JOSEPH R. III MENDELSON

This study shows how cornsnakes use redundant contacts and force redistribution to climb vertical surfaces, revealing biomechanical principles for agile robotics.

This paper reevaluates the phylogeography and taxonomy of the Marbled Toad using genomic and morphological data, finding support for the current classification and a historical north-south split followed by an east-west split.

The paper examines microstructures on preserved reptile scales, finding they retain features similar to shed skins and reveal a new case of convergent evolution in sidewinding vipers.

The paper presents a high-resolution chromosome-assigned genome of the Komodo dragon, identifying adaptations in cardiovascular, muscular, and chemosensory systems through comparative genomics.