Meeting Abstract 40-6 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30 Frogfish Pectoral Fin Functional Morphology AMPLO, HE*; FLAMMANG, BE; Rutgers Univeristy-Newark; New Jersey Institute of Technology hea7@njit.edu Frogfish (Family Antennariidae) are highly derived benthic, teleost fishes capable of performing three modes of locomotion: jetting, swimming, and substrate-based locomotion. Previous literature has described how frogfish use their limb-like pectoral […]
year: 2020
Comparative biomechanics of submerged and emerged walking in the epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum)
Meeting Abstract 40-4 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00 Comparative biomechanics of submerged and emerged walking in the epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) TRAVIS, KG*; KAWANO, SM; California State Uni., Long Beach; George Washington Uni. kevin.travis@student.csulb.edu Epaulette sharks (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) are benthic fishes that commonly use a tetrapod-like “walking-trot” gait to move along the substrate and will occasionally […]
Comparative Kinematics of Terrestrial Walking in Two Balitorid Loaches
Meeting Abstract 40-5 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15 Comparative Kinematics of Terrestrial Walking in Two Balitorid Loaches CRAWFORD, CH*; CERRATO-MORALES, CL; FLAMMANG, BE; New Jersey Institute of Technology; New Jersey Institute of Technology; New Jersey Institute of Technology crawford.callie@gmail.com Hillstream loaches (Balitoridae) inhabit the fast flowing hillstreams of South and Southeast Asia. These fishes have evolved […]
Animated Foot Control During Walking in Skates
Meeting Abstract 40-3 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:30 – 08:45 Animated “Foot” Control During Walking in Skates GASSLER, TR*; FLAMMANG, BE; New Jersey Institute of Technology; New Jersey Institute of Technology trg22@njit.edu Skates are cartilaginous, dorsoventrally-flattened benthic fishes comprising more than 240 species. Several species have been observed to use the anterior lobe of their pelvic fins to […]
What in your right mind would make you do that Identifying neural components of courtship decisions
Meeting Abstract 39-1 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:15 What in your right mind would make you do that!? Identifying neural components of courtship decisions DOLPHIN, KE*; FISCHER, EK; HUGHES, KA; HOKE, KL; Colorado State University; Stanford University; Florida State University; Colorado State University kedolphin@gmail.com https://kimberlydolphin.weebly.com/ Animals can adjust mating strategies flexibly by integrating information about acute […]
Visual Target Information Encoding Mechanisms in the Dragonfly
Meeting Abstract 39-4 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:45 – 09:00 Visual Target Information Encoding Mechanisms in the Dragonfly KO, D*; HADDAD, A; LIN, H-T; Imperial College London; Imperial College London; Imperial College London dsk13@ic.ac.uk https://htlinlab.com/ Dragonflies perform impressive aerobatics to catch prey in flight, using their acute vision to locate and track prey pre and post take-off. Dragonflies […]
Ultrastructural Changes of Reproductive Neuroendocrine and Endocrine Responding Cells Associated with Circannual Timing in a Hibernating Mammal
Meeting Abstract 39-2 Sunday, Jan. 5 08:15 – 08:30 Ultrastructural Changes of Reproductive Neuroendocrine and Endocrine Responding Cells Associated with Circannual Timing in a Hibernating Mammal DUNCAN, CM*; CHRISTIAN, H; CHMURA, H; BUCK, CL; BARNES, BM; LOUDON, A; WILLIAMS, C; Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; Univ. of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; […]
Social Context Affects Learning and Neural Activity Patterns in Dynamic Social Groups
Meeting Abstract 39-6 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:15 – 09:30 Social Context Affects Learning and Neural Activity Patterns in Dynamic Social Groups RODRIGUEZ-SANTIAGO, M*; JORDAN, LA; HOFMANN, HA; Institute for Neuroscience, University of Texas at Austin; Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, University of Konstanz, Germany; Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin mari.rodriguez221@gmail.com During social […]
Haltere synchrony in flies
Meeting Abstract 39-5 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:15 Haltere synchrony in flies YARGER, AM*; SMITH, AJ; RAZMI, AN; FOX, JL; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH amy9@case.edu The ability of dipteran insects (flies) to perform complex acrobatic maneuvers […]
Early integration of multisensory information in the Drosophila larva
Meeting Abstract 39-7 Sunday, Jan. 5 09:30 – 09:45 Early integration of multisensory information in the Drosophila larva KANWAL, J.K*; DE BIVORT, B.L; SAMUEL, A; Harvard University; Harvard University; Harvard University jkanwal@fas.harvard.edu The brain integrates information from different sensory modalities in order to enhance detection and perception of external stimuli and to respond in the most efficient […]
