Meeting Abstract 132-4  Sunday, Jan. 7 14:15 – 14:30  Examining Turn Kinematics in Fish for the Control of Biomimetic Fish Robots HOWE, SP*; ASTLEY, HC; University of Akron, Biomimicry Research and Innovation Center; University of Akron, Biomimicry Research and Innovation Center sph43@zips.uakron.edu Fish are capable of a wide range of maneuvers which they seamlessly integrate with their […]

Meeting Abstract 132-6  Sunday, Jan. 7 14:45 – 15:00  Effects of Tail Planform Shape on Stability and Propulsive Performance of Bio-Inspired Swimming ZHU, R*; ZHONG, Q; QUINN, DB; ZHU, J; BART-SMITH, H; Univ. of Virginia; Univ. of Virginia; Univ. of Virginia; Univ. of Virginia; Univ. of Virginia rz6eg@virginia.edu http://www.rogerzhuuva.com Trailing edge sweep angle is found to affect […]

Meeting Abstract 132-1  Sunday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 13:45  Creating and exploring an active-swimming soft-robotic apparatus for studying fish locomotion WOLF, Z*; JUSUFI, A; VOGT, D; LAUDER, G; Harvard University zwolf.mlxvi@gmail.com Last year we showed that by bilaterally attaching soft robotic actuators (pneunets) to a flexible passive foil, we could construct an active swimming model for fish […]

Meeting Abstract 132-7  Sunday, Jan. 7 15:00 – 15:15  Between the Melanin Nanosheets with a Naked Polychaete WONDERLY, W.R.*; DEMARTINI, D.G.; MONNIER, C.A.; WAITE, J.H.; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Santa Barbara wwonderly@chem.ucsb.edu Nature utilizes a variety of chemistries in order to generate hardened […]

Meeting Abstract 132-8  Sunday, Jan. 7 15:15 – 15:30  A Bioinspired Robotic Fish Fin with Mechanosensensation Using Conductive Liquid-Metal-Infused Soft Actuators TAO, Y; KAINAN, H*; DI SATO, V; YUFEI, H; ZIYU, R; LAUDER, G; WEN, L; Beihang University; Beihang University; Harvard University; Beihang University; Beihang University; Harvard University; Beihang University liwen@buaa.edu.cn http://softrobotics.buaa.edu.cn/ Fish fins function not only […]

Meeting Abstract 132-3  Sunday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 14:15  A Bio-inspired Soft Robotic Gripper Inspired by the Cephalopod Tentacles ZHEXIN, X; DOMEL, A; WENGUANG, S; KNUBBEN, E; WEAVER, J; BERTOLDI, K; WEN, L*; Beihang University; Harvard University; Beihang University; Festo Corporate Bionic Department; Harvard University; Harvard University; Beihang University liwen@buaa.edu.cn http://softrobotics.buaa.edu.cn/ The tentacles of the cephalopods (such […]

Meeting Abstract 131-5  Sunday, Jan. 7 11:15 – 11:30  Variation and evolutionary dynamics of squamate metabolism. WATSON, CM*; BURGGREN, WW; WOLINSKI, CJ; COX, CL; Midwestern State University; University of North Texas; Midwestern State University; Georgia Southern University charles.watson@mwsu.edu A complex set of relationships exists between animal body size, body temperature, and metabolism. Metabolic rates (VO2) at different […]

Meeting Abstract 131-4  Sunday, Jan. 7 11:00 – 11:15  The Role of Cytochrome P450 2B (CYP2B) in Facilitating Dietary Specialization in Mammalian Herbivores ORR, TJ*; KITANOVIC, S; SCHRAMM, KM; SKOPEC, MM; WILDERMAN, PR; HALPERT, JR; DEARING, MD; University of Utah; University of Utah; Weber State University; Weber State University; University of Connecticut; University of Connecticut; University of […]

Meeting Abstract 131-1  Sunday, Jan. 7 10:15 – 10:30  Taking the Short- or Long-chain Route: Conversion Efficiency of Alpha Linolenic Acid to Long-chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Aerial Insectivore Chicks TWINING, CW*; LAWRENCE, P; WINKLER, DW; FLECKER, AS; BRENNA, JT; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University; Cornell University; University of Texas-Austin, Dell Medical School cwt52@cornell.edu http://cornelia-twining.squarespace.com/ Food […]

Meeting Abstract 131-2  Sunday, Jan. 7 10:30 – 10:45  Seasonal variation in baseline and stress-induced physiology in the western terrestrial garter snake (Thamnophis elegans) HOLDEN, KG*; SPARKMAN, AM; MILLER, DA; BRONIKOWSKI, AM; Iowa State University; Westmont College; Pennsylvania State University; Iowa State University pettinkg@iastate.edu Physiology facilitates the interaction between the environment and organismal fitness; thus, individual endocrine […]