Meeting Abstract 82.4  Sunday, Jan. 6  Novel chitin binding proteins with suggested role in organization of a crustacean cuticular chitinous extracellular matrix MITTELMAN , B.*; GLAZER , L.; WEIL, S.; GAFNI, O.; KHALAILA, I.; TOM, M.; DAVIDOV, G.; ZARIVACH, R.; SAGI, A.; Ben Gurion University of the Negev ; Ben Gurion University of the Negev ; Ben […]

Meeting Abstract 82.5  Sunday, Jan. 6  Influence of tendon compliance and activation level on fibre operating lengths of skeletal muscle RUBENSON, J.*; SANGHVI, H.; CROMIE, M.J.; EASTON, K.; MARSH, R.L.; DELP, S.L.; Univ. of W. Australia; Linkoping Univ.; Stanford Univ.; Univ. of W. Australia; Northeastern Univ.; Stanford Univ. Jonas.Rubenson@uwa.edu.au The region over which skeletal muscles operate on […]

Meeting Abstract 82.1  Sunday, Jan. 6  Attachment ability of a clamp-bearing fish gill parasite, Diplozoon paradoxum (Monogenea) WONG, W.L.*; MICHELS, J.; GORB, S.N.; Zoological Institute, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany; Zoological Institute, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany; Zoological Institute, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany wlwong@zoologie.uni-kiel.de An effective attachment system is crucial for the survival of monogeneans, which are mainly fish […]

Meeting Abstract 81.5  Sunday, Jan. 6  To Pause or Not to Pause: Effects of Pauses and Grouping on Fluid Flow around the Bell of the Upside-Down Jellyfish, Cassiopea spp. HAMLET, C. L.*; MILLER, L. A.; RODRIGUEZ, T.; Tulane University; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of California Berkeley chamlet@tulane.edu The sessile nature of the upside-down […]

Meeting Abstract 81.6  Sunday, Jan. 6  The Hydrodynamics of Olfaction in the Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna tudes) RYGG, A.D.*; COX, J.P.L.; ABEL, R.; WEBB, A.G.; SMITH, N.B.; CRAVEN, B.A.; The Pennsylvania State University; University of Bath; Natural History Museum, London; Leiden University Medical Center; Leiden University Medical Center; The Pennsylvania State University adr5023@psu.edu The hammerhead shark is widely […]

Meeting Abstract 81.2  Sunday, Jan. 6  Simultaneous sampling of flow and odorants in a turbulent plume can aid tracking behavior by aquatic organisms PRAVIN, S*; KOEHL, MAR; REIDENBACH, MA; University of Virginia, Charlottesville; University of California, Berkeley; University of Virginia, Charlottesville sp8yh@virginia.edu Odors are dispersed across aquatic habitats by turbulent water flow as filamentous, intermittent plumes. Many […]

Meeting Abstract 81.4  Sunday, Jan. 6  Hydrodynamic gait identification in squid using volumetric flow imaging BARTOL, I.K.*; KRUEGER, P.S.; THOMPSON, J.T.; Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA; Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX; Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA ibartol@odu.edu Squids employ two fundamentally distinct mechanisms of propulsion, pulsed jetting and fin oscillations. Simultaneously quantifying complex wake vortex flows […]

Meeting Abstract 81.3  Sunday, Jan. 6  Fluid dynamics of forward swimming and turning in jellyfish MILLER, L. A. ; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill lam9@unc.edu Jellyfish propel themselves through the water through periodic contractions of their elastic bells. Some jellyfish, such as the box jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora and the upside down jellyfish Cassiopea xamachana, can perform […]

Meeting Abstract 81.1  Sunday, Jan. 6  Behavior and adhesion of settling marine larvae in turbulent pulses of water flow KOEHL, M.A.R.; Univ. of California, Berkeley cnidaria@berkeley.edu Many benthic marine animals produce microscopic larvae that are dispersed by ocean currents. These larvae can only recruit into new habitats on which they have landed if they can resist being […]

Meeting Abstract 80.4  Sunday, Jan. 6  Turbulence from a microorganism’s perspective: Does the open ocean feel different than a coral reef? PEPPER, R.E.*; VARIANO, E.A.; KOEHL, M.A.R.; Univeristy of California, Berkeley; Univeristy of California, Berkeley; Univeristy of California, Berkeley rachel.pepper@berkeley.edu Microorganisms in the ocean live in turbulent flows. Swimming microorganisms navigate through the water (e.g. larvae land […]