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Comparative Biomechanics

Comparative Biomechanics is a subdiscipline of biomechanics that systematically examines the mechanical functions and structural adaptations across different species to elucidate evolutionary and functional principles underlying movement and form.

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Evidence for van der Waals adhesion in gecko setae

Kellar Autumn, Metin Sitti, Yiching A. Liang et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2002 · 1.9K citations

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Ecological morphology and flight in bats (Mammalia; Chiroptera): wing adaptations, flight performance, foraging strategy and echolocation

Ulla Μ. Norberg, J. M. V. Rayner · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1987 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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Tongues, tentacles and trunks: the biomechanics of movement in muscular-hydrostats

William M. Kier, Kathleen K. Smith · Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society · 1985 · 905 citations

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Scaling Body Support in Mammals: Limb Posture and Muscle Mechanics

Andrew A. Biewener · Science · 1989 · 880 citations

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Genetic and developmental basis of evolutionary pelvic reduction in threespine sticklebacks

Michael D. Shapiro, Melissa E. Marks, Catherine L. Peichel et al. · Nature · 2004 · 869 citations

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  1. AH
    Anthony Herrel

    University of Antwerp, Belgium

    119 publications · 7.5K citations

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  2. JR
    John R. Hutchinson

    Royal Veterinary College, United Kingdom

    71 publications · 4.5K citations

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  3. PA
    Peter Aerts

    University of Antwerp, Belgium

    69 publications · 4.1K citations

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  4. AA
    Andrew A. Biewener

    Harvard University, United States

    42 publications · 5.2K citations

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  5. SN
    Stanislav N. Gorb

    Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany

    60 publications · 3.2K citations

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  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    79 h-index

    346 publications

    31.2K citations

  2. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    62 h-index

    260 publications

    44.2K citations

  3. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    62 h-index

    233 publications

    16.3K citations

  4. University of Antwerp

    Antwerp, Belgium

    59 h-index

    310 publications

    20.3K citations

  5. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    53 h-index

    197 publications

    14.7K citations

  6. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    52 h-index

    233 publications

    14.6K citations

  7. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    48 h-index

    252 publications

    12.8K citations

  8. Ohio University

    Athens, United States

    48 h-index

    139 publications

    7.9K citations

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  1. Journal of Experimental Biology

    734 publications · 49.5K citations

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  2. American Journal of Physical Anthropology

    197 publications · 14.1K citations

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  3. Journal of Zoology

    208 publications · 15.6K citations

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  4. Journal of Morphology

    228 publications · 13.6K citations

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  5. Journal of Human Evolution

    JHE · 115 publications · 7.8K citations

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