Using zoos and webcams to incorporate research into an undergraduate animal behavior course

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 6-1  Sat Jan 2  Using zoos and webcams to incorporate research into an undergraduate animal behavior course Davis-Berg, EC*; Rafacz, ML; Columbia College Chicago, Chicago; Columbia College Chicago, Chicago edavisberg@colum.edu Incorporating independent student research projects into the curriculum of […]

How Integrative is your Animal Behavior

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 6-2  Sat Jan 2  How Integrative is your Animal Behavior? Renn, SCP*; Zornik, E; Reed College, Portland, OR; Reed College, Portland, OR renns@reed.edu Tinbergen proposed the classic “Four Questions” suggesting that to fully understand a behavior one must not […]

Follow the college student The Florida Urban Microbiome Project

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 6-6  Sat Jan 2  Follow the college student: The Florida Urban Microbiome Project Collins, S; Zidek, J; Flower, N; Moore, M; Lambie, J; Thurmond, J; Oberle, B; Diaz-Almeyda, E*; New College of Florida; New College of Florida; New College […]

Decolonizing through interdisciplinarity roots-based integration

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 6-3  Sat Jan 2  Decolonizing through interdisciplinarity: roots-based integration Chase, HT; University of Montana hilatzipora@gmail.com In our pursuit to assuage issues of science and society, we often separate between outreach to underserved communities and issues of diversity inside academia. […]

Conservation technology through multidisciplinary undergraduate teams

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 6-5  Sat Jan 2  Conservation technology through multidisciplinary undergraduate teams Schulz, A*; Seleb, B; Wallace, R; Hu, D; Georgia Tech, School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, GA; Georgia Tech, School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, GA; Georgia Tech Research Institute ; […]

Conducting authentic curriculum undergraduate research experiences (ACUREs) in teaching laboratories

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 6-4  Sat Jan 2  Conducting authentic curriculum undergraduate research experiences (ACUREs) in teaching laboratories Buendia Castillo, D*; Stanley, C; Naidugari, J; McCubbin, S; Nethery, B; Dupont-Versteegden, E; Cooper, R L; University of Kentucky ; University of Kentucky ; University […]

Variability in Locomotor Dynamics Reveals the Critical Role of Feedback in Task Control

Meeting Abstract 6-5  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:00 – 09:15  Variability in Locomotor Dynamics Reveals the Critical Role of Feedback in Task Control UYANIK, I; SEFATI, S; STAMPER, S A; CHO, K; ANKARALI, M M; FORTUNE, E S*; COWAN, N J; Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Johns Hopkins University, […]

The visual perception of moving flowers during the flower tracking behavior in descending neurons in the hawkmoth, Manduca sexta

Meeting Abstract 6-1  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:00 – 08:15  The visual perception of moving flowers during the flower tracking behavior in descending neurons in the hawkmoth, Manduca sexta AIELLO, BR*; SPONBERG, S; Georgia Institute of Technology baiello3@gatech.edu https://brettaiello.weebly.com/ The visual identification of externally moving targets allows animals to locate and track predators, mates, and food sources. Insects […]

The Selection of Stimuli Affects Non-parametric System Identification for Refuge Tracking Behavior in Eigenmannia virescens

Meeting Abstract 6-4  Saturday, Jan. 4 08:45 – 09:00  The Selection of Stimuli Affects Non-parametric System Identification for Refuge Tracking Behavior in Eigenmannia virescens YANG, Y*; PAN, Y; UYANIK, I; COWAN, NJ; Johns Hopkins University yyang138@jhu.edu Mathematical models are widely used to study animal behaviors. But for high-level tasks like sensorimotor processing, dynamics cannot be easily predicted […]

Lateral line activity is attenuated during the glide phase of intermittent swimming behavior

Meeting Abstract 6-6  Saturday, Jan. 4 09:15 – 09:30  Lateral line activity is attenuated during the glide phase of intermittent swimming behavior LUNSFORD, ET*; LIAO, JC; Whitney Laboratories for Marine Bioscience, St. Augustine, FL; Whitney Laboratories for Marine Bioscience, St. Augustine, FL elunsford@ufl.edu Accurate sensory processing during movement requires the animal to distinguish between external and self-generated […]

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