Meeting Abstract 30-6  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00  Survival and Swimming Behavior of Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) Following Recreational Capture and Release WHITE, CF*; WHITNEY, NM; WEBER, DN; FRAZIER, BS; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; New England Aquarium, Boston, MA; Texas A&M, Corpus Cristi, TX; Department of Natural Resources, Charleston, SC connor_white@fas.harvard.edu Red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) is […]

Meeting Abstract 30-5  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45  Mesobot: Toward autonomous observations of organismal behavior in the ocean’s midwaters KATIJA, K*; GOVINDARAJAN, A; LLOPIZ, J; WIEBE, P; BREIER, J; HOBSON, B; RISI, M; ROBISON, B; ROCK, S; YOERGER, D; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institution, Moss Landing, CA; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA; Woods Hole […]

Meeting Abstract 30-1  Saturday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 13:45  Invasive Behavioral Syndrome in Cypriniform Fishes LEFAUVE, MK*; HERNANDEZ, LP; George Washington University; George Washington University mlefauve@gwu.edu Species are introduced to new environments on a daily basis, but only about 10% do well enough to become an invasive species. Invasive species have successfully navigated the four main steps […]

Meeting Abstract 30-2  Saturday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00  European Free-tailed Bats Use Wind Regimes to Fly High and Fast O’MARA, MT; AMORIM, F; SCACCO, M; MCCRACKEN, GF; SAFI, K; MATA, V; TOMÉ, R; SWARTZ, SM*; WIKELSKI, M; BEJA, P; REBELO, H; DECHMANN, DKN; Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond LA; University of Porto, Portugal; Max Planck Institute of […]

Meeting Abstract 30-7  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:00 – 15:15  Does crude oil exposure alter behavior in fish? KHURSIGARA, AJ*; ESBAUGH , AJ; The University of Texas at Austin; The University of Texas at Austin akhursigara@utexas.edu Crude oil is a common environmental toxicant of concern in aquatic environments, and the impact it has on marine fishes has been […]

Meeting Abstract 29-7  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00  Ultrafast Finger Snap is Mediated by a Frictional Skin Latch ACHARYA, R*; CHALLITA, EJ; BHAMLA, MS; Georgia Institute of Technology racharya33@gatech.edu http://bhamla.gatech.edu The snap of a finger is a ubiquitous motion that has been seen across cultures and times. Using high-speed imaging, we analyze finger snap dynamics for […]

Meeting Abstract 29-8  Saturday, Jan. 4 15:00 – 15:15  The Cone Snail Strikes Back: A Biomechanical Study of an Ultrafast Prey Capture JAN, I*; SANGHA, G; SCHULZ, JR; Occidental College; Occidental College; Occidental College tjan@oxy.edu While predatory cone snails have been extensively studied for their venom properties, their ultrafast prey capture mechanism remains relatively recondite. The fish-hunting […]

Meeting Abstract 29-4  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:15 – 14:30  Temperature dependence of elastic recoil mediated by a mechanical advantage latch MENDOZA, E*; OLBERDING, J/P; AZIZI, E; University of California, Irvine emendoz7@uci.edu Changes in temperature alter muscle kinetics and these effects can be observed during whole-organism performance. Some organisms use elastic recoil, which is far less sensitive to […]

Meeting Abstract 29-1  Saturday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 13:45  Limits and Losses: the Power of Recoiling Biological Springs OLBERDING, JP*; ILTON, M; CROSBY, AJ; AZIZI, E; University of California, Irvine; Harvey Mudd College; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of California, Irvine olberdij@uci.edu Many organisms use springs to actuate extremely fast movements because they can bypass the power […]

Meeting Abstract 29-5  Saturday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45  How does Morphology Affect Jumping Kinematics of Click Beetles? BOLMIN, O*; ALLEYNE, M; WISSA, AA; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign obolmin2@illinois.edu http://bamlab.mechse.illinois.edu/ When unconstrained and from an inverted position, click beetles (Coleoptera:Elateridae) fold their body extremely rapidly to […]