SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-1  Sat Jan 2  Scaling of secretory cells and cell products with body size in hagfishes Zeng, Y*; Petrichko, S; Nieders, K; Fudge, D; Chapman University; Chapman University; Chapman University; Chapman University yzeng@chapman.edu The size of animal cells is […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-4  Sat Jan 2  Peeing one drop at a time: How sharpshooter insects use superpropulsion to launch their fluid excreta and why Challita, EJ*; Acharya, R; Krugner, R; Bhamla, S; Georgia Institute of technology; United States Department of Agriculture […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-5  Sat Jan 2  Moth-catching by spiders: the spreading behavior of capture glue depends on the morphology of moth scales Diaz, C*; Aaron, E; Long, JH; Vassar College; Colby College; Vassar College cdiaz@vassar.edu One subfamily of moth-specialist spiders, Cyrtarachninae, […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-6  Sat Jan 2  Mobility power flow: How click beetles transmit and dissipate mechanical power Bolmin, O*; Alleyne, M; Wissa, AA; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign obolmin2@illinois.edu Click beetles […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-9  Sat Jan 2  Load reduction and reconfiguration capabilities of branched trees Ojo, O*; Shoele, K; FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Tallahassee; FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Tallahassee oluwafemi1.ojo@famu.edu Trees often fail as a result of wind-induced stresses. During harsh storms, […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-3  Sat Jan 2  How the vombatus ursinus forms cubic feces, with an application to the feces of terrestrial mammals Magondu, B*; Cervantes, G; Lee, A; Kaminski, C; Yang, P; Carver, S; Hu, D; Georgia Institute of Technology; Georgia […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-11  Sat Jan 2  Elephant Trunks expand in volume when reaching for distant objects Boyle, M*; Schulz, A; Hu, D; Georgia Tech, School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, GA; Georgia Tech, School of Mechanical Engineering, Atlanta, GA; Georgia Tech, Schools […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 23-7  Sat Jan 2  Devilish dynamics: precision mandible rotation without pins by ultrafast, spring-actuated trap-jaw strikes Sutton, GP; St. Pierre, R; Kuo, CY; Summers, A; Bergbreiter, S; Patek, SN*; U. Lincoln, UK; Carnegie Mellon; National Taiwan U.; U. Washington; […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 22-8  Sat Jan 2  Variable roughness of shark skin inspired surface impacts bacterial migration rates Herbst, HD*; Scheurle, D; Clark, A; Porter, ME; Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Boca Raton, FL, USA; Florida Atlantic University, Department of […]

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract 22-10  Sat Jan 2  The surfaces of sharks and bony fishes: a comparison of scale structure and function Wainwright, DK*; Lauder, GV; Yale University; Harvard University dylan.wainwright@gmail.com http://dylanwainwright.com Small mineralized structures called scales cover the surfaces of sharks and […]