Meeting Abstract 75-3 Monday, Jan. 6 08:30 – 08:45 Osmotic engine drives shortening in passive skeletal muscle WOLD, ES*; ROBERTS, TJ; SLEBODA, DA; Brown University, Providence RI; Brown University, Providence RI; Brown University, Providence RI ethan_wold@brown.edu Skeletal muscle, like most biological tissues, is primarily made up of fluid. This fluid is rarely considered a mechanical component of […]
year: 2020
Mimicking the load-holding capabilities of muscle using electrostatic layer jamming
Meeting Abstract 75-6 Monday, Jan. 6 09:15 – 09:30 Mimicking the load-holding capabilities of muscle using electrostatic layer jamming NOEL, A*; NADLER, J; Georgia Tech Research Institute; Georgia Tech Research Institute alexis.noel@gtri.gatech.edu Biological muscles have the ability to quickly stiffen and hold large loads, two highly coveted traits for soft robotic actuators. Various techniques have been used […]
Construction and Deconstruction of Muscle Work Loops
Meeting Abstract 75-1 Monday, Jan. 6 08:00 – 08:15 Construction and Deconstruction of Muscle Work Loops NGUYEN, KD*; VENKADESAN, M; Yale University; Yale University khoi.nguyen@yale.edu Muscles are actuators that exert forces to influence animal movement, but are also active, soft materials that exert forces in response to external perturbations. Rheology, the study of deformation of matter, uses […]
Using among-year climate conditions and climate indices to predict consequences for multiple trophic levels plants, insects and lizards
Meeting Abstract 74-5 Monday, Jan. 6 08:45 – 09:00 Using among-year climate conditions and climate indices to predict consequences for multiple trophic levels: plants, insects and lizards ANDERSON, RA; Western Washington University Roger.Anderson@wwu.edu http://myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu/rogera/ In the northern extreme of the Great Basin desert scrub, climate variation is exemplified not only by the contrasts of La Nina and […]
Thermoregulatory costs drive responses of mammal and bird communities to climate change in the Mojave Desert
Meeting Abstract 74-4 Monday, Jan. 6 08:30 – 08:45 Thermoregulatory costs drive responses of mammal and bird communities to climate change in the Mojave Desert RIDDELL, EA*; IKNAYAN, KJ; WOLF, BO; BEISSINGER, SR; University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley; University of New Mexico; University of California, Berkeley riddell.eric@gmail.com Climate change might dramatically increase extinction risk […]
The Climate Variability Hypothesis Predicts Thermal Plasticity Across Life Stages of Onthophagus taurus Dung Beetles
Meeting Abstract 74-7 Monday, Jan. 6 09:15 – 09:30 The Climate Variability Hypothesis Predicts Thermal Plasticity Across Life Stages of Onthophagus taurus Dung Beetles CARTER, AW*; SHELDON, KS; University of Tennessee; University of Tennessee acarte82@utk.edu Most organisms live in thermally variable environments and climate change stands to increase this variation. However, studies often utilize constant temperatures and […]
Let’s Do the Time-lag Again Ecologically Relevant Incubation Temperatures Delay the Response of Sex-determining Genes in a Turtle with TSD
Meeting Abstract 74-6 Monday, Jan. 6 09:00 – 09:15 Let’s Do the Time-lag Again: Ecologically Relevant Incubation Temperatures Delay the Response of Sex-determining Genes in a Turtle with TSD BREITENBACH, AT*; PAITZ, RT; BOWDEN, RM; Illinois State University, Normal; Illinois State University, Normal; Illinois State University, Normal atbreit@ilstu.edu Even though most organisms are exposed to variable bouts […]
Intraspecific Variation in Thermal Tolerance and Water Balance of Amphibians Across Subtropical Elevational Gradients
Meeting Abstract 74-8 Monday, Jan. 6 09:30 – 09:45 Intraspecific Variation in Thermal Tolerance and Water Balance of Amphibians Across Subtropical Elevational Gradients BOVO, RP*; SIMON, MN; PROVETE, DB; NAVAS, CA; ANDRADE, DV; University of Sao Paulo and University of California Santa Cruz; University of Sao Paulo; Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul; University of Sao […]
Diapause plasticity allows insects to cope with drought at high and low elevations
Meeting Abstract 74-3 Monday, Jan. 6 08:15 – 08:30 Diapause plasticity allows insects to cope with drought at high and low elevations SRYGLEY, RB; USDA-Agricultural Research Service robert.srygley@ars.usda.gov Semi-arid rangelands of the western US are sensitive to climate change, with droughts projected to increase in frequency and duration in the latter half of the 21st century. These […]
Butterfly Traits Resolve Variation in Range Shift Responses to Recent Climate Change
Meeting Abstract 74-2 Monday, Jan. 6 08:00 – 08:15 Butterfly Traits Resolve Variation in Range Shift Responses to Recent Climate Change Lenard, A*; Diamond, S; Case Western Reserve University axl710@case.edu http://www.diamond-lab.org/ Variation in species geographic ranges is astounding – why some species exist on only a small part of one island while others occupy nearly the entire […]
