SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 4-4 Sat Jan 2 Unpredictable hummingbirds: Flight path entropy is constrained by speed and wing loading Berberi, I*; Segre, PS; Altshuler, DL; Dakin, R; Carleton University; Stanford University; University of British Columbia; Carleton University iliasberberi@gmail.com Unpredictable movement can provide […]
sessions: Session 4
Uncovering the role of head flexion during beam obstacle traversal of cockroaches
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 4-6 Sat Jan 2 Uncovering the role of head flexion during beam obstacle traversal of cockroaches Wang, Y*; Othayoth, R; Li, C; Johns Hopkins University ywang460@jh.edu https://li.me.jhu.edu/ Terrestrial animals transition between locomotor modes to move through complex 3-D terrain. […]
Tokay geckos (Gekkonidae Gekko gecko) preferentially use substrates that elicit maximal adhesive performance
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 4-2 Sat Jan 2 Tokay geckos (Gekkonidae: Gekko gecko) preferentially use substrates that elicit maximal adhesive performance Garner, AM*; Pamfilie, AM; Dhinojwala, A; Niewiarowski, PH; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron amg149@uakron.edu https://austinmgarner.com/ […]
Tardigrade stepping pattern is robust to changes in orientation and substrate
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 4-5 Sat Jan 2 Tardigrade stepping pattern is robust to changes in orientation and substrate Nirody, JA*; Duran Rosario, LA; Johnston, D; Cohen, DJ; The Rockefeller University and University of Oxford; Princeton University; Princeton University jasmine.nirody@all-souls.ox.ac.uk http://users.ox.ac.uk/~phys1213 Limnoterrestrial tardigrades […]
Spotted lanternfly nymphs stick the landing using multiple self-righting behaviors
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 4-7 Sat Jan 2 Spotted lanternfly nymphs stick the landing using multiple self-righting behaviors Kane, SA; Bien, T; Contreras-Orendain, L; Ochs, MF; Hsieh, ST*; Haverford College; Haverford College; Haverford College; The College of New Jersey; Temple University sthsieh@temple.edu Many […]
Remoras pick where they stick on blue whales
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 4-1 Sat Jan 2 Remoras pick where they stick on blue whales Flammang, BE*; Marras, S; Anderson, EJ; Lehmkuhl, O; Mukherjee, A; Cade, DE; Beckert, M; Nadler, JH; Houzeaux, G; Vázquez, M; Amplo, HE; Calambokidis, J; Friedlaender, AS; Goldbogen, […]
Reffling a novel locomotor behavior used by Neotropical armored catfishes (Loricariide) in terrestrial environments
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 4-8 Sat Jan 2 Reffling: a novel locomotor behavior used by Neotropical armored catfishes (Loricariide) in terrestrial environments Bressman, NR*; Morrison, CH; Ashley-Ross, MA; Chapman University, Orange, CA; Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC; Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC; Wake […]
Laboratory studies of burrowing locomotion in nematodes
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 4-3 Sat Jan 2 Laboratory studies of burrowing locomotion in nematodes Pierce, CJ*; Sun, G; Lu, H; Goldman, DI; Georgia Institute of Technology cpierce43@gatech.edu Despite being one of the most well studied model organisms in biology, little is known […]
Suction feeding in zebrafish is improved by upregulated Wnt signaling
Meeting Abstract 4-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:15 – 08:30 Suction feeding in zebrafish is improved by upregulated Wnt signaling MATTHEWS, DG*; DIAL, TR; LAUDER, GV; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University davematthews@g.harvard.edu Among fishes, feeding mode is often considered the major axis of divergence and has been shown to produce extraordinarily rapid adaptive radiations. This behavioral evolution […]
PLANKTON DISPERSION THROUGH VEGETATIVE SEABED WITHIN COMPLEX FLOW ENVIRONMENTS
Meeting Abstract 4-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 08:30 – 08:45 PLANKTON DISPERSION THROUGH VEGETATIVE SEABED WITHIN COMPLEX FLOW ENVIRONMENTS OZALP, MK*; MILLER, LA; STRICKLAND, C; UNC, Chapel Hill, NC; UNC, Chapel Hill, NC; UT, Knoxville, TN mkoz@live.unc.edu The movement of plankton is often dictated by local flow patterns, particularly during storms and in environments with strong flows. Reefs, […]
