Meeting Abstract 115-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 Environment- Dependent Switching of Odour-Based Navigation Strategies by the Freshwater Gastropod, Lymnaea stagnalis WYETH, RC*; UCCIFERRI, C; YOUSSEF, K; STEVENS, H; St. Francis Xavier University rwyeth@stfx.ca Many aquatic animals use olfactory-based navigation to move relative to prey and predators. Two common navigation strategies are used, depending on the […]
year: 2020
Dissecting the genetic modifiers of flight performance using the Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel
Meeting Abstract 115-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45 Dissecting the genetic modifiers of flight performance using the Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel SPIERER, AN*; MOSSMAN, JA; RAND, DM; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI; Brown University, Providence, RI adam_spierer@brown.edu http://www.adamspierer.com Insect flight is a complex and polygenic trait requiring the coordination of many genes across […]
Revisiting the Kinematic Parameters that Define Eel-like Swimming
Meeting Abstract 114-6 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:15 – 09:30 Revisiting the Kinematic Parameters that Define Eel-like Swimming KENALEY, CP*; KRAEMER, K; KUNKLE, H; Boston College; Boston College; Boston College kenaley@bc.edu http://kenaleylab.com The kinematics of aquatic locomotion in elongate, eel-like vertebrates has received considerable attention since the pioneering work of Sir James Gray in 1933. In recent decades, […]
Propulsion via vertical undulation in snakes
Meeting Abstract 114-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:00 – 08:15 Propulsion via vertical undulation in snakes JURESTOVSKY, DJ*; USHER, L; ASTLEY, HC; University of Akron; University of Akron; University of Akron djj64@zips.uakron.edu Snakes have multiple modes of locomotion including lateral undulation, concertina, rectilinear, and sidewinding. During lateral undulation, snakes generate posteriorly-propagating waves of body bending which press against […]
Kinematic and dynamic analysis of the mosquito larvae gait
Meeting Abstract 114-5 Tuesday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:15 Kinematic and dynamic analysis of the mosquito larvae gait PAEZ, L*; MELO, K; SAKAR, S; IJSPEERT, AJ; EPFL; EPFL; EPFL; EPFL laura.paez@epfl.ch Although the elongated morphology of mosquito larvae shares similarities with several other aquatic organisms, many of which swim under comparable hydrodynamic conditions using undulatory gaits, their […]
Evolutionary convergence in nanostructural adaptations in sidewinding viperid snakes
Meeting Abstract 114-3 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 08:45 Evolutionary convergence in nanostructural adaptations in sidewinding viperid snakes RIESER, JM*; LI, T-D; GOLDMAN, DI; MENDELSON III, JR; Georgia Tech; CUNY; Georgia Tech; Zoo Atlanta, Georgia Tech jennifer.rieser@physics.gatech.edu Snakes inhabit and move successfully within a wide range of environments, from sandy to rocky substrates, forest floors to tree […]
Amplitude Modulation in Sidewinding Locomotion Driven by Contact Sensing Facilitates Movement in Heterogeneous Environments
Meeting Abstract 114-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30 Amplitude Modulation in Sidewinding Locomotion Driven by Contact Sensing Facilitates Movement in Heterogeneous Environments KABA, AK*; RIESER, JM; PAEZ, VM; ASTLEY, HC; GOLDMAN, DI; Georgia Tech; Georgia Tech; Georgia Tech; Akron University; Georgia Tech abdul.kaba1@gmail.com As sidewinders move, only some portions of the snake are in contact with […]
A Kinematic Analysis of Micrurus Coral Snake Thrash Duration and Curvature Enables Quantitative Characterization of Non-Locomotory Behavioral Motion
Meeting Abstract 114-4 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:45 – 09:00 A Kinematic Analysis of Micrurus Coral Snake Thrash Duration and Curvature Enables Quantitative Characterization of Non-Locomotory Behavioral Motion DANFORTH, SM*; LARSON, JG; DAVIS RABOSKY, AR; MOORE, TY; Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Univeristy of Michigan, […]
Why (and how) did the catfish cross the road Chemoreceptive terrestrial orientation and amphibious natural history of the invasive walking catfish (Clarias batrachus)
Meeting Abstract 113-2 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:15 – 08:30 Why (and how) did the catfish cross the road? Chemoreceptive terrestrial orientation and amphibious natural history of the invasive walking catfish (Clarias batrachus) BRESSMAN, NR*; HILL, JE; ASHLEY-ROSS, MA; Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC; Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL; Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, […]
Time-dependent Characterization of Candidate Magnetoreception Genes in the Brain of Chinook Salmon
Meeting Abstract 113-1 Tuesday, Jan. 7 08:00 – 08:15 Time-dependent Characterization of Candidate Magnetoreception Genes in the Brain of Chinook Salmon FITAK, RR*; WHEELER, BR; NAISBETT-JONES, LC; SCANLAN, MM; NOAKES, DLG; JOHNSEN, S; University of Central Florida; Duke University; University of North Carolina; Oregon State University; Oregon State University; Duke University robert.fitak@ucf.edu http://fitaklab.com Although numerous animals are […]
