Minimally invasive neural stimulation via ultrasound and piezoelectric nanoparticles

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P34-2  Sat Jan 2  Minimally invasive neural stimulation via ultrasound and piezoelectric nanoparticles Newcomb, JM*; Jordan, T; Luke, GP; Hoppa, MB; New England College; Dartmouth College; Dartmouth College; Dartmouth College jnewcomb@nec.edu Current methods of neural stimulation suffer from limitations […]

Implications of background variation on color variation within a population of Carolina grasshoppers

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P34-9  Sat Jan 2  Implications of background variation on color variation within a population of Carolina grasshoppers Gilbert, FR*; Brandley, NC; College of Wooster egilbert252@gmail.com Classical natural selection theory suggests that a camouflaging species should resemble their environment. However, […]

Consistent nest site selection by turtles across sites with varying levels of human disturbance

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P34-7  Sat Jan 2  Consistent nest site selection by turtles across sites with varying levels of human disturbance Caldwell, MF*; Lopez-Perez, JE; Warner, DA; Wolak, ME; Auburn University, AL; Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL; Auburn University, AL; Auburn University, […]

Characterizing the sialin gene family expansion in Cephalopoda Neurogenomic insights into invertebrate intelligence

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P34-3  Sat Jan 2  Characterizing the sialin gene family expansion in Cephalopoda: Neurogenomic insights into invertebrate intelligence Gustafson, TM*; Fitak, RR; University of Central Florida; University of Central Florida taryngustafson@knights.ucf.edu Octopuses and other cephalopods are uniquely valuable for comparative […]

XROMM Tools for DeepLabCut Bringing deep learning to XROMM marker tracking

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P33-7  Sat Jan 2  XROMM Tools for DeepLabCut: Bringing deep learning to XROMM marker tracking Laurence-Chasen, JD*; Manafzadeh, AR; Hatsopoulos, NG; Ross, CF; Arce-McShane, FI; University of Chicago; Brown University; University of Chicago; University of Chicago; University of Chicago […]

Viscous damping in legged locomotion

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P33-10  Sat Jan 2  Viscous damping in legged locomotion Mo, A*; Izzi, F; Haeufle, DFB; Badri-Spröwitz, A; MPI for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart; MPI for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart; University of Tübingen; MPI for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart mo@is.mpg.de http://dlg.is.mpg.de/person/mo Damping likely […]

The effects of muscle tissue inertia and series elasticity on the metabolic cost and efficiency of contraction

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P33-11  Sat Jan 2  The effects of muscle tissue inertia and series elasticity on the metabolic cost and efficiency of contraction Ross, SA*; Wakeling, JM; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC saross@sfu.ca Tissue inertia is […]

Morphological compliant robotic system in cluttered terrain

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P33-9  Sat Jan 2  Morphological compliant robotic system in cluttered terrain Kabutz, HD*; Jayaram, K; University of Colorado Boulder; University of Colorado Boulder heiko.kabutz@colorado.edu The remarkable ability of animals, such as mice, cockroaches and spiders, to manoeuvre through challenging […]

Mole crab inspired robot and simulation models reveal limb scaling and coordination principles for legged burrowing

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P33-8  Sat Jan 2  Mole crab inspired robot and simulation models reveal limb scaling and coordination principles for legged burrowing Parikh, AS; McInroe, BW*; Full, RJ; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley; Univ. of California, Berkeley bmcinroe@berkeley.edu […]

Getting a grasp on the avian tendon locking mechanism

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract P33-5  Sat Jan 2  Getting a grasp on the avian tendon locking mechanism Schwartz, RM*; Cost, IN; Albright College; Albright College Robert.Schwartz001@albright.edu Birds make use of their lower limbs for functions such as grasping, climbing, wading, digging, nest building […]

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