Meeting Abstract 40.5  Monday, Jan. 5  Changes in Wingstroke Kinematics Associated with an Increase in Swimming Speed in a Pteropod Mollusk, Clione limacina SZYMIK, Brett G*; SATTERLIE, Richard A; Eastern Connecticut State University; University of North Carolina Wilmington szymikb@easternct.edu In order to produce useful movement, all locomotory systems must manage the interface between the body and the […]

Meeting Abstract 40.4  Monday, Jan. 5  Biorobotic analyses of fish fin function TANGORRA, J. T.; GOTTLIEB, J.; ESPOSITO, C.; LAUDER, G. V.*; Drexel University; Drexel University; Drexel University; Harvard University glauder@oeb.harvard.edu A hallmark of aquatic propulsion in bony fishes is the use of multiple control surfaces to modulate locomotor forces and body position. Studying the in vivo […]

Meeting Abstract 40.3  Monday, Jan. 5  A New Twist on Bending: Properties of the Pectoral Fin Rays of the Benthic Longhorn Sculpin, Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosus. TAFT, Natalia K.; University of Massachusetts Amherst natashak@bio.umass.edu Many benthic fishes use their pectoral fins for substrate contact, which requires a combination of stiffness for weight bearing and flexibility for gripping the substrate. […]

Meeting Abstract 39.2  Monday, Jan. 5  Three dimensional excape response of white spotted ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei. DICKSON, Juleen*; MAIA, Anabela; DOMENICI, Paolo; University of Rhode Island; University of Rhode Island; CNR-IAMC jdickson@mail.uri.edu Escape responses are vital to the survival of prey during predator-prey interactions. This study documented the kinematics of the escape responses of white spotted ratfish, […]

Meeting Abstract 39.1  Monday, Jan. 5  Gravidity degrades escape performance in threespine stickleback MCGEE, M.D.; Univ. of California, Davis mcgee@ucdavis.edu Traits that increase reproductive success while increasing predation risk have been well documented in males, but a similar phenomenon may also exist in females. Just as males with sexually selected ornaments may experience an increased predation rate, […]

Meeting Abstract 39.4  Monday, Jan. 5  Exceptional force generation is behind dolphins swimming prowess FISH, Frank E*; LEGAC, Paul; WILLIAMS, Terrie M; WEI, Tim; West Chester Univ.; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ; Univ. of California, Santa Cruz; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ffish@wcupa.edu It has been a longstanding impression both within as well as outside of the scientific community that […]

Meeting Abstract 39.3  Monday, Jan. 5  Caudal fin shape modulation and control during acceleration, braking, and backing maneuvers in bluegill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus FLAMMANG, B.E.*; LAUDER, G.V.; Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University; Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University bflammang@oeb.harvard.edu Evolutionary patterns of intrinsic caudal musculature show that control of the dorsal lobe of the tail evolved […]

Meeting Abstract 39.5  Monday, Jan. 5  Cartilaginous vertebral columns: mechanical responses to external loads and internal joint pressurization PORTER, ME*; LONG, JH; Vassar College; Vassar College meporter@vassar.edu While we have shown that vertebral number and centra shape are important predictors of body curvature in cartilaginous fishes during powered turns, morphological correlates predict only about 50% of body […]

Meeting Abstract 38.3  Monday, Jan. 5  Under pressure: Ventilatory and suction feeding mechanics of ratfishes (Chimaeroidea) FERRY-GRAHAM, LA*; SUMMERS, AP; DEAN, M; GROGAN, E; Moss Landing Marine Labs lfgraham@mlml.calstate.edu Holocephalans possess a fused upper jaw and a non-suspensory hyoid. These features, along with robust tooth plates, are thought to be associated with a durophagous foraging habit that […]

Meeting Abstract 38.1  Monday, Jan. 5  The spatial and temporal patterns of odors sampled by lobsters and crabs in a turbulent plume REIDENBACH, M. A.*; KOEHL, M. A. R.; Univ. of Virginia; Univ. of California, Berkeley reidenbach@virginia.edu Odor molecules are dispersed across marine habitats by turbulent water flow, and the spatial pattern of odor concentrations in the […]