SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-12 Sat Jan 2 Wrinkles and folds enable stretching of elephant trunk skin Fourney, E*; Sukhwani, A; Schulz, A; Hu, D; Georgia Tech, School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, GA; Georgia Tech, School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, GA; Georgia Tech, […]
sessions: Session 23
That’snot how it works Particle aggregation in the viscous environment of the epibranchial organ
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-2 Sat Jan 2 That’snot how it works: Particle aggregation in the viscous environment of the epibranchial organ Evans, AJ*; Cohen, KE; Summers, AP; Kolmann, MA; Egan, JP; Hernandez, LP; The George Washington University; University of Washington; University of […]
Skin morphology and microstructure in the elephant trunk
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-10 Sat Jan 2 Skin morphology and microstructure in the elephant trunk Sordilla, S*; Schulz, A; Hu, D; Brown University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Georgia Tech, School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, GA; Georgia Tech, Schools of Mechanical […]
Scaling of secretory cells and cell products with body size in hagfishes
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-1 Sat Jan 2 Scaling of secretory cells and cell products with body size in hagfishes Zeng, Y*; Petrichko, S; Nieders, K; Fudge, D; Chapman University; Chapman University; Chapman University; Chapman University yzeng@chapman.edu The size of animal cells is […]
Peeing one drop at a time How sharpshooter insects use superpropulsion to launch their fluid excreta and why
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-4 Sat Jan 2 Peeing one drop at a time: How sharpshooter insects use superpropulsion to launch their fluid excreta and why Challita, EJ*; Acharya, R; Krugner, R; Bhamla, S; Georgia Institute of technology; United States Department of Agriculture […]
Moth-catching by spiders the spreading behavior of capture glue depends on the morphology of moth scales
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-5 Sat Jan 2 Moth-catching by spiders: the spreading behavior of capture glue depends on the morphology of moth scales Diaz, C*; Aaron, E; Long, JH; Vassar College; Colby College; Vassar College cdiaz@vassar.edu One subfamily of moth-specialist spiders, Cyrtarachninae, […]
Mobility power flow How click beetles transmit and dissipate mechanical power
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-6 Sat Jan 2 Mobility power flow: How click beetles transmit and dissipate mechanical power Bolmin, O*; Alleyne, M; Wissa, AA; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign obolmin2@illinois.edu Click beetles […]
Load reduction and reconfiguration capabilities of branched trees
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-9 Sat Jan 2 Load reduction and reconfiguration capabilities of branched trees Ojo, O*; Shoele, K; FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Tallahassee; FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Tallahassee oluwafemi1.ojo@famu.edu Trees often fail as a result of wind-induced stresses. During harsh storms, […]
How the vombatus ursinus forms cubic feces, with an application to the feces of terrestrial mammals
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-3 Sat Jan 2 How the vombatus ursinus forms cubic feces, with an application to the feces of terrestrial mammals Magondu, B*; Cervantes, G; Lee, A; Kaminski, C; Yang, P; Carver, S; Hu, D; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia […]
Elephant Trunks expand in volume when reaching for distant objects
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-11 Sat Jan 2 Elephant Trunks expand in volume when reaching for distant objects Boyle, M*; Schulz, A; Hu, D; Georgia Tech, School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, GA; Georgia Tech, School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, GA; Georgia Tech, Schools […]
