Meeting Abstract 21-8 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:45 – 12:00 Stinger Thieves: Nematocyst Acquisition Process in Aeolid Nudibranchs PAGGEOT, LX*; GOSLINER, TM; California Academy of Sciences; California Academy of Sciences lpaggeot@calacademy.org Nudibranchs encompass over three thousand species around the world, and still counting. One subgroup of nudibranchs is called aeolids: a specialized group of nudibranchs that are capable […]
sessions: Session 21
Predator-informed looming stimulus experiments reveal how large filter feeding whales capture highly maneuverable forage fish
Meeting Abstract 21-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:30 – 10:45 Predator-informed looming stimulus experiments reveal how large filter feeding whales capture highly maneuverable forage fish CADE, D E*; CAREY, N; DOMENICI, P; POTVIN, J; GOLDBOGEN, J A; Stanford University; Scottish Association of Marine Science; IAS-CNR, Istituto per l’Ambiente Marino Costiero; Saint Louis University; Stanford University davecade@stanford.edu Forage fish […]
Memory systems in food-caching caching and non-caching birds
Meeting Abstract 21-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:15 – 10:30 Memory systems in food-caching caching and non-caching birds STRANG, CG*; BROWN, EK; SHERRY, DF; HAMPTON, RR; University of Western Ontario; Emory University; University of Western Ontario; Emory University cstrang@uwo.ca For birds that overwinter in north temperate zones, such as Black-capped Chickadees and Dark-eyed Juncos, keeping track of reliable […]
Investigating the Foraging Behavior of Leptasterias spp Across Intertidal Microhabitats
Meeting Abstract 21-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:30 – 11:45 Investigating the Foraging Behavior of Leptasterias spp. Across Intertidal Microhabitats JOHNSON, MW*; TRICOMO, AS; SHOUGH, AE; SANDERS, JC; COHEN, SC; San Francisco State University; Humboldt State University; University of Portland; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; San Francisco State University mjohnson18@mail.sfsu.edu The coastal intertidal zone contains much fine-scale habitat variation, […]
Flies Remember Multiple Food Locations in the Absence of External Cues
Meeting Abstract 21-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:45 – 11:00 Flies Remember Multiple Food Locations in the Absence of External Cues BEHBAHANI, AH*; RAK, AK; SKUTT-KAKARIA, KJ; DICKINSON, MH; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology amirhb@caltech.edu https://dickinsonlab.caltech.edu/people/amir-behbahani/ The fruit fly, Drosophila, has an extensive repertoire of behaviors generated […]
Bumblebee cognition and the influence of anthropogenic stressors
Meeting Abstract 21-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:00 – 10:15 Bumblebee cognition and the influence of anthropogenic stressors MUTH, F*; FRANCIS, JS; LEONARD, AS; University of Texas at Austin; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Nevada, Reno felicity.muth@austin.utexas.edu http://www.beecognition.com Bumblebees are an insect model organism for the study of animal cognition, due in part to their aptitude at […]
Analysis of Loggerhead Shrike wing-flashing movements during hunting
Meeting Abstract 21-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:00 – 11:15 Analysis of Loggerhead Shrike wing-flashing movements during hunting MORA, Y/A*; SUSTAITA, D; FARABAUGH, S/M; Department of Biological Sciences, California State University San Marcos; Department of Biological Sciences, California State University San Marcos; Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global mora074@cougars.csusm.edu The Loggerhead Shrike ( Lanius ludovicianus ) […]
Relating limb geometry to ground reaction force in running quadrupeds A design for stability
Lee, D. V.: Relating limb geometry to ground reaction force in running quadrupeds: A design for stability? A defining characteristic of legged locomotion is forward movement of the body over the feet, which remain more-or-less fixed with respect to the ground. This mandates that, in quadrupeds, the limbs retract about their proximal joints (i.e., hip […]
Ontogenetic 3-D kinematics of water running in green basilisk lizards (Basiliscus plumifrons)
Hsieh, S.T.: Ontogenetic 3-D kinematics of water running in green basilisk lizards (Basiliscus plumifrons) Most research on tetrapod locomotion has focused on movement over solid substrates. The question of how animals locomote on fluid substrates is just beginning to be explored. Basilisk lizards are known for their ability to run across the surface of water […]
INFLUENCE OF ROTATIONAL INERTIA ON THE TURNING PERFORMANCE OF THEROPOD DINOSAURS
CARRIER, D.R.*; LEE, D.V.; WALTER, R. M.: INFLUENCE OF ROTATIONAL INERTIA ON THE TURNING PERFORMANCE OF THEROPOD DINOSAURS. Turning agility of theropod dinosaurs may have been severely limited by the large rotational inertia of their horizontal trunks and tails. Bodies with mass distributed far from the axis of rotation have much greater rotational inertia than […]