Meeting Abstract 2-1 Thursday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15 Pressure-Based Measurement of Instantaneous Swimming Forces Produced by Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) LUCAS, KN*; TYTELL, ED; LAUDER, GV; Harvard University; Tufts University; Harvard University klucas@fas.harvard.edu http://www.kelseynlucas.com Pressure is a fundamental modality through which aquatic organisms like fish interact with their surrounding environment. In particular, pressure fields are the […]
sessions: Session 2
Nature’s Peristaltic Pump Quantification of Flow around the Undulating Tail of Appendicularians
Meeting Abstract 2-2 Thursday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30 Nature’s Peristaltic Pump: Quantification of Flow around the Undulating Tail of Appendicularians GEMMELL, BJ*; SUTHERLAND, K; CONLEY, K; BOUQUET, J-M; THOMPSON, E; University of South Florida; University of Oregon; University of Oregon; Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology; Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology bgemmell@usf.edu http://bradgemmell.wixsite.com/scientist-site […]
Computational Drag of an Attached Remora
Meeting Abstract 2-3 Thursday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45 Computational Drag of an Attached Remora BECKERT, M.*; FLAMMANG, B. E.; NADLER, J. H.; ANDERSON, E.; Georgia Tech Research Institute; New Jersey Institute of Technology; Georgia Tech Research Institute; Grove City College michael.beckert@gatech.edu Remora fishes possess a unique dorsal pad capable of forming reversible, suction-based attachment to a […]
Autorotation Performance of Animal wings
Meeting Abstract 2-7 Thursday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45 Autorotation Performance of Animal wings ORTEGA-JIMÉNEZ, VM*; MARTÍN-ALCÁNTARA, A; FERNÁNDEZ-FERIA, R; DUDLEY, R; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Unv. of Málaga, Spain; Unv. of Málaga, Spain; Univ. of California, Berkeley ornithopterus@gmail.com http://ornithopterus.com Many winged seeds autorotate and produce aerodynamic forces to effectively reduce their rate of descent. Isolated animal […]
Sociality and Foraging Strategy Interact to Affect the Evolution of Defensive Morphology
Meeting Abstract 2-5 Thursday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15 Sociality and Foraging Strategy Interact to Affect the Evolution of Defensive Morphology HODGE, JR*; WAINWRIGHT, PC; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis jhodge@ucdavis.edu http://jrhodge.com Evolutionary arms races between predator and prey drive the evolution of life. These races do not occur in isolation, but involve complex […]
Osteohistology of Multituberculate Femora from Northeastern Montana Suggests Variation in Growth Rate Near the K-Pg Boundary
Meeting Abstract 2-6 Thursday, Jan. 4 09:15 – 09:30 Osteohistology of Multituberculate Femora from Northeastern Montana Suggests Variation in Growth Rate Near the K-Pg Boundary WEAVER, L. N.*; WHITNEY , M. R.; WILSON, G. P.; University of Washington; University of Washington; University of Washington lukeweav@uw.edu The Multituberculata were the most abundant and species-rich mammalian clade in many […]
Making Morphology Move XROMM Ventilation Kinematics of Extant Archosaurs and Reconstructing Rib Motion in Fossils
Meeting Abstract 2-1 Thursday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15 Making Morphology Move: XROMM Ventilation Kinematics of Extant Archosaurs and Reconstructing Rib Motion in Fossils BROCKLEHURST, RJ*; MORITZ, S; CODD, J; MANNING, PL; BRAINERD, EL; SELLERS, WI; University of Manchester; Brown University; University of Manchester; College of Charleston; Brown University; University of Manchester robert.brocklehurst-2@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk Both modern birds and […]
Comparative morphology and evolution of the cnidosac in Cladobranchia (Gastropoda Heterobranchia Nudibranchia)
Meeting Abstract 2-4 Thursday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00 Comparative morphology and evolution of the cnidosac in Cladobranchia (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Nudibranchia) GOODHEART, J*; BLEIDISSEL, S; SCHILLO, D; STRONG, E; COLLINS, A; CUMMINGS, M; WÄGELE, H; Univ. of Maryland, College Park; University of Wuppertal; Museum Alexander Koenig; National Museum of Natural History; National Systematics Laboratory; Univ. of Maryland, […]
Coelomic Skeletal Structures in Fossil and Recent Featherstars (Comatulida, Crinoidea) Diversity, Function, and Taxonomic Implications
Meeting Abstract 2-3 Thursday, Jan. 4 08:30 – 08:45 Coelomic Skeletal Structures in Fossil and Recent Featherstars (Comatulida, Crinoidea): Diversity, Function, and Taxonomic Implications SAULSBURY, J.*; MESSING, C.G.; BAUMILLER, T.K.; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor jgsauls@umich.edu Featherstars – those crinoids that discard the postlarval stalk – constitute […]
3D Anatomical Data for All The oVert Thematic Collection Network
Meeting Abstract 2-2 Thursday, Jan. 4 08:15 – 08:30 3D Anatomical Data for All: The oVert Thematic Collection Network BLACKBURN, DC; BLACKBURN, David; University of Florida dblackburn@flmnh.ufl.edu http://www.blackburnlab.org The oVert (openVertebrate) Thematic Collection Network (TCN) will generate and serve high-resolution digital three-dimensional data for internal anatomy across vertebrate diversity. At a network of digitization centers across the […]
