Meeting Abstract 88-3 Monday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15 Sniffing out batoid nasal morphology: a model for classification with functional implications RUTLEDGE, KM; University of California Los Angeles kelsimarie7@g.ucla.edu http://fishandfreckles.com Batoids (rays, skates, sawfishes and guitarfishes) possess a suite of sensory modalities, including vision, hearing, mechanoreception, electroreception, and olfaction. Olfaction is the longest-range sense and is crucial […]
sessions: Session 88
Mechanosensors on Dragonfly Wings for sensing Aeroelasticity
Meeting Abstract 88-1 Monday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 10:45 Mechanosensors on Dragonfly Wings for sensing Aeroelasticity UHRHAN, MJ*; FABIAN, JM; SIWANOWICZ, I; LIN, HT; Imperial College London, UK; Imperial College London, UK; HHMI Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA USA; Imperial College London, UK myriam.uhrhan18@imperial.ac.uk Unlike wings of vertebrates, insect wings can only be actuated and controlled at […]
Hearing Better When Lopsided Tympanal Asymmetry May Enhance Hearing in the Parasitoid Fly Ormia ochracea
Meeting Abstract 88-2 Monday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00 Hearing Better When Lopsided: Tympanal Asymmetry May Enhance Hearing in the Parasitoid Fly Ormia ochracea MIKEL-STITES, MR*; STAPLES, AE; MAREK, P; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech mmikelst@vt.edu Ormia ochracea is a parasitoid fly endemic to the Americas. Gravid females respond phonotactically to calls of their male Gryllidae […]
Feature Variations in Seal Whisker Geometries and the Effect on Vortex Structure
Meeting Abstract 88-6 Monday, Jan. 6 11:45 – 12:00 Feature Variations in Seal Whisker Geometries and the Effect on Vortex Structure MURPHY , C.T*; LYONS, K.M; HADDOCK, W.A; MARTIN, W.N; HELLUM, A.M; BREUER, K.S; FRANCK, J.A; US Navy; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Brown University; US Navy; US Navy; Brown University; University of Wisconsin-Madison christin.murphy@navy.mil Seals use their highly […]
Ecological Correlates of Eye Size in Frogs and Toads
Meeting Abstract 88-4 Monday, Jan. 6 11:15 – 11:30 Ecological Correlates of Eye Size in Frogs and Toads THOMAS, KN*; GOWER, DJ; BELL, RC; FUJITA, MK; SCHOTT, RK; STREICHER, JW; Natural History Museum, London, UK; Natural History Museum, London, UK; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, USA; University of Texas at Arlington, USA; Smithsonian National […]
Ancestral Generalization as a Potential Gateway to Rapid Dietary Divergence in Neotropical Leaf-Nosed Bats
Meeting Abstract 88-5 Monday, Jan. 6 11:30 – 11:45 Ancestral Generalization as a Potential Gateway to Rapid Dietary Divergence in Neotropical Leaf-Nosed Bats HALL, R P*; MUTUMI, G L; HEDRICK, B P; YOHE, L R; SADIER, A; DAVIES, KTJ; DáVALOS, L M; ROSSITER, S J; SEARS, K; DUMONT, E R; University of California, Merced; University of California, […]
In vivo bone strain and finite-element modeling of the craniofacial haft in catarrhine primates
Meeting Abstract 88.3 Wednesday, Jan. 7 In vivo bone strain and finite-element modeling of the craniofacial haft in catarrhine primates ROSS, C.F.*; STRAIT, D.; DECHOW, P.C.; RICHMOND, B.; SPENCER, M.; SCHREIN, C.; WEBER, G.; SLICE, D.; University of Chicago; University at Albany ; Baylor College of Dentistry; George Washington University; Arizona State University; Arizona State University; University […]
Food for thought the effects of roasting and mechanical tenderization on food material properties, masticatory force production and comminution
Meeting Abstract 88.5 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Food for thought: the effects of roasting and mechanical tenderization on food material properties, masticatory force production and comminution. ZINK (DUNCAN), K.D.*; LIEBERMAN, D.E.; Harvard University; Harvard University kduncan@fas.harvard.edu Can Homo facial and dental size decreases be attributed to the adoption of food processing techniques? This study experimentally tests the extent […]
Cooking and the net energy value of meat implications for human evolution
Meeting Abstract 88.6 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Cooking and the net energy value of meat: implications for human evolution CARMODY, R.N.*; CONE, E.; WRANGHAM, R.W.; SECOR, S.M.; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; University of Alabama carmody@fas.harvard.edu The emergence of Homo erectus ~1.9 MYA is characterized by energetically costly increases in body size and relative brain size, coupled […]
Comparing the performance of finite element models of biological structures
Meeting Abstract 88.2 Wednesday, Jan. 7 Comparing the performance of finite element models of biological structures DUMONT, E.R*; GROSSE, I.R.; SLATER, G.J; Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst; Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst; Univ. of California, Los Angeles bdumont@bio.umass.edu There has been a rapid increase in the use of finite element analysis to investigate mechanical function in living and extinct […]
