Meeting Abstract 4-1  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15  Longer Development Provides First-Feeding Fish with the Jaw Kinematics to Escape Hydrodynamic Constraints DIAL, TR*; LAUDER, GV; Harvard University; Harvard University trdial@gmail.com The viscous fluid environment experienced by small, first-feeding fishes resists the ability to produce suction. Compounding the negative effects of small size is the observation that […]

Meeting Abstract 4-5  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15  Hydrodynamic constraints on jet propulsion in squid paralarvae at intermediate Reynolds numbers LI, DH*; KATIJA, K; GILLY, WF; Stanford University; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute; Stanford University dhli816@gmail.com http://www.dianahli.com Squid are known for their use of jet propulsion, and paralarvae rely on this locomotor strategy immediately after hatching. […]

Meeting Abstract 4-6  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:15 – 09:30  Bristled wings in fling: aerodynamic importance of initial inter-wing spacing KASOJU, VT*; SANTHANAKRISHNAN, A; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University askrish@okstate.edu http://www.appliedfluidslab.org Tiny flying insects of body lengths under 2 mm, such as thrips and fairyflies, possess bristled wings and use wing-wing interaction via the ‘clap and fling’ […]

Meeting Abstract 4-4  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00  A Bayesian framework for the detection of diffusive heterogeneity CASS, JA*; WILLIAMS, CD; KNIJNENBURG, TA; THERIOT, J; Allen Institute for Cell Science, Seattle; Allen Institute for Cell Science, Seattle; Allen Institute for Cell Science, Seattle; Allen Institute for Cell Science, Seattle and University of Washington, Seattle juliec@alleninstitute.org Cells […]

BLOB, R.W.*; PACE, C.M.; WESTNEAT, M.W.: Testing functional correlates of habitat specialization: swimming and walking in spiny softshell and slider turtles. Although many freshwater turtles frequently travel long distances over land, several species are morphologically specialized for swimming and spend little time out of water. To test the impact of locomotor specialization on limb kinematics […]

SCHOENFUSS, H.L.*; BLOB, R.W.: Kinematics of vertical climbing in Hawaiian freshwater gobies The Hawaiian freshwater ecosystem includes three species of waterfall climbing gobies. Larvae of these species are washed into the ocean by currents upon hatching, return to freshwater 3 to 6 months posthatching, and then climb waterfalls (up to 350 m vertically for Lentipes […]

AZIZI, E.*; LANDBERG, T.; BRAINERD, E.L.: Kinematics and Performance of the Escape Response in an Aquatic Salamander, Eurycea bislineata. Despite the large body of information on the aquatic escape response of fishes, the kinematics and neurobiology of fast-starts in salamanders remain poorly understood. We examine the effect of ontogenetic changes in morphology on escape performance […]

Nauwelaerts, S.*; Aerts, P.: Gait patterns in frog locomotion: why use alternate-leg swimming? During terrestrial locomotion, frogs use two different gaits: asynchronous leg movements associated with slow crawling bahaviour and synchronous leg movements during fast jumps. In Rana esculenta crawling occurs during feeding, while jumping is used as an escape strategy. We examined whether a […]

PACE, C.M.*; BLOB, R.W.; WESTNEAT, M.W.: Comparative kinematics of the forelimb during swimming in red-eared slider and spiny softshell turtles. In freshwater turtles the hindlimb typically has been viewed as the primary propulsive organ during swimming. However, in highly aquatic softshell turtles, extensive webbing is present between the digits of the hand as well as […]

DICKEY, B. F.*: Quantification of ‘Consistency’ in Social Interactions Studies of social behavior use a consensus definition of social dominance: a dominant animal consistently wins interactions against another. A sequence of interaction outcomes is consistent if 1) an animal wins a great majority of the interactions, or 2) neither animal wins a great majority but […]