Sniffing out batoid nasal morphology a model for classification with functional implications

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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