Meeting Abstract S1-2.6  Jan. 4  Fish schooling: 3D kinematics and hydrodynamics HANKE, W.*; LAUDER, G.V.; Harvard University, Cambridge; Harvard University, Cambridge whanke@oeb.harvard.edu Fish can aggregate to groups generally termed �shoals�. In case of polarized and synchronized swimming behaviour, these special shoals are termed �schools�. Aggregating into groups can have various advantages for fish, including energy saving due […]

Meeting Abstract S1-2.3  Jan. 4  Finfull thoughts: does pelvic oscillation influence anal fin action in fishes? STANDEN, E.M.; Harvard University standen@fas.harvard.edu Fish must balance torques around their centre of mass to control their body position. Recent kinematic and hydrodynamic studies on trout median fins show that dorsal and anal fins in trout appear to produce forces that […]

Meeting Abstract S1-2.1  Jan. 4  Escaping fishes: experimental hydrodynamics of wake flow patterns TYTELL, E. D.; LAUDER, G. V.*; Harvard University; Harvard University glauder@oeb.harvard.edu Despite a vast literature on the kinematics, mechanics, and neural control of c-start escape responses in fishes, no study has yet examined the hydrodynamic effect of fish body motion on the fluid environment. […]

Meeting Abstract S1-1.6  Jan. 4  Waves drag down macroalgae BOLLER, M.L.; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University boller@stanford.edu Vogel coined the term �reconfiguration� to describe the hydrodynamic process by which a flexible organism changes shape in response to the hydrodynamic forces imposed upon it. Reconfiguration is important to marine macroalgae in that it reduces the magnitude of […]

Meeting Abstract S1-1.1  Jan. 4  The structure and function of the hooks of a turbellarian flatworm: A vermetically sealed muscle articulation UYENO, T.A.*; KIER, W.M.; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill uyeno@bio.unc.edu This study investigates the functional morphology of the grasping hooks of the proboscis of an interstitial turbellarian flatworm (Suborder Kalyptorhynchia). The hooks, which are […]

Meeting Abstract S1-1.16  Jan. 4  The effects of vertical odor plume structure on navigation and foraging performance in blue crabs WEISSBURG, M*; JACKSON, J; RAHMAN, S; WEBSTER, DR; GA Tech marc.weissburg@biology.gatech.edu Large marine invertebrate predators (e.g., blue crabs) navigate using odor plumes in turbulent boundary layers. Unfortunately, we know little about the vertical distribution of odors and […]

Meeting Abstract S1-1.14  Jan. 4  The effects of coral morphology and ambient flow on mass transfer in coral communities REIDENBACH, M.A.*; KOEHL, M.A.R.; GENIN, A.; MONISMITH, S.G.; KOSEFF, J.R.; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Stanford University; Stanford University mattr@berkeley.edu Water flow over benthic communities, such as coral reefs, controls […]

Meeting Abstract S1-1.12  Jan. 4  Ontogenetic differences in squid jet structure BARTOL, I.K.*; STEWART, W.J.; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA ibartol@odu.edu Squids rely heavily on a pulsed jet for locomotion throughout ontogeny, but the jet is used in very different flow regimes depending on life history stage. Squid hatchlings (paralarvae) may operate […]

Meeting Abstract S1-1.7  Jan. 4  Of kelps and corallines: histological insights into seaweed strength and strengthening MARTONE, P.T.; Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University pmartone@stanford.edu The survival of intertidal macroalgae depends upon the ability of algal thalli to resist the drag force applied to their fronds by breaking waves. Many studies of macroalgal biomechanics have explored the […]

Meeting Abstract S1-1.13  Jan. 4  Locomotive fin function of brief squid Lolliguncula brevis STEWART, W.J.*; BARTOL, I.K.; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA wstew003@odu.edu Although the pulsed jet is the foundation of a squid�s locomotive system, the lateral fins also play an important role in swimming, potentially providing thrust, lift, and dynamic stability. […]