Meeting Abstract S1-1.6 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Dimensionality reduction to understand sensory influences on turning in large scale behavior in Drosophila CENSI, Andrea*; STRAW, Andrew D. ; SAYAMAN, Ros; MURRAY, Richard M.; DICKINSON, Michael H.; California Institute of Technology; Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna, Austria; California Institute of Technology; California Institute of Technology; Department of […]
year: 2012
Detecting motion while moving a simple visual reflex revealed by animal-robot interactions
Meeting Abstract S1-1.7 Wednesday, Jan. 4 Detecting motion while moving: a simple visual reflex revealed by animal-robot interactions DICKINSON, M.*; ZABALA, F.; POLIDORA, P.; ROBIE, A.; BRANSON, K.; PERONA, P.; Univ. of Washingon; Univ. of Washingon; IORodeo; Janelia Farm, HHMI; Janelia Farm, HHMI; Caltech flyman@uw.edu Ever since the Cambrian, there has been selective pressure on visual systems […]
A data-driven methodology for analyzing the behavior of terrestrial fruit flies
Meeting Abstract S1-1.4 Wednesday, Jan. 4 A data-driven methodology for analyzing the behavior of terrestrial fruit flies BERMAN, Gordon J*; BIALEK, William; SHAEVITZ, Joshua W; Princeton University; Princeton University; Princeton University gberman@princeton.edu The last decades have seen an explosion in our ability to characterize the molecular, cellular and genetic building blocks of life; the ingredients out of […]
A comparative analysis of gastrulation in Deuterostomians using digital embryos
Meeting Abstract S1-1.1 Wednesday, Jan. 4 A comparative analysis of gastrulation in Deuterostomians using digital embryos PEYRIéRAS, Nadine; Institut de Neurobiologie Alfred Fessard, CNRS peyriéras@inaf.cnrs-gif.fr Embryonic development leading from the egg cell to the whole organism can be fully described by the spatio temporal deployment of the cell lineage tree annotated with quantitative parameters for cell membrane […]
Wnt signaling promotes oral fates during regeneration and embryogenesis in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis
Meeting Abstract P3.76 Friday, Jan. 6 Wnt signaling promotes oral fates during regeneration and embryogenesis in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis TREVINO, Michael; STEFANIK, Derek; HARMON, Shane; BURTON, Patrick*; Wabash College; Boston University; Wabash College; Wabash College burtonp@wabash.edu Although all metazoans display axial polarity during development, the evolutionary origins of the mechanisms underlying this polarity remain poorly understood. […]
Whole-body acceleration and inertial effects of flippers during swimming in the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Meeting Abstract P3.140 Friday, Jan. 6 Whole-body acceleration and inertial effects of flippers during swimming in the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) RIVERA, A.R.V.*; RIVERA, G.; BLOB, R.W.; WYNEKEN, J.; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton; Iowa State University, Ames; Clemson University, South Carolina; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton arivera@g.clemson.edu Sea turtles swim using synchronous, dorsoventral movements of […]
Vortex perturbation of fish hovering
Meeting Abstract P3.62 Friday, Jan. 6 Vortex perturbation of fish hovering FLAMMANG, B.E.*; ALBEN, S.; LAUDER, G.V.; Harvard University; Georgia Institute of Technology; Harvard University bflammang@post.harvard.edu The pectoral fins of most fishes are flexible and deformable and their overall shape changes during a fin beat. While whole pectoral fins have been the subject of locomotor studies, there […]
Vertical distribution of Pisaster ochraceus larvae in haloclines after prior exposure to low salinity
Meeting Abstract P3.107 Friday, Jan. 6 Vertical distribution of Pisaster ochraceus larvae in haloclines after prior exposure to low salinity LEE, D.; GEORGE, S.B.*; Georgia Southern University; Georgia Southern University georges@georgiasouthern.edu An increase in the frequency and intensity of fresh water incursions into the Puget Sound could change the dynamics of rocky shore communities in the Pacific […]
Variation in Fast Start Performance of Bluegill Ecomorphs
Meeting Abstract P3.136 Friday, Jan. 6 Variation in Fast Start Performance of Bluegill Ecomorphs GERRY, S.P.*; ROBBINS, A.; ELLERBY, D.J.; Fairfield University; Wellesley College; Wellesley College sgerry@fairfield.edu Bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) from Lake Waban, MA exhibit variation in their morphology and swimming performance based on habitat. Pelagic ecomorphs have a relatively streamlined, fusiform body shape that correlates […]
Uptake of dissolved high molecular weight molecules by larvae of Lytechinus variegatus
Meeting Abstract P3.116 Friday, Jan. 6 Uptake of dissolved high molecular weight molecules by larvae of Lytechinus variegatus MCDONALD, A.J.*; JAECKLE, W.B.; Illinois Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington; Illinois Wesleyan Univ., Bloomington amcdonal@iwu.edu Echinoid larvae can absorb small and large dissolved organic materials (DOM) from seawater (e.g., amino acids and proteins, respectively). DOM uptake is normally attributed to ectodermal […]
