Meeting Abstract 89.3 Thursday, Jan. 7 The mechanics of ventilation in a scombrid fish STROTHER, J.A.*; WEGNER, N.C.; GRAHAM, J.B.; Univ. of California, Irvine; Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Scripps Institution of Oceanography strother@uci.edu Many scombrid fishes are capable of achieving remarkably fast swimming speeds, which they are often able to maintain during long distance migrations. The elevated […]
sessions: Session 89
PIV-based study of the near wake of a white-throated sparrow
Meeting Abstract 89.5 Thursday, Jan. 7 PIV-based study of the near wake of a white-throated sparrow KIRCHHEFER, AJ*; GURKA, R; KOPP, G; GUGLIELMO, C; The University of Western Ontario; Ben-Gurion University; The University of Western Ontario; The University of Western Ontario akirchhe@uwo.ca Flight has many advantages; however, it suffers due to its relatively high energy cost. One […]
Ontogenetic scaling of overall body properties in Manduca caterpillars and its implications on the use of a hydrostatic skeleton
Meeting Abstract 89.1 Thursday, Jan. 7 Ontogenetic scaling of overall body properties in Manduca caterpillars and its implications on the use of a hydrostatic skeleton LIN, H.*; PAETSCH, C.R.; SLATE, D.J.; DORFMANN, A.L.; TRIMMER, B.A.; Tufts University; Tufts University; Tufts University; Tufts University; Tufts University huai-ti.lin@tufts.edu Unlike most other soft-bodied animals, caterpillars such as Manduca sexta have […]
Effects of wall compliance on swimbladder function in zebrafish
Meeting Abstract 89.4 Thursday, Jan. 7 Effects of wall compliance on swimbladder function in zebrafish CROLL, R.P.*; STOYEK, M.R.; SMITH, F.M.; Dalhousie Univ; Dalhousie Univ; Dalhousie Univ roger.croll@dal.ca Zebrafish use gas-filled swimbladders to attain nearly neutral buoyancy, contribute to three-dimensional orientation (pitch and roll), and facilitate hearing (via the Weberian apparatus). However, swimbladder volume varies with depth-related […]
When love is blind Vision constrained by molting during mating in the female blue crab
Meeting Abstract 89.5 Friday, Jan. 7 When love is blind: Vision constrained by molting during mating in the female blue crab BALDWIN FERGUS, J.L.*; JOHNSEN, S.; Duke University; Duke University jlb54@duke.edu In the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, mating is timed to the females’ pubertal molt. Mate attraction, courtship, and selection occur in the days prior to the […]
Squid reflectins and photonic self-assembly a transcriptomic approach
Meeting Abstract 89.4 Friday, Jan. 7 Squid reflectins and photonic self-assembly: a transcriptomic approach SWEENEY, A.M.*; HOLT, A.L.; HOWELL, A.; SHANER, N.C.; MORSE, D.E.; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara sweeney@lifesci.ucsb.edu Reflectins are a family of proteins that […]
Seeing through rocks Chitons use calcium carbonate lenses to form images
Meeting Abstract 89.2 Friday, Jan. 7 Seeing through rocks: Chitons use calcium carbonate lenses to form images SPEISER, D.I.*; JOHNSEN, S.; Duke University; Duke University dis4@duke.edu Certain chitons, including the Caribbean Acanthopleura granulata, have hundreds of small (80-100 µm), lens-bearing eyes embedded in their dorsal shell plates. Using energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and x-ray diffraction, we found […]
Optical probing and modeling of structural reflections from proteinaceous shapes in squid
Meeting Abstract 89.3 Friday, Jan. 7 Optical probing and modeling of structural reflections from proteinaceous shapes in squid HOLT, A. L.*; SWEENEY, A. M.; MORSE, D. E.; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara; Univ. of California, Santa Barbara holt@lifesci.ucsb.edu Beauty is a hallmark of structural color in the natural world. From sky, to […]
Camouflage and chromatophores in the open ocean transparency and body patterning in the mesopelagic octopus Japetella
Meeting Abstract 89.1 Friday, Jan. 7 Camouflage and chromatophores in the open ocean: transparency and body patterning in the mesopelagic octopus Japetella ZYLINSKI, S; Duke University s.zylinski@duke.edu Coleoid cephalopods (cuttlefish, squid and octopuses) are renowned for their ability to rapidly change their body patterns, which they use in a range of complex visual behaviors including predator-specific threat […]
Strut Your Stuff Frontal Sinus Complexity in Bovidae and Carnivora
Meeting Abstract 89.6 Friday, Jan. 6 Strut Your Stuff: Frontal Sinus Complexity in Bovidae and Carnivora CURTIS, Abigail A.*; FARKE, Andrew A.; Univ. of California, Los Angeles; Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology abigailacurtis@gmail.com Paranasal sinuses, cavities found in the skulls of many mammal species, form when nasal epithelium pneumatizes surrounding bones. Of the paranasal sinuses, the […]
