Meeting Abstract 73-3 Sunday, Jan. 6 08:30 – 08:45 Decoupling coupled anti-predator signals with a bio-inspired snake robot MOORE, T Y*; BRUDER, D K; DAVIS RABOSKY, A R; VASUDEVAN, R; Unversity of Michigan; Unversity of Michigan; Unversity of Michigan; Unversity of Michigan taliaym@umich.edu http://moorebiomechanics.com Venomous coral snakes and their harmless mimics exhibit conspicuous coloration and arrhythmic behavior […]
sessions: Session 73
Birth and Evolution of Acoustic Communication in Piranhas (Serrasalmidae)
Meeting Abstract 73-5 Sunday, Jan. 6 09:00 – 09:15 Birth and Evolution of Acoustic Communication in Piranhas (Serrasalmidae) PARMENTIER, E*; RAICK, X; VIGOUROUX, R; MéLOTTE, G; Univ. of Liège, Belgium; Univ. of Liège, Belgium; HYDRECo, French Guiana; Univ. of Liège, Belgium E.Parmentier@ulg.ac.be Within piranhas, sound production is known in carnivorous species whereas herbivorous species were thought to […]
Anogenital distance predicts sexual odour preference in African giant pouched rats
Meeting Abstract 73-1 Sunday, Jan. 6 08:00 – 08:15 Anogenital distance predicts sexual odour preference in African giant pouched rats FREEMAN, AR*; SHEEHAN, MJ; OPHIR, AG; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University arf86@cornell.edu Identifying reproductively viable partners may be the most important aspect of searching for a mate. When females vary in their reproductive receptivity, it is […]
A Common Neural Substrate for Sonic and Electric Signaling in Synodontid Catfish
Meeting Abstract 73-7 Sunday, Jan. 6 09:30 – 09:45 A Common Neural Substrate for Sonic and Electric Signaling in Synodontid Catfish KéVER, L*; BASS, AH; PARMENTIER, E; CHAGNAUD, BP; Université de Liège, Liège; Cornell University, Ithaca; Université de Liège, Liège; Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg loic.kever@uliege.be Depending on the species, synodontid catfish produce swimbladder sounds, electric organ discharges (EODs), […]
