Spotted lanternfly nymphs stick the landing using multiple self-righting behaviors

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 4-7  Sat Jan 2  Spotted lanternfly nymphs stick the landing using multiple self-righting behaviors Kane, SA; Bien, T; Contreras-Orendain, L; Ochs, MF; Hsieh, ST*; Haverford College; Haverford College; Haverford College; The College of New Jersey; Temple University sthsieh@temple.edu Many […]

Remoras pick where they stick on blue whales

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 4-1  Sat Jan 2  Remoras pick where they stick on blue whales Flammang, BE*; Marras, S; Anderson, EJ; Lehmkuhl, O; Mukherjee, A; Cade, DE; Beckert, M; Nadler, JH; Houzeaux, G; Vázquez, M; Amplo, HE; Calambokidis, J; Friedlaender, AS; Goldbogen, […]

Reffling a novel locomotor behavior used by Neotropical armored catfishes (Loricariide) in terrestrial environments

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 4-8  Sat Jan 2  Reffling: a novel locomotor behavior used by Neotropical armored catfishes (Loricariide) in terrestrial environments Bressman, NR*; Morrison, CH; Ashley-Ross, MA; Chapman University, Orange, CA; Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC; Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC; Wake […]

Laboratory studies of burrowing locomotion in nematodes

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 4-3  Sat Jan 2  Laboratory studies of burrowing locomotion in nematodes Pierce, CJ*; Sun, G; Lu, H; Goldman, DI; Georgia Institute of Technology cpierce43@gatech.edu Despite being one of the most well studied model organisms in biology, little is known […]

Trap morphology in the carnivorous plant genus Utricularia

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 3-1  Sat Jan 2  Trap morphology in the carnivorous plant genus Utricularia Mordvinov, Y*; Peters, KD; Gonzalez, MS; Müller, UK; Reece, JS; CSU Fresno; CSU Fresno; CSU Fresno; CSU Fresno; CSU Fresno umuller@csufresno.edu http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~umuller/FBDS/FBDS-home/FBDS-home-welcome.html Bladderworts (genus Utricularia) are a […]

Reassessing hummingbird foraging Is there a territoriality-traplining continuum

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 3-3  Sat Jan 2  Reassessing hummingbird foraging: Is there a territoriality-traplining continuum? Sargent, AJ*; Rico-Guevara, A; Groom, DJE; University of Washington; University of Washington; University of Washington sargena@uw.edu Hummingbirds’ main foraging strategies are often presented dichotomously: territorialism (defending a […]

Minimum requirements for an effective web in the grass spider Agelenopsis pennsylvanica

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 3-5  Sat Jan 2  Minimum requirements for an effective web in the grass spider Agelenopsis pennsylvanica Spagna, JC*; Lewin, D; William Paterson University; William Paterson University spagnaj@wpunj.edu Grass spiders (Araneae: Agelenidae) make flat, non-sticky webs that extend outward from […]

Integrating tooth shape with strike mechanics in the process of prey capture in Boa constrictor

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 3-2  Sat Jan 2  Integrating tooth shape with strike mechanics in the process of prey capture in Boa constrictor Ryerson, WG*; Van Valkenburg, T; Saint Anselm College; Saint Anselm College wryerson@anselm.edu http://ryersonlab.wordpress.com Snakes, with the obvious exception of the […]

For slow red lionfish, persistence and distance matter when pursuing fast prey

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 3-4  Sat Jan 2  For slow red lionfish, persistence and distance matter when pursuing fast prey Peterson, AN*; McHenry, MJ; Univ. of California, Irvine anpeter1@uci.edu http://www.ashleynpeterson.com A diversity of predators succeed in overcoming prey with a high-speed pursuit or […]

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