...Samuel Ginot; Alexander Blanke Performance traits such as bite forces are crucial to fitness and relate to the niche and adaptation of species. However, for many insects it is not possible to directly measure their bite forces because they are too small. Biomechanical models of bite forces...

.... Snakes Gap crossing Kinematics Biomechanics Locomotion National Geographic Society http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100006363 EC-52215R-18 Company of Biologists http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000522 180820 Virginia Tech Graduate Student Association...

...Chengpei Li; Aaron J. Xu; Eric Beery; S. Tonia Hsieh; Suzanne Amador Kane ABSTRACT How animals jump and land on diverse surfaces is ecologically important and relevant to bioinspired robotics. Here, we describe the jumping biomechanics of the planthopper Lycorma delicatula (spotted lanternfly...

.... and Chamorro , L. ( 2019 ). Taking a stab at quantifying the energetics of biological puncture . Integr. Comp. Biol. 59 , 1586 - 1596 . 10.1093/icb/icz078 Bar-On , B. ( 2019 ). On the form and biomechanics of venom-injection elements . Acta Biomat. 85 , 263 - 271 . 10.1016...

...Dominique G. Roche; Eric D. Tytell; Paolo Domenici ABSTRACT Work carried out since the late 1970s has provided key insights into the comparative biomechanics, kinematics, behaviour and neurobiology of fish escape responses. An escape response is an ecologically important behaviour used by fishes...

... mass. Maximum bite force scaled almost in direct proportion to mass; the largest workers generated peak bite forces 2.5 times higher than expected from isometry. This remarkable positive allometry can be explained via a biomechanical model that links bite forces with substantial size-specific changes...

...Luke N. Jessup; Luke A. Kelly; Andrew G. Cresswell; Glen A. Lichtwark ABSTRACT Many models have been developed to predict metabolic energy expenditure based on biomechanical proxies of muscle function. However, current models may only perform well for select forms of locomotion, not only because...

..., inclined substrate angles were most correlated with strain increases, whereas the forelimbs had a similar pattern but of lesser magnitude. Unlike some other habitat transitions, these results do not support biomechanical release as a mechanism likely to have facilitated limb elongation. Instead, limb bone...

... ). Energetics and biomechanics of running footwear with increased longitudinal bending stiffness: a narrative review . Sports Med. 51 , 873 - 894 . 10.1007/s40279-020-01406-5 Peronnet , F. and Massicotte , D. ( 1991 ). Table of nonprotein respiratory quotient: an update . Can J Sport...

... work is properly attributed. Summary: Flying insects frequently collide with obstacles when navigating dense clutter, but the performance consequences of collisions depend on which parts of the insect (e.g. leg, wing, body) are involved. Obstacles Biomechanics Hymenoptera Wind...

..., to larger obstacles that animals must move over or navigate around. Historically, the unpredictability and variability of natural environments has limited the ability to collect data on animal walking biomechanics. However, recent technical advances, such as more sensitive and portable cameras, biologgers...

... of interdisciplinary science. This is nowhere more true than in JEB's place as the ‘house’ journal for comparative biomechanics. As interdisciplinary approaches have gained traction, animal physiologists now have the tools at their disposal to perform a detailed examination of organismal flight at all levels: from...

...Alejandro Rico-Guevara; Kristiina J. Hurme; Margaret A. Rubega; David Cuban ABSTRACT Hummingbirds are the most speciose group of vertebrate nectarivores and exhibit striking bill variation in association with their floral food sources. To explicitly link comparative feeding biomechanics...

... parts (styles) of Asteraceae flowers serve as ballistic levers to catapult pollen toward insects within a specific range equal to the size of a flowerhead, minimizing wasteful dispersal. Adhesion Biomechanics Ballistic lever Pollination Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst http...

...Anand Krishnan ABSTRACT The field of comparative biomechanics examines how form, mechanical properties and environmental interactions shape the function of biological structures. Biomechanics has advanced by leaps and bounds as rapid technological progress opens up new research horizons...

... systems Pectoral girdle Cranial stabilization Biomechanics Summary: Channel catfish vary suction feeding performance by modulating co-contraction of epaxial and hypaxial muscles. © 2023. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2023 19 8 2022 18 1 2023 Competing...

... but is strongly reduced. Biomechanics Functional morphology Friction Adhesion Tarsus morphology Locomotion Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001659 GO 995/34-1 The ability of organisms to attach to and detach from surfaces is often essential...

...Matthew J. McHenry; Tyson L. Hedrick ABSTRACT Kinematic measurements have been essential to the study of comparative biomechanics and offer insight into relationships between technological development and scientific progress. Here, we review the 100 year history of kinematic measurements in Journal...

... that both ecological and biomechanical constraints strongly influence roost-site selection in T. tricolor . Bats might select narrow leaves with a long apex not only to avoid being detected by diurnal predators while in the roost (which was not directly tested in our study) but also to reduce the potential...

... and controlled aerial maneuvers that may be useful when falling through the tree canopy. Aerial righting Biomechanics Canopy Gliding Parachuting Redwood University of South Florida http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100008900 Fred L. and Helen M. Tharp Scholarship Fern Garden...