Meeting Abstract 98-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45 Dynamic traversal of large gaps and high bumps by cockroaches GART, SW*; LI, C; Johns Hopkins Univeristy swgart@jhu.edu http://li.me.jhu.edu To survive, terrestrial insects must traverse obstacles like rocks, litter, vines, and exposed roots comparable in size to or even larger than themselves. Much has been known about how […]
year: 2017
Does bipedalism confer an advantage to lizards sprinting over obstacles
Meeting Abstract 98-2 Saturday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 Does bipedalism confer an advantage to lizards sprinting over obstacles? SELF, JD; COLLINS, CE*; MCBRAYER, LD; Georgia Southern Univ.; Univ. of California, Riverside; Georgia Southern Univ. saxicoly@gmail.com http://www.saxicoly.wix.com/clintecollins Terrestrial animals evade predators and capture prey by running over uneven and highly variable terrain. Characterizing the mechanisms to traverse […]
Compensatory Strategies for Traversing a Drop Perturbation in a Bipedal, Sprawled Runner
Meeting Abstract 98-7 Saturday, Jan. 7 15:00 – 15:15 Compensatory Strategies for Traversing a Drop Perturbation in a Bipedal, Sprawled Runner TUCKER, EL*; FATH, MA; HSIEH, ST; Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; Temple University, Philadelphia, PA liz.tucker@temple.edu Natural terrain constantly challenges locomotor stability. Bipedal parasagittal runners rely on proximo-distal control mechanisms and passive mechanical […]
Body shape affects yaw and pitch motions of insects traversing complex 3-D terrains
Meeting Abstract 98-5 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:30 – 14:45 Body shape affects yaw and pitch motions of insects traversing complex 3-D terrains HAN, Y*; LUO, Y; BI, J; LI, C; Johns Hopkins University yhan33@jhu.edu http://li.me.jhu.edu Analogous to fusiform shapes that reduce fluid-dynamic drag, terradynamically streamlined shape was recently discovered: cockroach’s ellipsoidal body shape facilitates body roll to […]
Physiological, aerodynamic and geometric constraints of flapping account for bird gaits, and bounding and flap-gliding flight strategies
Meeting Abstract 97-1 Saturday, Jan. 7 13:45 – 14:00 Physiological, aerodynamic and geometric constraints of flapping account for bird gaits, and bounding and flap-gliding flight strategies. USHERWOOD, JR; Royal Veterinary College jusherwood@rvc.ac.uk http://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/jim-usherwood Aerodynamically economical flight is steady and level. The high-amplitude flapping and bounding flight style of many small birds departs considerably from any aerodynamic or […]
Mechanical constraints on flight at high elevation decrease maneuvering performance
Meeting Abstract 97-3 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15 Mechanical constraints on flight at high elevation decrease maneuvering performance SEGRE, PS; DAKIN, R; READ, TJG; STRAW, AD; ALTSHULER, DL*; University of British Columbia; University of British Columbia; University of British Columbia; University of Freiburg; University of British Columbia doug@zoology.ubc.ca http://altshuler.zoology.ubc.ca High elevation habitats offer ecological advantages including […]
From quiet laminar flow to turbulent gusts A new wind tunnel for studying animal flight performance and control
Meeting Abstract 97-5 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:30 – 14:45 From quiet laminar flow to turbulent gusts: A new wind tunnel for studying animal flight performance and control LENTINK, D*; QUINN, D.B.; Stanford University; Stanford University dlentink@stanford.edu http://lentinklab.stanford.edu Our understanding of how animals fly has been greatly advanced by the development of specialized wind tunnels for animal flight. […]
Free Flight Tracking in Unsteady Flow Probing Hawkmoth Maneuverability in an Artificial Flower Wake
Meeting Abstract 97-6 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00 Free Flight Tracking in Unsteady Flow: Probing Hawkmoth Maneuverability in an Artificial Flower Wake MATTHEWS, M*; SPONBERG, S; Georgia Tech; Georgia Tech meganmatthews10@yahoo.com Birds, insects, and many other animals have developed mechanisms to maintain hovering flight to feed from flowers across varied biological length scales and environments. Although […]
Adaptive Flight Behaviour Found in Urban Gulls using Orographic Lift
Meeting Abstract 97-4 Saturday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30 Adaptive Flight Behaviour Found in Urban Gulls using Orographic Lift SHEPARD, ELC; WILLIAMSON, CJ*; WINDSOR, SP; Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK; Univ. of Swansea, Swansea, UK; Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK cara.williamson@bristol.ac.uk http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/371/1704/20150394#sec-13 Birds are known to exploit global airflows; adapting their migratory routes to reduce the high […]
Squid Symbionts Use a Molecular Syringe to Kill Competitors
Meeting Abstract 96-5 Saturday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 11:45 Squid Symbionts Use a Molecular Syringe to Kill Competitors SPEARE, L; WOLLENBERG, M; MANDEL, M; MIYASHIRO, T; SEPTER, A*; Univ. of North Carolina; Kalamazoo College; Northwestern Univ.; Penn State Univ.; Univ. of North Carolina asepter@email.unc.edu Acquisition of beneficial symbionts from the environment is found throughout biology, yet little […]
