Thomas van de Kamp

The paper examines the evolutionary diversification of screw joints in weevils, showing continuous variation and modular evolution rather than discrete types.

The paper demonstrates that high-quality DNA and high-resolution 3D tomograms can be obtained from the same insect specimens by optimizing irradiation conditions and prioritizing rapid scanning before DNA extraction.

Antscan provides 2,193 standardized whole-body 3D synchrotron micro-CT datasets across 792 ant species (212 genera), pairing morphological volumes with automated deep-learning segmentation and genome sequencing projects.

This paper describes the raptorial mechanism of dryinid wasps, showing their claws function as snap traps triggered by prey contact, and explores the evolutionary development of this mechanism.

This paper develops a multimodal approach combining X-ray computed tomography and light-sheet fluorescence microscopy to visualize gene expression in 3D tissue context, applicable to in vitro models and model organisms.