Meeting Abstract 14-7 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:30 – 12:00 Tenacious Toes and Fastening Feet: Biological Adhesive Systems in Complex Environments STARK, AY; Villanova University alyssa.stark@villanova.edu http://www.alyssaystark.com Organisms that temporarily attach in order to move within their environment face potential failure with every step and release cycle. This potential for failure prompts unique morphological, biomechanical, and behavioral attachment […]
year: 2020
Scaling and development of elastic mechanisms the tiny strikes of larval mantis shrimp
Meeting Abstract 14-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:15 – 11:30 Scaling and development of elastic mechanisms: the tiny strikes of larval mantis shrimp HARRISON, JS*; PORTER, ML; PATEK, SN; Duke University; University of Hawai’i, Manoa; Duke University jacob.harrison@duke.edu Mantis shrimp use a latch-mediated spring actuation (LaMSA) mechanism in their raptorial appendages to produce powerful strikes for resource acquisition […]
Resistance and Repair of Mechanical Fatigue in Mussel Shells
Meeting Abstract 14-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:15 – 10:30 Resistance and Repair of Mechanical Fatigue in Mussel Shells CRANE, RL*; DENNY, MW; Stanford University, CA; Stanford University, CA rlcrane@stanford.edu Like other rigid armors, bivalve shells protect from potentially lethal predatory and environmental threats that range in frequency and magnitude from single powerful predator strikes to repeated insults […]
How informative is joint mobility A 3-D analysis of potential versus realized joint poses in archosaurs
Meeting Abstract 14-1 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:00 – 10:15 How informative is joint mobility? A 3-D analysis of potential versus realized joint poses in archosaurs MANAFZADEH, AR*; KAMBIC, RE; GATESY, SM; Brown Univ.; Johns Hopkins Univ.; Brown Univ. armita@brown.edu http://blogs.brown.edu/manafzadeh Paleontologists have traditionally reconstructed the locomotion of dinosaurs and other extinct animals by manipulating their fossil bones […]
From Feast Mode to Least Mode How Lunge Filter Feeding Biomechanics Constrain Rorqual Foraging Ecology Across Scale
Meeting Abstract 14-3 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:30 – 10:45 From Feast Mode to Least Mode: How Lunge Filter Feeding Biomechanics Constrain Rorqual Foraging Ecology Across Scale KAHANE-RAPPORT, SR*; SAVOCA, MS; CADE, DE; SEGRE, PS; BIERLICH, KC; CALAMBOKIDIS, J; FRIEDLAENDER, AS; JOHNSTON, DW; WERTH, AJ; GOLDBOGEN, JA; Stanford University ; Stanford University ; Stanford University ; Stanford University […]
A power amplification dyad in Syngnathidae
Meeting Abstract 14-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:45 – 11:00 A power amplification dyad in Syngnathidae JACOBS, C*; DAY, S; HOLZMAN, R; Tel Aviv University; Rochester Institute of Technology; Tel Aviv University corrinej2@gmail.com Suction feeding is the most common prey capture strategy across teleosts. However, the intensity of the suction flow is constrained by the fish’s ability to […]
Trans-generational Ecological Determinants of Egg Composition in the Butterfly Speyeria mormonia
Meeting Abstract 13-6 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:30 – 11:45 Trans-generational Ecological Determinants of Egg Composition in the Butterfly Speyeria mormonia BOGGS, CL; University of South Carolina & Rocky Mountain Biological Lab cboggs@seoe.sc.edu Environmental conditions may affect offspring quality and quantity, which are important fitness components. Here I ask, what are the effects of variable environments on egg […]
Nests reduce the energetic costs of brooding offspring for passerine birds in the tropics
Meeting Abstract 13-5 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:15 – 11:30 Nests reduce the energetic costs of brooding offspring for passerine birds in the tropics MAINWARING, MC*; MARTIN, TE; WOLF, BO; TOBALSKE, BW; University of Montana; University of Montana; University of New Mexico; University of Montana mark.mainwaring@mso.umt.edu Reproduction is an energetically expensive activity for parents and keeping endothermic offspring […]
Metabolic Rate Variation Shapes Pace of Life Traits at Both the Individual and the Group Level
Meeting Abstract 13-4 Saturday, Jan. 4 11:00 – 11:15 Metabolic Rate Variation Shapes Pace of Life Traits at Both the Individual and the Group Level MUGEL, SG*; NAUG, D; Colorado State University; Colorado State University smugel@colostate.edu Pace of Life (POL) models have recently emerged to integrate covariation among behavioral, physiological, and life history traits along a single […]
First clutch size is a reliable proxy for reproductive success in a marine copepod
Meeting Abstract 13-2 Saturday, Jan. 4 10:30 – 10:45 First clutch size is a reliable proxy for reproductive success in a marine copepod POWERS, MJ*; WEAVER, RJ; HEINE, KB; HILL, GE; Auburn University; University of Texas at Austin; Auburn University; Auburn University mjp0044@tigermail.auburn.edu In experimental studies, researchers are often unable to track individuals through a natural lifetime […]
