Articles
Linkage mechanics and power amplification of the mantis shrimp's strike (with B. N. Nowroozi, J. E. Baio, R. L. Caldwell, and A. P. Summers), Journal of Experimental Biology (2007)
Mantis shrimp (Stomatopoda) generate extremely rapid and forceful predatory strikes through a suite of structural...
The acoustic mechanics of stick–slip friction in the California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) (with J. E. Baio), Journal of Experimental Biology (2007)
The dynamic interplay between static and sliding friction is fundamental to many animal movements. One...
Multifunctionality and mechanical origins: Ballistic jaw propulsion in trap-jaw ants (with J. E. Baio, B. L. Fisher, and A. V. Suarez), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA (2006)
Extreme animal movements are usually associated with a single, high-performance behavior. However, the remarkably rapid...
Extreme impact and cavitation forces of a biological hammer: strike forces of the peacock mantis shrimp Odontodactylus scyllarus (with R. L. Caldwell), Journal of Experimental Biology (2005)
Mantis shrimp are renowned for their unusual method of breaking shells with brief, powerful strikes...
Squeaking with a sliding joint: mechanics and motor control of sound production in palinurid lobsters, Journal of Experimental Biology (2002)
The origin of arthropod sound-producing morphology typically involves modification of two translating body surfaces, such...