Meeting Abstract 66-6 Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:45 The Internal Morphology and Strength of Spanish moss TATRO, KL*; CARREIRA, KL; UYENO, TA; Valdosta State University; Valdosta State University; Valdosta State University kltatro@valdosta.edu Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides (L.)) is a perennial flowering epiphyte with a large distribution across the moister parts of the Americas. Since it sustains itself with […]
year: 2016
Spectral Discrimination in “Color Blind” Cephalopods via Chromatic Aberration and Pupil Shape
Meeting Abstract 66-5 Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:30 Spectral Discrimination in “Color Blind” Cephalopods via Chromatic Aberration and Pupil Shape STUBBS, AL.*; STUBBS, CW; Univ. of California Berkeley; Harvard University astubbs@berkeley.edu The only known or proposed mechanisms for color vision require either spectrally distinct photoreceptors or spectral filtering of a single photoreceptor type. Virtually all cephalopods (octopus, squid, […]
Knotting Characteristics of the Pacific Hagfish
Meeting Abstract 66-2 Tuesday, Jan. 5 13:45 Knotting Characteristics of the Pacific Hagfish HANEY, WA*; CLARK, AJ; UYENO , TA; Valdosta State University ; College of Charleston ; Valdosta State University wahaney@valdosta.edu Hagfish are jawless, invertebrate chordates that may compensate for a lack of opposable jaws by employing leverage created by forming and manipulating body knots during […]
Grizzly Bear Joint Loading Across Speeds Sagittal and Frontal Plane Analyses
Meeting Abstract 66-4 Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:15 Grizzly Bear Joint Loading Across Speeds: Sagittal and Frontal Plane Analyses SHINE, C. L.*; ROBBINS, C. T.; NELSON, O. L.; MCGOWAN, C. P.; University of Idaho; Washington State University; Washington State University; University of Idaho shin0453@vandals.uidaho.edu The majority of locomotion studies have focused on parasagittal motion and all but ignored […]
Cockroaches squeezing through crevices
Meeting Abstract 66-3 Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:00 Cockroaches squeezing through crevices JAYARAM, K*; FULL, R.J.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley kaushikj@berkeley.edu http://kaushikjayaram.com Cockroaches possess an almost unparalleled tenacity to squeeze through the smallest cracks. To quantify cockroaches’ capacity to traverse crevices, we ran, Periplaneta americana, through a rectangular acrylic tube with a vertically adjustable […]
Aerodynamics, kinematics, and skeletal function in the slow flight of birds
Meeting Abstract 66-1 Tuesday, Jan. 5 13:30 Aerodynamics, kinematics, and skeletal function in the slow flight of birds CRANDELL, KE; University of Montana kristen.crandell@umontana.edu http://www.kriscrandell.com Slow flight is extremely energetically costly per unit time, yet highly important for takeoff and survival in birds. However, at slow speeds it is presently thought that most birds do not produce […]
Using photo-identification data to investigate movement and occurrence patterns of short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) in the eastern North Pacific
Meeting Abstract 65-1 Tuesday, Jan. 5 13:30 Using photo-identification data to investigate movement and occurrence patterns of short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) in the eastern North Pacific KENDALL-BAR, J.M.*; WELLER, D.; FEARNBACH, H.; SHANE, S.; SCHORR, G.; FALCONE, E.; CALAMBOKIDIS, J.; SCHULMAN-JANIGER, A.; BARLOW, J.P.; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NMFS; Center for Whale […]
The influence of internal and external conditions on offspring dispersal in free-ranging lizards
Meeting Abstract 65-5 Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:30 The influence of internal and external conditions on offspring dispersal in free-ranging lizards. GIFFORD, ME*; CLAY, TA; Univ. of Central Arkansas; Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock megifford@uca.edu http://giffordlab.weebly.com Offspring dispersal is an important ecological process with implications for individual fitness. By dispersing, individuals provide a conduit between semi-isolated populations […]
The Tortoise and the Hare Development of Critical and Sustained Swimming Abilities in Larvae of Two Coral Reef Fishes with Short Distance Dispersal
Meeting Abstract 65-4 Tuesday, Jan. 5 14:15 The Tortoise and the Hare: Development of Critical and Sustained Swimming Abilities in Larvae of Two Coral Reef Fishes with Short Distance Dispersal MAJORIS, J. E.*; CATALANO, K. A. ; ATEMA, J.; BUSTON, P. M.; Boston University; Boston University; Boston University; Boston University jmajoris@bu.edu Reef fish larvae were once considered […]
Know when to go Timing departure for autumn migration in an arctic-breeding songbird (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambellii)
Meeting Abstract 65-7 Tuesday, Jan. 5 15:00 Know when to go: Timing departure for autumn migration in an arctic-breeding songbird (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambellii) CHMURA, HE*; KRAUSE, JS; PEREZ, JH; MCGUIGAN, MA; RAMENOFKSY, M; WINGFIELD, JC; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of California, Davis; Univ. of […]
