No One Lambda Propulsive Wavelength Varies with Swimming Speed and Axial Position in Rainbow Trout

Meeting Abstract 103-6  Sunday, Jan. 6 14:45 – 15:00  No One Lambda: Propulsive Wavelength Varies with Swimming Speed and Axial Position in Rainbow Trout. KENALEY, CP*; PETROSIAN, G; SANTOS-POWELL, N; ROONEY, C; Boston College; Boston College; Boston College; Boston College cpkenaley@gmail.com http://kenaleylab.com Fishes swim by generating thrust through undulatory waves that propagate rostrocaudally down the body. Although […]

Midlines in motion Connecting Midline Curvature Dynamics to Heading Change and Center of Mass Deflection in Fishes

Meeting Abstract 103-3  Sunday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15  Midlines in motion: Connecting Midline Curvature Dynamics to Heading Change and Center of Mass Deflection in Fishes HOWE, SP*; LEFFLER, D; ASTLEY, HC; Univ. of Akron; Univ. of Akron; Univ. of Akron sph43@zips.uakron.edu Fish maneuverability is a complex and dynamic behavior. Most research on fish maneuverability has focused […]

Low and High Pressure Both Contribute to Force Production in Body-Caudal Fin Locomotion in Fishes

Meeting Abstract 103-4  Sunday, Jan. 6 14:15 – 14:30  Low and High Pressure Both Contribute to Force Production in Body-Caudal Fin Locomotion in Fishes LUCAS, KN*; LAUDER, GV; TYTELL, ED; Harvard University; Harvard University; Tufts University kelsey.n.lucas@gmail.com Fishes must swim effectively to catch prey, evade predators, and find shelter and mates. Since these behaviors are important for […]

How body shape and mechanics interact for swimming performance in (physical models of) fishes Volumetric flow visualization, forces, and power

Meeting Abstract 103-8  Sunday, Jan. 6 15:15 – 15:30  How body shape and mechanics interact for swimming performance in (physical models of) fishes: Volumetric flow visualization, forces, and power TYTELL, E.D.; Tufts University eric.tytell@tufts.edu https://sites.tufts.edu/tytelllab/ Fish bodies vary widely in shape, from streamlined torpedo-like fish to very flat, almost disc-like shapes, and many variations in between. Their […]

How Fish Power Swimming — a 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics Study

Meeting Abstract 103-5  Sunday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45  How Fish Power Swimming — a 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics Study MING, TY; SONG, JL; JIN, BW; LUO, HX; DU, RX; DING, Y*; Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing, China; Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing, China; Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing, China; Department of Mechanical Engineering, […]

Exploring the Benefits and Limitations of Eel-like Swimming

Meeting Abstract 103-1  Sunday, Jan. 6 13:30 – 13:45  Exploring the Benefits and Limitations of Eel-like Swimming TACK, NB*; DU CLOS, KT; GEMMELL, BJ; University of south florida; University of south florida; University of south florida ntack@mail.usf.edu Eel-like locomotion is generally regarded as a metabolically efficient mode of swimming due to the low cost of transportation (COT) […]

Co-Contraction facilitates Body Stiffness Modulation during Swimming with Sensory Feedback in a Soft Biorobotic Physical Model

Meeting Abstract 103-7  Sunday, Jan. 6 15:00 – 15:15  Co-Contraction facilitates Body Stiffness Modulation during Swimming with Sensory Feedback in a Soft Biorobotic Physical Model JUSUFI, A*; VOGT, D; WOOD, RJ; Max Planck Institute, Germany; Harvard University ardian@is.mpg.de https://is.mpg.de/person/ardian Undulatory motion of the torso is a salient feature of locomotion in many vertebrate taxa, particularly in fishes […]

When mom takes a sick day sex-specific telomere dynamics in response to early postnatal stress

Meeting Abstract 102-3  Sunday, Jan. 6 14:00 – 14:15  When mom takes a sick day: sex-specific telomere dynamics in response to early postnatal stress WOLF, SE*; BELTRAN, SE; SANDERS, TL; ROSVALL, KA; Indiana University; Dominican University; Oklahoma State University; Indiana University wolfsae@indiana.edu Early life stress can have long-term effects on many phenotypic qualities, including telomere dynamics. Telomeres […]

Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of inter-individual variation among intertidal mussels

Meeting Abstract 102-2  Sunday, Jan. 6 13:45 – 14:00  Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of inter-individual variation among intertidal mussels TANNER, RL*; GLEASON, LU; DOWD, WW; Washington State Univ.; California State Univ. Sacramento; Washington State Univ. richelle.tanner@wsu.edu http://www.richelletanner.com Microclimate differences within heterogeneous habitats, such as the rocky intertidal zone, have the potential to shape population-level responses to changing […]

Rapid Cold Hardening Provides Sublethal Benefits in an Antarctic Extremophilic Insect

Meeting Abstract 102-5  Sunday, Jan. 6 14:30 – 14:45  Rapid Cold Hardening Provides Sublethal Benefits in an Antarctic Extremophilic Insect TEETS, NM*; KAWARASAKI, Y; POTTS, LJ; GANTZ, JD; PHILIP, DP; DENLINGER, DL; LEE, RE; Univ. of Kentucky; Gustavus Adolphus College; Univ. of Kentucky; Hendrix College; Miami Univ.; Ohio State Univ.; Miami Univ. n.teets@uky.edu http://www.teetslab.com The Antarctic midge, […]

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