Meeting Abstract 26-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 15:00 – 15:15 Histological evidence of annual and lunar reproductive rhythms of Atlantic sea urchin, Arbacia punctulata in the southern Gulf of Mexico: changes in nutritive phagocytes in relation to gametogenesis HERNANDEZ, E*; VáZQUEZ, O; TORRUCO, A; RAHMAN, MD; School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, University of Texas Rio Grande […]
year: 2020
Factors Affecting the Behaviors of Sessile Animals on the Deep Seafloor
Meeting Abstract 26-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45 Factors Affecting the Behaviors of Sessile Animals on the Deep Seafloor KAHN, AS*; PENNELLY, CW; LEYS, SP; Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, CA; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada akahn@mlml.calstate.edu http://www.mlml.calstate.edu/people/faculty/amanda-kahn/ Deep-sea communities are linked with processes occurring at the ocean’s surface despite […]
Divergence of Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) Axis Gene Expression and Testosterone in Migrant and Resident Female White-crowned Sparrows
Meeting Abstract 26-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 13:45 Divergence of Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) Axis Gene Expression and Testosterone in Migrant and Resident Female White-crowned Sparrows WINGFIELD, JC*; REID, AMA; PEREZ, JH; BISHOP, VR; KRAUSE, JS; MEDDLE, SL; University of California; Roslin Institute University of Edinburgh; University of Glasgow; Roslin Institute University of Edinburgh; University of Nevada Reno; […]
Diel Pattern of Pheromone Production and Release in Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus
Meeting Abstract 26-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00 Diel Pattern of Pheromone Production and Release in Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus FISSETTE, SD*; BUSSY, U; HUERTA, B; LI, W; Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Fisheries […]
The tails of gliding birds disrupt induced drag minimization and instead approach optimal viscous drag minimization
Meeting Abstract 25-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:30 – 14:45 The tails of gliding birds disrupt induced drag minimization and instead approach optimal viscous drag minimization CHENEY, JA*; SONG, J; WINDSOR, SP; STEVENSON, JPJ; DIERKSHEIDE, D; NILA, A; BOMPHREY, RJ; USHERWOOD, JR; Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, UK; Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, UK & Dongguan University of Technology, China; […]
The Effect of Body Mass on Long-Distance Flight Efficiency in a Wood Boring Beetle, the ‘Mango Stem Borer’, Batocera Rufomaculata
Meeting Abstract 25-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:45 – 14:00 The Effect of Body Mass on Long-Distance Flight Efficiency in a Wood Boring Beetle, the ‘Mango Stem Borer’, Batocera Rufomaculata. URCA, T*; RIBAK, G; Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel TomerUrca@gmail.com The Mango stem-borer, Batocera Rufomaculata, is an invasive species accidently introduced into Israel in the early 1950’s and is […]
Restricting abdominal flexion yields poor flight performance in hawkmoths
Meeting Abstract 25-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 13:30 – 13:45 Restricting abdominal flexion yields poor flight performance in hawkmoths BUSTAMANTE, J*; AHMED, M; DANIEL, TL; University of Washington; University of Washington; University of Washington jorgebjr@uw.edu Historically, the analyses of flight control and maneuvering have focused largely on aerodynamic forces generated by wings. Yet body (airframe) deformations may also […]
Flexibility Maintains Leading-edge Vortex Structure on Manduca Wings
Meeting Abstract 25-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:00 – 14:15 Flexibility Maintains Leading-edge Vortex Structure on Manduca Wings MCCARTY, B*; MATTHEWS, M; SPONBERG, S; Georgia Institute of Technology bmccarty@gatech.edu The leading-edge vortex (LEV) is a canonical aerodynamic mechanism in the flapping flight of insects, mammals, and birds across a variety of scales. While the in vivo LEV in […]
Efficient Modeling of Fluid-Structure Interaction in Single Degree-of-Freedom Flapping Wings
Meeting Abstract 25-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:15 – 14:30 Efficient Modeling of Fluid-Structure Interaction in Single Degree-of-Freedom Flapping Wings SCHWAB, RK*; JANKAUSKI, MA; Montana State University; Montana State University rschwab03@gmail.com Flapping insect wings deform under both inertial and aerodynamic forces. This fluid-structure interaction (FSI) is beneficial to aerodynamic performance and energetic efficiency. However, many flapping wing FSI […]
Are complex wind fields beneficial for soaring An urban gull’s perspective
Meeting Abstract 25-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 14:45 – 15:00 Are complex wind fields beneficial for soaring? An urban gull’s perspective WILLIAMSON, CJ; SPELT, A; WINDSOR, SP*; University of Bristol; University of Bristol; University of Bristol cara.williamson@bristol.ac.uk http://www.bristol.ac.uk/aerodynamics-research/research-projects/bif/research/urban_gull/ Wind interactions in urban spaces generate complex flow patterns that are difficult to predict, however these heterogeneous wind fields may […]
