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Bridging Walking and Slithering – Stokesian Locomotion
(2021-05-20)
Both legged locomotion and slithering motions typically utilize periodic gaits – repeating cycles of body shape
change that produce a net motion through the world. Legged locomotion can be viewed from the perspective of ...
Constant speed gaits should work across all speeds
(2021-07-15)
The Stokesian form of the reconstruction equation of Geometric Mechanics arises when the contact forces are so large compared to body inertia that the group momentum decays almost instantaneously. As special case of this ...
Soil respiration in northern forests exposed to elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone
(Springer-Verlag, 2006-02-18)
The aspen free-air CO 2 and O 3 enrichment (FACTS II–FACE) study in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA, is designed to understand the mechanisms by which young northern deciduous forest ecosystems respond to elevated atmospheric ...
Microclimatic changes and the indirect loss of ant diversity in a tropical agroecosystem
(Springer-Verlag, 1996-11)
Recent changes in the coffee agroecosystem of Costa Rica were used to study the mechanism of biodiversity loss in transforming agroecosystems, focusing on the ground-foraging ant community. Coffee farms are being transformed ...
The Batrachian Barf Bowl: An authentic research experience using ecological data from frog diets
(Wiley, 2022-06-22)
Authentic research experiences (AREs) are a powerful strategy for inspiring and retaining students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. However,
recent demand for virtual learning has emphasized ...
Amphi-Atlantic phylogeography of direct-developing lineages of Lasaea, a genus of brooding bivalves
(Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1999-10)
Direct-developing intertidal Lasaea spp. occur in the North Atlantic as both continental margin and oceanic island populations. We conducted a molecular phylogenetic analysis of representative populations in order to test ...