Meeting Abstract 24.6  Wednesday, Jan. 4  The Effect of Passive Joint Elements on the Movement Output of the Frog Ankle SALZMAN, RE*; SCHWARTZ, JM; AHN, AN; Claremont McKenna College; Harvey Mudd College; Harvey Mudd College rsalzman12@cmc.edu In order to understand the role of passive elastic elements in movement, we examine the position output of an intact ankle […]

Meeting Abstract 24.2  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Regional Variation in the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Shark Vertebral Columns PORTER, M.E.*; DIAZ, C; LONG, J.H. Jr; Vassar College; Vassar College; Vassar College meporter@vassar.edu In swimming fishes, body curvature varies among species, individuals, and even within an individual depending on anatomical position and swimming speed. The magnitude and pattern of […]

Meeting Abstract 24.5  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Rectilinear locomotion of snakes and the design of Scalybot 2 MARVI, H.*; COOK, J. P.; HU, D. L.; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology hamid.marvi@gatech.edu Snakes use several modes of locomotion including slithering, sidewinding, concertina and rectilinear motion which is the least studied and understood. […]

Meeting Abstract 24.3  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Mechanics and kinematics of the vertebral column in striped bass, Morone saxatilis NOWROOZI, Bryan N*; BRAINERD, Elizabeth L; Brown University; Brown University bryan_nowroozi@brown.edu Variation in body stiffness impacts propulsive wave propagation and thrust generation during axial undulatory locomotion in fishes. The connective tissues of the vertebral column have been implicated in […]

Meeting Abstract 24.4  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Longitudinal Variation in the Axial Muscles of Snakes NICODEMO, Philip*; JAYNE, Bruce C.; Univ. of Cincinnati; Univ. of Cincinnati nicodepp@mail.uc.edu In snakes, as in other vertebrates, the axial muscles are segmented, but snakes are notable for having individual segments that span several vertebrae. Consequently, muscles that extend anteriorly have a constraint […]

Meeting Abstract 24.1  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Cockroach Resilin CHOUDHURY, U.*; DUDEK, D.M.; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech udit10@vt.edu Resilin is a cuticular protein found in a variety of insects. It can stretch up to 300% of its natural length without any creep or relaxation. Further, it operates across a wide frequency range from 5 […]

Meeting Abstract 24.1  Friday, Jan. 4  Toward a spatially-explicit thermal ecology: predicting activity from the dispersal of individuals through thermally-structured landscapes SEARS, MW; Clemson sears3@clemson.edu An ongoing challenge for ecologists is to predict the responses of organisms to changing climates. Process-based modeling approaches that incorporate physiological and behavioral mechanisms are rapidly becoming powerful tools to make such […]

Meeting Abstract 24.3  Friday, Jan. 4  Thermal stress and the fitness consequences of climate change for ectotherms KINGSOLVER, J.G.*; DIAMOND, S.E.; Univ of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; North Carolina State Univ jgking@bio.unc.edu Recent models of the ecological effects of global warming on insects and other ectotherms predict that mean fitness will decrease in tropical species but increase […]

Meeting Abstract 24.5  Friday, Jan. 4  Thermal sensitivity of metabolic rates explains range properties: towards a cause-and-effect understanding of climate change vulnerability BERNARDO, J.*; SPOTILA, J.R.; AGOSTA, S.; Texas A&M Univ.; Drexel Univ.; VA Commonwealth Univ. jbernardo@tamu.edu Understanding causes of species distributions has been a central goal of ecology for more than a century, but our current […]

Meeting Abstract 24.6  Friday, Jan. 4  Problem and solution: Multiplexing distorts metabolic data LIGHTON, JRB*; FOERSTER, TD; KAIYALA, KJ; WISSE, B; Sable Systems International; Sable Systems International; University of Washington; University of Washington lighton@sablesys.com When measuring the metabolic rates of multiple animals, it is common practice to sample excurrent air from each cage or chamber, and direct […]