Meeting Abstract 91.5 Tuesday, Jan. 6 14:30 In Vivo Recording of Aerodynamic Force with an Aerodynamic Force Platform LENTINK, D.*; HASELSTEINER, A.F.; INGERSOLL, R.; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University dlentink@stanford.edu http://https://lentinklab.stanford.edu Flapping wings enable flying animals and biomimetic robots to generate elevated aerodynamic forces. Measurements that demonstrate this capability are based on tethered experiments with robots […]
sessions: Session 91
Fuel efficiency and flight endurance of bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) carrying nectar loads
Meeting Abstract 91.1 Tuesday, Jan. 6 13:30 Fuel efficiency and flight endurance of bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) carrying nectar loads GAGLIARDI, SF*; COMBES, SA; Harvard University; Harvard University sgagliardi@fas.harvard.edu Bumblebees forage widely for floral resources, often carrying immense loads of pollen or nectar over long distances. Their endogenous fuel reserves are minimal, so bees burn a portion of […]
Free-flight kinematics of massed Chimney Swifts entering a chimney roost at dusk
Meeting Abstract 91.3 Tuesday, Jan. 6 14:00 Free-flight kinematics of massed Chimney Swifts entering a chimney roost at dusk EVANGELISTA, D*; KHANDELWAL, P; RADER, J; HEDRICK, T; Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill devangel77b@gmail.com Chimney Swifts (Chaetura pelagica) are highly maneuverable social birds notable for roosting overnight in chimneys in groups of hundreds or thousands of […]
Force Production and Flight Control of Hummingbird Escape Maneuvers
Meeting Abstract 91.4 Tuesday, Jan. 6 14:15 Force Production and Flight Control of Hummingbird Escape Maneuvers CHENG, B*; TOBALSKE, BW; WANG, Y; HEDRICK, TL; POWERS, DR; WETHINGTON, SM; DENG, X; Penn State Univ.; Univ. of Montana; Purdue Univ.; Univ. of N. Carolina; George Fox Univ.; Hummingbird Monitoring Network; Purdue Univ, buc10@psu.edu http://www.mne.psu.edu/bo/lbc.html Hummingbirds are capable of a […]
The development of genetic markers to sex subadult loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) using AFLP technology
Meeting Abstract 91-7 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:45 The development of genetic markers to sex subadult loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) using AFLP technology STEGMAN, C.E.*; SHEDLOCK, A.M.; College of Charleston; College of Charleston stegmance@g.cofc.edu The emerging field of genomics is transforming our ability to investigate the integrative biology of marine organisms. One technique for rapidly and economically […]
Presence and Localization of Carbonic Anhydrase Genes in Hydroides elegans
Meeting Abstract 91-1 Wednesday, Jan. 6 10:15 Presence and Localization of Carbonic Anhydrase Genes in Hydroides elegans BATZEL, G*; NEDVED, B.T.; HADFIELD, M.G.; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa; University of Hawaii at Manoa batzelg@hawaii.edu Carbonic anhydrase (CA) is a metalloenzyme responsible for catalyzing the reversible hydration of carbon dioxide into bicarbonate. The […]
Illuminating the Toll-like receptor pathways in hemichordates
Meeting Abstract 91-2 Wednesday, Jan. 6 10:30 Illuminating the Toll-like receptor pathways in hemichordates TASSIA, MG*; HALANYCH, KM; Auburn University; Auburn University mgt0007@auburn.edu Most invertebrates must rely solely on their innate immune system to defend against pathogenic microbes. Unlike the immunoglobulins of vertebrate adaptive immunity, innate immune receptors do not recombine to diversify their ligand specificity – […]
Genomic analysis of hybrid vigor in the Pacific oyster genetic distance and ribosomal protein stoichiometry
Meeting Abstract 91-6 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:30 Genomic analysis of hybrid vigor in the Pacific oyster: genetic distance and ribosomal protein stoichiometry MEYER, E*; KIRK, NL; Oregon State University eli.meyer@science.oregonstate.edu Hybrid vigor has important consequences for fitness in natural populations and production in crop species, but its functional basis remains poorly understood. We used genome-wide SNP genotyping […]
Evolutionary novelty Horizontal gene transfer in the kissing bug, Rhodnius prolixus
Meeting Abstract 91-4 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:00 Evolutionary novelty: Horizontal gene transfer in the kissing bug, Rhodnius prolixus KOVACS, J. L.; WEIGEL, E.G.*; WERREN, J.W.; Spelman College; Spelman College; University of Rochester emilygweigel@gmail.com http://www.choosyfemale.com The inter-organismal movement of genetic material by means other than reproduction, or horizontal gene transfer (HGT), may be more common in eukaryotes than […]
DNA methylation is a signiture of transcriptional and evolutionary stability in stony corals
Meeting Abstract 91-5 Wednesday, Jan. 6 11:15 DNA methylation is a signiture of transcriptional and evolutionary stability in stony corals DIXON, GB*; BAY, LK; MATZ, MV; Univ. of Texas, Austin alfire.sidik@gmail.com The likeness of gene regulation to a light switch— either turned on or off— is considered instructive but overly simplistic. There is however an epigenetic element […]
