Meeting Abstract 41-2 Tuesday, Jan. 5 08:15 Niche constructed shells are built for locomotion: enhanced mobility, in the sea and on land, by terrestrial hermit crabs TRINH, R. C.*; LAIDRE, M. E.; University of California, Berkeley; Dartmouth College fish.r.awsome@gmail.com Species vary enormously in their locomotory ability. For shell-bearing organisms, like hermit crabs and gastropods, locomotion may be […]
sessions: Session 41
Mechanism of early hatching of hourglass treefrogs in drying and ant attacks
Meeting Abstract 41-5 Tuesday, Jan. 5 09:00 Mechanism of early hatching of hourglass treefrogs in drying and ant attacks COHEN, KL*; WARKENTIN, KM; Boston University kcohen@bu.edu http://sites.bu.edu/warkentinlab/ Embryos of many species adaptively alter hatching timing in response to environmental cues. Most frogs hatch by secreting hatching enzyme from unicellular hatching glands (HG) on the epithelium, but mechanistic […]
Endurance capacity and home range size in Desert Iguanas (Squamata Dipsosaurus dorsalis)
Meeting Abstract 41-1 Tuesday, Jan. 5 08:00 Endurance capacity and home range size in Desert Iguanas (Squamata: Dipsosaurus dorsalis) SINGLETON, J.M.*; GARLAND, JR., T.; Univ. of California, Riverside jsing014@ucr.edu Interspecific comparisons have yielded insight into regarding relationships between field locomotor behavior and performance capacities. Among species of lizards, endurance capacity measured on a motorized treadmill is positively […]
Development of embryo behavior hatching mechanisms, performance, and decisions in red-eyed treefrogs
Meeting Abstract 41-6 Tuesday, Jan. 5 09:15 Development of embryo behavior: hatching mechanisms, performance, and decisions in red-eyed treefrogs WARKENTIN, KM*; COHEN, KL; CUCCARO DIAZ, J; GUELL, BA; JUNG, J; Boston University; Boston University; Universidad de los Andes, Bogota; University of California, San Diego; Boston University kwarken@bu.edu http://sites.bu.edu/warkentinlab/ Arboreal embryos of Agalychnis callidryas hatch prematurely to escape […]
Class Segregation in white sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias) and the Underlying Mechanisms
Meeting Abstract 41-3 Tuesday, Jan. 5 08:30 Class Segregation in white sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias) and the Underlying Mechanisms CHAPPLE, TK*; GLEISS, AC; KANIVE, PE; JORGENSEN, SJ; CARLISLE, AB; BLOCK, BA; Stanford University; Stanford University/Univ. Western Australia; Montana State University; Monterey Bay Aquarium; Stanford University; Stanford University tchapple@stanford.edu http://www.gtopp.org Understanding the underlying mechanisms and function of sexual […]
Too Soft to Stick Influence of Substrate Modulus on Gecko Adhesion
Meeting Abstract 41-5 Friday, Jan. 6 09:00 – 09:15 Too Soft to Stick: Influence of Substrate Modulus on Gecko Adhesion KLITTICH, MR*; WILSON, MC; BERNARD, C; RODRIGO, RM; KEITH, AJ; NIEWIAROWSKI, PH; DHINOJWALA, A; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron mrk51@zips.uakron.edu The […]
The kinematics and stability of flying snakes during transient glides
Meeting Abstract 41-2 Friday, Jan. 6 08:15 – 08:30 The kinematics and stability of flying snakes during transient glides YEATON, IJ*; ROSS, SD; SOCHA, JJ; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech iyeaton@vt.edu http://www.thesochalab.org Flying snakes (Chrysopelea) uniquely glide using aerial undulation. However, the functional implications of aerial undulation are unknown, as undulation may influence performance by increasing […]
Robotic loon quantifies swimming force generation
Meeting Abstract 41-3 Friday, Jan. 6 08:30 – 08:45 Robotic loon quantifies swimming force generation CLIFTON, GT*; BIEWENER, AA; Concord Field Station, Harvard U., Bedford, MA; CFS, Harvard U., Bedford, MA glenna.clifton@gmail.com Loons (Gaviiformes) are remarkable swimmers, capable of diving underwater for minutes at a time and out-maneuvering fish prey. But, unlike for other foot-propelled swimming birds, […]
How Birds Direct Impulse to Minimize the Energetic Cost of Foraging Flight
Meeting Abstract 41-1 Friday, Jan. 6 08:00 – 08:15 How Birds Direct Impulse to Minimize the Energetic Cost of Foraging Flight CHIN, DD*; LENTINK, D; Stanford University; Stanford University ddchin@stanford.edu Foraging arboreal birds frequently hop and fly between branches by extending long-jumps with a few wingbeats. Their legs transfer impulse to the branch during takeoff and landing, […]
High resolution three-dimensional surface measurements of birds of prey in gliding flight
Meeting Abstract 41-6 Friday, Jan. 6 09:15 – 09:30 High resolution three-dimensional surface measurements of birds of prey in gliding flight DURSTON, NE*; WAN, X; LIU, JG; WINDSOR, SP; University of Bristol, UK; Imperial College London, UK; Imperial College London, UK; University of Bristol, UK Nick.Durston@bristol.ac.uk http://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/people/nick-e-durston/index.html Accurately measuring the wing shape of flying animals is of […]
