Meeting Abstract S8-4  Monday, Jan. 6 09:00 – 09:30  Body lateral deformation and compliance help snakes and snake robots stably traverse large steps FU, Q; GART, SW; MITCHEL, TW; KIM, JS; CHIRIKJIAN, GS; LI, C*; Johns Hopkins University chen.li@jhu.edu https://li.me.jhu.edu/ Many snakes live in mountains and forests and traverse large obstacles comparable to their body size. Similarly, […]

Meeting Abstract S6-3  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 09:00  What does a Butterfly Hear? Neurophysiological and Behavioural Responses to Predator Sounds YACK, JE; Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada jayneyack@cunet.carleton.ca https://www.yacklab.org/ Butterflies are among the most extensively studied insects, and research on their behaviour has contributed to our understanding of animal territoriality, migration, conservation biology and climate change. […]

Meeting Abstract S6-7  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:30  Wake Flow Mechanisms and Aerodynamic Forces of Owls During Flapping Flight KRISHNAN, K; BEN-GIDA, H; GUGLIELMO, CG; GURKA, R*; CCU; Technion; UWO; CCU rgurka@coastal.edu The mechanisms associated with the owls’ silent flight have been an active scientific research for decades as an inspiration to find solutions for noise […]

Meeting Abstract S6-5  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:30  The dorsal velvet surface of owl feathers decreases sounds of rubbing during flapping flight LEPIANE, K/L*; CLARK, C/J; University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside krista.lepiane@email.ucr.edu One wing feature that owls have evolved to silence their flight is the velvet, made up of elongated filamentous projections, or […]

Meeting Abstract S6-2  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:30  The acoustics of flapping flight in birds and bats; a preliminary analysis BOONMAN, ARJAN*; EITAN, OFRI; YOVEL , YOSSI; University of Tel Aviv arjan.boonman@gmx.net Most studies on the acoustics of bird flight focus on gliding- and not on flapping flight. Here we present preliminary acoustic data on the […]

Meeting Abstract S6-8  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:30 – 12:00  Numerical and experimental study of owls flapping flight KRISHNAMOORTHY, K; CAPUANO, F; GURKA, R*; BALARAS, E; Coastal Carolina University; University of Naples Federico II; Coastal Carolina University; George Washington University francesco.capuano@unina.it The fluid dynamics of the flapping flight of owls is studied experimentally and numerically. We analyzed a […]

Meeting Abstract S6-11  Sunday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 15:00  Non-vocal Acoustic Signals in Kingbirds (genus Tyrannus) GóMEZ-BAHAMóN, V*; WORM, A; CASTAñO, M; DONAHUE, E; TUERO, D; CLARK, C; BATES, J; University of Illinois; Arkansas State University; Universidad de los Andes; Arkansas State University; Universidad de Buenos Aires; University of California Riverside; Field Museum vgomez21@uic.edu Many birds have […]

Meeting Abstract S6-1  Sunday, Jan. 5 07:45 – 08:00  Introduction to the Symposium on Bioinspiration of silent flight of owls and other flying animals CLARK, CJ; University of California, Riverside cclark@ucr.edu Owls are well known for their nearly soundless flight, in comparison to the wing sounds of other birds. Owls have evolved wing and tail features, including […]

Meeting Abstract S6-12  Sunday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:30  Final roundtable discussion on bioinspiration of silent flight CLARK, CJ; CLARK, Christopher; UC Riverside cclark@ucr.edu We conclude our symposium on bio-inspiration of silent flight of owls and other flying animals, by discussing open questions within this area, with an eye towards identifying areas of research that are not […]

Meeting Abstract S6-9  Sunday, Jan. 5 13:30 – 14:00  Evolutionary and ecological correlates of silent flight in owls, nightbirds and hawks: Does silent flight evolve for stealth, or to reduce self-masking? CLARK, CJ*; LE PIANE, K; CLARK, Christopher; University of California, Riverside CCLARK@UCR.EDU Owls, Nightbirds (nocturnal members of Caprimulgiformes) and certain hawks have all evolved feather features […]