Meeting Abstract 31-7 Thursday, Jan. 4 15:00 – 15:15 Wind direction encoding in the fruit fly SUVER, MP*; ALVAREZ-SALVADO, E; MATHESON, AM; SARKAR, S; DAMIATA, M; NAGEL, KI; NYU Neuroscience Institute suver.marie@gmail.com Insects use wind cues to guide many behaviors. For example, in search of food or mates, insects will turn upwind upon encountering an attractive odor. […]
sessions: Session 31
Visuomotor reflexes differ in two Drosophila species
Meeting Abstract 31-4 Thursday, Jan. 4 14:15 – 15:00 Visuomotor reflexes differ in two Drosophila species PARK, E*; WASSERMAN, SM; Wellesley College; Wellesley College epark9@wellesley.edu http://www.wassermanlab.com A natural environment contains an abundance of sensory stimuli. To generate adaptive behavioral responses to those stimuli, animals must quickly identify salient features, assign them an attractive, neutral, or aversive value, […]
Selective Memory Mosquitoes Learn Salient Olfactory Cues Associated with Preferred Hosts
Meeting Abstract 31-5 Thursday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45 Selective Memory: Mosquitoes Learn Salient Olfactory Cues Associated with Preferred Hosts WOLFF, GH*; LAHONDèRE, C; VINAUGER, C; RIFFELL, JA; Univ. of Washington; Univ. of Washington; Univ. of Washington; Univ. of Washington gabwolff@uw.edu http://www.gabriellawolff.com/ With over 3500 species, mosquitoes have evolved a wide range of host preferences, feeding on […]
Role of Touch in Shaping Plant-Insect Pollinator Interaction
Meeting Abstract 31-1 Thursday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 13:45 Role of Touch in Shaping Plant-Insect Pollinator Interaction DEORA, T*; CAMPOS, EO; BRUNTON, B; DANIEL, TL; Department of Biology, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA tanvid2@uw.edu The coevolution of flowering plants and their insect pollinators has led to rapid diversification in both groups. Plants have evolved species-specific visual and […]
Fast movements in soft-bodied caterpillars
Meeting Abstract 31-6 Thursday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00 Fast movements in soft-bodied caterpillars MUKHERJEE, R.*; TRIMMER, B.A.; Tufts University; Tufts University ritwika.mukherjee@tufts.edu Fast movements in articulated animals (e.g., locust jumps), use levers, latches, or locks to pre-load a skeletal structure slowly and then release mechanical energy quickly. But soft animals lack such stiff elastic structures necessary […]
Collective self-organization of traffic in mound-building termites
Meeting Abstract 31-2 Thursday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00 Collective self-organization of traffic in mound-building termites RAJA, SV; RAMESH, L; VATS, A; SANE, SP*; National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research sane@ncbs.res.in http://www.ncbs.res.in/sane Social insects, such as honeybees, ants and termites are excellent model systems to understand how organisms collectively self-organize to cooperatively carry […]
A locust motion-sensitive visual interneuron tracks changes in the velocity of an approaching object
Meeting Abstract 31-3 Thursday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:15 A locust motion-sensitive visual interneuron tracks changes in the velocity of an approaching object STOTT, TP; OLSON, EG; GRAY, JR*; University of Saskatchewan; University of Saskatchewan; University of Saskatchewan jack.gray@usask.ca http://artsandscience.usask.ca/faculty/jackgray/ Locusta migratoria is an established neuroethological system for the study of sensory coding within a well-defined motion-sensitive […]
The detachment of remora kinematics, dynamics, and a bio-robotic model
Meeting Abstract 31-5 Friday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45 The detachment of remora: kinematics, dynamics, and a bio-robotic model WANG, S; LI, L; CHEN, Y; KENALEY, CP; WAINWRIGHT, DK; WOOD, RJ; WEN, L*; Beihang University; Beihang University; Harvard University; Boston College; Harvard University; Harvard University; Beihang University liwen@buaa.edu.cn http://softrobotics.buaa.edu.cn/ Remoras have the extraordinary ability to attach […]
The art of unsticking Biomechanics of terrestrial adhesion in the amphibious fish Kryptolebias marmoratus
Meeting Abstract 31-6 Friday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00 The art of unsticking: Biomechanics of terrestrial adhesion in the amphibious fish Kryptolebias marmoratus STANDEN, EM*; TURKO, AJ; University of Ottawa, Canada; University of Guelph, Canada estanden@uottawa.ca http://www.standenlab.com/ The mangrove rivulus Kryptolebias marmoratus is a small amphibious fish that inhabits tropical mangrove swamps. During the dry season, […]
The Role of Surface Lipids in the Self-Cleaning Ability of Gecko Subdigital Adhesive Pads
Meeting Abstract 31-7 Friday, Jan. 4 15:00 – 15:15 The Role of Surface Lipids in the Self-Cleaning Ability of Gecko Subdigital Adhesive Pads GARNER, AM*; KLITTICH, MR; MAKSUTA, D; NIEWIAROWSKI, PH; DHINOJWALA, A; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron amg149@zips.uakron.edu https://austinmgarner.com/ Recently, phospholipids have been discovered on the […]
