Meeting Abstract 73-6 Saturday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30 Discontinuous Gas Exchange does not Contribute to Evolved Resistance to Desiccation in Laboratory-Selected Migratory Locusts TALAL, S*; AYALI, A; GEFEN, E; Tel Aviv University, Israel; Tel Aviv University, Israel; University of Haifa – Oranim, Tivon, Israel stav.talal@gmail.com The hygric hypothesis for the evolution of the discontinuous gas exchange […]
sessions: Session 73
Age-Related Decline of Anoxia Tolerance in Adult Drosophila melanogaster
Meeting Abstract 73-4 Saturday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 Age-Related Decline of Anoxia Tolerance in Adult Drosophila melanogaster SARGENT, J. C.*; CAMPBELL, J. B.; HARRISON, J. F.; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University james.sargent@asu.edu Cell death occurring from anoxia is considered to be the major pathology for many human diseases such as heart attack […]
Mapping steering muscle activity to 3-dimensional wing kinematics in fruit flies
Meeting Abstract 73-4 Saturday, Jan. 6 08:45 – 09:00 Mapping steering muscle activity to 3-dimensional wing kinematics in fruit flies MELIS, J.M.*; LINDSAY, T.; DICKINSON, M.H.; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology jmelis@caltech.edu The extraordinary aerial agility of flies is achieved primarily through the action of 12 pairs of muscles, each […]
Integrated Sensorimotor Target Extraction Techniques in Untethered Drosophila Flight Control
Meeting Abstract 73-6 Saturday, Jan. 6 09:15 – 09:30 Integrated Sensorimotor Target Extraction Techniques in Untethered Drosophila Flight Control FARUQUE, IA*; MUIJRES, FT; MACFARLANE, KM; KEHLENBECK, A; HUMBERT, JS; Oklahoma State University; Wageningen University; University of Maryland, College Park; Aurora Flight Sciences; University of Colorado, Boulder i.faruque@okstate.edu Insects provide attractive models for micro aerial vehicle development because […]
Elasticity and Resilience of the Hawkmoth Thorax Reduces Power Requirements
Meeting Abstract 73-5 Saturday, Jan. 6 09:00 – 09:15 Elasticity and Resilience of the Hawkmoth Thorax Reduces Power Requirements GAU, JF*; GRAVISH, N; SPONBERG, S; Georgia Institute of Technology; Univ. of California, San Diego; Georgia Institute of Technology jeffgau@gmail.com Flapping flight at the centimeter scale is one of the most energetically demanding modes of locomotion, which has […]
Down in the mouth Consequences of mandible-loading for flight stability in blue orchard bees (Osmia lignaria)
Meeting Abstract 73-1 Saturday, Jan. 6 08:00 – 08:14 Down in the mouth: Consequences of mandible-loading for flight stability in blue orchard bees (Osmia lignaria) BADGER, M*; CHANG, U; COMBES, S; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis; University of California, Davis badger@berkeley.edu https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~badger/ The ability to carry loads in flight is critical for survival and […]
Amplification and transmission of muscle strains in the dipteran flight motor
Meeting Abstract 73-3 Saturday, Jan. 6 08:30 – 08:45 Amplification and transmission of muscle strains in the dipteran flight motor WALKER, S M*; CHABOKDAST, A; University of Leeds; University of Oxford s.walker1@leeds.ac.uk In almost all insects the wings are powered through two antagonistic groups of flight muscles. These indirect power muscles are so called because instead of […]
The thermal sensitivity and quantitative genetics of mate attraction signals and preferences in the treehopper, Enchenopa binotata
Meeting Abstract 73-4 Sunday, Jan. 6 08:45 – 09:00 The thermal sensitivity and quantitative genetics of mate attraction signals and preferences in the treehopper, Enchenopa binotata SASSON, D/A*; JOCSON, D; FOWLER-FINN, KD; Saint Louis University; Washington State University; Saint Louis University daniel.sasson@slu.edu https://danielasasson.wordpress.com/ The treehopper Enchenopa binotata uses substrate-borne vibrational signals that travel through the plant stem […]
Phenotypic evolution shaped by current enzyme function in the bioluminescent courtship signals of sea fireflies
Meeting Abstract 73-2 Sunday, Jan. 6 08:15 – 08:30 Phenotypic evolution shaped by current enzyme function in the bioluminescent courtship signals of sea fireflies HENSLEY, NM*; ELLIS, EA; GERRISH, GA; TORRES, E; FRAWLEY, JP; OAKLEY, TH; RIVERS, TJ; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of Wisconsin, La Crosse; California State Univ., Los […]
Mother-infant communication in feral horses (Equus caballus) what are they saying, why are they saying it, and what might it tell us about the mammalian juvenile stage
Meeting Abstract 73-6 Sunday, Jan. 6 09:15 – 09:30 Mother-infant communication in feral horses (Equus caballus): what are they saying, why are they saying it, and what might it tell us about the mammalian juvenile stage? NUÑEZ, CMV*; RUBENSTEIN, DI; Iowa State University; Princeton University nunezcmv@iastate.edu https://www.nrem.iastate.edu/research/nunez/ Much of the research regarding mother-offspring communication has focused on […]
