Meeting Abstract 81-2  Wednesday, Jan. 6 10:30  Counting males and mates? Using mating sex ratios of marine turtles in vital rates. LASALA, J*; HUGHES, C; WYNEKEN, J; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University; Florida Atlantic University jlasala1@fau.edu A thorough discussion of the status of a threatened or endangered organism would not be complete without describing key life […]

Meeting Abstract 81-5  Saturday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15  Serotonergic Innervation of Wing and Tail Muscle by a Single Neuronal Cluster SATTERLIE, RA; University of North Carolina Wilmington satterlier@uncw.edu The PD-SW cluster of serotonergic neurons of the pteropod mollusc Clione limacina have been shown to innervate the slow-twitch musculature of the wings, and to increase the electrical […]

Meeting Abstract 81-6  Saturday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30  Muscular Mechanisms and Kinematics of Rectilinear Locomotion in Boa Constrictors NEWMAN, SJ*; JAYNE, BC; University of Cincinnati, OH; University of Cincinnati, OH newmansv@mail.uc.edu Snakes use several locomotor behaviors as their speed and the terrain vary, and all but one of the major modes of terrestrial snake locomotion have […]

Meeting Abstract 81-1  Saturday, Jan. 7 08:00 – 08:15  Modeling mechanosensory proprioceptive feedback in lamprey locomotion TYTELL, ED*; MASSARELLI, N; YAU, A; KIEMEL, T; HOFFMAN, KA; Tufts Univ.; Univ. Maryland, Baltimore County; Tufts Univ.; Univ. Maryland, College Park; Univ. Maryland, Baltimore County eric.tytell@tufts.edu Sensory feedback is an integral part of the complex closed-loop system of locomotion. Lampreys […]

Meeting Abstract 81-2  Saturday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30  Haltere and visual information processing in the central complex of the fly brain KATHMAN, ND*; FOX, JL; Case Western Reserve University; Case Western Reserve University ndk9@case.edu The reduced hindwings of flies, known as halteres, are specialized mechanosensory organs that are essential for flight. Through arrays of strain-sensitive sensilla […]

Meeting Abstract 81-4  Saturday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00  Changes in Centralization of Control of Movement as Speed Varies NEVELN, ID*; MURRAY, N; SPONBERG, S; Georgia Institute of Technology ineveln2@gmail.com Legged locomotion requires control of numerous complex coupled systems, yet strategies employed by animals such as cockroaches allow for robust navigation through varied environments. As animals move […]

Meeting Abstract 81-3  Saturday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45  A Load-Based, Leg-Local Mechanism for Inter-Leg Coordination in Insects DALLMANN, CJ*; HOINVILLE, T; DÜRR, V; SCHMITZ, J; Bielefeld University, Germany; Bielefeld University, Germany; Bielefeld University, Germany; Bielefeld University, Germany cdallmann@uni-bielefeld.de Adaptive and stable walking requires that a leg’s stance-to-swing transition is coordinated with the step cycles of the […]

Meeting Abstract 81-6  Saturday, Jan. 6 09:15 – 09:30  Using uncertainty analysis to explore the effects of variation on a functional system WALDROP, LD*; HE, Y; MILLER, LA; New Mexico Tech; New Mexico Tech; Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill lindsay.waldrop@nmt.edu http://waldroplab.com Biologists have long understood the importance of variation in evolution. Variation provides the raw […]

Meeting Abstract 81-3  Saturday, Jan. 6 08:30 – 08:45  Solar-powered ventilation in African termite mounds KING, H*; OCKO, S; MAHADEVAN, L; University of Akron; Stanford University; Harvard University hking@uakron.edu The complex mound architectures of certain species of social termite have long been associated with passive, internal climate control function, while existing theories pointed to different specific mechanisms […]

Meeting Abstract 81-1  Saturday, Jan. 6 08:00 – 08:15  Pore things! Cuticular gas exchange by Antarctic sea spiders LANE, SJ*; SHISHIDO, CM; MORAN, AL; TOBALSKE, BW; WOODS, HA; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of Hawai’i; Univ. of Hawai’i; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of Montana steven.lane@umontana.edu Many marine organisms and life stages lack specialized respiratory structures, like gills, and […]