Sheila N Patek | Scholars@Duke

Sheila N Patek
Mrs. Alexander Hehmeyer Professor

The primary goal of research in the Patek laboratory is to examine the dynamic interplay between evolutionary processes and the mechanics of organisms.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Mrs. Alexander Hehmeyer Professor, Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2020 - 2025
Professor of Biology, Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2019

Contact Information

014 Bio Sci Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708-0338
snp2@duke.edu (919) 613-8306
http://www.thepateklab.org/

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Duke University 2001
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Biology, Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2013 - 2019
- Scholar in Residence in Biology, Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2013
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Associate Chair (head of the Ecology Evolution and Organismal Biology Division), Department of Biology, Duke University, 2020-2024
  
  Director, Muser. 2014 - present
Recognition
In the News
- FEB 8, 2021
  
  Tiny Crustacean Redefines Ultra-Fast Movement
- APR 23, 2020
  
  Five New Bass Professors Named for Excellence in Teaching and Research
- AUG 8, 2019
  
  Leaping Larvae! How Do They Even Do That Without Legs?
- APR 26, 2018
  
  Why a Robot Can't Yet Outjump a Flea
- JAN 17, 2018
  
  Mantis Shrimp Size Each Other Up Before Ceding a Fight
- MAY 31, 2016
  
  Why Do Research for the Sake of Knowing?
- MAY 26, 2016 PBS NewsHour
  
  Sheila Patek: Why research for the pure sake of knowing is enough
- APR 15, 2016 The Huffington Post
  
  Here’s what happened when a group of scientists went to confront their congressional tormentors
- APR 15, 2016
  
  Professor Patek Goes to Washington, Talks Up Research
- APR 5, 2016 Duke Magazine
  
  The Benefits of 'Strange Science'
- DEC 7, 2015 Duke Research Blog
  
  Is Mantis Shrimp Research a Waste of Money? How 'Wastebook' Misses the Big Picture
- SEP 23, 2015 Duke Research Blog
  
  Fisticuffs Among the Mantis Shrimp
- SEP 23, 2015 The Atlantic
  
  Mantis shrimps avoid deadly fights by pummeling each other
- AUG 7, 2015 Wired
  
  The ant that blasts itself out of danger with its face
- JUL 17, 2015 National Geographic
  
  Sheila Patek: Ant-Man's real-life rivals
- JUN 18, 2015 Science News
  
  How mantis shrimps spar
- FEB 27, 2015
  
  How Mantis Shrimp Evolved Many Shapes with Same Powerful Punch
Awards & Honors
Expertise
Subject Headings
Global Scholarship
- Research
Research
Selected Grants
- Collaborative Research: Moving with muscles vs. springs: evolutionary biomechanics of extremely fast, small systems awarded by National Science Foundation 2020 - 2023
- Evolutionary Mechanics of Impulsive Biological Systems: Guiding Scalable Synthetic Design awarded by Army Research Office 2015 - 2022
- CAREER: The Evolutionary Mechanics of Rapid Movement awarded by National Science Foundation 2013 - 2019
- MURI: Evolutionary Mechanics of Impulsive Biological Systems: Guiding Scalable Synthetic Design awarded by Army Research Office 2016
- Doctoral Dissertation: Sound Production in Spiny Lobsters (Palinuridai): Morphological Constraints and the Evolution of Signal Diversity awarded by National Science Foundation 1999 - 2001
External Relationships
- Company of Biologists
- Oxford University Press
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Books
  - Biewener, Andrew, and Sheila Patek. Animal Locomotion. Oxford University Press, 2018.
  - Biewener, A. A., and S. N. Patek. Animal locomotion, second edition, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198743156.001.0001.
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- Academic Articles
  - Jorge, Justin F., Sarah Bergbreiter, and S. N. Patek. “Pendulum-based measurements reveal impact dynamics at the scale of a trap-jaw ant.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 224, no. Pt 5 (March 11, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.232157.
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  - Longo, S. J., W. Ray, G. M. Farley, J. Harrison, J. Jorge, T. Kaji, A. R. Palmer, and S. N. Patek. “Snaps of a tiny amphipod push the boundary of ultrafast, repeatable movement.” Current Biology : Cb 31, no. 3 (February 2021): R116–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.12.025.
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  - Dinh, J. P., J. Azza, and S. N. Patek. “Winner effects and switching assessment strategies facilitate fast and frugal decisions in territorial contests.” Animal Behaviour 170 (December 1, 2020): 189–205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.09.012.
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  - Sutton, Gregory P., Elizabeth Mendoza, Emanuel Azizi, Sarah J. Longo, Jeffrey P. Olberding, Mark Ilton, and Sheila N. Patek. “Corrigendum to: Why do Large Animals Never Actuate Their Jumps with Latch Mediated Springs? Because They can Jump Higher Without Them.” Integrative and Comparative Biology 60, no. 6 (December 2020): 1567. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icz149.
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  - Divi, Sathvik, Xiaotian Ma, Mark Ilton, Ryan St Pierre, Babak Eslami, S. N. Patek, and Sarah Bergbreiter. “Latch-based control of energy output in spring actuated systems.” Journal of the Royal Society, Interface 17, no. 168 (July 22, 2020): 20200070. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2020.0070.
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  - Patek, S. N. “The Power of Mantis Shrimp Strikes: Interdisciplinary Impacts of an Extreme Cascade of Energy Release.” Integrative and Comparative Biology 59, no. 6 (December 2019): 1573–85. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icz127.
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  - Sutton, Gregory P., Elizabeth Mendoza, Emanuel Azizi, Sarah J. Longo, Jeffrey P. Olberding, Mark Ilton, and Sheila N. Patek. “Why do Large Animals Never Actuate Their Jumps with Latch-Mediated Springs? Because They can Jump Higher Without Them.” Integrative and Comparative Biology 59, no. 6 (December 2019): 1609–18. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icz145.
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  - Ilton, Mark, S. M. Cox, Thijs Egelmeers, Gregory P. Sutton, S. N. Patek, and Alfred J. Crosby. “The effect of size-scale on the kinematics of elastic energy release.” Soft Matter 15, no. 46 (November 2019): 9579–86. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9sm00870e.
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  - Longo, S. J., S. M. Cox, E. Azizi, M. Ilton, J. P. Olberding, R. St Pierre, and S. N. Patek. “Beyond power amplification: latch-mediated spring actuation is an emerging framework for the study of diverse elastic systems.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 222, no. Pt 15 (August 9, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.197889.
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  - Farley, G. M., M. J. Wise, J. S. Harrison, G. P. Sutton, C. Kuo, and S. N. Patek. “Adhesive latching and legless leaping in small, worm-like insect larvae.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 222, no. Pt 15 (August 8, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.201129.
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  - Green, P. A., M. J. McHenry, and S. N. Patek. “Context-dependent scaling of kinematics and energetics during contests and feeding in mantis shrimp.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 222, no. Pt 7 (April 4, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.198085.
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  - Crane, R. L., S. M. Cox, S. A. Kisare, and S. N. Patek. “Smashing mantis shrimp strategically impact shells.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 221, no. Pt 11 (June 14, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.176099.
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  - Ilton, Mark, M Saad Bhamla, Xiaotian Ma, Suzanne M. Cox, Leah L. Fitchett, Yongjin Kim, Je-Sung Koh, et al. “The principles of cascading power limits in small, fast biological and engineered systems.” Science (New York, N.Y.) 360, no. 6387 (April 2018). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao1082.
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  - Patek, S. N., and Sarah J. Longo. “Evolutionary Biomechanics: The Pathway to Power in Snapping Shrimp.” Current Biology : Cb 28, no. 3 (February 2018): R115–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.12.033.
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  - Green, P. A., and S. N. Patek. “Mutual assessment during ritualized fighting in mantis shrimp (Stomatopoda).” Proceedings. Biological Sciences 285, no. 1871 (January 2018). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2542.
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  - Liu, Fangjie, Roger L. Chavez, S. N. Patek, Anne Pringle, James J. Feng, and Chuan-Hua Chen. “Asymmetric drop coalescence launches fungal ballistospores with directionality.” Journal of the Royal Society, Interface 14, no. 132 (July 2017). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2017.0083.
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  - Patek, S. N., and A. P. Summers. “Invertebrate biomechanics.” Current Biology : Cb 27, no. 10 (May 2017): R371–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.012.
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  - Muñoz, Martha M., Philip S. L. Anderson, and S. N. Patek. “Mechanical sensitivity and the dynamics of evolutionary rate shifts in biomechanical systems.” Proceedings. Biological Sciences 284, no. 1847 (January 2017). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.2325.
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  - McHenry, M. J., P. S. L. Anderson, S. Van Wassenbergh, D. G. Matthews, A. P. Summers, and S. N. Patek. “The comparative hydrodynamics of rapid rotation by predatory appendages.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 219, no. Pt 21 (November 2016): 3399–3411. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.140590.
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  - Rosario, M. V., G. P. Sutton, S. N. Patek, and G. S. Sawicki. “Muscle-spring dynamics in time-limited, elastic movements.” Proceedings. Biological Sciences 283, no. 1838 (September 2016). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.1561.
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  - Anderson, Philip S. L., Danielle C. Smith, and S. N. Patek. “Competing influences on morphological modularity in biomechanical systems: a case study in mantis shrimp.” Evolution & Development 18, no. 3 (May 2016): 171–81. https://doi.org/10.1111/ede.12190.
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  - Kagaya, K., and S. N. Patek. “Feed-forward motor control of ultrafast, ballistic movements.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 219, no. Pt 3 (February 2016): 319–33. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.130518.
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  - Green, P. A., and S. N. Patek. “Contests with deadly weapons: telson sparring in mantis shrimp (Stomatopoda).” Biology Letters 11, no. 9 (September 2015): 20150558. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2015.0558.
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  - Patek, S. N. “The Most Powerful Movements in Biology.” American Scientist 103, no. 5 (September 1, 2015): 28–35.
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  - Patek, S. N. “The most powerful movements in biology.” American Scientist 103, no. 5 (September 1, 2015): 330–37. https://doi.org/10.1511/2015.116.330.
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  - Rosario, M. V., and S. N. Patek. “Multilevel analysis of elastic morphology: The mantis shrimp's spring.” Journal of Morphology 276, no. 9 (September 2015): 1123–35. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20398.
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  - Anderson, P. S. L., and S. N. Patek. “Mechanical sensitivity reveals evolutionary dynamics of mechanical systems.” Proceedings. Biological Sciences 282, no. 1804 (April 2015): 20143088. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.3088.
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  - Patek, S. N. “Materials science. Biomimetics and evolution.” Science (New York, N.Y.) 345, no. 6203 (September 2014): 1448–49. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1256617.
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  - Anderson, Philip S. L., Thomas Claverie, and S. N. Patek. “Levers and linkages: mechanical trade-offs in a power-amplified system.” Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution 68, no. 7 (July 2014): 1919–33. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.12407.
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  - Blanco, M Mendoza, and S. N. Patek. “Muscle trade-offs in a power-amplified prey capture system.” Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution 68, no. 5 (May 2014): 1399–1414. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.12365.
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  - Cox, S. M., D. Schmidt, Y. Modarres-Sadeghi, and S. N. Patek. “A physical model of the extreme mantis shrimp strike: kinematics and cavitation of Ninjabot.” Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 9, no. 1 (March 2014): 016014. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3182/9/1/016014.
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  - Patek, S. N., and M. Mendoza Blanco. “The evolution of muscle in a power-amplified prey capture system.” Evolution 68, no. 5 (2014): 1399–1414.
  - Claverie, Thomas, and S. N. Patek. “Modularity and rates of evolutionary change in a power-amplified prey capture system.” Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution 67, no. 11 (November 2013): 3191–3207. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.12185.
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  - Irschick, Duncan J., R Craig Albertson, Patricia Brennan, Jeffrey Podos, Norman A. Johnson, Sheila Patek, and Elizabeth Dumont. “Evo-devo beyond morphology: from genes to resource use.” Trends in Ecology & Evolution 28, no. 5 (May 2013): 267–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2012.12.004.
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  - Patek, S. N., M. V. Rosario, and J. R. A. Taylor. “Comparative spring mechanics in mantis shrimp.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 216, no. Pt 7 (April 2013): 1317–29. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.078998.
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  - deVries, M. S., E. A. K. Murphy, and S. N. Patek. “Strike mechanics of an ambush predator: the spearing mantis shrimp.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 215, no. Pt 24 (December 2012): 4374–84. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.075317.
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  - McHenry, Matthew J., Thomas Claverie, Michael V. Rosario, and S. N. Patek. “Gearing for speed slows the predatory strike of a mantis shrimp.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 215, no. Pt 7 (April 2012): 1231–45. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.061465.
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  - Patek, S. N., M. S. deVries, and E. A. K. Murphy. “Sit-and-wait predation: behavior and biomechanics of the "spearing" mantis shrimp.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 215, no. 24 (2012): 4374–84.
  - Staaterman, Erica R., Christopher W. Clark, Austin J. Gallagher, Thomas Claverie, Maya S. de Vries, and Sheila N. Patek. “Acoustic ecology of the California mantis shrimp (Hemisquilla californiensis).” Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 730 (January 2012): 165–68. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7311-5_37.
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  - Staaterman, E. R., C. W. Clark, A. J. Gallagher, M. S. de Vries, T. Claverie, and S. N. Patek. “Rumbling in the benthos: Acoustic ecology of the California mantis shrimp Hemisquilla californiensis.” Aquatic Biology 13, no. 2 (September 19, 2011): 97–105. https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00361.
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  - Stillman, Jonathon H., Mark Denny, Dianna K. Padilla, Marvalee H. Wake, Sheila Patek, and Brian Tsukimura. “Grand opportunities: strategies for addressing grand challenges in organismal animal biology.” Integrative and Comparative Biology 51, no. 1 (July 2011): 7–13. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icr052.
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  - Patek, S. N., D. M. Dudek, and M. V. Rosario. “From bouncy legs to poisoned arrows: elastic movements in invertebrates.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 214, no. Pt 12 (June 2011): 1973–80. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.038596.
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  - Claverie, Thomas, Elliot Chan, and Sheila N. Patek. “Modularity and scaling in fast movements: power amplification in mantis shrimp.” Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution 65, no. 2 (February 2011): 443–61. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01133.x.
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  - Patek, S. N., B. N. Nowroozi, J. E. Baio, R. L. Caldwell, and A. P. Summers. “Erratum: Linkage mechanics and power amplification of the mantis shrimp's strike (Journal of Experimental Biology 210 (3677-3688)).” Journal of Experimental Biology 213, no. 22 (November 1, 2010): 3941. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.052274.
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  - Taylor, J. R. A., and S. N. Patek. “Ritualized fighting and biological armor: the impact mechanics of the mantis shrimp's telson.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 213, no. Pt 20 (October 2010): 3496–3504. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.047233.
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  - Staaterman, E. R., T. Claverie, and S. N. Patek. “Disentangling defense: The function of spiny lobster sounds.” Behaviour 147, no. 2 (January 1, 2010): 235–58. https://doi.org/10.1163/000579509X12523919243428.
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  - Zack, T. I., T. Claverie, and S. N. Patek. “Elastic energy storage in the mantis shrimp's fast predatory strike.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 212, no. Pt 24 (December 2009): 4002–9. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.034801.
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  - Patek, S. N., L. E. Shipp, and E. R. Staaterman. “The acoustics and acoustic behavior of the California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus).” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 125, no. 5 (May 2009): 3434–43. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3097760.
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  - Blanco, Mendoza M. A., and S. N. Patek. “Muscle mechanics in mantis shrimp.” Integrative and Comparative Biology 49 (February 1, 2009): E272–E272.
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  - Claverie, Thomas, and Sheila N. Patek. “Force transmission versus speed amplification in a four bar linkage mechanism: counterintuitive results in the mantis shrimps strike.” Integrative and Comparative Biology 49 (February 1, 2009): E33–E33.
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  - Spagna, J. C., S. N. Patek, and A. Suarez. “Polymorphic trap-jaws: intra- and interspecific scaling of jaw forces in trap-jaw ants.” Integrative and Comparative Biology 49 (February 1, 2009): E160–E160.
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  - Staaterman, Erica R., Thomas Claverie, and Sheila N. Patek. “Antipredator startle signal of the California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus).” Integrative and Comparative Biology 49 (February 1, 2009): E162–E162.
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  - Zack, T., T. Claverie, and S. N. Patek. “Elastic energy storage and the mantis shrimps powerful predatory strike.” Integrative and Comparative Biology 49 (February 1, 2009): E330–E330.
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  - Patek, S. N., L. E. Shipp, and E. Staaterman. “Anti-predator acoustics in the marine environment: sound production in the California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus).” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 125, no. 5 (2009): 3434–43.
  - Spagna, Joseph C., Antonis I. Vakis, Chris A. Schmidt, Sheila N. Patek, Xudong Zhang, Neil D. Tsutsui, and Andrew V. Suarez. “Phylogeny, scaling, and the generation of extreme forces in trap-jaw ants.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 211, no. Pt 14 (July 2008): 2358–68. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.015263.
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  - Patek, S. N., B. N. Nowroozi, J. E. Baio, R. L. Caldwell, and A. P. Summers. “Linkage mechanics and power amplification of the mantis shrimp's strike.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 210, no. Pt 20 (October 2007): 3677–88. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.006486.
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  - Patek, S. N., and J. E. Baio. “The acoustic mechanics of stick slip friction in the California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus).” The Journal of Experimental Biology 210, no. Pt 20 (October 2007): 3538–46. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.009084.
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  - Baio, J. E., S. Serafin, and S. N. Patek. “Acoustic mechanics of stick and slip friction in California spiny lobsters (Panulirus interruptus).” Integrative and Comparative Biology 46 (December 1, 2006): E167–E167.
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  - Shipp, L. E., and S. N. Patek. “Two sides to sound production: behavior and pulse patterns in spiny lobsters.” Integrative and Comparative Biology 46 (December 1, 2006): E250–E250.
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  - Spagna, J. C., S. N. Patek, A. I. Vakis, and A. V. Suarez. “Extreme forces and jaw size variation in trap-jaw ants.” Integrative and Comparative Biology 46 (December 1, 2006): E134–E134.
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  - Patek, S. N., J. E. Baio, B. L. Fisher, and A. V. Suarez. “Multifunctionality and mechanical origins: ballistic jaw propulsion in trap-jaw ants.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103, no. 34 (August 21, 2006): 12787–92. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0604290103.
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  - Patek, S. N., and R. L. Caldwell. “The stomatopod rumble: Low frequency sound production in Hemisquilla californiensis.” Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 39, no. 2 (June 1, 2006): 99–111. https://doi.org/10.1080/10236240600563289.
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  - Patek, S. N., and R. L. Caldwell. “Extreme impact and cavitation forces of a biological hammer: strike forces of the peacock mantis shrimp Odontodactylus scyllarus.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 208, no. Pt 19 (October 2005): 3655–64. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.01831.
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  - Pringle, Anne, Sheila N. Patek, Mark Fischer, Jessica Stolze, and Nicholas P. Money. “The captured launch of a ballistospore.” Mycologia 97, no. 4 (July 2005): 866–71. https://doi.org/10.3852/mycologia.97.4.866.
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  - McHenry, Matthew J., and Sheila N. Patek. “The evolution of larval morphology and swimming performance in ascidians.” Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution 58, no. 6 (June 2004): 1209–24. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01701.x.
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  - Patek, S. N., W. L. Korff, and R. L. Caldwell. “Biomechanics: deadly strike mechanism of a mantis shrimp.” Nature 428, no. 6985 (April 2004): 819–20. https://doi.org/10.1038/428819a.
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  - Patek, S. N., and T. H. Oakley. “Comparative tests of evolutionary trade-offs in a palinurid lobster acoustic system.” Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution 57, no. 9 (September 2003): 2082–2100. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb00387.x.
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  - Goldman, J. A., and S. N. Patek. “Two sniffing strategies in palinurid lobsters.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 205, no. Pt 24 (December 2002): 3891–3902.
  - Goldman, J. A., and S. N. Patek. “Two sniffing strategies in palinurid lobsters.” Journal of Experimental Biology 205, no. 24 (December 1, 2002): 3891–3902.
  - Patek, Sheila N. “Squeaking with a sliding joint: mechanics and motor control of sound production in palinurid lobsters.” J Exp Biol 205, no. Pt 16 (August 2002): 2375–85.
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  - Patek, Sheila N. “Squeaking with a sliding joint: mechanics and motor control of sound production in palinurid lobsters.” The Journal of Experimental Biology 205, no. Pt 16 (August 2002): 2375–85.
  - Patek, S. N. “Squeaking with a sliding joint: Mechanics and motor control of sound production in palinurid lobsters (null).” Journal of Experimental Biology 205, no. 16 (2002): 2375–85.
  - Patek, S. N. “Spiny lobsters stick and slip to make sound.” Nature 411, no. 6834 (May 2001): 153–54. https://doi.org/10.1038/35075656.
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  - Patek, S. N. “'Stick and slip': A novel mechanism of sound production in spiny lobsters (Palinuridae).” American Zoologist 39, no. 5 (January 1, 1999): 57A-57A.
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  - Brainerd, E. L., and S. N. Patek. “Vertebral column morphology, C-start curvature, and the evolution of mechanical defenses in tetraodontiform fishes.” Copeia, no. 4 (December 30, 1998): 971–84. https://doi.org/10.2307/1447344.
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  - Colson, D. J., S. N. Patek, E. L. Brainerd, and S. M. Lewis. “Sound production during feeding in Hippocampus seahorses (Syngnathidae).” Environmental Biology of Fishes 51, no. 2 (March 27, 1998): 221–29. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007434714122.
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  - Patek, S. N. “Extreme power output and ultrafast movements in biology (In preparation).” American Scientist, n.d.
- Book Sections
  - Podos, J., and S. N. Patek. “Acoustic Signal Evolution: Biomechanics, Size, and Performance.” In Animal Signaling and Function: An Integrative Approach, 9780470546000:175–203, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118966624.ch7.
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  - Patek, S. N., P. A. Green, and M. V. Rosario. “Internal Morphology (null).” In Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology: The Crustacea, edited by J. C. von Vauple Klein, M. Charmantier-Daures, and F. Schram, 4 Part A:202–16. Boston: Brill, 2013.
  - Patek, S. N., and J. R. A. Taylor. “Crustacean seismic communication: heard but not present? (null)” In The Use of Vibrations in Communication: Properties, Mechanisms andfunction across Taxa, edited by C. E. O. O’Connell-Rodwell, 9–23, 2010.
  - Patek, S. N., R. M. Feldmann, M. Porter, and D. Tshudy. “Phylogeny and Evolution.” In Lobsters: Biology, Management, Aquaculture and Fisheries, 113–45, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470995969.ch4.
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- Other Articles
  - Patek, S. N. “Engineering Animals: How Life Works (null).” Quarterly Review of Biology. University of Chicago Press, n.d.
- Conference Papers
  - Dinh, J. P., J. Azza, and S. N. Patek. “Assessing Your Opponent: Snapping Shrimp Use Indirect Cues to Settle Ritualized Contests.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 60:E58–E58, 2020.
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  - Harrison, J. S., M. L. Porter, and S. N. Patek. “Scaling and development of elastic mechanisms: the tiny strikes of larval mantis shrimp.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 60:E97–E97, 2020.
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  - Jorge, J., and S. N. Patek. “Taking a swing at measuring small-scale, high acceleration impacts: a novel two-pendulum approach.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 60:E114–E114, 2020.
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  - Longo, S. J., S. M. Cox, E. Azizi, M. Ilton, J. P. Olberding, R. St Pierre, and S. N. Patek. “Beyond power amplification: new insights from latch-mediated spring actuation (LaMSA).” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 60:E144–E144, 2020.
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  - Munoz, M. M., P. S. L. Anderson, Y. Hu, S. N. Patek, and H. Camarillo. “How Predictable and Correlated are Patterns of Form-Function Evolution?” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 60:E168–E168, 2020.
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  - Patek, S. N. “Plenary Lecture - Impact and discovery: extreme movement in an interdisciplinary and political world.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 60:E392–E392, 2020.
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  - Munoz, M., P. S. L. Anderson, Y. Hu, and S. N. Patek. “Biomechanical Relationships Shape Cranial and Locomotor Evolution in Labrid Fishes.” In Journal of Morphology, 280:S67–S67. WILEY, 2019.
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  - Farley, G. M., C. N. Bedore, and S. N. Patek. “Rapid hydrostatic tentacle protrusion in cuttlefish.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 59:E311–E311. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2019.
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  - Harrison, J. S., M. L. Porter, M. J. Mchenry, H. E. Robinson, and S. N. Patek. “Scaling of elastic mechanisms: the tiny strikes of larval mantis shrimp.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 59:E330–E330. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2019.
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  - Jorge, J. F., J. S. Harrison, P. S. Manos, and S. N. Patek. “Biomechanics of ballistic seed dispersal in the witch hazel (Hamamelis).” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 59:E115–E115. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2019.
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  - Munoz, M. M., S. N. Patek, and Martha Munoz. “Biomechanics as a Pacemaker for Evolutionary Diversity.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 59:E165–E165. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2019.
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  - Patek, S. N. “The power of extreme movement: evolution, behavior, and biomechanics of mantis shrimp strikes.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 59:E180–E180. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2019.
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  - Muñoz, Martha M., Y. Hu, Philip S. L. Anderson, and S. N. Patek. “Strong biomechanical relationships bias the tempo and mode of morphological evolution.” In Elife, Vol. 7, 2018. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.37621.
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  - Farley, G. M., J. S. Harrison, M. J. Wise, G. P. Sutton, and S. N. Patek. “Leaping larvae: hydrostatic jumpers at the mm-scale.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 58:E61–E61. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2018.
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  - Green, P. A., and S. N. Patek. “Communication and Combat: The Function of Ultrafast, Ritualized Striking in Mantis Shrimp.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 58:E81–E81. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2018.
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  - Jorge, J., A. Kumar, G. Sutton, and S. N. Patek. “Tick-Tock Tiny Impacts: A Novel Pendulum Mechanism for Measuring the Energetics of Trap-Jaw Ant Strikes.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 58:E347–E347. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2018.
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  - Patek, S. N., G. P. Sutton, C. Y. Kuo, F. Z. Temel, and R. J. Wood. “Elastic energy delivery and power amplification of trap-jaw ant strikes.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 58:E174–E174. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2018.
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  - Temel, F. Z., G. P. Sutton, S. N. Patek, and R. J. Wood. “Trap-jaw ant-inspired jaw-jumping mechanisms explore energetics of insect jumping.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 58:E231–E231. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2018.
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  - Crane, R. L., S. A. Kisare, and S. N. Patek. “Strategic strikes: how mantis shrimp crack open different prey.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 57:E232–E232. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2017.
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  - Green, P. A., and S. N. Patek. “Mantis shrimp use ritualized sparring as an aggressive signal in escalated contests.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 57:E278–E278. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2017.
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  - Kisare, S. A., R. L. Crane, and S. N. Patek. “3D printed models reveal morphological features that cue mantis shrimp strike locations.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 57:E89–E89. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2017.
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  - Kuo, C. Y., A. Ruta, C. Thompson, and S. N. Patek. “Extreme asymmetry in the energy transfer rate of trap-jaw ant mandibles.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 57:E318–E318. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2017.
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  - Munoz, M. M., P. S. L. Anderson, S. N. Patek, and Martha Munoz. “Mantis shrimp reveal the evolutionary dynamics of mechanical sensitivity in form-function relationships.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 57:E357–E357. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2017.
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  - Patek, S. N., M. Azizi, M. S. Bhamla, M. Ilton, Y. Kim, J. Koh, J. Kuo, et al. “Extreme power amplification in biological systems.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 57:E373–E373. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2017.
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  - Rosario, M., G. P. Sutton, S. N. Patek, and G. S. Sawicki. “The springs of time-limited bullfrog jumps and slow-preparation grasshopper leaps are tuned to their muscle dynamics.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 57:E390–E390. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2017.
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  - Anderson, P. S. L., and S. N. Patek. “Mechanical redundancy, mechanical sensitivity and constraint in the evolution of the mantis shrimp raptorial appendage.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 55:E6–E6. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2015.
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  - Crane, R. L., and S. N. Patek. “Where to strike a snail: smashing strategy of mantis shrimp.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 55:E240–E240. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2015.
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  - Green, P. A., and S. N. Patek. “Ultrafast weapons in mantis shrimp: winners of fights strike more frequently, not with greater force.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 55:E70–E70. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2015.
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  - Cox, S. M., and S. N. Patek. “Does cavitation limit the speed of mantis shrimp?” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 54:E44–E44. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2014.
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  - Kagaya, K., and S. N. Patek. “Motor control of an ultrafast spring-driven movement in smashing mantis shrimp.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 54:E106–E106. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2014.
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  - Patek, S. N., M. S. Devries, and E. A. K. Murphy. “What is fast?” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 53:E163–E163. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2013.
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  - Rosario, M., E. R. Dumont, and S. N. Patek. “Shrimp springs: how shape affects strength in energy storage.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 53:E184–E184. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2013.
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  - Rosario, M., S. N. Patek, and E. R. Dumont. “Comparing elastic energy structures in mantis shrimp using finite element analysis.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 51:E117–E117. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2011.
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  - Claverie, T., E. K. Chan, and S. N. Patek. “Shape, size and performance of a crustacean predatory appendage.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 50:E29–E29. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2010.
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  - Mendoza, Blanco M. A., and S. N. Patek. “Comparative muscle physiology of the mantis shrimp's raptorial appendage.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 50:E116–E116. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2010.
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  - Rosario, M., J. R. A. Taylor, and S. N. Patek. “Probing the evolutionary biomechanics of elastic energy storage in mantis shrimp.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 50:E289–E289. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2010.
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  - Taylor, Jennifer R. A., and Sheila N. Patek. “Biological punching bags: impact analysis of a mantis shrimp telson.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 50:E173–E173. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2010.
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  - Jacinto, R. D., L. Nagle, S. N. Patek, and A. P. Summers. “Keeping an open mind: Investigating poacher skeletal morphology.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 45:1019–1019. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2005.
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  - Money, N. P., A. Pringle, S. N. Patek, M. Fischer, and J. Stolze. “Rapid discharge of mushroom spores.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 45:1046–1046. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2005.
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  - Patek, S. N., J. Bajo, and A. Summers. “Springs, linkages and latches: A mechanical model of the mantis shrimps raptorial appendage.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 45:1055–1055. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2005.
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  - Van Trump, W. J., S. N. Patek, and M. A. R. Koehl. “The California spiny lobsters runny nose.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 45:1205–1205. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2005.
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  - Patek, S. N., and R. L. Caldwell. “Snail smashing forces of the peacock mantis shrimp.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 44:618–618. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2004.
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  - Patek, S. N., W. Korff, and R. Caldwell. “Springy saddles: A new model of energy storage in the mantis shrimps strike.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 43:981–981. SOC INTEGRATIVE COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY, 2003.
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  - Patek, S. N., and J. A. Goldman. “More than one way to sniff: a comparative analysis of palinurid lobster antennules.” In Integrative and Comparative Biology, 42:1292–1292. SOC INTEGRATIVE COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY, 2002.
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- BIOLOGY 293: Research Independent Study 2020
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