Meeting Abstract 11.4 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Finding Refuge: factors influencing the estuarine distribution of the nemertean egg predator Carcinonemertes errans on its crab host, Cancer magister DUNN, Paul H.; University of Oregon pdunn@uoregon.edu The nemertean worm Carcinonemertes errans has been shown to be an egg predator on the Dungeness crab, Cancer magister. Worms feed by crawling into […]
year: 2011
Environmental change and declining resource availability for small mammal communities in the Great Basin
Meeting Abstract 11.5 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Environmental change and declining resource availability for small mammal communities in the Great Basin ROWE, R.J.*; TERRY, R.C.; RICKART, E.A.; University of Utah; Stanford University; University of Utah rrowe@umnh.utah.edu Impacts of environmental change on biodiversity emphasize species’ traits, including phenologies, geographic distributions and abundances. Responses of higher-level aggregate community or ecosystem […]
Comparative transcriptome analyses of Siboglinid annelids with special interest in mechanisms maintaining symbiosis
Meeting Abstract 11.1 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Comparative transcriptome analyses of Siboglinid annelids with special interest in mechanisms maintaining symbiosis. HALANYCH, KM*; THORNHILL, DJ; SCHANDER, C; FIELMAN, KT; KOCOT, KM; CANNON, JT; SANTOS, SR; Auburn University; Bowdoin College; University of Bergen; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University; Auburn University ken@auburn.edu Siboglinid annelids have fascinated biologists because they are […]
At which scale Macrohabitat, not microhabitat, influences parasite load in green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis)
Meeting Abstract 11.6 Tuesday, Jan. 4 At which scale? Macrohabitat, not microhabitat, influences parasite load in green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis) WHITTLE, T.K.*; BATTLES, A.C.; JOHNSON, M.A.; Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; Trinity University, San Antonio, TX Tara.Whittle@Trinity.edu The ability to detect patterns in community dynamics often depends on the spatial scale […]
“Falling with Style” – The Role of Wing Inertia in Bat Flight Maneuvers
Meeting Abstract 10.2 Tuesday, Jan. 4 “Falling with Style” – The Role of Wing Inertia in Bat Flight Maneuvers BERGOU, AJ*; RISKIN, DK; TAUBIN, G; SWARTZ, SM; BREUER, K; Brown University attila_bergou@brown.edu The remarkable maneuverability of flying animals results from precise movements of their highly specialized wings. Among fliers, bats have evolved a particularly impressive capacity to […]
Translational and Rotational Components of Low Speed Turning in the Pigeon Columba livia
Meeting Abstract 10.4 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Translational and Rotational Components of Low Speed Turning in the Pigeon Columba livia ROS, IG*; BADGER, MA; PIERSON, AN; BASSMAN, LC; BIEWENER, AA; Harvard U.; U.of Cal., Berkeley; Harvey Mudd College; Harvey Mudd College; Harvard U. ivo.ros@gmail.com The ability to maneuver is likely of fundamental importance to animals in natural conditions; […]
Time-resolved measurements of the velocity field over the wing of a bat during flight
Meeting Abstract 10.1 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Time-resolved measurements of the velocity field over the wing of a bat during flight SCHUNK, C.*; CHIU, C.; BAHLMAN, J.W.; BERGOU, A.; CHENEY, J.; WALDMAN, R.M.; CURET, O.; ALBRIGHT, E.; SWARTZ, S.M.; BREUER, K.S.; Brown University, Providence, RI; University of Maryland, College Park, MD; Brown University, Providencem, RI; Brown University, Providence, […]
Mechanics of feather-generated courtship display sounds of some bee hummingbirds
Meeting Abstract 10.5 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Mechanics of feather-generated courtship display sounds of some “bee” hummingbirds CLARK, Christopher J*; ELIAS, Damian; FEO, Teresa; PRUM, Richard; Yale University; UC Berkeley; Yale University; Yale University christopher.clark@yale.edu In addition to vocalizations, birds produce communicative sounds using non-vocal mechanisms such as with the wings or tail. The ‘bee’ hummingbirds exhibits high […]
Measuring performance associated with increasing kinematic complexity in a robotic bat wing
Meeting Abstract 10.3 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Measuring performance associated with increasing kinematic complexity in a robotic bat wing. BAHLMAN, Joseph W*; SWARTZ, Sharon M; BREUER, Kenneth S; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI joseph_bahlman@brown.edu Bats are dynamic flyers that have wings derived from primitive mammalian forelimbs. Because bats retain most of […]
Effects of Wing Morphology on Aerodynamics in Birds Revealed Using Revolving-Wing Models
Meeting Abstract 10.6 Tuesday, Jan. 4 Effects of Wing Morphology on Aerodynamics in Birds Revealed Using Revolving-Wing Models. TOBALSKE, B.W.*; WARRICK, D.R.; HEERS, A.M; DIAL, T.R.; CRANDELL, K.E.; Univ. of Montana; Oregon State Univ.; Univ. of Montana; Univ. of Utah; Univ of Montana bret.tobalske@mso.umt.edu Previous empirical research has demonstrated that morphology has important consequences for aerodynamics during […]
