Anthony Herrel

This paper develops a computational framework combining DEM and FEA to study cranial biomechanics during burrowing in Blanus cinereus, showing how soft tissues and cranial sutures manage mechanical loads.

The paper examines how demographic history affects genetic diversity and performance traits in insular and mainland lizard populations, finding elevated genetic load correlates with reduced bite force.

This study examines the coordination of beak and tongue movements in songbirds during seed manipulation, revealing the tongue's role in seed rotation and the impact of cranial mechanics on feeding efficiency.

This study examines how habitat use influences morphological variation in snakes, finding that habitat groups exhibit distinct morphologies with limited convergence in fossorial and aquatic species.

This study shows that brain size reduction in dogs began in the Late Neolithic, 5,000 years ago, with a 46% decrease compared to prehistoric wolves.

This study analyzes head shape variation in snakes to determine how ecology, not phylogeny, drives morphological adaptation to habitat and diet.

The paper describes jaw muscles and calculates bite force in South American opossums using manual and virtual dissection methods, comparing results and highlighting differences in muscle anatomy and PCSA calculation.

This study reconstructs the mesodermal origins of neck muscles in vertebrates, showing that neck evolution arose from pre-existing muscle groups in fishes through developmental expansion.

This study investigates alarm calls in Gekko gecko, revealing distinct call types and laryngeal biomechanics, suggesting G. gecko as a model for understanding vertebrate vocal evolution.

The paper identifies genetic factors contributing to endurance heterogeneity in Xenopus tropicalis using gene and gene set analyses, revealing core genes, functional modules, and pathways related to muscle contraction and lipid metabolism.