Meeting Abstract 58.2 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Walking with grappling hooks: bed bug locomotion LOUDON, C.; University of California, Irvine cloudon@uci.edu Most insects have specialized organs on their feet that allow them to reversibly adhere to smooth surfaces, such as shown by flies walking on vertical glass window panes. Cave-dwelling insects are an exception, usually showing a loss […]
year: 2010
Vertical climbing performance and reserve power in loaded and unloaded Lesser Dog-faced Fruit Bats (Cynopterus brachyotis)
Meeting Abstract 58.3 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Vertical climbing performance and reserve power in loaded and unloaded Lesser Dog-faced Fruit Bats (Cynopterus brachyotis) MACAYEAL, Leigh C.; RISKIN, Daniel K.; SWARTZ, Sharon M.; BREUER, Kenneth S.*; Brown University (Currently: Cornell University); Brown University; Brown University; Brown University kbreuer@brown.edu All flying animals must sometimes fly while carrying loads. Load-carrying is […]
The role of testosterone and training on locomotor performance in a non-territorial lizard
Meeting Abstract 58.6 Tuesday, Jan. 5 The role of testosterone and training on locomotor performance in a non-territorial lizard O’CONNOR, J.L.*; MCBRAYER, L.D.; HIGHAM, T.E.; ROSTAL, D.C; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University; Clemson University; Georgia Southern University jennifer_L_oconnor@georgiasouthern.edu The effects of testosterone (T) on territorial lizards have been studied extensively; however, the effects of T on […]
Pushing and pulling beetles use different tarsal pads to walk and climb
Meeting Abstract 58.1 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Pushing and pulling: beetles use different tarsal pads to walk and climb BULLOCK, J. M. R.*; CLEMENTE, C. J.; FEDERLE, W.; University of Cambridge ; University of Cambridge ; University of Cambridge jmrb3@cam.ac.uk Many species of leaf beetle have evolved the ability to run and climb on smooth surfaces and do […]
Plantarflexor moment arm correlates with walking speed in mobility-limited older adults
Meeting Abstract 58.4 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Plantarflexor moment arm correlates with walking speed in mobility-limited older adults LEE, Sabrina/SM*; TOM, Novak; PIAZZA, Stephen/J; The Pennsylvania State University; The Pennsylvania State University; The Pennsylvania State University sabrina_lee_4@sfu.ca Classical research in comparative functional morphology suggests that the skeletal structure and muscle architecture of many animals are well adapted to […]
Visual and electrosensory integration in hammerhead sharks
Meeting Abstract 57.1 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Visual and electrosensory integration in hammerhead sharks KAJIURA, Stephen M*; MCCOMB, D Michelle; Florida Atlantic University kajiura@fau.edu The unique head morphology of hammerhead sharks (Family Sphyrnidae) provides a dorsal ventrally compressed and laterally expanded platform upon which sensory structures are distributed. The spatial distribution of sensors dictates how the sharks perceive […]
The development of widened lateral line canals in a Lake Malawi cichlid Insights into lateral line evolution
Meeting Abstract 57.2 Tuesday, Jan. 5 The development of widened lateral line canals in a Lake Malawi cichlid: Insights into lateral line evolution DICKSON, JM*; WEBB, JF; University of Rhode Island; University of Rhode Island jdickson@mail.uri.edu The mechanosensory lateral line system of bony fishes is composed of an array of neuromast receptor organs located in lateral line […]
Structural Organization and Ontogeny of the Lateral Line System in Embryos of the Little Skate, Leucoraja erinacea
Meeting Abstract 57.3 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Structural Organization and Ontogeny of the Lateral Line System in Embryos of the Little Skate, Leucoraja erinacea HACISKI, S. Insley*; WEBB, Jacqueline F.; University of Rhode Island; University of Rhode Island haciski@mail.uri.edu The mechanosensory lateral line system of elasmobranchiomorph and osteichthyan fishes differs with respect to certain aspects of the canal […]
Organization and function of lateral line afferent neurons in larval zebrafish
Meeting Abstract 57.6 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Organization and function of lateral line afferent neurons in larval zebrafish LIAO, James C.; The Whitney Laboratory for Marine Biosciences, U. Florida jliao@whitney.ufl.edu Afferent neurons of the zebrafish posterior lateral line relay hydrodynamic signals sensed along the body to the hindbrain. We labeled individual neurons to reveal their connections to […]
Lateral line sensing depends on the volume of the swim bladder in larval fish
Meeting Abstract 57.5 Tuesday, Jan. 5 Lateral line sensing depends on the volume of the swim bladder in larval fish STEWART, W.J.*; BREUER, K.S.; MCHENRY, M.J.; Univ. of California, Irvine; Brown University; Univ. of California, Irvine wstewart@uci.edu The ability to detect the water flow generated by a predator could be essential to the survival of a larval […]
