Brown Trout Background Match in Simple Environments
Meeting Abstract 132-4 Monday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30 Hiding in Plain Sight: Do Brown Trout Background Match in Simple Environments? WATKINS, MJ*; BROWN , HM; RUBEGA, MA; University of Connecticut ; University of Connecticut ; University of Connecticut mackenzie.watkins@uconn.edu In structurally complex environments, fish have two choices when faced with predation: flee or hide. Habitat degradation […]
Fish Personality Variation Affects Migration and Dispersal in the Dynamic Wetlands of the Everglades
Meeting Abstract 132-2 Monday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 Fish Personality Variation Affects Migration and Dispersal in the Dynamic Wetlands of the Everglades HOCH, JM*; SPADAFORE, S; CABANELAS, A; Nova Southeastern University; Nova Southeastern University; Nova Southeastern University jhoch@nova.edu The Everglades ecosystem is characterized by seasonal rains that expand and reduce habitat available for aquatic organisms. Small […]
Does interpath angle Influence escape behavior An empirical test with yellow bellied marmots
Meeting Abstract 132-1 Monday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45 . Does interpath angle Influence escape behavior: An empirical test with yellow bellied marmots. WRENSFORD, KC*; GUTIEREZ, JA; COOPER, WE; BLUMSTEIN, DT; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Purdue University Fort Wayne; Univ. of California, Los Angeles kwasi_wrensford@berkeley.edu Escape theory provides a critical conceptual framework […]
Coupled Active Systems Encode Emergent Behavioral Dynamics of the Unicellular Predator Lacrymaria olor
Meeting Abstract 132-5 Monday, Jan. 7 14:30 – 14:45 Coupled Active Systems Encode Emergent Behavioral Dynamics of the Unicellular Predator Lacrymaria olor PRAKASH, M; COYLE, SM*; FLAUM, E; LI, H; KRISHNAMURTHY, D; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University scoyle@stanford.edu Multiple active systems in a cell work together to produce sophisticated cellular behaviors such […]
Are Smart Flies Off the Menu The Effect of Evolved Learning Ability on Survival Under Predation
Meeting Abstract 132-3 Monday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 Are Smart Flies Off the Menu? The Effect of Evolved Learning Ability on Survival Under Predation AUSTIN, MD*; FELDMANN, S; DUNLAP, AS; Univ. of Missouri, St. Louis mdaf2b@mail.umsl.edu A large degree of individual variation in learning ability has been shown to exist in natural populations of many animals; […]
