Meeting Abstract 107-7  Thursday, Jan. 7 09:30  Waterfall-climbing performance of gobiid fishes from La Réunion: how conservative are novel functional behaviors? BERTRAM, R.S.; SCHOENFUSS, H.L.; LAGARDE, R.; PONTON, D.; DIAMOND, K.M.; OFFERLE, T.; BLOB, R.W.*; St. Cloud State Univ.; St. Cloud State Univ.; Hydrô Réunion ; UMR Entropie; Clemson Univ.; Clemson Univ.; Clemson Univ. rblob@clemson.edu https://sites.google.com/site/richardbloblab/ Several […]

Meeting Abstract 107-6  Thursday, Jan. 7 09:15  Scaling and Velocity Correlations Between Horizontal and Vertical Crawling in Cornu aspersum HEMMERT, H. M.*; BALTZLEY, M. J.; Western Oregon University hhemmert10@wou.edu Across various modes of locomotion, body size and speed of locomotion are well correlated. Body size and crawling speed are also thought to be correlated in terrestrial snails […]

Meeting Abstract 107-5  Thursday, Jan. 7 09:00  Morphological and kinematic constraints of quadrupedal walking in frogs REYNAGA, C.M.*; ASTLEY, H.C.; AZIZI, E.; Univ. of California, Irvine; Georgia Institute of Technology ; Univ. of California, Irvine cmmreynaga@gmail.com http://crystalreynaga.weebly.com/ The general anuran body type, consisting of long hindlimbs, a short inflexible trunk, and short forelimbs is considered a specialization […]

Meeting Abstract 107-1  Thursday, Jan. 7 08:00  Mobile manipulation: Ghost crab climbing using pincer-like claws NG, P.Q.*; SPRINGTHORPE, D; FULL, R.J.; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley qwnpng@gmail.com We typically consider arthropod pincher-like appendages or chelae as structures to manipulate objects such as food, predators, competitors and barriers to movement. We […]

Meeting Abstract 107-4  Thursday, Jan. 7 08:45  Compensatory behaviors in locomotion performance induced by autotomy in Daddy Long-legs ESCALANTE, I*; BADGER, MA; ELIAS, DO; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley iescalante@berkeley.edu Animals face predictable challenges throughout their lifetimes. For instance, predation attempts are ubiquitous, and may drive the evolution of adaptations […]

Meeting Abstract 107-2  Thursday, Jan. 7 08:15  Clumsy dynamics of rapid backwards running in tube-dwelling webspinners. LIBBY, T*; EDGERLY, J.S.; FULL, R.J.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Santa Clara University; Univ. of California, Berkeley tlibby@berkeley.edu Tube-dwelling webspinners are among the few insects with front legs that produce silk, and the only taxa that routinely locomote using those highly […]

Meeting Abstract 107-3  Thursday, Jan. 7 08:30  A comparative analysis of the novel terrestrial locomotion of the tide pool sculpin, Oligocottus maculosus BRESSMAN, NR*; GIBB, AC; FARINA, SC; Cornell University; Northern Arizona University; Harvard University nrb66@cornell.edu Tide pool sculpins (Oligocottus maculosus) are intertidal fish that use terrestrial locomotion to move across land when stranded above the tideline. […]

Meeting Abstract 106-2  Thursday, Jan. 7 08:15  Translational Chemoreception: From Studying Chemosensory Processing to Developing Feeds in Aquaculture of Marine Crustaceans DERBY, C.*; CHOE, M.; ELSAYED, F.; MILLER, S.; WILLIAMS, S.; GONZALEZ, C.; BHARADWAJ, A.; CHAMBERLAIN, G.; Georgia State University; Integrated Aquaculture International cderby@gsu.edu http://neuroscience.gsu.edu/profile/charles-derby/ Aquaculture feeds, especially those for marine shrimp, utilize a major proportion of […]

Meeting Abstract 106-6  Thursday, Jan. 7 09:15  The role of the canal neuromasts in zebrafish foraging CARRILLO, A.*; MCHENRY, M.J.; Univ. of California, Irvine ; Univ. of California, Irvine an.carrillo@yahoo.com Fish sense water flow with two types of receptor in the lateral line system. Although neurophysiological and biomechanical studies have demonstrated how these types differ in their […]

Meeting Abstract 106-5  Thursday, Jan. 7 09:00  The effects of lateral line ablation and regeneration on schooling in giant danios MEKDARA, PJ*; COUGHLIN, LL; SCHWALBE, MA; TYTELL, ED; Tufts University; Tufts University; Tufts University; Tufts University prasong.mekdara@tufts.edu http://ase.tufts.edu/biology/labs/tytell/ The maneuvers in fish schools reflect remarkable coordination. Fish within schools swim while matching speed and maintaining a specific […]