Sam Van Wassenbergh

Extremely fast prey capture in pipefish is powered by elastic recoil

Sam Van Wassenbergh, James A. Strother, Brooke E. Flammang et al. · Journal of The Royal Society Interface · 2007 · 102 citations · Full text

Boxfish swimming paradox resolved: forces by the flow of water around the body promote manoeuvrability

Sam Van Wassenbergh, K. van Manen, Tina A. Marcroft et al. · Journal of The Royal Society Interface · 2014 · 75 citations · Full text

Hydroelasticity, Engineering, Drag Reduction +23

Biomechanics and hydrodynamics of prey capture in the Chinese giant salamander reveal a high-performance jaw-powered suction feeding mechanism

Egon Heiss, Nikolay Natchev, Michaela Gumpenberger et al. · Journal of The Royal Society Interface · 2013 · 62 citations · Full text

Biology, Prey Capture, Morphological Evidence +14

Morphological convergence as a consequence of extreme functional demands: examples from the feeding system of natricine snakes

Anthony Herrel, Michael E. Alfaro, Sam Van Wassenbergh et al. · Journal of Evolutionary Biology · 2008 · 61 citations · Full text

Predator-prey Interaction, Extreme Functional Demands, Anatomy +16

Hydrodynamic modelling of aquatic suction performance and intra-oral pressures: limitations for comparative studies

Sam Van Wassenbergh, Peter Aerts, Anthony Herrel · Journal of The Royal Society Interface · 2006 · 56 citations · Full text

Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Predator-prey Interaction +20