Meeting Abstract 38-1  Friday, Jan. 6 08:00 – 08:15  Are heat waves key to understanding TSD in nature? CARTER, AW*; TUBERVILLE, TD; PAITZ, RT; BOWDEN, RM; Illinois State University; University of Georgia; Illinois State University; Illinois State University amandawilson1213@gmail.com http://amandawilson1213.wixsite.com/amandawilsoncarter Most turtles possess temperature-dependent sex determination where eggs incubating above a threshold temperature (pivotal temperature; Tpiv) develop […]

Meeting Abstract 38-1  Friday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15  Take-off biomechanics in gliding lizards KHANDELWAL, P C*; SHANKAR, C M; HEDRICK, T L; UNC, Chapel Hill; ARRS, India; UNC, Chapel Hill pranavk@live.unc.edu Gliding animals undertake a series of complex aerodynamic and morphological adjustments in order to execute a transition from perching or resting to gliding. Take-off requires […]

Meeting Abstract 38-2  Friday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30  Stability and Dynamics of Avian Jumping Take-Off PARSLEW, B*; SIVALINGAM, G; CROWTHER, W; The University of Manchester; The University of Manchester; The University of Manchester ben.parslew@manchester.ac.uk A jumping take-off is an effective means of becoming airborne: using the legs to push from the ground generates greater body accelerations […]

Meeting Abstract 38-3  Friday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45  Preparing for Takeoff and Sticking the Landing: At the Interface of Flight and Surface Locomotion CHIN, DD*; RODERICK, WRT; WANG, YW; CUTKOSKY, MR; LENTINK, D; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University ddchin@stanford.edu The outdoor world is covered in a wide range of surface textures […]

Meeting Abstract 38-4  Friday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00  Hummingbird evolution reveals the biomechanical organization of maneuverability DAKIN, R.*; SEGRE, P.S.; STRAW, A.D.; ALTSHULER, D.L.; University of British Columbia; University of British Columbia; University Freiburg ; University of British Columbia roslyn.dakin@gmail.com http://www.roslyndakin.com How does maneuverability evolve? A challenge to understanding maneuverability is that it encompasses diverse and […]

Meeting Abstract 38-5  Friday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15  How Hummingbirds Hum: Acoustic Holography of Hummingbirds During Maneuvering Flight HIGHTOWER, BJ*; WIJNINGS, P; INGERSOLL, R; CHIN, DD; SCHOLTE, R; LENTINK, D; Stanford University; Sorama & University of Einghoven; Stanford University; Stanford University; Sorama; Stanford University bhightow@stanford.edu Hummingbirds make a characteristic humming sound when they flap their wings. […]

Meeting Abstract 38-7  Friday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45  Gaze strategy during flight in homing pigeons WALKER, J*; KANO, F; TAYLOR, G; BIRO, D; University of Oxford; University of Oxford; University of Oxford; University of Oxford jameswalker300@gmail.com Homing pigeons (Columba livia) have a large panoramic visual field extending over 340 degrees. Directing and stabilising their visual system […]

Meeting Abstract 38-6  Friday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30  Aerodynamics of manoeuvring flight in bats HENNINGSSON, P*; JAKOBSEN, L; HEDENSTRöM, A; Lund Univ., Sweden; Univ. of Southern Denmark, Denmark; Lund Univ., Sweden per.henningsson@biol.lu.se Research on animal aerodynamics to date has been largely limited to steady level forward flight. In recent years the techniques used in aerodynamic research […]

Meeting Abstract 38-1  Saturday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15  The Evolution of Underwater Flight in Manta Rays and Their Relatives (Myliobatidae) HALL, KC*; HUNDT, PJ; SWENSON, JD; SUMMERS, AP; CROW, KD; University of Washington; University of Minnesota; University of Massachusetts Amherst ; University of Washington; San Francisco State University kchall8@uw.edu Batoids (skates and rays) are a diverse […]

Meeting Abstract 38-7  Saturday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45  Stasis of Functionally Versatile Specialists ZELDITCH, ML*; LI, J; SWIDERSKI, DL; Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Univ. of Colorado, Boulder; Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor zelditch@umich.edu Long-term stasis seems paradoxical, but several ecological hypotheses could explain persistence of a morphology for millions of years despite dramatic environmental change. […]