Meeting Abstract 93-3 Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:00 The glide of the dragon – glide characterization and performance of Draco dussumieri KHANDELWAL, P C*; EVANGELISTA, D; HEDRICK, T L; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill pranavk@live.unc.edu Recent studies of various gliding organisms including frogs, ants, squirrels, […]
sessions: Session 93
The efficient flight of Ruellia ciliatiflora seeds
Meeting Abstract 93-1 Wednesday, Jan. 6 13:30 The efficient flight of Ruellia ciliatiflora seeds WHITAKER, DL*; ZAGERMAN, SL; Pomona College dwight.whitaker@pomona.edu The fruits of R. ciliatiflora launch disk shaped seeds that travel at speeds over 10 m/s with a rotation rate that exceeds 1 kHz. By analyzing the trajectories of these seeds with a high speed camera […]
Snakes in a Cube high-resolution kinematics of gliding in flying snakes
Meeting Abstract 93-6 Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:45 Snakes in a Cube: high-resolution kinematics of gliding in flying snakes YEATON, I.J.*; BAUMGARDNER, G.A.; WEISS, T.M.; NAVE, G.; ROSS, S.D.; SOCHA, J.J.; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech iyeaton@vt.edu http://www.thesochalab.org Gliding by flying snakes of the genus Chrysopelea is distinguished by complex, three-dimensional […]
Dog-fighting bees 3D tracking of nest defense flight performance in eastern carpenter bees, Xylocopa virginica
Meeting Abstract 93-4 Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:15 Dog-fighting bees: 3D tracking of nest defense flight performance in eastern carpenter bees, Xylocopa virginica JACKSON, BE*; MUNSON-CATT, AC; Longwood Univ. jacksonbe3@longwood.edu Aggressive conspecific interactions offer unique opportunities to examine animal locomotion at the edge of the performance envelope, and may provide insight to mechanical limitations on, and energetic costs […]
Bumblebees vary their landing strategy in the presence of wind
Meeting Abstract 93-5 Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:30 Bumblebees vary their landing strategy in the presence of wind CHANG, J.J*; CRALL, J.D; COMBES, S.A; Swarthmore College; Harvard University; Univ. of California, Davis jjchang64@gmail.com Landing is a critical component of insect flight. In nectivorous insects such as bumblebees (Bombus impatiens), landing must be performed hundreds to thousands of times […]
Arachnid Aloft Directed Aerial Descent in a Neotropical Canopy Spider
Meeting Abstract 93-7 Wednesday, Jan. 6 15:00 Arachnid Aloft: Directed Aerial Descent in a Neotropical Canopy Spider DUDLEY, R.*; MUNK, Y.; YANOVIAK, S.P.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; University of Louisville wings@berkeley.edu http://berkeleyflightlab.org The behavior of directed aerial descent has been described for numerous taxa of wingless hexapods as they fall from the tropical […]
To Self or Not to Self Reproductive Strategies of the Ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi
Meeting Abstract 93-7 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00 To Self or Not to Self: Reproductive Strategies of the Ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi SASSON, D/A*; JAQUEZ, A/A; RYAN, J/F; University of Florida; Lewis & Clark College; University of Florida dsasson@ufl.edu The ability of simultaneous hermaphrodites to self-fertilize (selfing) can be advantageous as it can ensure reproductive success even […]
The impact of varying reproductive periodicity on frequency of multiple paternity in the finetooth shark, Carcharhinus isodon
Meeting Abstract 93-5 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 The impact of varying reproductive periodicity on frequency of multiple paternity in the finetooth shark, Carcharhinus isodon NASH, C.S.*; HENDON, J.M.; DALY-ENGEL, T.S.; University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, USA; Center for Fisheries Research and Development, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, The University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS, […]
Reproductive costs of male-typical ornamentation on female lizards may be offset by increased performance
Meeting Abstract 93-4 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Reproductive costs of male-typical ornamentation on female lizards may be offset by increased performance ASSIS, B.A.*; SWIERK, L.; LANGKILDE, T.; The Pennsylvania State University; Yale University; The Pennsylvania State University brauliopsu@gmail.com The role of male ornamental traits is generally well understood within the context of sexual selection. However, […]
Persistence of reduced androgenic glands after protandric sex change is a possible basis for simultaneous hermaphroditism in the marine shrimp Lysmata wurdemanni
Meeting Abstract 93-6 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Persistence of reduced androgenic glands after protandric sex change is a possible basis for simultaneous hermaphroditism in the marine shrimp Lysmata wurdemanni BORTOLINI, J.L.; BAUER, R.T.*; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; University of Louisiana, Lafayette rtbauer@louisiana.edu http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~rtb6933/ The caridean shrimp Lysmata wurdemanni is a protandric simultaneous hermaphrodite in […]
