Category: Migration and Navigation
The Hydrodynamic Advantages of Shark Scales
Scales, sharks, hydrodynamics, drag, 3D modelling, fluid dynamics
Eve Barrette-Vanasse, Anne-Frederic Laurin, Rus Trana, Jun Xiao
The Gravity of Connectivity in Migratory Birds During a Climate Emergency
Birds, migration, pathogen transmission, climate change, population modelling
Taymour Elgamal, Trina Fearon, Karim Mustafa
Stable Isotope Analysis: Predictive Power and Challenges
Stable isotopes, probability, migration, paleoecology, geology
Graeme McDougall, Jeongbin Shin, Mona Wang, Ritchie Yu
Hormonal Control of Molting
Molting, hormones, feathers, exoskeletons, biochemistry
Sidrah Alousi-Jones, Le Chen, Léanne Gauthier, Haley Janvrin
Functional Interpretations of Chemotaxis in Migrating Organisms
Chemotaxis, Migration, Trophic Systems, Isotopes, Gene Expression, Diadromy, Osmoregulation
Trina Fearon, Taymour El Gamal, Karim Mustafa
Use of Chemosensors in Foraging Animals
Chemosensors and Chemical Communication, Foraging, Olfaction, Pheromones
Ella Gadoury, Emma Lee, Floriane Baudin, Tian Rui Wang
Physiological and Behavioral Adaptations in Migratory Animals
Aerodynamics, Migration and Navigation, Magnetoreception, Flight, Biomechanics, Feather, Swimming
Taymour Elgamal, Trina Fearon, Karim Mustafa
The Hidden Properties Behind Animal Foraging Strategies
Foraging, Group Behaviour, Cooperation, Tool, Detection, Gathering
Ella Gadoury, Emma Lee, Floriane Baudin, Tian Rui Wang
Bioinformatics and Sensory Function of Mammalian Fur: An Analysis of Coat Patterning, Whiskers, and Trigger Hairs
sensing, Turing patterns, whiskers, venus flytraps, mammals, follicles
Marc Amin, Lovéni Hanumunthadu, Matthew MacDonald, Thibaud Roy
Design, Purpose and Specificity of the Narwhal’s Tusk
Narwhals, tusks, ivory, dental anatomy, growth mechanisms, elephants
Taegan Hallahan, Emma Martin, Marion Vandewynckele-Bossut, Mianchen Wang
The Design of the Spine
Bison, spines, musculoskeletal system, 3D modelling, spinal injuries
Ahmed Bawany, Bianca Dubois, Yzza M’sahi, Michael Parsons
Visual Lateralization in the Animal Kingdom
Brain lateralization, vision, sensing, signal propagation, memory, neurons
Tuna Gedik, Nassib Hassouna, Mohul Sharma, Michelle Sateen Yazbek