Animal Structures

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • Comparative tests of evolutionary trade-offs in a palinurid lobster acoustic system. 
  • Complete canthi removal reveals that forces from the amnioserosa alone are sufficient to drive dorsal closure in Drosophila. 
  • Linkage mechanics and power amplification of the mantis shrimp's strike. 
  • Mechanical sensitivity and the dynamics of evolutionary rate shifts in biomechanical systems. 
  • Ras controls melanocyte expansion during zebrafish fin stripe regeneration. 
  • Ritualized fighting and biological armor: the impact mechanics of the mantis shrimp's telson. 
  • Spiracular fluttering increases oxygen uptake 
  • The comparative hydrodynamics of rapid rotation by predatory appendages. 
  • The male blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, uses both chromatic and achromatic cues during mate choice. 
  • Tissue-specific regulation of 3'-nucleotide hydrolysis and nucleolar architecture.