Meeting Abstract 27.6  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:45  Not all asymmetric feathers are created equal; a survey of flight feathers reveals several morphological strategies for achieving vane asymmetry FEO, TJ*; PRUM, RO; Yale Univeristy; Yale University teresa.feo@yale.edu Feathers come in a wide diversity of shapes and sizes which birds use to accomplish a variety of functions from sound […]

Meeting Abstract 27.2  Saturday, Jan. 4 13:45  Nonlinear Elasticity of Tracheal Tubes in the American Cockroach WEBSTER, M.R.*; SOCHA, J.J.; DE VITA, R.; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech mwbstr@vt.edu In some insect species, diffusion-based respiration is supplemented with convection. For insects that use rhythmic tracheal compression, convective ventilation is produced by the periodic collapse and re-inflation […]

Meeting Abstract 27.5  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:30  Multipurpose spider silks: the implications of web impact on vibration signalling MORTIMER, B.*; SIVIOUR, C. R.; HOLLAND, C.; VOLLRATH, F.; University of Oxford, UK; University of Oxford, UK; Sheffield University, UK; University of Oxford, UK beth.mortimer@zoo.ox.ac.uk Spider silks are multipurpose materials optimised for both mechanical and signalling roles. A prime […]

Meeting Abstract 27.7  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:00  Mechanical design rules of articulated fish scale armor VARSHNEY, S. *; ZOLOTOVSKY, E.; REICHERT, S.; LI, Y.N.; OXMAN, N.; BOYCE, M.C.; ORTIZ, C.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology svarsh19@mit.edu The mechanical design rules of the ganoid squamation in the armored fish, Polypterus senegalus, were investigated with macroscale biomimetic models. The translational […]

Meeting Abstract 27.8  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:15  Material properties of the pectoral fin rays of basal actinopterygian fishes TAFT, NK*; FLAMMANG, BE; BLEVINS, E; LAUDER, GV; University of Wisconsin-Parkside; Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University; Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University; Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University taft@uwp.edu The material properties of the pectoral fin rays (lepidotrichia) […]

Meeting Abstract 27.3  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:00  Bat wing skin mechanical behavior CHENEY, JA*; BEARNOT, A; SWARTZ, SM; Brown University, Providence, RI Jorn_Cheney@Brown.edu In addition to the typical protective and regulatory functions of vertebrate skin, in bat, the skin of wings serves as a critical organ for locomotion: during flight, this skin membrane, often less than 50 […]

Meeting Abstract 27.4  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:15  Anisotropy in the skin and blubber of killer whales suggest no hydrostatic function PORTER, ME*; WAINWRIGHT, DK; LOWE, AT; HALVORSEN, MB; SUMMERS, AP; Florida Atlantic University; Harvard University; University of Washington; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; University of Washington, Friday Harbor Labs me.porter@fau.edu Skin is a network of elastin and collagen […]

Meeting Abstract 27.1  Monday, Jan. 5 08:00  The adaptive potential of adverse, stressful early-life conditions SHERIFF, MJ*; CHABY, L; Penn State University mjs72@psu.edu The stress axis (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis) plays a central role in how vertebrates integrate environmental change and implement decisions on when to reproduce, grow, and allocate energy into storage. It allows animals to cope with […]

Meeting Abstract 27.4  Monday, Jan. 5 09:00  Stress and the sweet taste cell: glucorticoid receptor activation in taste receptor cells PARKER, M.R.*; FENG, D.; CHAMURIS, B.; MARGOLSKEE, R.F.; Washington and Lee Univ., Monell Chemical Senses Center; Univ. of Pittsburgh; Lehigh Univ.; Monell Chemical Senses Center mrockwellparker@gmail.com The stress response in vertebrates is intimately associated with appetitive behavior. […]

Meeting Abstract 27.2  Monday, Jan. 5 08:30  Physiological mechanisms mediating energetics in diving seaducks HENNIN, H.L.*; BERLIN, A.M.; BÊTY, J.; GILCHRIST, H.G.; FORBES, M.R.; LOVE, O.P.; University of Windsor, ON; Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, USGS, Laurel, MD; Université du Québec à Rimouski, QC; National Wildlife Research Centre, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON; Carleton University, Ottawa, ON; University of […]