SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S8-7 Wed Jan 6 15:00 – 15:30 The genetics of sticky: comparing glue sequences across multicellular eukaryota Stellwagen, SD*; Burns, M; University of North Carolina at Charlotte; University of Maryland, Baltimore County sstellwa@uncc.edu Many eukaryotic organisms produce glues that […]
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Sticky predator-prey interactions The ecology of adhesive secretions in arachnids
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S8-2 Wed Jan 6 10:30 – 11:00 Sticky predator-prey interactions: The ecology of adhesive secretions in arachnids Wolff, JO; Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia JONAS.WOLFF@MQ.EDU.AU The coevolution of predators and prey is one of the most important causes of outstanding […]
Snail epiphragm inspired intrinsically reversible superglues
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S8-10 Wed Jan 6 17:00 – 17:30 Snail epiphragm inspired intrinsically reversible superglues Yang, S*; Jolly, J; Cho, H; Wu, G; Fortoul, N; He, Z; Gao, Y; Jagota, A; University of Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania; University […]
Molecular correlates of spider aqueous glue mechanics
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S8-6 Wed Jan 6 14:30 – 03:00 Molecular correlates of spider aqueous glue mechanics Ayoub, NA*; Friend, K; Hayashi, CY; Opell, BD; Washington and Lee University; Washington and Lee University; American Museum of Natural History; Virgnia Tech ayoubn@wlu.edu The […]
It’s a trap How sticky fluids help carnivorous plants catch insect prey
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S8-9 Wed Jan 6 16:30 – 17:00 It’s a trap! How sticky fluids help carnivorous plants catch insect prey Kang, V*; Federle, W; Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, UK; Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, UK kwk22@cam.ac.uk https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Victor_Kang4 […]
Characterizing frog tongue stickiness and other reversible adhesive mechanisms
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S8-3 Wed Jan 6 11:00 – 11:30 Characterizing frog tongue stickiness and other reversible adhesive mechanisms Noel, AC; Georgia Tech Research Institute alexis.noel@gtri.gatech.edu Biological organisms have evolved unique reversible adhesion mechanisms to grip onto challenging substrates. Frogs and toads […]
Adhesion with tough gels inspiration from the sticky defensive secretions of dusky slugs
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S8-8 Wed Jan 6 16:00 – 16:30 Adhesion with tough gels: inspiration from the sticky defensive secretions of dusky slugs Smith, AM; Ithaca College asmith@ithaca.edu https://faculty.ithaca.edu/asmith/ Tough gels have great potential as medical adhesives. Their deformability makes them much […]
Within-cell cycle of endolysosome-related pigment organelles in crab spiders leads to reversible color changes
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S7-10 Wed Jan 6 17:00 – 17:30 Within-cell cycle of endolysosome-related pigment organelles in crab spiders leads to reversible color changes Figon, F*; Hurbain, I; Heiligenstein, X; Trépout, S; Medjoubi, K; Somogyi, A; Delevoye, C; Raposo, G; Casas, J; […]
Synthetic biogenesis of carotenoid-rich plastids for crop biofortification
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S7-12 Wed Jan 6 18:30 – 19:00 Synthetic biogenesis of carotenoid-rich plastids for crop biofortification Llorente, B; ARC Center of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Macquarie University and CSIRO Synthetic Biology Future Science Platform, Sydney, Australia briardo.llorente@mq.edu.au Synthetic biology has […]
Rainbows in nature disordered photonic structures tuned by pigments
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S7-11 Wed Jan 6 18:00 – 18:30 Rainbows in nature: disordered photonic structures tuned by pigments Wilts, BD; Adolphe Merkle Institute, Fribourg, Switzerland bodo.wilts@unifr.ch Controlling light through photonic nanostructures is important for everyday optical components, from spectrometers to data […]
