Meeting Abstract 24.6  Wednesday, Jan. 4  The Effect of Passive Joint Elements on the Movement Output of the Frog Ankle SALZMAN, RE*; SCHWARTZ, JM; AHN, AN; Claremont McKenna College; Harvey Mudd College; Harvey Mudd College rsalzman12@cmc.edu In order to understand the role of passive elastic elements in movement, we examine the position output of an intact ankle […]

Meeting Abstract 24.2  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Regional Variation in the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Shark Vertebral Columns PORTER, M.E.*; DIAZ, C; LONG, J.H. Jr; Vassar College; Vassar College; Vassar College meporter@vassar.edu In swimming fishes, body curvature varies among species, individuals, and even within an individual depending on anatomical position and swimming speed. The magnitude and pattern of […]

Meeting Abstract 24.5  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Rectilinear locomotion of snakes and the design of Scalybot 2 MARVI, H.*; COOK, J. P.; HU, D. L.; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia Institute of Technology hamid.marvi@gatech.edu Snakes use several modes of locomotion including slithering, sidewinding, concertina and rectilinear motion which is the least studied and understood. […]

Meeting Abstract 24.3  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Mechanics and kinematics of the vertebral column in striped bass, Morone saxatilis NOWROOZI, Bryan N*; BRAINERD, Elizabeth L; Brown University; Brown University bryan_nowroozi@brown.edu Variation in body stiffness impacts propulsive wave propagation and thrust generation during axial undulatory locomotion in fishes. The connective tissues of the vertebral column have been implicated in […]

Meeting Abstract 24.4  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Longitudinal Variation in the Axial Muscles of Snakes NICODEMO, Philip*; JAYNE, Bruce C.; Univ. of Cincinnati; Univ. of Cincinnati nicodepp@mail.uc.edu In snakes, as in other vertebrates, the axial muscles are segmented, but snakes are notable for having individual segments that span several vertebrae. Consequently, muscles that extend anteriorly have a constraint […]

Meeting Abstract 24.1  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Cockroach Resilin CHOUDHURY, U.*; DUDEK, D.M.; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech udit10@vt.edu Resilin is a cuticular protein found in a variety of insects. It can stretch up to 300% of its natural length without any creep or relaxation. Further, it operates across a wide frequency range from 5 […]

Meeting Abstract 23.2  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Why do lizards lounge? The role of social aggregations in exchanging microbial communities among hatchling Green Iguanas WEHRLE, B.A.*; ESPINOZA, R.E.; CSU Northridge; CSU Northridge beck.wehrle.367@my.csun.edu Why sociality evolves is poorly understood, but both biotic and abiotic factors have been implicated. Sociality may have evolved in some herbivorous reptiles to foster […]

Meeting Abstract 23.4  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Methods for describing and analyzing group behavior in bats: A case study in the Brazilian free-tailed bat CHADWELL, B.A.*; HRISTOV, N.I.; ALLEN, L.C.; Guilford College, Greensboro; Center for Design Innovation/Winston-Salem State Univ.; Salem College, Winston-Salem chadwellba@guilford.edu The collective behavior of large groups of organisms has long attracted the interest of diverse […]

Meeting Abstract 23.5  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Making waves: Quantitative analysis of information transmission in schooling fish CHICOLI, A*; LUN, Y; BUTAIL, S; COOMBS, S; PALEY, D; University of Maryland, College Park; University of Maryland, College Park; University of Maryland, College Park; Bowling Green State University, Ohio; University of Maryland, College Park achicoli@umd.edu Benefits of schooling behavior are […]

Meeting Abstract 23.1  Wednesday, Jan. 4  Language barriers among bacteria: Cooperation and cheating in a squid-Vibrio symbiosis CASTLE, Wendy; NISHIGUCHI, Michele K.*; New Mexico State University; New Mexico State University nish@nmsu.edu The sepiolid squid-Vibrio fischeri symbiosis is a well developed model for the study of mutualistic associations. Bioluminescent bacteria are housed in specialized light organs in the […]