Meeting Abstract 117-4 Thursday, Jan. 7 11:00 The Efficiency of Bounding Vampires HERMANSON, J.W.*; DZAL, Y.A.; ORR, T.J.; YORK, J.M.; CZENZE, Z.J.; PARSONS, S.; Cornell Univ., Ithaca; Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver; Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst; Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver; University of Auckland; Queensland Univ. of Technology, Brisbane jwh6@cornell.edu Vampire bats, Desmodus rotundus, maximize their feeding […]
year: 2016
Measuring the effects of hypergravity on mouse locomotion
Meeting Abstract 117-1 Thursday, Jan. 7 10:15 Measuring the effects of hypergravity on mouse locomotion SMITH, BJH*; USHERWOOD, JR; Royal Veterinary College; Royal Veterinary College bsmith@rvc.ac.uk Walking in animals and birds is commonly modeled as an inverted pendulum, while running is often modeled as a spring loaded inverted pendulum. The dynamics of both systems are dependent on […]
How the largest known flying animal, the pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus, walked on land
Meeting Abstract 117-5 Thursday, Jan. 7 11:15 How the largest known flying animal, the pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus, walked on land PADIAN, K.*; CUNNINGHAM, J. R.; LANGSTON, W. A.; University of California, Berkeley; Cunningham Engineering Associates, Collierville, TN; (deceased 2013) formerly University of Texas, Austin kpadian@berkeley.edu The giant pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus northropi (QN) lived at the very end of the […]
Evolution of the transverse arch made the human foot stiffer
Meeting Abstract 117-2 Thursday, Jan. 7 10:30 Evolution of the transverse arch made the human foot stiffer MANDRE, S.*; DIAS, M.; SINGH, D.; BANDI, M. M.; VENKADESAN, V.; Brown University; Aalto University; Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology; Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology; Yale University shreyas_mandre@brown.edu When humans push off against the ground during locomotion, the […]
Costs of too much sex declines in performance for an Australian carnivorous marsupial across their intensive mating season
Meeting Abstract 117-6 Thursday, Jan. 7 11:30 Costs of too much sex: declines in performance for an Australian carnivorous marsupial across their intensive mating season WILSON, RS*; NIEHAUS, AC; CAMERON, SF; HEINIGER, J; CLEMENTE, C; CHARTERS, J; University of Qld; University of Qld; University of Qld; University of Qld; University of the Sunshine Coast; University of Qld […]
Arm swing in bipedally walking chimpanzees
Meeting Abstract 117-3 Thursday, Jan. 7 10:45 Arm swing in bipedally walking chimpanzees SUMNER, BJ*; THOMPSON, NE; DEMES, B; LARSON, SG; STERN, JT; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook University; Stony Brook University bonnie.sumner@stonybrook.edu Human walking is characterized by coordinated out-of-phase movement of the arms and legs. Arm movements counteract angular momentum […]
Spectral filtering enables trichromatic vision in the principal eyes of Habronattus jumping spiders
Meeting Abstract 116-1 Thursday, Jan. 7 10:30 Spectral filtering enables trichromatic vision in the principal eyes of Habronattus jumping spiders MOREHOUSE, N.I.*; CRONIN, T.W.; TAYLOR, L.A.; BYRNE, K.; SULLIVAN, M.G.; ZUREK, D.B.; University of Pittsburgh; University of Maryland, Baltimore County; University of Florida, Gainesville; University of Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh nim@pitt.edu http://morehouselab.pitt.edu Jumping spiders […]
Serotonin (5-HT) and control of chromatophores in ommastrephid and loliginid squids
Meeting Abstract 116-7 Thursday, Jan. 7 11:45 Serotonin (5-HT) and control of chromatophores in ommastrephid and loliginid squids. ROSEN, HE*; GILLY, WF; BELL, L; ABERNATHY, K; MARSHALL, G; Stanford University; Stanford University; Stanford University; National Geographic Society; National Geographic Society hannahr@stanford.edu Research on squid chromatophores has been largely restricted to loliginids, a family of primarily coastal species […]
Red Fish, Blue Fish Wavelength Sensitivity of the Marine Fish Retina Adjusts to Transient Changes in Environmental Light Color
Meeting Abstract 116-6 Thursday, Jan. 7 11:30 Red Fish, Blue Fish: Wavelength Sensitivity of the Marine Fish Retina Adjusts to Transient Changes in Environmental Light Color SCHWEIKERT, LE*; GRACE, MS; Florida Institute of Technology; Florida Institute of Technology lschweikert2011@my.fit.edu The marine light environment is highly variable in color and brightness due to ecological and anthropogenic variables such […]
Ready to launch do target selective descending neurons prepare the dragonfly for prey pursuit
Meeting Abstract 116-3 Thursday, Jan. 7 10:45 Ready to launch: do target selective descending neurons prepare the dragonfly for prey pursuit? LIN, H-T*; LEONARDO, A; HHMI Janelia; HHMI Janelia linh10@janelia.hhmi.org Dragonflies are excellent aerial predators that capture flying insects on the wing. Their success hinges on both the prey pursuit strategy and the preparatory head tracking that […]
