Meeting Abstract 94-6 Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:45 Insect-plant interactions in a changing world: caterpillar performance, climate, and leaf traits in regenerating tropical dry forest AGOSTA, S.J.*; HULSHOF, C.M.; Virginia Commonwealth University; Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayaguez sagosta@vcu.edu The effects of large-scale changes in global climate on biodiversity have received much attention, but the more acute form of […]
year: 2016
Elevational differences in developmental plasticity determine phenological responses of grasshoppers to recent climate warming
Meeting Abstract 94-5 Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:30 Elevational differences in developmental plasticity determine phenological responses of grasshoppers to recent climate warming BUCKLEY, L.B.*; NUFIO, C.R.; KIRK, E.M.; KINGSOLVER, J.G.; Univ. of Washington, Seattle; Univ. of Colorado, Boulder; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill lbuckley@uw.edu http://faculty.washington.edu/lbuckley/ Annual species may increase reproduction by […]
Effect of acclimation on physiological and behavioral responses of larval urchins to warming
Meeting Abstract 94-1 Wednesday, Jan. 6 13:30 Effect of acclimation on physiological and behavioral responses of larval urchins to warming CHAN, KYK*; COLLIN, R; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute karenchan@ust.hk Global climate change, in particular warming, is a major threat to marine biodiversity in the 21st century. Tropical species are believed […]
Coping with climate change an integrated assessment of range shift potential and physiological tolerances of intertidal mussels
Meeting Abstract 94-3 Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:00 Coping with climate change: an integrated assessment of range shift potential and physiological tolerances of intertidal mussels SORTE, C.J.B.*; PANDORI, L.L.M.; CAI, S.; DAVIS, K.A.; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine; University of California, Irvine csorte@uci.edu http://www.cascadesorte.org Marine communities face continuing and accelerating climate […]
Wing-body interaction and new lift enhancement mechanism in cicada’s free flight
Meeting Abstract 93-2 Wednesday, Jan. 6 13:45 Wing-body interaction and new lift enhancement mechanism in cicada’s free flight LIU, G*; LI, C; REN, Y; BABU, N; DONG, H; Univ. of Virginia; Univ. of Virginia; Univ. of Virginia; Univ. of Virginia; Univ. of Virginia haibo.dong@virginia.edu In this work, a combined experimental and computational study is conducted to study […]
The glide of the dragon – glide characterization and performance of Draco dussumieri
Meeting Abstract 93-3 Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:00 The glide of the dragon – glide characterization and performance of Draco dussumieri KHANDELWAL, P C*; EVANGELISTA, D; HEDRICK, T L; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill pranavk@live.unc.edu Recent studies of various gliding organisms including frogs, ants, squirrels, […]
The efficient flight of Ruellia ciliatiflora seeds
Meeting Abstract 93-1 Wednesday, Jan. 6 13:30 The efficient flight of Ruellia ciliatiflora seeds WHITAKER, DL*; ZAGERMAN, SL; Pomona College dwight.whitaker@pomona.edu The fruits of R. ciliatiflora launch disk shaped seeds that travel at speeds over 10 m/s with a rotation rate that exceeds 1 kHz. By analyzing the trajectories of these seeds with a high speed camera […]
Snakes in a Cube high-resolution kinematics of gliding in flying snakes
Meeting Abstract 93-6 Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:45 Snakes in a Cube: high-resolution kinematics of gliding in flying snakes YEATON, I.J.*; BAUMGARDNER, G.A.; WEISS, T.M.; NAVE, G.; ROSS, S.D.; SOCHA, J.J.; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech iyeaton@vt.edu http://www.thesochalab.org Gliding by flying snakes of the genus Chrysopelea is distinguished by complex, three-dimensional […]
Dog-fighting bees 3D tracking of nest defense flight performance in eastern carpenter bees, Xylocopa virginica
Meeting Abstract 93-4 Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:15 Dog-fighting bees: 3D tracking of nest defense flight performance in eastern carpenter bees, Xylocopa virginica JACKSON, BE*; MUNSON-CATT, AC; Longwood Univ. jacksonbe3@longwood.edu Aggressive conspecific interactions offer unique opportunities to examine animal locomotion at the edge of the performance envelope, and may provide insight to mechanical limitations on, and energetic costs […]
Bumblebees vary their landing strategy in the presence of wind
Meeting Abstract 93-5 Wednesday, Jan. 6 14:30 Bumblebees vary their landing strategy in the presence of wind CHANG, J.J*; CRALL, J.D; COMBES, S.A; Swarthmore College; Harvard University; Univ. of California, Davis jjchang64@gmail.com Landing is a critical component of insect flight. In nectivorous insects such as bumblebees (Bombus impatiens), landing must be performed hundreds to thousands of times […]
