Meeting Abstract 25.9  Jan. 5  Freeze-Thaw Treatment Alters Articular Cartilage Dynamic Behaviour SZARKO, M.J.**; BERTRAM, J.E.A.; University of Calgary; University of Calgary mjszarko@ucalgary.ca Recent development of new procedures aiming to combat osteoarthritis has placed an importance on articular cartilage for tissue transplant. The general assumption of freezing not altering the mechanical properties of cartilage has caused many […]

Meeting Abstract 25.2  Jan. 5  Finite element modeling of head butting in the goat (Capra hircus) FARKE, A.A.; Stony Brook University, New York afarke@ic.sunysb.edu Although cranial sinuses are often perceived to be functionless spaces within the skull, the locations and sizes of these sinuses may have important functional consequences. For example, large sinuses may reduce overall skull […]

Meeting Abstract 25.8  Jan. 5  Building Biomimetic Backbones: Modeling Axial Skeleton Morphospace BANTILAN, K*; COMBIE, K; SCHAEFER, J; PRINGLE, D; LONG, J; KOOB, J; Vassar College; Vassar College; University of California, Irvine; Shriners Hospital; Vassar College; Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory kubantilan@vassar.edu In order to understand the mechanical design of backbones, we seek to build artificial axial […]

Meeting Abstract 25.3  Jan. 5  Biology Meets Engineering: Finite Element Analysis of Selachian Teeth WHITENACK, L.B.*; SIMKINS, D.C.; MOTTA, P.J.; Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL; Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL; Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL whitenac@mail.usf.edu Applying engineering principles to biological studies can reveal novel functional insights into performance and evolution. This study explores […]

Meeting Abstract 25.1  Jan. 5  A New Engineering Tool for �What-If� Finite Element Analysis In Biology SIMKINS, D.C.*; WHITENACK, L.B.; MOTTA, P.J.; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; University of South Florida dsimkins@eng.usf.edu Finite element analysis is a common analytical tool in engineering and is seeing increased usage in biology. Often, the only geometry information […]

Meeting Abstract 24.4  Jan. 5  Three-Dimensional Concentration Measurements Around Actively Tracking Blue Crabs JACKSON, Jennifer L*; DICKMAN, Brian D; WEISSBURG, Marc J; WEBSTER, Donald R; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology jennifer.jackson@gatech.edu The fluctuating properties of odor signals in turbulent boundary layer flows are used by large […]

Meeting Abstract 24.5  Jan. 5  The chemically-mediated orientation and feeding behaviors by the hydrothermal vent crabs Xenograpsus testudinatus�What makes them swarm in such high densities? HUANG, H.-D.*; JENG, M.-S.; Academia Sinica; Academia Sinica symbiose@gate.sinica.edu.tw The crab Xenograpsus testudinatus lives at enormously high densities around the sulfur-rich hydrothermal vents found in shallow waters off Kueishan Island, northeastern Taiwan. […]

Meeting Abstract 24.6  Jan. 5  Olfactory imprinting in coral reef fish MILLER-SIMS, V*; ATEMA , J; GERLACH, G; KINGSFORD, MJ; Boston University Marine Program; Boston University Marine Program; Marine Biological Laboratories; James Cook University vms@bu.edu Most marine organisms have a pelagic larval dispersal phase, leading to the question of how far larvae disperse. Larval behavior and odor […]

Meeting Abstract 24.2  Jan. 5  Importance of odorant chirality in an insect-plant interaction REISENMAN, CE*; RIFFELL, JA; HILDEBRAND, JG; University of Arizona; University of Arizona; University of Arizona carolina@neurobio.arizona.edu Olfaction plays decisive roles in moths for finding mates, food, and oviposition sites. Odor compounds differ in structural features, and the importance of enantiomers (mirror-image forms of a […]

Meeting Abstract 24.3  Jan. 5  Encoding navigational flight behavior to odors in the antennal lobe of Manduca sexta RIFFELL, J.A.*; CHRISTENSEN, T.A.; HILDEBRAND, J.G.; Univ. of Arizona; Univ. of Arizona; Univ. of Arizona jeffr@neurobio.arizona.edu In insects, complex odor blends dictate behavior, where key odorants at specific ratios and concentrations are necessary for olfactory-mediated responses. Surprisingly, few studies […]