Meeting Abstract 138-6 Sunday, Jan. 8 14:45 – 15:00 3D Imaging Reveals the Functional History of the Ophiuroid Arm CLARK, EG; Yale University elizabeth.g.clark@yale.edu Brittle stars (Class Ophiuroidea), the most motile group of echinoderms, have evolved a quick, agile and effective form of locomotion in which coordinated arm movements are executed by powerful musculature and complex joint […]
sessions: Session 138
When is a vortex a filter Examining the filtering apparatus of mobulid fishes using computational fluid dynamics
Meeting Abstract 138-1 Sunday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45 When is a vortex a filter? Examining the filtering apparatus of mobulid fishes using computational fluid dynamics. STROTHER, JA*; PAIG-TRAN, EWM; BOLLA, V; Oregon State University; California State University, Fullerton; California State University, Fullerton james.a.strother@gmail.com Mobulid fishes are large filter-feeding elasmobranchs that capture zooplankton using a filtering apparatus […]
Secrets in master filtering Using μCT and 3D PIV to model Silver carp filter feeding
Meeting Abstract 138-2 Sunday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 Secrets in master filtering: Using μCT and 3D PIV to model Silver carp filter feeding COHEN, KE*; HERNANDEZ, LP; CRAWFORD, CH; FLAMMANG, BE; The George Washington University ; New Jersey Institute of Technology karlyelizabeth13@gmail.com Invasive Silver carp are thriving in eutrophic environments in the United States due to […]
Predicting the Variation of Particle Capture Rates in Aquatic Ecosystems
Meeting Abstract 138-5 Sunday, Jan. 7 14:30 – 14:45 Predicting the Variation of Particle Capture Rates in Aquatic Ecosystems ESPINOSA-GAYOSSO, A; GHISALBERTI, M; SHIMETA, J*; IVEY, GN; Univ. of Western Australia, Perth, Australia; Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; RMIT Univ., Melbourne, Australia; Univ. of Western Australia, Perth, Australia jeff.shimeta@rmit.edu.au The recent development of predictive tools for particle […]
New insights into manta ray feeding using a non-clogging, self-cleaning filter
Meeting Abstract 138-3 Sunday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 New insights into manta ray feeding using a non-clogging, self-cleaning filter BOLLA, V; PAIG-TRAN, EWM*; California State University Fullerton empaig-tran@fullerton.edu https://mistypaigtran.jimdo.com/ Filtration is ubiquitous in nature and in engineered systems alike. Almost all filters suffer from varying degrees of particle clogging at the filter pore; however, mantas and […]
DeepPIV Reveals How Mucus Houses of Deep Sea, Giant Larvaceans are Built
Meeting Abstract 138-4 Sunday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30 DeepPIV Reveals How Mucus Houses of Deep Sea, Giant Larvaceans are Built KATIJA, K*; SHERMAN, A; SHERLOCK, R; ROBISON, B; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing kakani@mbari.org Larvaceans (Class Appendicularia) are found throughout the world’s oceans and affect food webs across trophic levels via elaborate mucus feeding […]
Range of motion in the avian wing reflects evolutionary specialization for different flight behaviors
Meeting Abstract 138-3 Monday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 Range of motion in the avian wing reflects evolutionary specialization for different flight behaviors BALIGA, VB*; SZABO, I; ALTSHULER, DL; University of British Columbia, Vancouver; University of British Columbia, Vancouver; University of British Columbia, Vancouver vbaliga@zoology.ubc.ca https://www.vikram-baliga.com/ Birds can actively change the shape of their wings, an ability […]
Quantifying the flight stability of free-gliding birds of prey
Meeting Abstract 138-8 Monday, Jan. 7 15:30 – 15:45 Quantifying the flight stability of free-gliding birds of prey DURSTON, N/E*; WINDSOR, S/P; University of Bristol; University of Bristol; University of Bristol; University of Bristol Nick.Durston@bristol.ac.uk http://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/people/nick-e-durston/index.html Birds adopt a variety of wing and tail configurations during gliding flight, yet it is currently unclear whether these configurations are […]
Muscles, 3D Wing Shape, and Aerodynamic Forces in Bird Flight
Meeting Abstract 138-1 Monday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45 Muscles, 3D Wing Shape, and Aerodynamic Forces in Bird Flight DEETJEN, M. E.*; CHIN, D. D.; TOBALSKE, B. W.; LENTINK, D.; Stanford University; Stanford University; University of Montana; Stanford University mdeetjen@stanford.edu Whereas the majority of terrestrial and aquatic locomotion involves complex muscle interactions such that no one muscle […]
Morpho-functional trade-off between physiology and flying ability in birds
Meeting Abstract 138-2 Monday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 Morpho-functional trade-off between physiology and flying ability in birds PAGÈS, F*; FABRE, AC; HERREL, A; ABOURACHID, A; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris; National History Museum, London; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris fanny.pages@mnhn.fr The hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) is one of the only strictly folivorous […]
