Meeting Abstract 52-5 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:15 Resilience in a miniature nervous system: olfactory impairment minimally affects task performance in ant workers MUSCEDERE, M.L.*; WAXMAN, H.; BAO, Y.; PLUIMER, B.; TRANIELLO, J.F.A.; Hendrix College; Boston University; Hendrix College; Hendrix College; Boston University mmuscedere@gmail.com https://www.hendrix.edu/biology/biology.aspx?id=70466 Task performance in social insects is governed by the interplay between ecological and […]
sessions: Session 52
Odor distribution, locomotor behavior and sensor arrangement interact to structure plume tracking behavior in the moth Grapholita molesta
Meeting Abstract 52-7 Tuesday, Jan. 5 11:45 Odor distribution, locomotor behavior and sensor arrangement interact to structure plume tracking behavior in the moth Grapholita molesta. WILLIS, M.A.*; MILLIGAN, J.M.; COX, A.S.; MAKOWSKI, E.; Case Western Reserve University; Case Western Reserve University; Shaw High School; Case Western Reserve University maw27@case.edu http://URL: http://www.case.edu/artsci/biol/willis/index.html The structure of the odor tracking […]
Butterflyfish sound communication on noisy coral reefs – divergence in acoustic behavior and auditory systems
Meeting Abstract 52-2 Tuesday, Jan. 5 10:30 Butterflyfish sound communication on noisy coral reefs – divergence in acoustic behavior and auditory systems TRICAS, T.C.*; BOYLE, K.S.; Univ. of Hawai’i, Honolulu; Univ. of Hawai’i, Honolulu tricas@hawaii.edu http://www.hawaii.edu/fishlab Fish produce context-specific sounds during social communication, but it is not known how the acoustic behaviors and auditory systems in fishes […]
Wrist bones are important in pigeon wing morphing
Meeting Abstract 52-3 Friday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 10:45 Wrist bones are important in pigeon wing morphing STOWERS, AK*; LENTINK, D; Stanford University; Stanford University astowers@stanford.edu Birds can morph their wings through a remarkable range of motion, enabling them to surpass insects, bats and aircraft in their ability to fly in varied environments. While bird wings bones […]
Understanding Fish Linear Acceleration Using an Undulatory Bio-robotic Model with Soft Fluidic Elastomer Actuated Median Fins
Meeting Abstract 52-1 Friday, Jan. 6 10:00 – 10:15 Understanding Fish Linear Acceleration Using an Undulatory Bio-robotic Model with Soft Fluidic Elastomer Actuated Median Fins REN, Z*; DI SANTO, V; HU, K; YUAN, T; LAUDER, GV; WEN, L; Beihang University; Harvard University; Beihang University; Beihang University; Harvard University; Beihang University liwen@buaa.edu.cn http://softrobotics.buaa.edu.cn/ Fish commonly execute rapid linear […]
To flow or not to flow effects of resonant driving and damping on valveless pumping
Meeting Abstract 52-5 Friday, Jan. 6 11:15 – 11:30 To flow or not to flow: effects of resonant driving and damping on valveless pumping BATTISTA, NA*; MILLER, LA; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill nick.battista@unc.edu http://battista.web.unc.edu Impedance pumping (or dynamic suction pumping) drives flow through a flexible valveless tube with a […]
Shape Changing Wings How Birds Move Their Feathers to Create Aerodynamic Wing Planforms
Meeting Abstract 52-2 Friday, Jan. 6 10:15 – 10:30 Shape Changing Wings: How Birds Move Their Feathers to Create Aerodynamic Wing Planforms MATLOFF, L*; LENTINK, D; Stanford University; Stanford University lmatloff@stanford.edu Feathers enable birds to morph their wings through continuous shapes, allowing them to carefully change their aerodynamic wing planforms to perform nimble maneuvers. We study how […]
How smooth is a dolphin
Meeting Abstract 52-4 Friday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15 How smooth is a dolphin? WAINWRIGHT, D.K.*; FISH, F.E.; LAUDER, G.V.; INGERSOLL, S.; WILLIAMS, T.M.; ST. LEGER, J.; Harvard University; West Chester University; Harvard University; Harvard University; University of California, Santa Cruz; SeaWorld, San Diego dylanwainwright@fas.harvard.edu Dolphin skin along the trunk of the body has a ridged texture […]
Head Shape in Fishes Influences the Detection of Vortices
Meeting Abstract 52-6 Friday, Jan. 6 11:30 – 11:45 Head Shape in Fishes Influences the Detection of Vortices YANAGITSURU, YR*; AKANYETI, O; LIAO, JC; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience; Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience yuzo.yanagitsuru@gmail.com Fishes exhibit an enormous diversity of head shapes, which could have important consequences for how hydrodynamic signals […]
Bioinspired Lubricant-Infused Surfaces Enhance Aquatic Locomotion
Meeting Abstract 52-7 Friday, Jan. 6 11:45 – 12:00 Bioinspired Lubricant-Infused Surfaces Enhance Aquatic Locomotion LAUDER, GV*; THORNYCROFT, PJM; KHAN, M; WAINWRIGHT, DK; ANDERSON, EJ; WEN, L; ALVARENGA, J; AIZENBERG, J; Harvard Univ.; Harvard Univ.; Harvard Univ.; Harvard Univ.; Grove City College; Beihang Univ.; Harvard Univ.; Harvard Univ. glauder@gmail.com http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~glauder/ Slippery surfaces are common in biology, and […]
