Meeting Abstract 84-1 Wednesday, Jan. 6 10:15 How feather movement allows shape shifting in avian wing morphing MATLOFF, L*; STOWERS, AK; LENTINK, D; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University lmatloff@stanford.edu Feathers are unparalleled structures optimized for flight. They stitch together to form aerodynamic wings that can morph and change shape, allowing birds to execute nimble maneuvers in […]
sessions: Session 84
Design and Experimental Study of a Bio-inspired Superficial Flow Sensor
Meeting Abstract 84-6 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:30 Design and Experimental Study of a Bio-inspired Superficial Flow Sensor ZHU, J*; WHITE, C; SAADAT, M; BART-SMITH, H; University of Virginia; University of Virginia; University of Virginia; University of Virginia jzzhu3t@gmail.com Most aquatic animals such as fish rely heavily on their ability of detect and respond to ambient flows in […]
Biophysics of gill clogging by hagfish slime
Meeting Abstract 84-7 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:45 Biophysics of gill clogging by hagfish slime FUDGE, DS*; HUPE, A; CHAUDHARY, G; EWOLDT, RH; University of Guelph; University of Guelph; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign dfudge@uoguelph.ca http://comparativephys.ca/fudgelab/ Hagfishes defend themselves from fish predators by releasing exudate from their slime glands when they are attacked. […]
The effects of granular substrate particle size and shape on sprinting in lizards
Meeting Abstract 84-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:00 – 10:15 The effects of granular substrate particle size and shape on sprinting in lizards BERGMANN, PJ*; PETTINELLI, KJ; CROCKETT, ME; SCHAPER, EG; Clark University; Clark University; Clark University; Clark University pbergmann@clarku.edu http://www2.clarku.edu/faculty/pbergmann/ Animals are faced with diverse substrates that they must negotiate during locomotion to effectively evade predators, forage, […]
Substrates and settings quantifying locomotor performance in functional and ecological contexts
Meeting Abstract 84-2 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30 Substrates and settings: quantifying locomotor performance in functional and ecological contexts MCBRAYER, L*; KEROUAC, L; MCELROY, E; Georgia Southern; College of Charleston; College of Charleston lancemcbrayer@georgiasouthern.edu Animal locomotion has been studied extensively in the lab to understand the fundamental mechanisms required for stability, propulsion, endurance, and speed. Yet, […]
Squirrels Running on Compliant Branches When to Leap
Meeting Abstract 84-5 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Squirrels Running on Compliant Branches: When to Leap? HUNT, NH*; FRENDBERG-MATES, E; JINN, J; ROBIN, A; JACOBS, LF; FULL, RJ; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley nathaniel.hunt@berkeley.edu Many arboreal animals […]
Navigating rough terrain Impacts of a substrate transition on locomotion in the Namib Day Gecko
Meeting Abstract 84-3 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Navigating rough terrain: Impacts of a substrate transition on locomotion in the Namib Day Gecko NAYLOR, E/R*; HIGHAM, T/E; University of California, Riverside emily.naylor@email.ucr.edu Animals must frequently negotiate variable landscapes while searching for food, pursuing mates, and evading predators. Though a multitude of studies have tested how various […]
Jumping from Substrates of Variable Compliance and Mass in Locusts
Meeting Abstract 84-8 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00 Jumping from Substrates of Variable Compliance and Mass in Locusts CRANDELL, KE*; SUTTON, GP; BURROWS, M; FEDERLE, W; University of Cambridge; University of Bristol; University of Cambridge; University of Cambridge kec51@cam.ac.uk http://www.kriscrandell.com The physical properties of a substrate affect locomotor performance. Here, we examine how locust jump velocity […]
Force Production during Desert Specialist Snake Locomotion
Meeting Abstract 84-6 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Force Production during Desert Specialist Snake Locomotion HUBBARD, AM*; SCHIEBEL, PE; RIESER, JM; GOLDMAN, DI; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology alexmhubbard.1994@gmail.com The Mojave Shovel-nosed Snake (C. occipitalis) is a small (~40 cm, ~18 g) desert-dwelling sand specialist […]
Arboreal Locomotor Performance in Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) and New World Monkeys Implications for Primate Locomotor Evolution
Meeting Abstract 84-4 Saturday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Arboreal Locomotor Performance in Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) and New World Monkeys: Implications for Primate Locomotor Evolution YOUNG, JW*; WOLFE, AN; CHADWELL, BA; Northeast Ohio Medical University; Northeast Ohio Medical University; Ohio University jwyoung@neomed.edu http://www.younglaboratory.org Decades of comparative research have established that the evolution of primate quadrupedalism is […]
