Effectiveness of Cyprinodon bovinus pupfish territorial defense against Gambusia nobilis egg predation a tale of two endangered fishes

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 57-10  Sat Jan 2  Effectiveness of Cyprinodon bovinus pupfish territorial defense against Gambusia nobilis egg predation: a tale of two endangered fishes Snekser, JL*; Ashe, TM; Itzkowitz, M; Canisius College, Buffalo; LIU Post, Brookville; Lehigh University, Bethlehem snekser1@canisius.edu Recent […]

Butterflyfish effect The relationship and influence of foureye butterflyfish on corals infected with stony coral tissue loss disease

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 57-4  Sat Jan 2  Butterflyfish effect: The relationship and influence of foureye butterflyfish on corals infected with stony coral tissue loss disease Noonan, KR*; Childress, MJ; Clemson University; Clemson University noonan2@g.clemson.edu Within the past six years, a new pathogen, […]

Brain size evolution precedes innovations in foraging strategy among woodpeckers

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 57-3  Sat Jan 2  Brain size evolution precedes innovations in foraging strategy among woodpeckers Cárdenas-Posada, G*; Iwaniuk, AN; Fuxjager, MJ; Brown University Providence, RI/Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC; University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; Brown University Providence, RI cardg16@wfu.edu Understanding […]

Attack of the killer copepod

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 57-11  Sat Jan 2  Attack of the killer copepod Wagner, G*; Morgan, N; Yen, J; Georgia Tech; Georgia Tech; Georgia Tech griffin.wagner@gatech.edu Hesperodiaptomus shoshone is a large freshwater alpine [10,000 ft] copepod whose behavior has been studied for their […]

The influence of lateral and frontal optic flow on flight control in Anna’s hummingbirds

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 56-7  Sat Jan 2  The influence of lateral and frontal optic flow on flight control in Anna’s hummingbirds Baliga, VB*; Dakin, R; Altshuler, DL; University of British Columbia; Carleton University; University of British Columbia vbaliga@zoology.ubc.ca https://www.vikram-baliga.com/ Birds rapidly integrate […]

Preliminary analysis of the aerodynamic responses of a red–tailed hawk traversing a vertical gust

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 56-3  Sat Jan 2  Preliminary analysis of the aerodynamic responses of a red–tailed hawk traversing a vertical gust Swiney, PA*; Hedrick, TL; Gosdin, LR; Bellah, JR; Hopkins, AW; Raghav, V; Auburn University, Auburn, AL; The University of North Carolina […]

Power requirements for flapping flight with heavy and highly articulated wings

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 56-11  Sat Jan 2  Power requirements for flapping flight with heavy and highly articulated wings Fan, XZ*; Swartz, S; Breuer, K; Center for Fluid Mechanics, School of Engineering, Brown University; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for […]

Hummingbird load lifting performance not predicted by top speed in a wind tunnel

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 56-5  Sat Jan 2  Hummingbird load lifting performance not predicted by top speed in a wind tunnel Najar, N*; Fernandez, L; Clark, C; University of California, Riverside; University of Aberdeen and University of California, Riverside; University of California, Riverside […]

Functional modeling of hummingbird musculoskeletal system via optimization-based synthesis of wing skeletal model, motion kinematics and muscle forces

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 56-8  Sat Jan 2  Functional modeling of hummingbird musculoskeletal system via optimization-based synthesis of wing skeletal model, motion kinematics and muscle forces Agrawal, S*; Anwar, Z; Song, J; Hedrick, T; Luo, H; Tobalske, B; Cheng, B; Penn State; Penn […]

Force production and thoracic vibrations during defensive buzzing in carpenter bees (Xylocopa apidae)

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 56-2  Sat Jan 2  Force production and thoracic vibrations during defensive buzzing in carpenter bees (Xylocopa: apidae) Jankauski, MA*; Casey, C; Busby, K; Buchmann, S; Montana State University, Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Montana State University, Dept. of […]

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