Meeting Abstract 80.2  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Wing damage and flight performance in dragonflies: Effects of area loss on force production and aerial predation COMBES, S.A.*; CRALL, J.D.; MUKHERJEE, S.; Harvard University scombes@oeb.harvard.edu Age-related wing damage is common in flying insects, with accumulated tears and tattering often resulting in significant area loss. Aerodynamic theory predicts a resulting decline […]

Meeting Abstract 80.6  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Horn possession does not appear to limit natural flight performance in the giant rhinoceros beetle Allomyrina dichotoma MCCULLOUGH, E.L.; University of Montana mccullough.e@gmail.com Sexually selected characters are assumed to be costly to produce and maintain, and individuals are expected to reduce the magnitude of these costs whenever possible through morphological and/or […]

Meeting Abstract 80.5  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Comparative gliding performance in wingless gliding ants and other arthropods MUNK, Y; UC Berkeley yonatanmunk@berkeley.edu Many wingless insects are capable of sophisticated aerodynamic control in the absence of obvious morphological adaptations for aerial behavior. We present comparative data on aerial maneuvers in worker ants, focusing on the genus Cephalotes, and in […]

Meeting Abstract 80.4  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Comparative aerodynamic performance of hummingbird wings from Colombia LENTINK, D*; KRUYT, J.W.; QUICAZAN, E.M.Q.R. ; GUSSEKLOO, S.W.S.; ALTSHULER, D.L.; VAN LEEUWEN, J.L.; Experimental Zoology Group, Wageningen University, 6709PG Wageningen, The Netherlands.; Experimental Zoology Group, Wageningen University, 6709PG Wageningen, The Netherlands.; Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Experimental […]

Meeting Abstract 80.1  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Aerodynamic Performance Enhancement by Insect Wing Flexibility NAKATA, T.*; LIU, H.; Chiba Univ., Japan; Chiba Univ., Japan nakata@graduate.chiba-u.jp Insect wings are deformable structures that change shape passively and dynamically due to inertial and aerodynamic forces during flight and the flexibility of insect wings often leads to complex fluid-structure interactions. The effects […]

Meeting Abstract 80.3  Wednesday, Jan. 6  A Complex Flex: Comparative Functional Morphology of Flexible Vein-Joints in Dragonflies and Damselflies CRALL, James D*; DONOUGHE, Seth T; MERZ, Rachel A; COMBES, Stacey A; Concord Field Station, Harvard University; University of Pennsylvania; Swarthmore College; Concord Field Station, Harvard University jcrall@oeb.harvard.edu The elastic protein resilin has been shown to play an […]

Meeting Abstract 79.2  Wednesday, Jan. 6  The “Scientific Foundations for Future Physicians” Report: Opportunity and Challenge SILVERTHORN, D.U.; Univ. of Texas, Austin silverthorn@mail.utexas.edu In 2007 the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and Howard Hughes Medical Institute convened the Scientific Foundations for Future Physicians Committee (SFFP). The committee, composed of basic and clinical scientists and undergraduate scientist-educators, […]

Meeting Abstract 79.3  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Species Naming Contest: A Year of Science 2009 Effort That Engaged the Public in Science COLLINS, Jennifer A; Consortium for Ocean Leadership jen@paleobio.org At last year’s SICB meeting in Boston, Ira Flatow kicked off the Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS) 2009 Year of Science (YoS) celebration. Each month […]

Meeting Abstract 79.6  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Naming the Bonaire banded box jelly, the dynamic science side of a public species-naming contest COLLINS, Allen G.*; BENTLAGE, Bastian; GILLAN, William; LYNN, Tara H.; MARQUES, Antonio C.; MORANDINI, Andre C.; National Systematics Lab of NOAA’s Fisheries Service; University of Kansas; Boynton Beach Community High School; Systematics Lab of NOAA’s Fisheries […]

Meeting Abstract 79.4  Wednesday, Jan. 6  Evolution Education Resources From The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center WEINTRAUB, J.P.*; JENKINS, K.P.; SMITH, R.A.; WIEGMANN, B.M.; NESCent (National Evolutionary Synthesis Center); NESCent (National Evolutionary Synthesis Center); NESCent (National Evolutionary Synthesis Center); NESCent (National Evolutionary Synthesis Center) jory@nescent.org Teaching evolution has myriad challenges, not the least of which is sorting through […]