Meeting Abstract 9.4  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Vortexlet models of flapping flexible wings show tuning for force production and control MOUNTCASTLE, A.M.*; DANIEL, T.L.; Harvard University; University of Washington mtcastle@u.washington.edu Insect wings are compliant structures that experience deformations during flight. Wing deformations have recently been shown to substantially affect induced flows, with appreciable consequences to flight forces. However, […]

Meeting Abstract 9.3  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Pitch perturbation recovery in free-flying hawkmoths GREETER, JSM*; HEDRICK, TL; Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill jgreeter@email.unc.edu The ability of flying animals to recover rapidly from apparently massive perturbations has long fascinated observers ranging from frolicking cats to jet-pilots. Recent animal flight studies highlighted the importance of passive mechanisms in […]

Meeting Abstract 9.1  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Aerial predation in dragonflies: Environmental and mechanical determinants of a complex flight behavior COMBES, S.A.*; CRALL, J.D.; RUNDLE, D.E.; IWASAKI, J.M.; HOLT, K.C.; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University scombes@oeb.harvard.edu Dragonfly aerial predation is a highly complex, three-dimensional flight behavior that is critical to fitness, yet the […]

Meeting Abstract 9.2  Tuesday, Jan. 4  A view of dragonfly and damselfly aerodynamics through high-speed stereo PIV HENNINGSSON, P.*; BOMPHREY, R.J.; University of Oxford; University of Oxford per.henningsson@zoo.ox.ac.uk Current research aimed at developing Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) has led to increasingly intricate mechanisms for driving wings through complex motions, and has also produced an array of sophisticated […]

Meeting Abstract 8.3  Tuesday, Jan. 4  IDisease dynamics of Bovine Tuberculosis and Rift Valley fever: a possible role for immune mediated interactions in coinfected African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) BEECHLER, BB*; EZENWA, VO; JOLLES, AE; Department of Environmental Science, Oregon State University; College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University; Odum School of Ecology, Department of Infectious Diseases, College […]

Meeting Abstract 8.4  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Feline immunodeficiency virus in African lions: Clinical, immunological and coinfection patterns. JOLLES, AE*; BROUGHTON, H; GOVENDER, D; Oregon State University; Oregon State University; South African National Parks anna.jolles@oregonstate.edu African lions (Panthera leo) are a flagship species for the conservation of African wildlife. Free-ranging lion populations have been impacted by several infectious […]

Meeting Abstract 8.1  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Dynamics of Antimicrobial Peptide Secretion in the Skin of Leopard Frogs PASK, J.D.*; ROLLINS-SMITH, L.A.; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN james.d.pask@vanderbilt.edu Amphibian populations including the northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) have been declining for at least four decades, and overwhelming evidence now links a pathogenic chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), […]

Meeting Abstract 8.2  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Disease Invasion: Tuberculosis and Brucellosis in African Buffalo GORSICH, Erin E.*; JOLLES, Anna E. ; EZENWA, Vanessa O.; Oregon State University; Oregon State University; University of Georgia eringorsich@gmail.com Invasive diseases can alter native pathogen transmission and virulence, causing cascading effects throughout an ecosystem. I used bovine tuberculosis (BTB) and brucellosis in […]

Meeting Abstract 7.5  Tuesday, Jan. 4  Transmission dynamics among host populations DIZNEY, L.*; VARNER, J.; ZOLKA, T.; DEARING, M.D.; Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City; Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City; Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City; Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City l.dizney@utah.edu Knowledge of the transmission of pathogens in wildlife is critical to an understanding […]

Meeting Abstract 7.6  Tuesday, Jan. 4  The Interplay of Plant and Animal Disease in a Changing Landscape: The Role of Sudden Aspen Decline in Moderating Sin Nombre Virus Prevalence in Natural Deer Mouse Populations LEHMER, EM*; KORB, J ; MCLEAN, N; GHACHU, J; HART, L; DONNELAN, S; HILEMAN, S; WRIGHT, K; O’BRIEN, C; MCCARTHY, A; JONES, Z; […]