Meeting Abstract 4.5  Friday, Jan. 4  Form and Function of the Odontocete Ear ARY, WJ*; CRANFORD, T; BERTA, A; KRYSL, P; San Diego State University; San Diego State University; San Diego State University; Univ. of California, San Diego williamjamesary@gmail.com Toothed whales (odontocetes) have a sound reception apparatus that is specialized for underwater hearing and works in tandem […]

Meeting Abstract 3.2  Friday, Jan. 4  Why do fish have different shapes? A test using simple physical models FEILICH, K. L.*; LAUDER, G. V.; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA kfeilich@fas.harvard.edu Variation in fish tail and body morphology is one of the most frequently studied features in analyses of fish ecomorphology. There are myriad suggestions […]

Meeting Abstract 3.3  Friday, Jan. 4  On the interpretation of swimming as a limit cycle JACOBS, H.O.; Imperial College London h.jacobs@imperial.ac.uk When the wind blows through the venetian blinds in your house, it is not uncommon for them to flutter. The next time this happens, note two things. Firstly, the fluttering is really the sound of a […]

Meeting Abstract 3.5  Friday, Jan. 4  Modeling midline kinematics of fish swimming in a vortex street AKANYETI, O.*; LIAO, J. C.; The Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida Gainesville; The Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida Gainesville otar@whitney.ufl.edu How fish swim in unsteady flows is hardly understood despite its strong ecological relevance. Previous […]

Meeting Abstract 3.6  Friday, Jan. 4  Flow patterns associated with swimming motions of benthic and pelagic batoids as visualized with DPIV FISH, F E*; NEAL, D; FONTANELLA, J E; DINENNO, N; GABLER, M K; West Chester Univ., Pennsylvania; LaVision, Michigan; West Chester Univ., Pennsylvania; West Chester Univ., Pennsylvania; West Chester Univ., Pennsylvania ffish@wcupa.edu Batoid fishes display undulatory […]

Meeting Abstract 3.4  Friday, Jan. 4  Body dynamics of larval fish – implications for the mechanics of large-amplitude swimming VAN LEEUWEN, J L ; MULLER, U K*; Wageningen University; California State University Fresno umuller@csufresno.edu Body and center-of-mass dynamics are fundamental to the mechanics of locomotion. Experimental studies have shown that small swimmers and flyers are relatively strong, […]

Meeting Abstract 3.1  Friday, Jan. 4  Backwards swimming by bluegill sunfish requires multifin coordination FLAMMANG, B.E.**; LAUDER, G.V.; Harvard University bflammang@post.harvard.edu Teleost fish, like the bluegill sunfish, have multiple flexible fins that are used as modifiable control surfaces. This helps to make fish highly maneuverable, permitting behaviors like reversing direction of motion and swimming backwards without having […]

Meeting Abstract 2.5  Friday, Jan. 4  The effects of the parasites, Cardicola laruei and Henneguya cynoscioni, on the swimming performance of spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus GEORGE, A.B.*; DE BURON , I.; MCELROY, E.; College of Charleston abgeorge@g.cofc.edu Parasites are often associated with detrimental impacts on host physiology, but very few studies have examined the impact of parasites […]

Meeting Abstract 2.1  Friday, Jan. 4  Structure-function relationships in the pectoral fin of freshwater stingray Potamotrygon orbignyi BLEVINS, E.L.; Harvard University eblevins@fas.harvard.edu To achieve the characteristic undulations of rajiform locomotion, the pectoral fins of batoid fishes must be flexible and well-controlled, to generate, accommodate, and modulate the propulsive wave. Batoids have dramatically diverged from their shark-like ancestors […]

Meeting Abstract 2.2  Friday, Jan. 4  Quantifying center of mass motion in swimming fishes LAUDER, G.V.*; XIONG, G.; Harvard Univ. glauder@oeb.harvard.edu Movement of the center of mass (COM) during locomotion is a key parameter that is crucial for understanding the dynamics of movement in animals. Many studies of terrestrial locomotion have focused on motion of the COM […]