SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 3-1 Sat Jan 2 Trap morphology in the carnivorous plant genus Utricularia Mordvinov, Y*; Peters, KD; Gonzalez, MS; Müller, UK; Reece, JS; CSU Fresno; CSU Fresno; CSU Fresno; CSU Fresno; CSU Fresno umuller@csufresno.edu http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~umuller/FBDS/FBDS-home/FBDS-home-welcome.html Bladderworts (genus Utricularia) are a […]
sessions: Session 3
Reassessing hummingbird foraging Is there a territoriality-traplining continuum
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 3-3 Sat Jan 2 Reassessing hummingbird foraging: Is there a territoriality-traplining continuum? Sargent, AJ*; Rico-Guevara, A; Groom, DJE; University of Washington; University of Washington; University of Washington sargena@uw.edu Hummingbirds’ main foraging strategies are often presented dichotomously: territorialism (defending a […]
No trick anthers buzz pollination behavior is elicited, but likely not manipulated, by anther chemical cues
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 3-6 Sat Jan 2 No trick anthers: buzz pollination behavior is elicited, but likely not manipulated, by anther chemical cues Mosher, A*; Papaj, D; Buchmann, S; Eltz, T; Russell, A; Missouri State University; University of Arizona; University of Bochum […]
Minimum requirements for an effective web in the grass spider Agelenopsis pennsylvanica
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 3-5 Sat Jan 2 Minimum requirements for an effective web in the grass spider Agelenopsis pennsylvanica Spagna, JC*; Lewin, D; William Paterson University; William Paterson University spagnaj@wpunj.edu Grass spiders (Araneae: Agelenidae) make flat, non-sticky webs that extend outward from […]
Integrating tooth shape with strike mechanics in the process of prey capture in Boa constrictor
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 3-2 Sat Jan 2 Integrating tooth shape with strike mechanics in the process of prey capture in Boa constrictor Ryerson, WG*; Van Valkenburg, T; Saint Anselm College; Saint Anselm College wryerson@anselm.edu http://ryersonlab.wordpress.com Snakes, with the obvious exception of the […]
For slow red lionfish, persistence and distance matter when pursuing fast prey
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 3-4 Sat Jan 2 For slow red lionfish, persistence and distance matter when pursuing fast prey Peterson, AN*; McHenry, MJ; Univ. of California, Irvine anpeter1@uci.edu http://www.ashleynpeterson.com A diversity of predators succeed in overcoming prey with a high-speed pursuit or […]
Does eye morphology predict predator avoidance behavior in the Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 3-7 Sat Jan 2 Does eye morphology predict predator avoidance behavior in the Carolina grasshopper (Dissosteira carolina)? Brandley, NC*; Gilbert, FR; College of Wooster nbrandley@wooster.edu Sensory organs are notoriously expensive to develop and maintain, and therefore face strong selective […]
Olympians of Controlled Deceleration Cane Toads Stick the Landing Across Surface Stiffness
Meeting Abstract 3-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:15 – 08:30 Olympians of Controlled Deceleration: Cane Toads Stick the Landing Across Surface Stiffness DUMAN, A*; AZIZI, E; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine aduman@uci.edu Moving in the real world requires that animals – including humans – effectively maneuver obstacles and navigate terrain with complex properties. Variation in […]
Mosquitoes use multiple bounces to engage landing zones
Meeting Abstract 3-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00 Mosquitoes use multiple bounces to engage landing zones SMITH, NM*; DICKERSON, AK; University of Central Florida; University of Central Florida smithni@knights.ucf.edu In this experimental study we film the landings of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to characterize landing strategies and kinetics, limitations, and the passive physiological mechanics they employ to […]
Modelling the flight envelope for transition to an unpowered perching manoeuvre
Meeting Abstract 3-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15 Modelling the flight envelope for transition to an unpowered perching manoeuvre. KLEINHEERENBRINK, M*; FRANCE, L A; TAYLOR, G K; Dept. of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK; Dept. of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK; Dept. of Zoology, University of Oxford, UK Marco.KleinHeerenbrink@zoo.ox.ac.uk By gliding up to an elevated perch, […]
