Meeting Abstract 55.8 Tuesday, Jan. 6 Combined impact of parasites and predators on wood frog tadpoles BELDEN, L.K.*; WOJDAK, J.M.; Virginia Tech; Radford University belden@vt.edu Predators can have important impacts on host-parasite dynamics in natural systems. Some predators are hosts that become infected after consuming infected prey. In other cases, predators that are not themselves hosts can […]
sessions: Session 55
A bumpy road the effects of surface complexity on a dominant intertidal limpet
Meeting Abstract 55.10 Tuesday, Jan. 6 A bumpy road: the effects of surface complexity on a dominant intertidal limpet PEROTTI, Elizabeth A.*; LINDBERG, David R.; ESTES, James A.; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Santa Cruz marinelizard@berkeley.edu Rock substrates and their properties structure the physical environment of many marine benthic communities. Previous […]
Rowing through air A new mode of forward flight in insects
Meeting Abstract 55.5 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Rowing through air: A new mode of forward flight in insects COHEN, I.*; RISTROPH, L.; BERGOU, A. J.; GUCKENHEIMER, J.; WANG, Z. J.; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University ic64@cornell.edu We show that fruit flies employ rowing or paddling motions of their wings to generate drag-based thrust […]
Phase modulation and control of flight power muscles during visually-induced turning responses in the hawkmoth, Manduca sexta
Meeting Abstract 55.4 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Phase modulation and control of flight power muscles during visually-induced turning responses in the hawkmoth, Manduca sexta SPONBERG, S.*; DANIEL, T.L.; Univ. of Washington; Univ. of Washington bergs@u.washington.edu The established perspective of flight control in insects holds that their remarkable maneuverability arises from neural modulation of relatively small steering muscles acting […]
Optomotor frequency response in hawkmoths
Meeting Abstract 55.1 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Optomotor frequency response in hawkmoths. BOMPHREY, R.J.*; TAYLOR, G.K.; University of Oxford richard.bomphrey@zoo.ox.ac.uk We investigated the optomotor responses of several species of hawkmoth in a virtual reality flight simulator. Subjects were rigidly tethered to a 6-component force-moment balance inside a 1m diameter sphere which served as a back-projection surface for providing […]
Mechanisms of gust rejection in the honey bee, Apis mellifera
Meeting Abstract 55.6 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Mechanisms of gust rejection in the honey bee, Apis mellifera VANCE, Jason T.*; HUMBERT, J. Sean; University of Maryland, College Park; University of Maryland, College Park jvance@umd.edu Insects’ ability to vary aerodynamic force production impacts flight-dependent behaviors, whether in response to task-specific demands such as load carriage, or in response to […]
Kinematics and control in free-flying hoverflies
Meeting Abstract 55.3 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Kinematics and control in free-flying hoverflies WALKER, S.M.**; THOMAS, A.L.R.; TAYLOR, G.K.; Oxford University; Oxford University; Oxford University simon.walker@zoo.ox.ac.uk Hoverflies show exquisite manoeuvrability while flying, yet we are still some way off from understanding how this level of control is achieved. Recently, we have found evidence that an accessory flight surface, […]
Accommodation of antennal perturbation in freely flying hawkmoths
Meeting Abstract 55.2 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Accommodation of antennal perturbation in freely flying hawkmoths DICKERSON, BH*; HEDRICK, TL; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill bradley.dickerson@alum.swarthmore.edu In recent years, studies of animal flight have expanded beyond the basic aerodynamic mechanisms required for flight force generation to include issues of sensory […]
The role of postmating isolating barriers in the hybridization of Orangethroat Darters
Meeting Abstract 55.3 Thursday, Jan. 6 The role of postmating isolating barriers in the hybridization of Orangethroat Darters. BOSSU, Christen M.*; NEAR, Thomas J.; Yale University; Yale University christen.bossu@yale.edu Understanding the maintenance and dissolution of reproductive isolating barriers between species is essential to the study of how biodiversity originates. Yet, the completeness of species reproductive barriers may […]
The population genetic structure of ground snakes (Sonora semiannulata)
Meeting Abstract 55.2 Thursday, Jan. 6 The population genetic structure of ground snakes (Sonora semiannulata) COX, Christian L*; DAVIS, Alison R; The University of Texas, Arlington; The University of California, Berkeley clcox@uta.edu Population size, gene flow, and genetic diversity affect the persistence of populations through time and space. Organisms with small body size and low vagility may […]
