Meeting Abstract 16.5  Sunday, Jan. 4  Comparing lung size in shallow (Tursiops truncatus) and deep (Kogia spp.) diving cetaceans PISCITELLI, M.A.*; MCLELLAN, W.A.; ROMMEL, S.A.; PABST, D.A.; Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington; Univ. of North Carolina Wilmington map9270@uncw.edu Deep diving cetaceans are hypothesized to possess enhanced thoracic […]

Meeting Abstract 15.6  Sunday, Jan. 4  The Hydrodynamic Wake of Two Species of Swimming Krill YEN, J.*; CATTON, K.; WEBSTER, D.; Georgia Institute of Technology, Biology; Georgia Institute of Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Georgia Institute of Technology, Civil and Environmental Engineering jeannette.yen@biology.gatech.edu Krill are often found in unorganized swarms or coordinated schools depending on the species. […]

Meeting Abstract 15.2  Sunday, Jan. 4  Solving a low-Reynolds number conundrum: How fast should diatoms sink? MIKLASZ, K.A.; Hopkins Marine Station kmiklasz@stanford.edu Diatoms are one of the oceans primary producers. We would like to understand the movement and flux of diatoms through the water column, or how fast diatoms of different sizes should sink. Fluid dynamic theory […]

Meeting Abstract 15.3  Sunday, Jan. 4  Locomotory Biomechanics of Antarctic Krill MURPHY, D. W.*; WEBSTER, D. R.; KAWAGUCHI, S.; KING, R.; YEN, J.; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Australian Antarctic Division; Australian Antarctic Division; Georgia Institute of Technology dwmurphy@gatech.edu Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) are the keystone species of the Antarctic food web, yet little […]

Meeting Abstract 15.5  Sunday, Jan. 4  Kinematics and hydrodynamics among ranid and pipid frogs RICHARDS, Christopher T.*; BIEWENER, Andrew A.; Harvard University richards@fas.harvard.edu Recent work has addressed hindlimb kinematics of swimming frogs in the context of muscle function and hydrodynamics. However, there are no detailed studies linking time-varying joint kinematics with the propulsive function of anuran feet. […]

Meeting Abstract 15.4  Sunday, Jan. 4  Diving wasps: swimming and flying at very low Reynolds numbers MILLER, LA*; SANTHANAKRISHNAN, A; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill lam9@email.unc.edu The family Mymaridae (fairyflies) is comprised of tiny parasitoid wasps that include the smallest of all insects. The females of several species in this family are known to dive […]

Meeting Abstract 15.1  Sunday, Jan. 4  Ciliary Transport and Flagellar Locomotion in Physical Models with Varying Reynolds Numbers TAPPE, J.T.*; SANTHANAKRISHNAN, A.; MILLER, L.A.; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tappe@email.unc.edu Swimming organisms have adapted varying methods of locomotion such as cilia, flagella, fins, and jet propulsion. Fluid environments with low Reynolds numbers are inhabited by […]

Meeting Abstract 14.2  Sunday, Jan. 4  Transcriptional responses by the estuarine sea anemone Nematostella vectensis to cadmium exposure REITZEL, Adam M*; TARRANT, Ann M; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution areitzel@whoi.edu Estuaries are heavily impacted by a broad range of anthropogenic contaminants from industrial and agricultural byproducts including toxic metals, aromatic hydrocarbons, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals. […]

Meeting Abstract 14.3  Sunday, Jan. 4  Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Contamination by Endocrine-Disrupting Alkylphenols in the Blood of the American Lobster, Homerus americanus JACOBS, M.W. *; LAUFER, H.; STUART, J.S.; CHEN, M.; PAN, X.; Univ. of Connecticut; Univ. of Connecticut; Univ. of Connecticut; Univ. of Connecticut; Kunming Univ. of Science & Technology molly.jacobs@uconn.edu Alkylphenols are vertebrate […]

Meeting Abstract 14.1  Sunday, Jan. 4  Mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptor expression in brains of translocated chukar, Alectoris chukar DICKENS, M.J.*; MEDDLE, S.L.; ROMERO, L.M.; Tufts University; University of Edinburgh; Tufts University molly.dickens@tufts.edu Translocation has become an increasingly important tool in the rescue of declining animal species. Unfortunately, translocations have a surprisingly low rate of success and although […]