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How do fish miss? Attack strategies of threespine stickleback capturing non-evasive prey
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ABSTRACT Most predators rely on capturing prey for survival, yet failure is common. Failure is often attributed to prey evasion, but predator miscalculation and/or inaccuracy may also drive an unsuccessful event. We addressed the latter...
Publication · March 02, 2026
Springing into action: Comparing escape responses between bipedal and quadrupedal rodents
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Abstract Predation is a fundamental selective pressure on animal morphology, as morphology is directly linked with physical performance and evasion. Bipedal heteromyid rodents, which are characterized by unique morphological traits such...
Publication · March 02, 2026
The past, present, and future of predator–prey interactions in a warming world: Using species distribution modeling to forecast ectotherm–endotherm niche overlap
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Abstract Climate change has the potential to disrupt species interactions across global ecosystems. Ectotherm–endotherm interactions may be especially prone to this risk due to the possible mismatch between the species in physiological ...
Publication · March 02, 2026
Thermal Dynamics of Ectotherm Behavioral Strategies: Insights from Agent-Based Simulations
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Terrestrial ectotherms use dynamic behavioral thermoregulation strategies that typically rely on finding thermal refugia to avoid unfavorable conditions. Traditional analytic approaches rely on analysis of thermal indices to describe th...
Publication · March 02, 2026
Osteology and arthrology of the ankle and tarsometatarsus of anoles (Iguania: Anolidae): not convergent with geckos but divergent from the ancestral iguanian condition.
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The ankle joint of lizards has a complex structure, and its features help to define the Lacertilia. The configuration of this joint in its ancestral state entrains conjoint flexion-extension and long-axis rotation of the pes relative to...
Publication · March 02, 2026
Fish alter locomotor and feeding kinematics to capture aerial prey
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Although most fishes feed exclusively in water, some are capable of leaping into the air to capture flying, suspended or perched prey. Whereas some species specialize in aerial prey capture, others will only opportunistically feed aeria...
Publication · March 02, 2026
Frictional adhesion of geckos predicts maximum running performance in nature
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ABSTRACT Despite the myriad studies examining the diversity and mechanisms of gecko adhesion in the lab, we have a poor understanding of how this translates to locomotion in nature. It has long been assumed that greater adhesive strengt...
Publication · March 02, 2026
Geckos running with dynamic adhesion: towards integration of ecology, energetics and biomechanics.
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Morphological specializations often enable animals to deal with challenges in nature, a prime example being the adhesive system of geckos. With this, geckos can access smooth and vertical (and even inverted) areas of the habitat that mo...
Publication · March 02, 2026
Subdigital integumentary microstructure in Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkota): do those lineages with incipiently expressed toepads exclusively exhibit adhesive setae?
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In taxa such as insects, spiders, bats, frogs, and lizards, adhesive structures at the distal ends of their limbs have independently evolved, enabling the animals to adhere to inclined or even inverted surfaces. The adhesive apparatus o...
Publication · March 02, 2026
Limb segment contributions to the evolution of hind limb length in phrynosomatid lizards
Publication · March 02, 2026
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