Meeting Abstract 88-3 Monday, Jan. 6 11:00 – 11:15 Sniffing out batoid nasal morphology: a model for classification with functional implications RUTLEDGE, KM; University of California Los Angeles kelsimarie7@g.ucla.edu http://fishandfreckles.com Batoids (rays, skates, sawfishes and guitarfishes) possess a suite of sensory modalities, including vision, hearing, mechanoreception, electroreception, and olfaction. Olfaction is the longest-range sense and is crucial […]
year: 2020
Mechanosensors on Dragonfly Wings for sensing Aeroelasticity
Meeting Abstract 88-1 Monday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 10:45 Mechanosensors on Dragonfly Wings for sensing Aeroelasticity UHRHAN, MJ*; FABIAN, JM; SIWANOWICZ, I; LIN, HT; Imperial College London, UK; Imperial College London, UK; HHMI Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA USA; Imperial College London, UK myriam.uhrhan18@imperial.ac.uk Unlike wings of vertebrates, insect wings can only be actuated and controlled at […]
Hearing Better When Lopsided Tympanal Asymmetry May Enhance Hearing in the Parasitoid Fly Ormia ochracea
Meeting Abstract 88-2 Monday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00 Hearing Better When Lopsided: Tympanal Asymmetry May Enhance Hearing in the Parasitoid Fly Ormia ochracea MIKEL-STITES, MR*; STAPLES, AE; MAREK, P; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech; Virginia Tech mmikelst@vt.edu Ormia ochracea is a parasitoid fly endemic to the Americas. Gravid females respond phonotactically to calls of their male Gryllidae […]
Feature Variations in Seal Whisker Geometries and the Effect on Vortex Structure
Meeting Abstract 88-6 Monday, Jan. 6 11:45 – 12:00 Feature Variations in Seal Whisker Geometries and the Effect on Vortex Structure MURPHY , C.T*; LYONS, K.M; HADDOCK, W.A; MARTIN, W.N; HELLUM, A.M; BREUER, K.S; FRANCK, J.A; US Navy; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Brown University; US Navy; US Navy; Brown University; University of Wisconsin-Madison christin.murphy@navy.mil Seals use their highly […]
Ecological Correlates of Eye Size in Frogs and Toads
Meeting Abstract 88-4 Monday, Jan. 6 11:15 – 11:30 Ecological Correlates of Eye Size in Frogs and Toads THOMAS, KN*; GOWER, DJ; BELL, RC; FUJITA, MK; SCHOTT, RK; STREICHER, JW; Natural History Museum, London, UK; Natural History Museum, London, UK; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, USA; University of Texas at Arlington, USA; Smithsonian National […]
Ancestral Generalization as a Potential Gateway to Rapid Dietary Divergence in Neotropical Leaf-Nosed Bats
Meeting Abstract 88-5 Monday, Jan. 6 11:30 – 11:45 Ancestral Generalization as a Potential Gateway to Rapid Dietary Divergence in Neotropical Leaf-Nosed Bats HALL, R P*; MUTUMI, G L; HEDRICK, B P; YOHE, L R; SADIER, A; DAVIES, KTJ; DáVALOS, L M; ROSSITER, S J; SEARS, K; DUMONT, E R; University of California, Merced; University of California, […]
Wingbeat frequency modulation to large lateral perturbations in hawkmoths
Meeting Abstract 87-3 Monday, Jan. 6 10:30 – 10:45 Wingbeat frequency modulation to large lateral perturbations in hawkmoths GEMILERE, R*; LDS-VIP, ; GAU, JF; SPONBERG, S; Georgia Tech rgemilere3@gatech.edu Like many synchronous and asynchronous flying insects, steady flight in Manduca sexta typically occurs in a narrow band of wingbeat frequencies. However context can modulate this range. Artificial […]
The aerial righting ability of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys
Meeting Abstract 87-1 Monday, Jan. 6 10:00 – 10:15 The aerial righting ability of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys. VAZQUEZ, S; PHAN, A; JOSEPH, M; PACE, CM*; Le Moyne College; Le Moyne College; Le Moyne College; Le Moyne College pacecm@lemoyne.edu How an animal recovers from perturbations in stability, such as falling, can have consequences for […]
Template model reveals mechanism of wing and leg coordination during self-righting of a cockroach-inspired robot
Meeting Abstract 87-4 Monday, Jan. 6 10:45 – 11:00 Template model reveals mechanism of wing and leg coordination during self-righting of a cockroach-inspired robot XUAN, Q*; LI, C; Johns Hopkins University; Johns Hopkins University qxuan1@jhu.edu Self-righting is a critical ability that terrestrial animals must have to survive. The discoid cockroach can push its wings against the ground […]
Maximum Aerodynamic Force Production by the Wandering Glider Dragonfly (Pantala Flavescens, Libellulidae)
Meeting Abstract 87-2 Monday, Jan. 6 10:15 – 10:30 Maximum Aerodynamic Force Production by the Wandering Glider Dragonfly (Pantala Flavescens, Libellulidae) SU, GT*; DUDLEY, R; PAN, TY; ZHENG, MZ; PENG, LS; LI, QS; Beihang University and University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; Beihang University; Beihang University; Beihang University; Beihang University and Xihua University pantianyu@buaa.edu.cn Maximum […]