Meeting Abstract 129-5 Sunday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Using computer vision tools to detect collective pulsing patterns in xeniid corals SAMSON, JE*; RAY, DD; GARNIER, SJ; PORFIRI, M; MILLER, LA; UNC Chapel Hill; UNC Chapel Hill; NJIT; NYU; UNC Chapel Hill julia@unc.edu http://www.juliaesamson.com/ Xeniid corals form a special group within the soft corals (Alcyonacea) with some […]
year: 2018
The unique setular morphology of thoracic appendages on barnacle cyprids – form and function
Meeting Abstract 129-1 Sunday, Jan. 7 10:00 – 10:15 The unique setular morphology of thoracic appendages on barnacle cyprids – form and function LAMONT, EI*; EMLET, RB; Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, University of Oregon; Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, University of Oregon elamont@uoregon.edu Cyprids, the final larval stage of barnacles before settlement, are drag-based swimmers with […]
Leaky Flow Through Bristled Wings of Tiny Insects
Meeting Abstract 129-2 Sunday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30 Leaky Flow Through Bristled Wings of Tiny Insects KASOJU, VT*; FORD, MP; SANTHANAKRISHNAN, A; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University askrish@okstate.edu http://www.appliedfluidslab.org Tiny insects with body lengths under 1 mm, such as thrips and fairyflies, use bristled wings for flapping flight at Reynolds number (Re) […]
How Tiny Insects Get Far Intermittent Parachuting with Bristled Wings
Meeting Abstract 129-3 Sunday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 How Tiny Insects Get Far: Intermittent Parachuting with Bristled Wings SANTHANAKRISHNAN, A*; KASOJU, VT; SENTER, M; ARMEL, K; MILLER, LA; Oklahoma State University; Oklahoma State University; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill askrish@okstate.edu http://www.appliedfluidslab.org Free takeoff […]
Do general theories of locomotion apply to underwater walkers
Meeting Abstract 129-6 Sunday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Do general theories of locomotion apply to underwater walkers? ELLERS, O*; JOHNSON, AS; MOTOKAWA, T; Bowdoin College; Bowdoin College; Tokyo Institute of Technology ajohnson@bowdoin.edu https://www.bowdoin.edu/faculty/a/ajohnson/ Theories explaining animal locomotion abound. None of these theories, however, have been applied to underwater legged locomotion. To adjust and adapt those theories […]
Red ketocarotenoids found inside mitochondria in Haemorhous mexicanus
Meeting Abstract 128-2 Sunday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45 Red ketocarotenoids found inside mitochondria in Haemorhous mexicanus GE, Z*; TOOMEY, M; HILL, GE; Auburn University; Washington University, Saint Louis; Auburn University zzg0008@auburn.edu http://roy010623.wixsite.com/royge For decades, carotenoids-based coloration has been one of the most extensively studied ornamentations in birds, they are responsible for many of those yellow, orange […]
Prenatal environment as a modulator of mitochondrial function new insights from an avian model
Meeting Abstract 128-3 Sunday, Jan. 7 10:45 – 11:00 Prenatal environment as a modulator of mitochondrial function: new insights from an avian model STIER, A*; TSCHIRREN, B; METCALFE, N; MONAGHAN, P; University of Glasgow; University of Exeter antoine.stier@gmail.com Mitochondria are the powerhouse of animal cells. They produce through oxidative phosphorylation more than 90% of the cellular energy […]
Oxidative DNA Damage and Repair in response to induced ROS exposure in Mice
Meeting Abstract 128-7 Sunday, Jan. 7 11:45 – 12:00 Oxidative DNA Damage and Repair in response to induced ROS exposure in Mice PARK, NP*; ZHANG, Y; HOOD, WR; KAVAZIS, AN; Auburn University nrp0012@auburn.edu Reactive oxygen species (ROS) can damage mitochondrial and cellular proteins, lipids and DNA and thus, many consider ROS to be consistently harmful. Yet, mitochondria […]
Mitochondrial performance differs in concordance with life history strategies and energetic demands in the wing-polymorphic cricket, Gryllus firmus
Meeting Abstract 128-4 Sunday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15 Mitochondrial performance differs in concordance with life history strategies and energetic demands in the wing-polymorphic cricket, Gryllus firmus TREIDEL, LA*; CHUNG, DJ; WILLIAMS, CM; UC Berkeley; University of British Columbia; UC Berkeley lisa.treidel@berkeley.edu Organisms differ in resource allocation towards life history traits including growth, reproduction, activity, and maintenance, […]
Mitochondrial dysfunction influences development and nuclear allele segregation in intra-species hybrids
Meeting Abstract 128-5 Sunday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30 Mitochondrial dysfunction influences development and nuclear allele segregation in intra-species hybrids RODRIGUEZ, J; VELAZCO, L; HADDAD, R; MONTGOMERY, J; LAURI, M; MONTELONGO, M; ROSS, J*; CSU Fresno; CSU Fresno; CSU Fresno; CSU Fresno; CSU Fresno; CSU Fresno; CSU Fresno jross@csufresno.edu http://www.rossbiology.com Intra-species hybridization can result in mitochondrial dysfunction […]
