Meeting Abstract 111.4 Wednesday, Jan. 7 14:15 Sinus hair sensing in forelimb positional control during the locomotion of rats (Rattus norvegicus, Rodentia) NIEDERSCHUH, S. J.*; SCHMIDT, M.; HELBIG, T.; WITTE, H.; Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany; University of Technology Ilmenau, Germany sandra.niederschuh@uni-jena.de Facial (mystacial) vibrissae, a kind of sinus hairs within the group of tactile hairs, have been intensively […]
year: 2015
Ruby-throated hummingbirds use optic flow in flight stabilization
Meeting Abstract 111.1 Wednesday, Jan. 7 13:30 Ruby-throated hummingbirds use optic flow in flight stabilization ROS, IG*; BIEWENER, AA; Harvard U.; Harvard U. ivo.ros@gmail.com Birds rely on visual cues for retinal image stabilization by negating optic flow, the movement of the visual panorama across the retina, through corrective eye and head motions. In combination with vestibular and […]
New approach to small-scale PIV reveals secrets to the powerful escape swimming of the copepod
Meeting Abstract 111.3 Wednesday, Jan. 7 14:00 New approach to small-scale PIV reveals secrets to the powerful escape swimming of the copepod GEMMELL, B. J.*; BUSKEY, E. J. ; Univ. of Texas at Austin; Univ. of Texas at Austin brad.gemmell@utexas.edu As one of the most numerous animal groups and a key link in aquatic food webs, copepods […]
Diversity in haltere behaviors and sensing across Dipteran species
Meeting Abstract 111.6 Wednesday, Jan. 7 14:45 Diversity in haltere behaviors and sensing across Dipteran species FOX, J.L.*; HALL, J.M.; MCLOUGHLIN, D.P.; Case Western Reserve University; Case Western Reserve University; Case Western Reserve University jlf88@case.edu http://tinyurl.com/FoxLabCWRU The halteres of flies are reduced hindwings that provide mechanosensory information during flight. Although these organs are crucial for flight , […]
The role of visual stimuli and social interactions in influencing brain plasticity in newly-established colonies of a primitively eusocial wasp
Meeting Abstract 110.6 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:15 The role of visual stimuli and social interactions in influencing brain plasticity in newly-established colonies of a primitively eusocial wasp UY, FMK*; ZORRILLA, N; University of Miami; University of Miami floriamk@bio.miami.edu http://www.bio.miami.edu/floriamk Plasticity in brain development has evolved in many independent taxa, suggesting advantages for the ability to preferentially invest […]
The Role of Experience in Floral Sonication Behavior by a Bumble Bee
Meeting Abstract 110.3 Wednesday, Jan. 7 10:30 The Role of Experience in Floral Sonication Behavior by a Bumble Bee RUSSELL, A.L.*; LEONARD, A.S.; PAPAJ, D.R.; University of Arizona, Tucson; University of Nevada, Reno; University of Arizona, Tucson averyrussell@email.arizona.edu Behavior may vary from being completely pre-programmed, to being readily and extensively modified by experience. When learning has costs, […]
Social context during pre-adult stages influences aggression in adult honey bees
Meeting Abstract 110.4 Wednesday, Jan. 7 10:45 Social context during pre-adult stages influences aggression in adult honey bees RITTSCHOF, C.C.*; GROZINGER, C.M.; ROBINSON, G.E.; University of Illinois; Pennsylvania State University; University of Illinois ccr22@illinois.edu Understanding the mechanisms that connect a social experience to behavioral change is a fundamental issue in integrative biology. Honey bee aggression is socially […]
Quantifying the Effects of Perceived Predation Risk on the Avian Brain
Meeting Abstract 110.5 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:00 Quantifying the Effects of Perceived Predation Risk on the Avian Brain HOBBS, EC*; MACDOUGALL-SHACKLETON, SA; CLINCHY, M; ZANETTE, L; The University of Western Ontario; The University of Western Ontario; The University of Western Ontario; The University of Western Ontario ehobbs3@uwo.ca Predators are traditionally thought to affect prey solely through direct […]
Quantifying Reaction Norms of Variation
Meeting Abstract 110.2 Wednesday, Jan. 7 10:15 Quantifying Reaction Norms of Variation KAIN, M.P.*; MCCOY, M.W.; East Carolina University; East Carolina University kainm13@students.ecu.edu Correlations between environment and phenotype are often attributed to the ability of individual organisms to alter labile traits in response to environmental conditions. Most previous discussions of labile traits and phenotypic plasticity have focused […]
Organizational effects of vasotocin and V1aR on attachment, courtship and pair bonding in the zebra finch
Meeting Abstract 110.7 Wednesday, Jan. 7 11:30 Organizational effects of vasotocin and V1aR on attachment, courtship and pair bonding in the zebra finch BARAN, N.M.*; TOMASZYCKI, M.L.; ADKINS-REGAN, E.; Cornell University; Wayne State University; Cornell University nmb68@cornell.edu Zebra finches (T. guttata) demonstrate selective affiliation between juvenile offspring and parents which, like affiliation between pair partners, is characterized […]
