ECR Spotlight interviews

As a community journal, JEB actively encourages and supports the contributions of graduate/postgraduate students and post-doctoral researchers (early-career researchers; ECRs) to the research it publishes. ECR Spotlight is an interview series with ECR authors from a selection of the papers published in the journal each year. In addition to promoting the ECR alongside their paper, the section aims to highlight the diversity of ECRs working in experimental biology and the huge variety of animals and physiological systems that are essential for the ‘comparative’ approach.

• ECRs featured in 2025
• ECRs featured in 2024
• ECRs featured in 2023 - 100 years of discovery

Would you like to be featured in ECR Spotlight? Details of how to apply are sent to all authors on acceptance of their paper in JEB. Submit your paper.

Our other interview series are:

• Conversation: early-career researchers
• Conversation: in the field
• Conversation: JEB@100
• Conversation: extraordinary creatures

 

 

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2025

 



Nir El (Mount Allison University, Canada)

Nir El is an author on ‘Taurine efflux counters the hydrodynamic impact of anaerobic metabolism to protect cardiorespiratory function under acute thermal stress in brook char (Salvelinus fontinalis)’, published in JEB. Nir carried out this work while a PhD student in the lab of Tyson MacCormack at Mount Allison University, Canada.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb250070. [Full text] [PDF] - 13 January 2025

 



Tanja Kloock (Institute for Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hanover, Germany)

Tanja Kloock is an author on ‘Scaling of quantitative cardiomyocyte properties in the left ventricle of different mammalian species’, published in JEB. Tanja is a post-doc researcher in the lab of Christian Mü hlfeld at the Institute for Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hanover, Germany, investigating allometry of the cardiovascular system in mammals of different size.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb250081. [Full text] [PDF] - 10 January 2025

 



Analıá Mattiacci (INTA Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche, Argentina)

Analıá Mattiacci is an author on ‘Chemotactile perception and associative learning of amino acids in yellowjacket workers’, published in JEB. Analıá is a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Juan C. Corley at INTA Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche, Argentina, investigating the behavioural physiology and ecology of social insects, particularly their foraging and learning mechanisms.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249974. [Full text] [PDF] - 6 January 2025

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2024

 



Gayathri Kondakath (Tufts University, USA)

Gayathri Kondakath is an author on ‘Characterization of a rapid avoidance behavior in Manduca sexta larvae in response to noxious stimuli’, published in JEB. Gayathri is a PhD candidate in the lab of Dr Barry A. Trimmer at Tufts University, USA, investigating the neuroethology of nociception.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249728. [Full text] [PDF] - 20 December 2024

 



Leo Wood (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)

Leo Wood is an author on ‘Flight power muscles have a coordinated, causal role in controlling hawkmoth pitch turns’, published in JEB. Leo is a PhD student in the lab of Simon Sponberg at Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, investigating neuromechanics, how nervous systems generate and control patterns of movement.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249718. [Full text] [PDF] - 18 December 2024

 



Yuting Lin (The Royal Veterinary College, UK)

Yuting Lin is an author on ‘ Hindlimb kinematics, kinetics, and muscle dynamics during sit-to-stand and sit-to-walk transitions in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae)’, published in JEB. Yuting is a PhD student in the lab of John R. Hutchinson at The Royal Veterinary College, UK, investigating the biomechanics of vertebrate terrestrial movement, particularly the sit-to-stand transition in birds.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249699. [Full text] [PDF] - 17 December 2024

 



Jessica Taylor (University of Lincoln, UK)

Jessica Taylor is an author on ‘Kinematics and energetics of the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) when jumping from compliant surfaces’, published in JEB. Jessica is a technician in the lab of Professor Gregory Sutton at the University of Lincoln, UK, investigating grasshoppers jumping from compliant substrates: how their kinematics and energetics are affected when jumping from a diving board-like platform.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249838. [Full text] [PDF] - 16 December 2024

 



Kristoffer Wild (The University of Melbourne, Australia)

Kristoffer Wild is an author on ‘From eggs to adulthood: sustained effects of early developmental temperature and corticosterone exposure on physiology and body size in an Australian lizard’, published in JEB. Kristoffer is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of Dr Mike Kearney at The University of Melbourne, Australia, investigating how animals interact with their environment; specifically, how extrinsic factors drive individual and population processes.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249828. [Full text] [PDF] - 12 December 2024

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Morgane Fournier (Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Bern, Switzerland)

Morgane Fournier is an author on ‘The avian vocal system: 3D reconstruction reveals upper vocal tract elongation during head motion’, published in JEB. Morgane conducted the research described in this article when working as an engineer in Pauline Provini’s lab at INSERM, Université Paris Cité. She is now a PhD student in the lab of Anne-Claire Fabre at the Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Bern, Switzerland, investigating the factors that influence the morphology and function of bones in living animals in order to help reconstruct the ecology of extinct animals.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249701. [Full text] [PDF] - 6 December 2024

 



Benjamin Dupuis (La Rochelle Université, France)

Benjamin Dupuis is an author on ‘Innovative use of depth data to estimate energy intake and expenditure in Adélie penguins’, published in JEB. Benjamin is a PhD student in the lab of Akiko Kato at La Rochelle Université, investigating conservation biology and movement ecology of marine predators.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249702. [Full text] [PDF] - 5 December 2024

 



David Sparks and Edwin Rajeev (University of Florida, USA)

David Sparks and Edwin Rajeev are authors on ‘Swimming kinematics of rainbow trout behind a 3×5 cylinder array: a computationally driven experimental approach to understanding fish locomotion’, published in JEB. David conducted the research described in this article while a master’s student in James Liao’s lab at the University of Florida, USA. Edwin conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Alberto Canestrelli’s lab at the University of Florida, USA. David is a Lab Tech in the lab of Freddyson Martinez-Rivera at the University of Florida, USA, investigating cognitive and sensory capabilities of motile, aquatic animals, especially from a comparative or ecological perspective. Edwin is a Project Engineer/Coastal Consultant in the lab of James Liao at the University of Florida, USA, leveraging high- fidelity modelling, computational analysis and biomimicry to design resilient coastal infrastructure, enhance environmental sustainability and drive climate adaptability through nature-based engineering solutions.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249809. [Full text] [PDF] - 5 December 2024

 



Liqiu Tang (Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China)

Liqiu Tang is an author on ‘Gut microbiota are involved in leptin-induced thermoregulation in the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)’, published in JEB. Liqiu is a PhD student in the lab of Dehua Wang at the State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, investigating physiological ecology of small mammals.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249656. [Full text] [PDF] - 3 December 2024

 



Hosain Bagheri (Georgia Tech, USA)

Hosain Bagheri is an author on ‘ Detecting subtle subterranean movement via laser speckle imaging’, published in JEB. Hosain conducted the research described in this article while a Research Assistant in Hamid Marvi's lab at Arizona State University, USA. Hosain is now a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the lab of Daniel I. Goldman at Georgia Tech, USA, investigating biological organisms through engineering and physics to deepen our understanding of biology and develop real-world applications for societal benefit.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249683. [Full text] [PDF] - 22 November 2024

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Sandra Martins (University of Lisbon, Portugal)

Sandra Martins is an author on ‘Immunological resilience of a temperate catshark to a simulated marine heat wave’, published in JEB. Sandra is a PhD student in the lab of Rui Rosa and Deborah Power from the University of Lisbon, Portugal, investigating how human activities impact shark health by uncovering the immune and neuroendocrine responses that help them adapt and thrive in a changing ocean.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249671. [Full text] [PDF] - 20 November 2024

 



Seth Shirazi (University of California, Riverside, CA, USA)

Seth Shirazi is an author on ‘How do fish miss? Attack strategies of threespine stickleback capturing non-evasive prey’, published in JEB. Seth is a PhD candidate in the lab of Tim Higham at the University of California, Riverside, CA, USA, investigating evolutionary biomechanics of predator–prey interactions in fishes.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249632. [Full text] [PDF] - 14 November 2024

 

 



Lindsay Martin (Vanderbilt University, USA)

Lindsay Martin is an author on ‘ Senescence of humoral antimicrobial immunity occurs in infected mosquitoes when the temperature is higher’, published in JEB. Lindsay is a graduate student in the lab of Julián Hillyer at Vanderbilt University, USA, investigating how warming environmental temperature alters mosquito aging and immunity, and how warmer temperature and aging interact together to modify the mosquito's ability to fight an infection.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249775. [Full text] [PDF] - 08 November 2024

 

 



Fred Tremblay (McGill University, Canada)

Fred Tremblay is an author on ‘ Time–energy budgets outperform dynamic body acceleration in predicting daily energy expenditure in kittiwakes, and estimate a very low cost of gliding flight relative to flapping’, published in JEB. Fred conducted the research described in this article while a Master's student in Kyle Elliott's lab at McGill University, Canada. She is now a Wildlife Biologist in the Canadian Wildlife Service, investigating seabird ecology, ecophysiology and more recently migratory bird harvest management.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249600. [Full text] [PDF] - 07 November 2024

 

 



Salvatore Lacava (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan)

Salvatore Lacava is an author on ‘ The role of mouse tails in response to external and self-generated balance perturbations on the roll plane’, published in JEB. Salvatore is a PhD student in the lab of Marylka Yoe Uusisaari at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan, investigating how mice use their tails to help them balance during locomotion and in response to external perturbations.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249560. [Full text] [PDF] - 06 November 2024

 

 



Francisco Márquez-Borrás (University of Auckland, New Zealand)

Francisco Márquez-Borrás is an author on ‘Long-term study of the combined effects of ocean acidification and warming on the mottled brittle star, Ophionereis fasciata’, published in JEB. Francisco conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Mary Sewell’s lab at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Francisco is now a Senior marine technician in the lab of Mary Sewell at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, investigating the ecophysiology of marine invertebrates.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249605. [Full text] [PDF] - 30 October 2024

 



Amalie Hutchinson (The University of Western Ontario, Canada)

Amalie Hutchinson is an author on ‘The mitochondrial physiology of torpor in ruby- throated hummingbirds, Archilochus colubris’, published in JEB. Amalie is a PhD candidate in the lab of Jim Staples and Chris Guglielmo at The University of Western Ontario, Canada, investigating the physiology of torpor in flying heterotherms: hummingbirds and bats.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249611. [Full text] [PDF] - 29 October 2024

 



Matthew Gilbert (University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA)

Matthew Gilbert is an author on ‘Measuring maximum heart rate to study cardiac thermal performance and heat tolerance in fishes’, published in JEB. Matthew is an Assistant Professor of Animal Physiology at the Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA, investigating environmental drivers of cardiorespiratory and energetic plasticity, thermal physiology and exercise physiology.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249401. [Full text] [PDF] - 25 October 2024

 



Danilo Giacometti (Brock University, Canada)

Danilo Giacometti is an author on ‘Ups and downs of fossorial life: migration restlessness and geotaxis may explain overwintering emergence in the spotted salamander’, published in JEB. Danilo is a PhD candidate in the lab of Dr Glenn Tattersall at Brock University, Canada, investigating how environmental variation affects the physiology and behaviour of amphibians and reptiles.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249561. [Full text] [PDF] - 24 October 2024

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Haneal Pae (University of California, Riverside, USA)

Haneal Pae is an author on ‘Drosophila require both green and UV wavelengths for sun orientation but lack a time-compensated sun compass’, published in JEB. Haneal is a PhD student in the lab of Ysabel Giraldo at University of California, Riverside, USA, investigating how sensory information is integrated and processed in the nervous system and influences Drosophila orientation during flight.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249511. [Full text] [PDF] - 14 October 2024

 



Miguel López-Unzu (Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Spain)

Miguel López-Unzu is an author on ‘The myoarchitecture of the vertebrate cardiac ventricles: evolution and classification’, published in JEB. Miguel conducted the research described in this article while a Postdoctoral Researcher in Prof. Ana Carmen Durán and Prof. Borja Fernández’s lab at Universidad de Málaga, Spain. Miguel is now a Postdoctoral Researcher in the lab of Prof. Jorge Alegre-Cebollada at Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Spain, investigating the heart muscle, the myocardium, in order to help improve cardiovascular health.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248205. [Full text] [PDF] - 11 October 2024

 



Hui Yu (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)

Hui Yu is an author on ‘Flight activity and effort of breeding pied flycatchers in the wild, revealed with accelerometers and machine learning’, published in JEB. Hui Yu is a postdoc in the lab of Florian Muijres at Wageningen University, The Netherlands, developing and applying new technology to study wild animal behaviours.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249565. [Full text] [PDF] - 10 October 2024

 



Abel Mebrahtu (University of Calgary, Canada)

Abel Mebrahtu is an author on ‘Reconsidering assumptions in the analysis of muscle fibre cross- sectional area’, published in JEB. Abel is an MSc Graduate Student in the lab of Dr Walter Herzog at the University of Calgary, Canada, investigating the biomechanical properties and molecular pathways of various muscle or joint pathophysiology conditions, such as osteoarthritis.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249559. [Full text] [PDF] - 10 October 2024

 



Marishia Agard (York University, North York, Canada)

Marishia Agard is an author on ‘Another fly diuretic hormone: tachykinins increase fluid and ion transport by adult Drosophila melanogaster Malpighian (renal) tubules’, published in JEB. Marishia is a PhD Candidate in the lab of Jean-Paul Paluzzi at York University, North York, investigating how the endocrine system regulates salt and water balance in insects.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249536. [Full text] [PDF] - 10 October 2024

 



Yanira Jiménez-Padilla (University of Western Ontario, Canada)

Yanira Jiménez-Padilla is an author on ‘Live yeasts accelerate Drosophila melanogaster larval development’, published in JEB. Yanira is a PhD student in the lab of Brent J. Sinclair at Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, Canada, investigating how gut microbes, especially yeasts, affect their host physiology.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249516. [Full text] [PDF] - 4 October 2024

 



Luis Kuchenmüller (Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia)

Luis Kuchenmüller is an author on ‘Hyperoxia disproportionally benefits the aerobic performance of large fish at elevated temperature’, published in JEB. Luis is a PhD student in the lab of Timothy Clark at School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, investigating thermal effects on the cardiorespiratory oxygen supply in fish.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249477. [Full text] [PDF] - 4 October 2024

 



Grégoire Boulinguez-Ambroise (Duke University, Durham, NC, USA)

Grégoire Boulinguez-Ambroise is an author on ‘Biomechanical and morphological determinants of maximal jumping performance in callitrichine monkeys’, published in JEB. Grégoire conducted the research described in this article while a postdoc in Jesse W. Young’s lab at the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), Rootstown, OH, USA. He is now a postdoc in the lab of Daniel Schmitt at the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA, investigating the use of integrative approaches, combining morphology, behavior and performance, to further understand the origins of primate locomotion.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249487. [Full text] [PDF] - 30 September 2024

 



Alec Wilken (The University of Chicago, USA)

Alec Wilken is an author on ‘A new biomechanical model of the mammal jaw based on load path analysis’, published in JEB. Alec is a PhD candidate in the lab of Callum Ross and Zhe-Xi Luo at The University of Chicago, USA, investigating the evolution of skull form and function.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249362. [Full text] [PDF] - 30 September 2024

 



Brett Hodinka (Simon Fraser University, Canada)

Brett Hodinka is an author on ‘Getting slimmer without dieting or exercising: zebra finches can rapidly lose mass while maintaining food intake and decreasing activity’, published in JEB. Brett is a PhD candidate in the lab of Dr Tony Williams at Simon Fraser University, Canada, investigating the cost of reproduction in birds.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249460. [Full text] [PDF] - 26 September 2024

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Alyssa Head (San Diego State University, USA)

Alyssa Head is an author on ‘Do morphology– performance relationships vary between sexes in lizards?’, published in JEB. Alyssa conducted the research described in this article while a research assistant in Dr Eric Gangloff’s lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, and is now a graduate student in the lab of Dr Kinsey Brock at San Diego State University, investigating invasive species, the effects of urbanization and the impact of sexual dimorphism on functional morphology.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249400. [Full text] [PDF] - 20 September 2024

 



Jean-Noël Houchat (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)

Jean-Noël Houchat is an author on ‘Barometric pressure decrease induces density dependent changes in foraging behaviour in a parasitoid fly’, published in JEB. Jean-Noë l conducted the research described in this article while a postdoc in the Laboratorio de Entomologıá Experimental-GrupodeInvestigaciónenEcofisiologıá deParasitoides y Otros Insectos (LEE-GIEP), Universidad de Buenos Aires. He is now a postdoc in the Laboratorio de Neurofisiologıá y Ritmos Biológicos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, investigating insect neurobiology and behavior, toxicology, and control of pest insects.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249439. [Full text] [PDF] - 11 September 2024

 



Nicole Schwartz (Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, USA)

Nicole Schwartz is an author on ‘A meta- analysis of whole-body and heart mass effect sizes from a long-term artificial selection experiment for high voluntary exercise’, published in JEB. Nicole conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Theodore Garland, Jr’s lab at University of California, Riverside, USA. She is now a Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of Patricia C. Lopes at Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, USA, investigating how early-life effects can alter the development of offspring and modify the expression of complex behaviors (e.g. voluntary exercise) into adulthood.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249456. [Full text] [PDF] - 9 September 2024

 



Caroline Terry (Washington State University, Pullman, USA)

Caroline Terry is an author on ‘Interactive effects of temperature and salinity on metabolism and activity of the copepod Tigriopus californicus’, published in JEB. Caroline is a PhD candidate in the lab of Wes Dowd at the School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA, investigating the mechanisms underlying unpredictable multi- stressor interactions.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249414. [Full text] [PDF] - 6 September 2024

 



Eleanor Caves (Brown University, USA)

Eleanor Caves is an author on ‘Nanoscale ultrastructures increase the visual conspicuousness of signalling traits in obligate cleaner shrimps’, published in JEB. Eleanor conducted the research described in this article while an Assistant Professor at the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. She is now an Assistant Professor at the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Brown University, USA, investigating behavioural ecology, animal vision and evolution, particularly using marine cleaning interactions to ask questions regarding how organisms perceive their visual world, and how that perception influences how animals perceive, recognize and communicate with other individuals.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249389. [Full text] [PDF] - 29 August 2024

 



Benjamin Negrete (University of British Columbia, Canada)

Benjamin Negrete is an author on ‘Implications of chronic hypoxia during development in red drum’, published in JEB. Benjamin conducted the research described in this article while a PhD candidate in Dr Andrew Esbaugh’s lab at University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute. He is now a post-doctoral fellow in the lab of Dr Jeffrey Richards at University of British Columbia, Canada, investigating how fish respond to a changing world and the mechanisms and adaptations that allow them to survive and thrive.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249345. [Full text] [PDF] - 27 August 2024

 



Jess MacPherson (York University, Canada)

Jess MacPherson is an author on ‘Absence of a functional gut microbiome impairs host amino acid metabolism in the Pacific spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi)’, published in JEB. Jess conducted the research described in this article while an undergraduate student in Dr Gary Anderson’s lab at University of Manitoba, Canada. She is now a PhD candidate in the lab of Dr Carol Bucking at York University, Canada, investigating the role of host- associated microbiomes in the physiology of fish and invertebrates.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249337. [Full text] [PDF] - 27 August 2024

 



Emma Flatt (University of British Columbia, Canada)

Emma is an author on ‘11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 may mediate the stress-specific effects of cortisol on brain cell proliferation in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio)’, published in JEB. Emma is a PhD student in the lab of Patricia Schulte at the University of British Columbia, Canada, investigating how local adaptation and development can influence the endocrine system of fish and, ultimately, how this affects their ability respond to environmental stress in the context of climate change.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249322. [Full text] [PDF] - 27 August 2024

 



Laura Mendez (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA)

Laura Mendez is an author on ‘Wind gradient exploitation during foraging flights by black skimmers (Rynchops niger)’, published in JEB. Laura is a PhD student in the lab of Tyson Hedrick at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, investigating how animals use their bodies to move through, and interact with, their environment, modifying their behavior according to available resources.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249335. [Full text] [PDF] - 22 August 2024

 



Soren Coulson (Western University, London, Ontario, Canada)

Soren Coulson is an author on ‘Regulation of muscle pyruvate dehydrogenase activity and fuel use during exercise in high-altitude deer mice’, published in JEB. Soren conducted the research described in this article while an MSc student in Grant McClelland’s lab at McMaster University. He is now a PhD student in the lab of James Staples and Christopher Guglielmo at Western University, London, Ontario, investigating comparative exercise energetics.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249321. [Full text] [PDF] - 20 August 2024

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Samanta Castro (Federal University of Saõ Carlos, Brazil)

Samanta Castro is an author on ‘The relevance of vascular adjustments to hemodynamic control in the face of temperature change in Crotalus durissus’, published in JEB. Samanta is a PhD student in the lab of Dr Cléo Leite at the Federal University of Saõ Carlos, Brazil, investigating the multiple and intricate autonomic modulations of the cardiovascular system that properly support metabolic adjustments in ectotherms vertebrates, which is especially challenging in animals with vascular shunts.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249334. [Full text] [PDF] - 13 August 2024

 



Mario Martinez Groves-Raines (University of Bristol, UK and RMIT, Australia)

Mario Martinez Groves-Raines is an author on ‘Steady as they hover: kinematics of kestrel wing and tail morphing during hovering flights’, published in JEB. Mario is a PhD Student in the lab of Dr Shane Windsor (University of Bristol, UK), Dr Abdulghani Mohamed (RMIT, Australia) and Professor Simon Watkins (RMIT, Australia), investigating the flight of birds from an aerodynamics and flight control perspective, learning and inspiring new flight techniques for human-made aircraft.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249289. [Full text] [PDF] - 8 August 2024

 



Kathryn van Boom (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)

Kathryn van Boom is an author on ‘Does sex matter in the cheetah? Insights into the skeletal muscle of the fastest land animal’, published in JEB. Kathryn is a Postdoctoral research fellow in the lab of Professor Tertius Kohn at University of the Western Cape, South Africa, investigating the mechanisms and physiological response of humans and animals to physiological stressors (such as disease, diet and exercise), particularly in relation to skeletal muscle.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249302. [Full text] [PDF] - 1 August 2024

 



Ruth Gutjahr (University of Graz, Austria)

Ruth Gutjahr is an author on ‘Gekko gecko as a model organism for understanding aspects of laryngeal vocal evolution’, published in JEB. Ruth is a PhD student in the lab of Prof. Boris Philippe Chagnaud at the University of Graz, Austria, investigating the neuronal networks underlying animal behavior.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb249249. [Full text] [PDF] - 31 July 2024

 



Blanca Jimeno and Paola Merino Millanes (Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (IPE-CSIC) and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain)

Blanca Jimeno and Paola Merino Millanes are authors on ‘Corticosterone and glucose are correlated and show similar response patterns to temperature and stress in a free-living bird’, published in JEB. Blanca is a postdoc in the lab of Jesús Martıńez-Padilla at Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (IPE-CSIC), Spain, investigating the physiological and molecular mechanisms mediating responses to environmental change in birds. Paola is a Master’s student at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, investigating animal physiology and ecophysiology, particularly in birds.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248206. [Full text] [PDF] - 24 July 2024

 

 



Jessica Kennedy and Lauren Gill (University of Aukland Leigh Marine Lab, New Zealand and University of British Columbia, Canada)

Jessica Kennedy and Lauren Gill are authors on ‘Ice in the intertidal: patterns and processes of freeze tolerance in intertidal invertebrates’, published in JEB. Jessica is a PhD student in the lab of Caitlin Blain and Nick Shears at the University of Aukland Leigh Marine Lab, New Zealand, investigating how marine species cope with changing environments, with a particular interest in their physiology. Lauren is a Graduate Student in the lab of Katie Marshall at the University of British Columbia, Canada, investigating how invertebrates handle extreme temperatures.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248164. [Full text] [PDF] - 24 July 2024

 

 



Kayla Garvey (McMaster University, Canada)

Kayla Garvey is an author on ‘The role of the heart in the evolution of aerobic performance’, published in JEB. Kayla is a Graduate Student in the lab of Dr Graham Scott at McMaster University, Canada, investigating cardiovascular adaptations in high-altitude deer mice.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248079. [Full text] [PDF] - 24 July 2024

 



Udit Halder and Ekaterina (Katya) Gribkova (University of South Florida and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA)

Udit Halder and Ekaterina (Katya) Gribkova are authors on ‘Passive elasticity properties of Octopus rubescens arms’, published in JEB. Udit is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida, investigating complex dynamical systems in biology and their applications to engineering. Ekaterina (Katya) is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the lab of Rhanor Gillette at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, investigating systems neuroethology of marine invertebrates, computational models of behavior, memory and neural plasticity, and biologically inspired artificial intelligence.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248157. [Full text] [PDF] - 11 July 2024

 



Szymon Szymański (University of Aberdeen, UK)

Szymon Szymański is an author on ‘Learning performance and GABAergic pathway link to deformed wing virus in the mushroom bodies of naturally infected honey bees’, published in JEB. Szymon is a MSci student in the lab of Fabio Manfredini at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK, investigating how environment affects the behaviour of ecologically relevant species, and the mechanisms of such changes.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248192. [Full text] [PDF] - 10 July 2024

 



Claire Bottini (University of Western Ontario, Canada)

Claire Bottini is an author on ‘Effects of sublethal methylmercury and food stress on songbird energetic performance: metabolic rates, molt and feather quality’, published in JEB. Claire conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Dr Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton’s lab at the Advanced Facility for Avian Research, University of Western Ontario, Canada.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248137. [Full text] [PDF] - 5 July 2024

 

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Bharath Kumar A. K. (Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA)

Bharath Kumar A. K. is an author on ‘Tropical and montane Apis cerana show distinct dance–distance calibration curves’, published in JEB. Bharath Kumar is a Research Assistant in the lab of Dr Axel Brockmann at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India, investigating bee behavior and pollination biology.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248163. [Full text] [PDF] - 3 July 2024

 



Kwanho Ki (Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA)

Kwanho Ki is an author on ‘High sugar diet alters immune function and the gut microbiome in juvenile green iguanas (Iguana iguana)’, published in JEB. Kwanho is a PhD candidate in the lab of Susannah French at Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA, investigating how different anthropogenic factors can alter immunity.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248073. [Full text] [PDF] - 3 July 2024

 



Sara Wilmsen (Snyder Translational Research, USA)

Sara Wilmsen is an author on ‘Chronic changes in developmental oxygen have little effect on mitochondria and tracheal density in the endothermic moth Manduca sexta’, published in JEB. Sara is a Research Scientist in the lab of Dr Micheal Purdy at Snyder Translational Research, USA, investigating the unique respiratory systems of invertebrates; specifically, insects and spiders.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248199. [Full text] [PDF] - 3 July 2024

 



Mathilde Martin (University of Zurich, Switzerland)

Mathilde Martin is an author on ‘Use of acoustic signals in Cape fur seal mother–pup reunions: individual signature, signal propagation and pup home range’, published in JEB. Mathilde conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Dr Isabelle Charrier’s lab at the Institute of Neurosciences Paris-Saclay (NeuroPSI), CNRS & Paris-Saclay University, France. She is now a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Prof. Marta Manser at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, investigating acoustic communication to decipher how vocal signals modulate social interactions in group-living mammals, in relation to the species’ ecological constraints.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248147. [Full text] [PDF] - 2 July 2024

 



Pedro Duarte (University of Coimbra, Portugal)

Pedro Duarte is an author on ‘Tracking lipid synthesis using ²H₂O and ²H-NMR spectroscopy in black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae fed with macroalgae’, published in JEB. Pedro is a PhD student in the lab of Ivan Viegas at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, investigating edible insect metabolism and nutritional value, and their role in the bioconversion of organic waste and improving food security.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248106. [Full text] [PDF] - 25 June 2024

 



Jeanne Brü lhart (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)

Jeanne Brü lhart is an author on ‘Sex- and caste-specific developmental responses to juvenile hormone in an ant with maternal caste determination’, published in JEB. Jeanne conducted the research described in this article while a research assistant in Eva Schultner’s lab at University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. She is now a PhD student in the lab of Michel Chapuisat at University of Lausanne, Switzerland, investigating cooperation and conflicts in evolution, and their underlying proximate mechanisms.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248107. [Full text] [PDF] - 25 June 2024

 



Michael Pedersen (Aarhus University, Denmark)

Michael Pedersen is an author on ‘Clutter resilience via auditory stream segregation in echolocating greater mouse-eared bats’, published in JEB. Michael is a postdoc in the lab of Professor Peter Teglberg Madsen at Aarhus University, Denmark, investigating echolocation in bats and toothed whales, and how these animals accommodate acoustic interference in their auditory scenes.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248110. [Full text] [PDF] - 21 June 2024

 



Sara Nørris Christoffersen (Aalborg University, Denmark)

Sara Nørris Christoffersen is an author on ‘Strong acclimation effect of temperature and humidity on heat tolerance of the Arctic collembolan Megaphorura arctica’, published in JEB. Sara is a PhD student in the lab of Simon Bahrndorff at Aalborg University, Denmark, investigating how climate change affects invertebrates in the Arctic terrestrial environment.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248109. [Full text] [PDF] - 18 June 2024

 



Emma Strand (Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute, MA, USA)

Emma Strand is an author on ‘Coral species- specific loss and physiological legacy effects are elicited by an extended marine heatwave’, published in JEB. Emma conducted the research described in this article while a PhD candidate in Dr Hollie Putnam’s lab at University of Rhode Island, Kingston, USA. She is now a postdoctoral scientist in the lab of Tim O’Donnell at Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute, Gloucester, MA, USA, investigating sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, focused on developing genomic tools to advance research-based sustainable management of marine environments, and climate change resilience, focused on investigating how marine organisms respond to rapidly changing environments.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248033. [Full text] [PDF] - 17 June 2024

 



Agnès Lewden (IUEM – LEMAR – Technopole Brest Iroise, France)

Agnès Lewden is an author on ‘Changes in body surface temperature reveal the thermal challenge associated with catastrophic moult in captive gentoo penguins’, published in JEB. Agnès is a post-doctoral fellow in the lab of Dr Aude Leynaert and Dr Antoine Stier at IUEM – LEMAR – Technopole Brest Iroise, France, investigating captive and wild populations of penguins to understand core and body surface temperature variations in the function of physiological state and environmental parameters.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248049. [Full text] [PDF] - 12 June 2024

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Marjoriane de Amaral (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

Marjoriane de Amaral is an author on ‘Gluconeogenesis in frogs during cooling and dehydration exposure: new insights into tissue plasticity of the gluconeogenic pathway dependent on abiotic factors’, published in JEB. Marjoriane is a PhD student in the lab of Luiz Carlos Kucharski at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, investigating metabolic and physiological adjustments of anurans during exposure to environmental stressors.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb248035. [Full text] [PDF] - 5 June 2024

 



Jessica Reemeyer (McGill University, Canada)

Jessica Reemeyer is an author on ‘Estimating maximum oxygen uptake of fishes during swimming and following exhaustive chase – different results, biological bases and applications’, published in JEB. Jessica is a PhD candidate in the lab of Lauren Chapman at McGill University, Canada, investigating the effects of environmental stressors on fishes and utilizing eco-physiology to inform their conservation.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247967. [Full text] [PDF] - 31 May 2024

 



Michael Baggaley and Olivia Bruce (University of Calgary, Canada and Stanford University, USA)

Michael Baggaley and Olivia Bruce are an authors on ‘Tibial strains are sensitive to speed, but not grade, perturbations during running’, published in JEB. Michael is a postdoc in the lab of Dr Walter Herzog at the University of Calgary, Canada, investigating bone growth and development with a focus on how individual differences in movement patterns and structural anatomy alter musculoskeletal loading and risk of injury. Olivia is a postdoc in the lab of Dr Feliks Kogan at Stanford University, USA, investigating bone stress injuries of the lower limb in athletes.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247974. [Full text] [PDF] - 30 May 2024

 

 

 



Ellie Laetz (Institute for Evolutionary Biology in The Netherlands)

Ellie Laetz is an author on ‘Critical thermal maxima and oxygen uptake in Elysia viridis, a sea slug that steals chloroplasts to photosynthesize’, published in JEB. Ellie conducted the research described in this article while a postdoc in Wilco Verberk and Sancia van der Meij's lab at Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Biology in The Netherlands. She is now an assistant professor at Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Biology, investigating how animal–algae symbioses work and how they change based on environmental factors, such as climate change-related stressors.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247850. [Full text] [PDF] - 30 May 2024

 



Shannon Wiser (University of Oklahoma Department of Biology, USA)

Shannon Wiser is an author on ‘Electrosensory and metabolic response of weakly electric fish to increased water conductivity’, published in JEB. Shannon is a PhD student in the lab of Dr Michael Markham at the University of Oklahoma Department of Biology, USA, investigating sensory ecology and animal communication.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247993. [Full text] [PDF] - 30 May 2024

 



Fredrik Markussen (UiT – Arctic University of Norway)

Fredrik Markussen is an author on ‘c-fos induction in the choroid plexus, tanycytes and pars tuberalis is an early indicator of spontaneous arousal from torpor in a deep hibernator’, published in JEB. Fredrik is a PhD student in the lab of Shona Wood at UiT – Arctic University of Norway, investigating hibernation timer mechanisms in golden hamsters.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247968. [Full text] [PDF] - 23 May 2024

 



Mohammad Ojaghi (University of Ottawa, Canada)

Mohammad Ojaghi is an author on ‘Hypoxia impairs blood glucose homeostasis in naked mole-rat adult subordinates but not queens’, published in JEB. Mohammad is a PhD student in the lab of Matthew Pamenter at Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Canada, investigating metabolic adaptations to environmental stressors, particularly in hypoxia-tolerant species.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247953. [Full text] [PDF] - 21 May 2024

 



Adèle Léger (Université de Moncton, Canada)

Adèle Léger is an author on ‘Investigating the thermal sensitivity of key enzymes involved in the energetic metabolism of three insect species’, published in JEB. Adèle is a graduate student in the lab of Nicolas Pichaud at Université de Moncton, Canada, investigating how insect metabolism is affected by environmental changes such as temperature.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247930. [Full text] [PDF] - 17 May 2024

 



Rebecca Koch (University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA)

Rebecca Koch is an author on ‘Captivity affects mitochondrial aerobic respiration and carotenoid metabolism in the house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)’, published in JEB. Rebecca is a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Matthew Toomey, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Tulsa, investigating how birds communicate information during courtship, particularly through the use of coloration.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247910. [Full text] [PDF] - 15 May 2024

 



Mads Kuhlmann Andersen (Aarhus University, Denmark)

Mads Kuhlmann Andersen is an author on ‘The freeze-avoiding mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) survives prolonged exposure to stressful cold by mitigating ionoregulatory collapse’, published in JEB. Mads Kuhlmann conducted the research described in this article while a postdoc in Heath MacMillan's lab at Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. He is now a postdoc in the lab of Johannes Overgaard at Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Denmark, investigating comparative physiology and integrative biology with a main interest in how animals respond, adjust and adapt to different thermal environments.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247832. [Full text] [PDF] - 7 May 2024

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Mathilde Chevallay (Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, France)

Mathilde Chevallay is an author on ‘Sealing the deal – Antarctic fur seals’ hunting tactics to capture small evasive prey revealed by miniature sonar tags’, published in JEB. Mathilde is a PhD student in the lab of Christophe Guinet and Tiphaine Jeanniard du Dot at Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, France, investigating fine-scale predator–prey interactions in diving predators of the Southern Ocean using state-of-the-art biologging devices.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247845. [Full text] [PDF] - 7 May 2024

 



Nina Bean (Florida International University, North Miami, USA)

Nina Bean is an author on ‘The scaling of metabolic traits differs among larvae and juvenile colonies of scleractinian corals’, published in JEB. Nina conducted the research described in this article while a Master's student in Dr Peter J. Edmunds's lab at California State University, Northridge, CA, USA. She is now a PhD candidate in the lab of Dr Jose Eirin-Lopez at Florida International University, North Miami, FL, USA, investigating epigenetics, ecophysiology, early life stages, life history, and the adaptation and acclimatization potential of reef-building corals.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247892. [Full text] [PDF] - 7 May 2024

 



Madison Bradley-Cronkwright (Duke University, USA)

Madison Bradley-Cronkwright is an author on ‘Impact of hindlimb length variation on jumping dynamics in the Longshanks mouse’, published in JEB. Madison conducted the research described in this article while a master's student in Dr Susanne Cote and Dr Campbell Rolian's lab at the University of Calgary, Canada. She is now a PhD candidate in the lab of Dr Doug Boyer at Duke University, USA, investigating how different levels of biological variation, like morphology and performance, interact and evolve.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247889. [Full text] [PDF] - 3 May 2024

 



Kelton Verble and Ellen Keaveny (The University of Alabama and University of Wyoming, USA)

Kelton Verble and Ellen Keaveny are authors on ‘A rapid return to normal: temporal gene expression patterns following cold exposure in the bumble bee Bombus impatiens’, published in JEB. Kelton is a PhD candidate in the lab of Dr Jeffrey Lozier at The University of Alabama, USA, investigating the transcriptomics and epigenomics underlying thermal tolerance in bumble bees. Ellen is a PhD candidate in the lab of Michael Dillon at the University of Wyoming, USA, investigating how temperature affects bumble bees at cellular, organismal, population and community levels.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247858. [Full text] [PDF] - 30 April 2024

 

 



Pulkit Goyal (ASMPT Semiconductor Solutions, Beuningen, The Netherlands)

Pulkit Goyal is an author on ‘Bumblebees compensate for the adverse effects of sidewind during visually guided landings’, published in JEB. Pulkit conducted the research described in this article while a PhD candidate in Prof. Florian Muijres's lab at the Experimental Zoology Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands. He is now a Vision R&D Engineer in the lab of Dr Richard van der Stam at ASMPT Semiconductor Solutions, Beuningen, The Netherlands, investigating dynamics and control systems, and its applicability in a variety of fields.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247693. [Full text] [PDF] - 22 April 2024

 



Gebrehaweria Reda (University of Debrecen, Hungary)

Gebrehaweria Reda is an author on ‘ Dietary restriction and life-history trade-offs: insights into mTOR pathway regulation and reproductive investment in Japanese quails’, published in JEB. Gebrehaweria is a PhD student in the lab of Levente Czeglédi and Ádám Z. Lendvai at the University of Debrecen, Hungary, investigating the molecular nutrition of birds.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247817. [Full text] [PDF] - 22 April 2024

 



Jarrod Petersen (Brown University, USA)

Jarrod Petersen is an author on ‘Effects of ingesting large prey on the kinematics of rectilinear locomotion in Boa constrictor’, published in JEB. Jarrod is a PhD candidate in the lab of Dr Thomas Roberts at Brown University, USA, investigating the ways in which anatomy and muscle physiology allow non-model systems to preform bizarre behaviors, such as large prey ingestion in snakes.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247789. [Full text] [PDF] - 22 April 2024

 



Sulayman Lyons (University of Toronto, Canada)

Sulayman Lyons is an author on ‘Highland deer mice support increased thermogenesis in response to chronic cold hypoxia by shifting uptake of circulating fatty acids from muscles to brown adipose tissue’, published in JEB. Sulayman conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Dr Grant McClelland's lab at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. He is now a Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of Dr Jacqueline Beaudry at University of Toronto, Canada, investigating how animals can partition metabolic substrates to fuel metabolism.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247765. [Full text] [PDF] - 11 April 2024

 



Chiara Ciccone (The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø)

Chiara Ciccone is an author on ‘ Circadian coupling of mitochondria in a deep-diving mammal’, published in JEB. Chiara is a PhD student in the lab of Shona H. Wood at UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, investigating diving physiology and hypoxia tolerance.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247766. [Full text] [PDF] - 8 April 2024

 



Jai Tiarks (Ohio State University, Columbus, USA)

Jai Tiarks is an author on ‘Turbidity drives plasticity in the eyes and brains of an African cichlid’, published in JEB. Jai is a PhD candidate in the lab of Dr Suzanne M. Gray at the Ohio State University in Columbus, OH, investigating how human-induced changes to the environment affect sensory systems, specifically by looking at how vision responds to altered aquatic environments in an African cichlid fish.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247627. [Full text] [PDF] - 8 April 2024

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Jordan Glass (University of Wyoming, USA)

Jordan Glass is an author on ‘A thermal performance curve perspective explains decades of disagreements over how air temperature affects the flight metabolism of honey bees’, published in JEB. Jordan conducted the research described in this article while a Graduate student in Jon F. Harrison's lab at Arizona State University, USA. He is now a Postdoctoral research fellow in the lab of Michael E. Dillon at the University of Wyoming, USA, investigating how environmental factors affect the performance of pollinating insects to determine when they can be active and where they can live.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247756. [Full text] [PDF] - 8 April 2024

 



Harriet Goodrich (University of Tasmania, Australia)

Harriet Goodrich is an author on ‘Specific dynamic action as the energy cost of digestion or growth?’, published in JEB. Harriet is a lecturer in aquaculture production and aquatic animal physiology at the University of Tasmania, Australia, investigating how integrative, comparative and eco-physiology can be used as a tool to address global challenges in aquaculture production, fisheries management and conservation.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247554. [Full text] [PDF] - 27 March 2024

 



Corbin Rasmussen (University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA)

Corbin Rasmussen is an author on ‘Curvilinear walking elevates fall risk and modulates slip and compensatory step attributes after unconstrained human slips’, published in JEB. Corbin conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Nathaniel H. Hunt's lab at the Department of Biomechanics, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA. Corbin is now a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the lab of Sara A. Myers, at the Department of Biomechanics, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA, investigating the mechanisms of human balance recovery across commonly encountered walking environments and tasks.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247692. [Full text] [PDF] - 27 March 2024

 



Amanda Bundgaard (Aarhus University, Denmark)

Amanda Bundgaard is an author on ‘ Are reactive oxygen species always bad? Lessons from hypoxic ectotherms’, published in JEB. Amanda is a postdoc in the lab of Angela Fago at Aarhus University, Denmark, investigating metabolism in oxygen deprivation.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247527. [Full text] [PDF] - 27 March 2024

 



Akihiro Itahara (Kyoto University Wildlife Research Center Kumamoto Sanctuary, Japan)

Akihiro Itahara is an author on ‘ Gaze tracking of large-billed crows (Corvus macrorhynchos) in a motion capture system’, published in JEB. Akihiro is a PhD student in the lab of Drs Fumihiro Kano and Satoshi Hirata at Kyoto University Wildlife Research Center Kumamoto Sanctuary, Japan.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247526. [Full text] [PDF] - 26 March 2024

 



Elizabeth (Beth) Rogers (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)

Elizabeth (Beth) Rogers is an author on ‘Water restriction increases oxidation of endogenous amino acids in house sparrows (Passer domesticus)’, published in JEB. Beth is a PhD candidate in the lab of Alex Gerson at University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA, investigating the physiological and metabolic adaptations that allow animals to contend with ecological challenges such as long-distance migration, disease, environmental change and the confluence of all three.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247534. [Full text] [PDF] - 15 March 2024

 



Brendan Gibbs (University of Florida, USA)

Brendan Gibbs is an author on ‘Kinematics and muscle activity of pectoral fins in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) station holding in turbulent flow’, published in JEB. Brendan is a PhD candidate in the lab of James C. Liao at the University of Florida, USA, investigating sensory processing and adaptive motor control.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247472. [Full text] [PDF] - 12 March 2024

 



Coen Hird (The University of Queensland, Australia)

Coen Hird is an author on ‘ Looking beyond the mean: quantile regression for comparative physiologists’, published in JEB. Coen is a PhD graduand/postdoc in the lab of Craig Franklin at The University of Queensland, Australia, investigating Indigenous sciences, ecophysiology and conservation biology particularly in relation to climate and land use change.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247465. [Full text] [PDF] - 8 March 2024

 



Alexandra Cones (LMU München, Germany)

Alexandra Cones is an author on ‘ The incubation environment does not explain significant variation in heart rate plasticity among avian embryos’, published in JEB. Alexandra conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in David F. Westneat's lab at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY, USA. She is now a DFG postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr Niels Dingemanse at LMU München, Germany, investigating environmental effects on the expression and covariation of plastic traits.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247473. [Full text] [PDF] - 8 March 2024

 



Kristina Muise (Royal Veterinary College, UK)

Kristina Muise is an author on ‘Hibernating female big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) adjust huddling and drinking behaviour, but not arousal frequency, in response to low humidity', published in JEB. Kristina conducted the research described in this article while a Master's student in Craig Willis's lab at University of Winnipeg, Canada. She is now a Veterinary Student at Royal Veterinary College, UK.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247491. [Full text] [PDF] - 7 March 2024

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Ayaka Saito (The University of Tokyo, Japan)

Ayaka Saito is an author on ‘ Heart rate reduction during voluntary deep diving in free ranging loggerhead sea turtles’, published in JEB. Ayaka is a PhD student in the lab of Kentaro Q. Sakamoto at the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Japan, investigating physiological adjustment of air-breathing vertebrates during diving.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247433. [Full text] [PDF] - 7 March 2024

 



Kristian Maar (DTU Aqua, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark)

Kristian Maar is an author on ‘ The fluid dynamics of barnacle feeding’, published in JEB. Kristian is a PhD student in the lab of Professor Thomas Kiørboe at Centre for Ocean Life, DTU Aqua, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, investigating microscale ocean biophysics and experimental fluid mechanics of marine organisms.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247402. [Full text] [PDF] - 29 February 2024

 



Callum McLean (University of Aberdeen, UK)

Callum McLean is an author on ‘The kinematics of amblypygid (Arachnida) pedipalps during predation: extreme elongation in raptorial appendages does not result in a proportionate increase in reach and closing speed’, published in JEB. Callum conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Charlotte A. Brassey's lab at the Ecology and Environment Research Centre, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is now a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the lab of David N. Fisher at the University of Aberdeen, UK, investigating how and why animals, particularly arthropods, move and behave.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247480. [Full text] [PDF] - 27 February 2024

 



Luella Allen-Waller (Leidy Laboratories of Biology, Philadelphia, PA, USA)

Luella Allen-Waller is an author on ‘Comparative physiology reveals heat stress disrupts acid–base homeostasis independent of symbiotic state in the model cnidarian Exaiptasia diaphana’, published in JEB. Luella is a PhD candidate in the lab of Dr Katie Barott at Leidy Laboratories of Biology, Philadelphia, PA, USA, investigating how symbiotic relationships respond to environmental change.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247365. [Full text] [PDF] - 22 February 2024

 



Allison Litmer (Ohio Wesleyan University, USA)

Allison Litmer is an author on ‘ Cycling temperature treatments affect estimates of digestive performance in prairie lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus)’, published in JEB. Allison conducted the research described in this article while a Doctoral Academy Fellow in Steven J. Beaupre's lab at the University of Arkansas, USA. She is now a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the lab of Eric Gangloff at Ohio Wesleyan University, USA, investigating how environmental attributes, in particular temperature, influence ectotherm persistence with a specific emphasis on bioenergetics and life history.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247412. [Full text] [PDF] - 21 February 2024

 



Abhilasha Joshi (Champalimaud Center for the Unknown, Portugal)

Abhilasha Joshi is an author on ‘ Fantastic beasts and how to study them: rethinking experimental animal behavior’, published in JEB. Abhilasha conducted postdoctoral research in Dr Loren Frank's lab at the University of California San Francisco, USA, and is now a Visiting Scientist at Champalimaud Center for the Unknown, Portugal, investigating the interactions between internal cognitive computations and ongoing actions.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247415. [Full text] [PDF] - 19 February 2024

 



Justine Nguyen (Marquette University, Milwaukee, USA)

Justine Nguyen is an author on ‘ The buzz within: the role of the gut microbiome in honeybee social behavior’, published in JEB. Justine is a PhD candidate in the lab of Chelsea Cook at Marquette University, investigating how individual physiology scales to ultimately affect social dynamics.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247319. [Full text] [PDF] - 12 February 2024

 



Alexander Hansson (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)

Alexander Hansson is an author on ‘ Sex and early-life conditions shape telomere dynamics in an ectotherm’, published in JEB. Alexander conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Mats Olsson's lab at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and Erik Wapstra's lab at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He has a particular interest in the effects of early-life conditions on telomere dynamics and life history traits in ectotherms.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247401. [Full text] [PDF] - 9 February 2024

 



Cristina Ottocento (University of Helsinki, Finland)

Cristina Ottocento is an author on ‘ Diet influences resource allocation in chemical defence but not melanin synthesis in an aposematic moth’, published in JEB. Cristina conducted the research described in this article while a PhD Researcher in Johanna Mappes's lab at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. She is now a Postdoctoral Researcher in the lab of Johanna Mappes at the University of Helsinki, Finland, investigating chemical ecology and chemical communication.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247280. [Full text] [PDF] - 9 February 2024

 



Constance Blary (CEFE, CNRS, Montpellier, France)

Constance Blary is an author on ‘ Low achromatic contrast sensitivity in birds: a common attribute shared by many phylogenetic orders’, published in JEB. Constance is a PhD student in the lab of Olivier Duriez at CEFE, CNRS, Montpellier, France, investigating the visual perception of wind turbines by birds.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247164. [Full text] [PDF] - 9 February 2024

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Serena Farrell (Texas A&M University, USA)

Serena Farrell is an author on ‘ Voltage-gated ion channels are expressed in the Malpighian tubules and anal papillae of yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti and may regulate ion transport during salt and water imbalance’, published in JEB. Serena conducted the research described in this article while a undergraduate student in Dennis Kolosov's lab at California State University San Marcos, USA. She is now a PhD student in the lab of Spencer Behmer at Texas A&M University, USA, investigating the molecular physiology of insects and how they interact with their environment.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247296. [Full text] [PDF] - 8 February 2024

 



Noll Guagnoni (São Paulo State University, Brazil)

Igor Noll Guagnoni is an author on ‘ Cardiovascular responses and the role of the neurohumoral cardiac regulation during digestion in the herbivorous lizard Iguana iguana’, published in JEB. Igor conducted the research described in this article while a master’s student in Luiz Henrique Florindo's lab at São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, Brazil. Igor is now a PhD student in the lab of Luiz Henrique Florindo at São Paulo State University, Brazil, and Tobias Wang’s lab at Aarhus University, Denmark, investigating cardiorespiratory physiology applied to animal conservation and evolution.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247320. [Full text] [PDF] - 5 February 2024

 



Kina Hayashi (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan)

Kina Hayashi is an author on ‘ Counting Nemo: anemonefish Amphiprion ocellaris identify species by number of white bars’, published in JEB. Kina is a postdoc in the lab of Vincent Laudet at Marine Eco-Evo-Devo Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan, investigating the ecology of anemonefish (population dynamics, community structure, coexistence mechanisms, behavior, etc.) in the Ryukyu Islands.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247273. [Full text] [PDF] - 1 February 2024

 



Elin Persson (Lund University, Sweden)

Elin Persson is an author on ‘ Thermoregulatory consequences of growing up during a heatwave or a cold snap’, published in JEB. Elin is a PhD student in the lab of Andreas Nord at Lund University, Sweden, investigating the consequences of temperature variation on bird development.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247187. [Full text] [PDF] - 25 January 2024

 



Nick Barrett (University of Cambridge, UK)

Nick Barrett is an author on ‘Behavioural and physiological impacts of low salinity on the sea urchin Echinus esculentus’, published in JEB. Nick is a PhD student in the lab of Professor Lloyd Peck and Professor Elizabeth Harper at British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK, and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK, investigating the effects of osmotic stress on marine animals, with a focus on the resistance of Antarctic marine species to predicted freshening and lower salinity in the Southern Ocean as a result of climate change.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247202. [Full text] [PDF] - 18 January 2024

 



Lauren Rowsey (University of New Brunswick Saint John, Canada)

Lauren Rowsey is an author on ‘ Thermal constraints on exercise and metabolic performance do not explain the use of dormancy as an overwintering strategy in the cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus)’, published in JEB. Lauren is a PhD candidate in the lab of Ben Speers-Roesch at University of New Brunswick Saint John, Canada, investigating physiological performance of fishes in challenging environments.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247113. [Full text] [PDF] - 11 January 2024

 



Jason Dallas (Middle Tennessee State University, USA)

Jason Dallas is an author on ‘ Cross-species gut microbiota transplantation predictably affects host heat tolerance’, published in JEB. Jason conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Dr Robin Warne's lab at Southern Illinois University, USA. He is now a postdoctoral research assistant in the lab of Dr Donald Walker at Middle Tennessee State University, USA, investigating herpetofauna ecophysiology including thermal biology, host microbiome and responses to human activity.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247115. [Full text] [PDF] - 10 January 2024

 



Min Tan (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

Min Tan is an author on ‘ Background matching can reduce responsiveness of jumping spiders to stimuli in motion’, published in JEB. Min is a PhD student in the lab of Associate Professors Li Daiqin and Eunice Jingmei Tan at the National University of Singapore, Singapore, investigating how animals camouflage themselves whilst moving using natural predator–prey systems.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247153. [Full text] [PDF] - 8 January 2024

 



Corinna Gebehart (Champalimaud Centre, Lisbon, Portugal)

Corinna Gebehart is an author on ‘ The processing of proprioceptive signals in distributed networks: insights from insect motor control’, published in JEB. Corinna is a postdoc in the lab of Eugenia Chiappe at Champalimaud Centre, Lisbon, Portugal, investigating the processing of proprioceptive signals and their role in locomotion.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247066. [Full text] [PDF] - 4 January 2024

 



Cory Elowe (University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA)

Cory Elowe is an author on ‘ Sarcolipin relates to fattening, but not sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase uncoupling, in captive migratory gray catbirds’, published in JEB. Cory conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Alexander Gerson's lab at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA. He is now a postdoc in the lab of Maria Stager at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, investigating the integrative physiology of environmental challenges.

J Exp Biol. 2024 227: jeb247102. [Full text] [PDF] - 02 January 2024

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Ruth Dunn and James Duckworth (Lancaster University, UK and University of Liverpool, UK)

Ruth Dunn and James Duckworth are authors on ‘ A framework to unlock marine bird energetics’, published in JEB. Ruth is a Senior Research Associate in the lab of Nick Graham at Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, UK, investigating the ecology and energetics of marine predators and their influence on the ecosystems that they inhabit. James is an Associate Researcher in the lab of Jonathan Green at the School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK, investigating applications of energetic and ecological theory to address practical problems.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb247067. [Full text] [PDF] - 18 December 2023

 

 



Samanta Aparecida Castro (Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil)

Samanta Aparecida Castro is an author on ‘ The reduction in arterial pH with increased temperature is not affected by hyperoxia in toads (Rhinella marina) and pythons (Python molurus)’, published in JEB. Samanta conducted the research described in this article while an Exchange PhD student in Department of Biology – Zoophysiology, Denmark. She is now a PhD student in the Laboratory of Experimental Biology at Department of Physiological Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil, investigating the impact of increasing body temperature on acid–base regulation in tetrapod vertebrates.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb247157. [Full text] [PDF] - 18 December 2023

 



Grace Sutton (La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia)

Grace Sutton is an author on ‘ Determining energy expenditure in a large seabird using accelerometry’, published in JEB. Grace conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Dr John Arnould's lab at Deakin University, Burwood, Australia. She is now a Research Fellow (Eco Remote Sensing Scientist) in the lab of Dr Jim Radford at La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia, investigating fine-scale animal movements with a focus on foraging and energetics.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb247070. [Full text] [PDF] - 6 December 2023

 



David Matthews (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)

David Matthews is an author on ‘ Locomotor effects of a fibrosis-based immune response in stickleback fish’, published in JEB. David conducted the research described in this article while a Graduate student in Dr George Lauder's lab at the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, USA. He is now a postdoc in the lab of Dr Craig Albertson at the Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA, investigating the mechanisms by which genetic changes are translated into functional and fitness differences between individuals.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb247069. [Full text] [PDF] - 5 December 2023

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Danielle Blumstein (University of New Hampshire, USA)

Danielle Blumstein is an author on ‘ When the tap runs dry: the physiological effects of acute experimental dehydration in Peromyscus eremicus’, published in JEB. Danielle is a PhD candidate in the lab of Matthew MacManes at the University of New Hampshire, USA, investigating evolution and adaptive diversity by blending physiology, genomics and evolutionary biology.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246936. [Full text] [PDF] - 1 December 2023

 



Kazuki Yoshino-Hashizawa (Doshisha University, Japan)

Kazuki Yoshino-Hashizawa is an author on ‘ The distress context of social calls evokes a fear response in the bat Pipistrellus abramus’, published in JEB. Kazuki is a PhD student in the lab of Shizuko Hiryu and Kohta I. Kobayasi at the Graduate School of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Japan, investigating decision-making processes via vocal communication with a focus on emotion and/or individuality.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246993. [Full text] [PDF] - 28 November 2023

 



Nicolas Séon (University of South Africa (UNISA)/University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa)

Nicolas Séon is an author on ‘ Determination of water balance maintenance in Orcinus orca and Tursiops truncatus using oxygen isotopes’, published in JEB. Nicolas conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Dr Peggy Vincent, Dr Romain Amiot and Prof. Sylvain Charbonnier's lab at Centre de Recherche en Paléontologie - Paris (CR2P), France. He begins a post-doc in February 2024 in the lab of Dr Mia Wege and Prof. Trevor McIntyre at University of South Africa (UNISA)/University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa, investigating the ecology and physiology of extant and fossil marine vertebrates using isotope geochemistry.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246991. [Full text] [PDF] - 27 November 2023

 



Adrien A. Arias (University of San Diego, USA)

Adrien A. Arias is an author on ‘ Modulation of limb mechanics in alligators moving across varying grades’, published in JEB. Adrien conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Dr Manny Azizi's lab at the University of California, Irvine, USA. He is now a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the lab of Dr Nicole Danos at the University of San Diego, USA, investigating how the morphological and physiological features of vertebrate animals affect muscle–tendon function and mechanical properties.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246994. [Full text] [PDF] - 22 November 2023

 



Rachel Thayer (University of California, Davis, USA)

Rachel Thayer is an author on ‘ A meta-analysis of butterfly structural colors: their color range, distribution and biological production’, published in JEB. Rachel conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Nipam Patel's lab at University of California Berkeley/Marine Biological Laboratory, USA. She is now a Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of David Begun at University of California, Davis, USA, investigating the genetic basis of complex, adaptive traits, evolutionary innovation and the relationship between microevolutionary and macroevolutionary processes and their diversity.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246842. [Full text] [PDF] - 8 November 2023

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Rune Sørås (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)

Rune Sørås is an author on ‘ High latitude northern bats (Eptesicus nilssonii) reveal adaptations to high and low ambient temperatures’, published in JEB. Rune conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Clare Stawski's lab at the Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway. Rune is primarily interested in understanding the physiological traits of birds and mammals as a tool to better understand how we can aid in the conservation of these animals.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246841. [Full text] [PDF] - 3 November 2023

 



Yangfan Zhang (Harvard University, USA)

Yangfan Zhang is an author on ‘ Energetics of collective movement in vertebrates’, published in JEB. Yangfan is a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) post-doctoral research fellow in the lab of George V. Lauder at Harvard University, USA, investigating environmental effects on respiratory phenotype and the bioenergetics of specific locomotion gaits, to ultimately expand the potential of tracking field metabolic rate in fish in the light of ecology and evolution.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246843. [Full text] [PDF] - 31 October 2023

 



Lucas Greville and Mattina Alonge (University of Waterloo, Canada and University of Montana, USA)

Lucas Greville and Mattina Alonge are authors on ‘ Acute restraint stress rapidly impacts reproductive neuroendocrinology and downstream gonad function in big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)’, published in JEB. Lucas is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the lab of Liam McGuire at the Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Canada, investigating the eco-physiology of temperate bats with a focus on reproductive physiology and behaviour. Mattina is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the lab of Drs Helen Chmura and Creagh Breuner at the University of Montana, USA, investigating the dynamic interactions between the environment and reproductive physiology, and methods for differentiating pregnancy versus pseudopregnancy in lynx and wolverine within the (US) National Forest landscape.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246727. [Full text] [PDF] - 12 October 2023

 



William Joyce (National Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Madrid, Spain)

William Joyce is an author on “ Evolution and divergence of teleost adrenergic receptors: why sometimes ‘the drugs don't work’ in fish”, published in JEB. William conducted the research described in this article while a postdoc at Aarhus University, Denmark. He is now a postdoc in the lab of Borja Ibáñez at National Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Madrid, Spain, investigating the regulation of the cardiovascular system in vertebrates, from the integrative control of cardiac output to the molecular evolution of cardiac proteins.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246776. [Full text] [PDF] - 12 October 2023

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Till Harter (McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)

Till Harter is an author on ‘ A novel perspective on the evolutionary loss of plasma-accessible carbonic anhydrase at the teleost gill’, published in JEB. Till is a Postdoc in the lab of Graham Scott at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, investigating comparative physiology, specifically, red blood cell function, and more broadly, cardio-respiratory physiology in vertebrates.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246734. [Full text] [PDF] - 11 October 2023

 



Mal Graham (Wild Animal Initiative, MN, USA)

Mal Graham is an author on ‘ Dynamic gap crossing in Dendrelaphis, the sister taxon of flying snakes’, published in JEB. Mal conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Jake Socha's lab at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA. They are now a Strategy Director at Wild Animal Initiative, MN, USA, where they work on promoting interest in the field of wild animal welfare science. In their own research, they are interested in the well-being of wild animals and how biomechanical research tools can be utilized to assess welfare in the field (especially suffering due to injury and illness).

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246730. [Full text] [PDF] - 11 October 2023

 



Phoenix Quinlan (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)

Phoenix Quinlan is an author on ‘State-dependent, visually guided behaviors in the nudibranch Berghia stephanieae’, published in JEB. Phoenix is a PhD candidate in the lab of Paul Katz at University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA, investigating neural mechanisms of sensory guided behaviors.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246729. [Full text] [PDF] - 29 September 2023

 

 



Anuradha Batabyal (Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Canada)

Anuradha Batabyal is the author of ‘Predator–prey systems as models for integrative research in biology: the value of a non-consumptive effects framework’, published in JEB. Anuradha conducted the research described in this article while a Postdoctoral Associate in Dr Ken Lukowiak's lab at Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Canada. She is now an Assistant Professor at FLAME University, India, investigating evolutionary behavioral ecology and cognitive biology.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246731. [Full text] [PDF] - 29 September 2023

 



Léna de Framond (Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Germany)

Léna de Framond is an author on ‘ Calibrated microphone array recordings reveal that a gleaning bat emits low-intensity echolocation calls even in open-space habitat’, published in JEB. Léna conducted the research described in this article while a master's student in Dr Holger R. Goerlitz's lab at the Acoustics and Functional Ecology research group, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany. She is now a scientific assistant in the lab of Henrik Brumm at Animal Communication and Urban Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Germany, investigating acoustic interactions between animals and their environments: what ambient noise, weather and conspecifics do to their acoustic signals and how they react.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246731. [Full text] [PDF] - 27 September 2023

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Carolin Nieder (Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland)

Carolin Nieder is an author on ‘ Comparison of auditory evoked potential thresholds in three shark species’ and ‘Comparison of acoustic particle acceleration detection capabilities in three shark species’, published in JEB. Carolin conducted the research described in these articles while a PhD student in Craig Radford and Andrew Jeff's lab at Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland. She investigates the sensory and behavioural ecology of marine animals, with a particular passion for the perception of underwater sound.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246444. [Full text] [PDF] - 25 September 2023

 



Sandy Saunders (University of Missouri-Columbia, USA)

Sandy Saunders is an author on ‘ Activation of respiratory-related bursting in an isolated medullary section from adult bullfrogs’, published in JEB. Sandy is a postdoc in the lab of Joseph Santin at the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA, investigating how breathing is generated, maintained and fails throughout life.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246657. [Full text] [PDF] - 22 September 2023

 

 



Chloé Chabaud (The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA)

Chloé Chabaud is an author on ‘ Prey consumption does not restore hydration state but mitigates the energetic costs of water deprivation in an insectivorous lizard’, published in JEB. Chloé conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Jean-François Le Galliard and Olivier Lourdais's lab at Sorbonne Université and La Rochelle Université, France. She is now a post-doc in the lab of Natasha Tigreros at The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA, investigating the evolutionary ecology and physiology of interspecific relationships under climate change.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246650. [Full text] [PDF] - 4 September 2023

 



Zoe Dellaert (University of Rhode Island, USA)

Zoe Dellaert is an author on ‘ Reconciling the variability in the biological response of marine invertebrates to climate change’, published in JEB. Zoe is a PhD student in the lab of Dr Hollie Putnam at the University of Rhode Island, USA, investigating molecular mechanisms of the responses of reef-building corals to climate change and environmental stressors at organismically relevant scales.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246532. [Full text] [PDF] - 1 September 2023

 



Michael Lim (University of Guelph, Canada)

Michael Lim is an author on ‘ Intergenerational plasticity to cycling high temperature and hypoxia affects offspring stress responsiveness and tolerance in zebrafish’, published in JEB. Michael conducted the research described in this article while a PhD candidate in Dr Nicholas J. Bernier's lab at the University of Guelph, Canada, investigating the impacts of anthropogenic activities on animals, and how research can improve our ability to understand and mitigate the effects.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246534. [Full text] [PDF] - 21 August 2023

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Brian Whyte (Université Paul Sabatier, France)

Brian Whyte is an author on ‘ The role of body size and cuticular hydrocarbons in the desiccation resistance of invasive Argentine ants (Linepithema humile)’, published in JEB. Brian conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Neil Tsutsui's lab at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He is now a postdoc in the lab of Abel Bernadou at the Research Center on Animal Cognition, Center for Integrative Biology, CNRS - Université Paul Sabatier, France, investigating how animals recognize friend from foe and other social categories.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246531 . [Full text] [PDF] - 21 August 2023

 



Brittney G. Borowiec (University of Waterloo, Canada)

Brittney G. Borowiec is an author on ‘ Science communication in experimental biology: experiences and recommendations’, published in JEB. Brittney is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Paul Craig in the Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Canada investigating hypoxia tolerance and metabolism of fishes, and is also an established freelance science communicator.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246443. [Full text] [PDF] - 15 August 2023

 



Jennifer Steffen (University of Rostock, Germany)

Jennifer Steffen is an author on ‘ Combined effects of salinity and intermittent hypoxia on mitochondrial capacity and reactive oxygen species efflux in the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas’, published in JEB. Jennifer is a PhD candidate in the lab of Prof. Dr Inna Sokolova at the Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Germany, investigating biochemical and molecular physiological adaptations to environmental changes with a special emphasis on mitochondrial functions.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246445. [Full text] [PDF] - 3 August 2023

 



Kristen Jakubowski (Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)

Kristen Jakubowski is an author on ‘ Non-linear properties of the Achilles tendon determine ankle impedance over a broad range of activations in humans’, published in JEB. Kristen conducted the research described in this article while a PhD candidate in Eric J. Perreault and Sabrina S. M. Lee's lab at Northwestern University, USA. She is now a Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of Lena H. Ting and Gregory S. Sawicki at Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, investigating an individual's neuromuscular control and their interactions with robotic devices and evaluating how devices can be designed and controlled to restore and augment human mobility.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246395. [Full text] [PDF] - 27 July 2023

 



Frederik Püffel (Imperial College London, UK)

Frederik Püffel is an author on ‘ Strong positive allometry of bite force in leaf-cutter ants increases the range of cuttable plant tissues’, published in JEB. Frederik is a Postdoc in the lab of David Labonte at Imperial College London, UK, investigating biomechanical systems across animals of different sizes.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246346. [Full text] [PDF] - 13 July 2023

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Cristian Riveros-Matthey (The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia)

Cristian Riveros-Matthey is an author on ‘ The effects of crank power and cadence on muscle fascicle shortening velocity, muscle activation and joint-specific power during cycling’, published in JEB. Cristian is a PhD student in the lab of Timothy J. Carroll at The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia, investigating self-selected movement patterns under optimal control theory.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246348. [Full text] [PDF] - 12 July 2023

 



Lisa Hoogenboom (University of Manitoba, Canada)

Lisa Hoogenboom is an author on ‘ Using ¹⁵N to determine the metabolic fate of dietary nitrogen in North Pacific spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias suckleyi)’, published in JEB. Lisa conducted the research described in this article while a PhD Candidate in W. Gary Anderson's lab at University of Manitoba, Canada. She is now a Biological Laboratory Technician at the University of Manitoba, Canada, investigating the gut physiology of marine elasmobranchs – specifically how nitrogen is transported across the intestinal tissues.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246345. [Full text] [PDF] - 7 July 2023

 



Jamie McCoy (University of Plymouth, UK)

Jamie McCoy is an author on ‘A phenomics approach reveals interspecific differences in integrated developmental responses to chronic elevated temperatures’, published in JEB. Jamie is a postdoctoral research associate in the lab of Dr Oliver Tills at the School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, UK, investigating the use of bioimaging and computer vision approaches to examine the impacts of environmental change on the development of marine and freshwater invertebrates.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246263. [Full text] [PDF] - 29 June 2023

 



Janneke Schwaner (University of California, Irvine, USA)

Janneke Schwaner is an author on ‘ Muscle force–length dynamics during walking over obstacles indicates delayed recovery and a shift towards more strut-like function in birds with proprioceptive deficit’, published in JEB. Janneke is a post-doctoral scholar in the lab of Dr Monica Daley at University of California, Irvine, USA, investigating how we navigate complex terrain.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246261. [Full text] [PDF] - 27 June 2023

 



Kyle Emerson (Duquesne University, USA)

Kyle Emerson is an author on ‘Temperature and the microbial environment alter brain morphology in a larval amphibian’, published in JEB. Kyle is a PhD student in the lab of Dr Sarah Woodley at Duquesne University, USA, investigating how manipulations of the gut microbiome influence neurodevelopment and fitness in larval amphibian models.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246262. [Full text] [PDF] - 23 June 2023

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Chloe Fouilloux (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)

Chloe Fouilloux is an author on ‘ Visual environment of rearing sites affects larval response to perceived risk in poison frogs’, published in JEB. Chloe Fouilloux is a PhD researcher in the lab of Bibiana Rojas at University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland, investigating the evolutionary ecology of animals, especially with respect to decision-making and social relationships.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246168. [Full text] [PDF] - 19 June 2023

 



Estelle Moubarak (University of Sussex, UK)

Estelle Moubarak is an author on ‘ Artificial light impairs local attraction to females in male glow-worms’, published in JEB. Estelle is a Postdoctoral Research fellow in the lab of Jeremy Niven at University of Sussex, UK, investigating visual ecology and physiology of nocturnal insects and the impact of artificial light pollution on individual fitness.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246167. [Full text] [PDF] - 14 June 2023

 



Nicole Martin (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)

Nicole Martin is an author on ‘ Warmer and more acidic conditions enhance performance of an endemic low-shore gastropod’, published in JEB. Nicole conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Prof. Tamara Robinson and Prof. Susana Clusella-Trullas's lab at Department of Botany and Zoology, Centre for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She is now a climate and environment consultant at C4EcoSolutions, Cape Town, investigating how the interplay between the physiology and ecology of organisms shapes their responses to interacting drivers of change, with the aim of understanding and mitigating human-driven environmental impacts.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246166. [Full text] [PDF] - 7 June 2023

 



Joe Wynn (Institut für Vogelforschung, Germany)

Joe Wynn is an author on ‘ Lost: on what level should we aim to understand animal navigation?’, published in JEB. Joe conducted the research described in this article while a DPhil student in Prof. Tim Guilford's lab at the University of Oxford, UK. He is now a post-doctoral researcher in the lab of Prof. Miriam Liedvogel and Dr Sandra Bouwhuis at Institut für Vogelforschung, Germany, investigating the mechanisms of bird migration, and how these mechanisms evolve through time.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246067. [Full text] [PDF] - 26 May 2023

 



V. David Munteanu (Clemson University, USA)

V. David Munteanu is an author on ‘ Limb bone strains during climbing in green iguanas (Iguana iguana): testing biomechanical release as a mechanism promoting morphological transitions in arboreal vertebrates’, published in JEB. David is a PhD student in the lab of Richard Blob at Department of Biological Sciences, Clemson University, USA, investigating the biomechanics of habitat transitions in vertebrates.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246069. [Full text] [PDF] - 24 May 2023

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William Bugg (University of British Columbia, Canada)

William Bugg is an author on ‘ Elevated temperatures dampen the innate immune capacity of developing lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)’, published in JEB. William conducted the research described in this article while a PhD Student in the lab of Dr Gary Anderson and Dr Ken Jeffries at University of Manitoba, Canada. He is now a postdoc in the lab of Dr Kristi Miller and Dr Andrew Bateman at the Pacific Salmon Foundation, Canada, and the University of British Columbia, Canada, investigating the physiological impacts of compounding environmental stressors in fishes of conservation concern

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246007. [Full text] [PDF] - 19 May 2023

 



Nikolaos Papachatzis (Yale University, USA)

Nikolaos Papachatzis is an author on ‘ Does foot anthropometry relate to plantar flexor fascicle mechanics and metabolic energy cost across various walking speeds?’, published in JEB. Nikolaos conducted the research described in this article while a doctoral graduate research assistant in Kota Z. Takahashi's lab at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA. Nikolaos is now a postdoctoral research associate in the lab of Madhusudhan Venkadesan at Yale University, USA, investigating locomotor mechanics and energetics.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246068. [Full text] [PDF] - 18 May 2023

 



Keity Johanna Farfán Pira (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA)

Keity Johanna Farfán Pira is an author on ‘ A cis-regulatory sequence of the selector gene vestigial drives the evolution of wing scaling in Drosophila species’, published in JEB. Keity Johanna conducted the research described in this article on the selector gene vestigial and its role in wing size evolution in Drosophila species in Marcos Nahmad's lab at Cinvestav-IPN, Mexico City, Mexico. She is now a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Erica L. Westerman at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA, investigating evo-devo of regulatory regions and genes in determinant processes of development and behavior in insects.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246003. [Full text] [PDF] - 18 May 2023

 



Jeffrey Hainer (University of Ottawa, Canada)

Jeffrey Hainer is an author on ‘ Sensorimotor control of swimming Polypterus senegalus is preserved during sensory deprivation conditions across altered environments’, published in JEB. Jeffrey is a PhD student in the lab of Emily Standen at University of Ottawa, Canada, investigating how sensory information is used to control locomotion in fish.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246001. [Full text] [PDF] - 10 May 2023

 



Nicholas Burnett (University of California, Davis, USA)

Nicholas Burnett is an author on ‘ Close encounters of three kinds: impacts of leg, wing and body collisions on flight performance in carpenter bees’, published in JEB. Nicholas is a postdoc in the lab of Stacey Combes and Brian Gaylord at University of California, Davis, USA, investigating how biomechanical traits respond to the environment and influence organismal function and ecology.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb246002. [Full text] [PDF] - 5 May 2023

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Glenna Clifton (University of Portland, USA)

Glenna Clifton is an author on ‘ The bumpy road ahead: the role of substrate roughness on animal walking and a proposed comparative metric’, published in JEB. Glenna conducted part of the work on this Review article while a postdoctoral fellow in Nicholas Gravish's lab at La Jolla, USA. She is now Assistant Professor in Biology at the University of Portland, USA, investigating animal locomotion within the context of environmental and behavioural variability.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245882. [Full text] [PDF] - 24 April 2023

 



Yordano Jimenez and Kelsey Lucas (University, Medford, USA and University of Calgary, Canada)

Yordano Jimenez and Kelsey Lucas are authors on ‘ Flexibility is a hidden axis of biomechanical diversity in fishes’, published in JEB. Yordano is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the lab of Eric Tytell at Tufts University, Medford, USA, investigating the comparative biomechanics of muscle. Kelsey is Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada, investigating the ecological biomechanics of aquatic animals.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245933. [Full text] [PDF] - 22 April 2023

 

 

 

 



Talia Moore (University of Michigan, USA)

Talia Moore is an author on ‘ Jumping over fences: why field- and laboratory-based biomechanical studies can and should learn from each other’, published in JEB. Talia is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, USA, investigating bio-inspired robotic design, and biomechanics and behavior of unsteady terrestrial motion..

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245936. [Full text] [PDF] - 20 April 2023

 



HyoJong Jang (Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA)

HyoJong Jang is an author on ‘ Azimuthal invariance to looming stimuli in the Drosophila giant fiber escape circuit’, published in JEB. HyoJong is a postdoc in the lab of Catherine von Reyn at the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA, investigating the mechanisms underlying how the brain recognizes or responds to external inputs using the model organism Drosophila melanogaster.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245943. [Full text] [PDF] - 20 April 2023

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Stacey Shield and Naoya Muramatsu (University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa)

Stacey Shield and Naoya Muramatsu are authors on ‘ Chasing the cheetah: how field biomechanics has evolved to keep up with the fastest land animal’, published in JEB. Stacey is a Lecturer, and Naoya a PhD student, in the lab of Amir Patel at University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa, investigating the mechanics and control of high-speed legged manoeuvrability.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245930. [Full text] [PDF] - 19 April 2023

 

 

 

 



Jasmine Nirody (University of Chicago, USA)

Jasmine Nirody is an author on ‘ Flexible locomotion in complex environments: the influence of species, speed and sensory feedback on panarthropod inter-leg coordination’, published in JEB. Jasmine conducted the research described in this article while a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. She is now Assistant Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago, USA, investigating the physical interactions between organisms and their environments, and how these interactions in turn shape organismal form and behavior.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245931. [Full text] [PDF] - 18 April 2023

 



Christina Harvey (University of California, Davis, USA)

Christina Harvey is an author on ‘ Three 3D printed gull wing models used to estimate the aerodynamic characteristics associated with wing morphing’, published in JEB. Christina is Assistant Professor at University of California, Davis, USA, investigating how, when and why animals adjust their morphology in flight with the goal of inspiring highly maneuverable and adaptable uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) and advancing our understanding of biological flight.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245923. [Full text] [PDF] - 17 April 2023

 



Elizabeth Atchoi (Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Spain)

Elizabeth Atchoi is an author on ‘ Ontogenetic exposure to light influences seabird vulnerability to light pollution’, published in JEB. Elizabeth is a PhD student in the lab of Manuela Juliano and Joël Bried at Institute of Marine Sciences - OKEANOS, University of the Azores, Portugal, and Airam Rodríguez, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Spain. She is currently researching the impacts of light pollution on seabird ecology, from its ultimate impact at the population level to proximate causes such as how light pollution interferes with visual sensory systems.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245885. [Full text] [PDF] - 12 April 2023

 



Amanda M. Palecek (Clemson University Department of Biological Sciences, USA)

Amanda M. Palecek is an author on ‘ Integrating biomechanics in evolutionary studies, with examples from the amphidromous goby model system’, published in JEB. Amanda is a PhD candidate in the lab of Rick Blob at Clemson University Department of Biological Sciences, investigating the relationship between form and function in vertebrates and applying these findings to improve manmade bio-inspired designs.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245887. [Full text] [PDF] - 6 April 2023

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Emilie Mauduit (Paul Sabatier University Toulouse, France)

Emilie Mauduit is an author on ‘ Social recapitulation: moulting can restore social tolerance in aggressive spiderlings’, published in JEB. Emilie is a PhD student in the lab of Raphaël Jeanson at the Research Centre on Animal Cognition (CRCA), Centre for Integrative Biology (CBI), CNRS, Paul Sabatier University Toulouse, France, investigating the origin of sociality in the animal kingdom.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245884. [Full text] [PDF] - 5 April 2023

 



Grace Rogerson (Bangor University, UK)

Grace Rogerson is an author on ‘ Incubation temperature alters stripe formation and head colouration in American alligator hatchlings and is unaffected by E2-induced sex reversal’, published in JEB. Grace is an undergraduate integrated Master's student in Biology in the lab of Dr John Mulley at Bangor University, UK, working in the field of developmental biology.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245820. [Full text] [PDF] - 31 March 2023

 



Jennifer Leestma (Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute, USA)

Jennifer Leestma is an author on ‘ Linking whole-body angular momentum and step placement during perturbed walking’, published in JEB. Jennifer is a PhD candidate in the lab of Gregory Sawicki and Aaron Young at Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute, USA, investigating how humans navigate complex and dynamic environments and how wearable robots can augment locomotion in these contexts.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245659. [Full text] [PDF] - 29 March 2023

 



Claudia Silva Rubio (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA)

Claudia Silva Rubio is an author on ‘ Physiological responses to hypoxia are constrained by environmental temperature in heterothermic tenrecs’, published in JEB. Claudia is a research technician in the lab of Frank van Breukelen at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, investigating mechanisms underlying mammalian torpor.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245806. [Full text] [PDF] - 29 March 2023

 



Luke Flewwelling (York University, Canada)

Luke Flewwelling is an author on ‘ Thermoregulatory trade-offs underlie the effects of warming summer temperatures on deer mice’, published in JEB. Luke conducted the research described in this article while a graduate student (MSc) in Dr Graham Scott's lab at McMaster University, Canada. He is now a PhD student in the lab of Dr Arthur Cheng at York University, Canada, investigating muscle physiology and the mechanisms by which exercise can create physiological change in individuals. Currently he is studying how various types of exercise training impact muscle fatigue tolerance and calcium signalling in single muscle fibres.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245722. [Full text] [PDF] - 9 March 2023

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Ralph Lacerda de Albuquerque (Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brazil)

Ralph Lacerda de Albuquerque is an author on ‘ Lower-level predictors and behavioral correlates of maximal aerobic capacity and sprint speed among individual lizards’, published in JEB. Ralph conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Theodore Garland, Jr’s lab at University of California, Riverside. He is now a postdoc in the lab of Daniel Oliveira Mesquita at Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brazil, investigating how animal morphology and physiology have been shaped by past natural and sexual selection and how they limit animals’ capacities and influence their behavior.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245654. [Full text] [PDF] - 3 March 2023

 



Amit Rana (Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel)

Amit Rana is an author on ‘ Parasitoid wasp venom re-programs host behavior through downmodulation of brain central complex activity and motor output’, published in JEB. Amit is a PhD student in the lab of Frederic Libersat at Zlotowski Center for Neurosciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, investigating neuroparasitoids, nociception, navigation and hibernation.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245570. [Full text] [PDF] - 13 February 2023

 



Caleb Loughran (New Mexico Highland University, USA)

Caleb Loughran is an author on ‘ Evaporative cooling via panting and its metabolic and water balance costs for lizards in the American Southwest’, published in JEB. Caleb conducted the research described in this article while a PhD Student in Blair Wolf's lab in the Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, USA. He is now a Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology at New Mexico Highland University, USA, investigating the physiological ecology and thermal biology of reptiles, particularly with regard to how climate change will affect species distribution and persistence.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245537. [Full text] [PDF] - 10 February 2023

 



Juan Zuluaga (University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA)

Juan Zuluaga is an author on ‘ Acute stress and restricted diet reduce bill-mediated heat dissipation in the song sparrow (Melospiza melodia): implications for optimal thermoregulation’, published in JEB. Juan is a PhD student in the lab of Raymond Danner at University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA, investigating the evolution of birds' adaptations to thermoregulatory challenges, and how these adaptations will fare against climate change.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245568. [Full text] [PDF] - 10 February 2023

 



Veronica Rivi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy)

Veronica Rivi is an author on ‘ Invertebrates as models of learning and memory: investigating neural and molecular mechanisms’, published in JEB. Veronica is a post-doctoral researcher in the lab of Joan M. C. Blom and Fabio Tascedda at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, investigating the conserved molecular mechanisms that promote maladaptive behaviors and psychiatric disorders, such as depression and schizophrenia. In doing so, she hopes to improve treatment options and outcomes for individuals suffering from such disabling disorders.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245449. [Full text] [PDF] - 31 January 2023

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Elisa Thoral (Lund University, Sweden)

Elisa Thoral is an author on ‘ Temperature-dependent metabolic consequences of food deprivation in the European sardine’, published in JEB. Elisa conducted the research described in this article while a graduate student and PhD student with Loïc Teulier, Claire Saraux and Damien Roussel at Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France and MARBEC (Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD), Sète, France. She is now a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Andreas Nord at Lund University, Sweden, investigating the effect of several environmental stresses on the mitochondrial metabolism in different animal species.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245491. [Full text] [PDF] - 30 January 2023

 



Derek Jurestovsky (Pennsylvania State University, USA)

Derek Jurestovsky is an author on ‘ Blood python (Python brongersmai) strike kinematics and forces are robust to variations in substrate geometry’, published in JEB. Derek conducted the research described in this article while a PhD student in Henry Astley's lab at University of Akron, USA. He is now a Postdoctoral Scholar in the lab of Jonas Rubenson and Steve Piazza at Pennsylvania State University, USA, investigating squamate skeletal morphology, biomechanics and their distributions in the past, present and future.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245490. [Full text] [PDF] - 26 January 2023

 



Anna Cressman (Pennsylvania State University, USA)

Anna Cressman is an author on ‘Impacts and mechanisms of CO2 narcosis in bumble bees: narcosis depends on dose, caste and mating status and is not induced by anoxia’, published in JEB. Anna is a graduate student in the lab of Etya Amsalem at Pennsylvania State University, USA, investigating the physiology and behavior of insects exposed to CO2 to induce anesthesia.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245428. [Full text] [PDF] - 13 January 2023

 



Marco Graziano (University of East Anglia, UK)

Marco Graziano is first author on ‘Frequency-dependent viscosity of salmon ovarian fluid has biophysical implications for sperm–egg interactions’, published in JEB. Marco conducted the research described in this article while a PhD candidate in Matthew Gage's lab at University of East Anglia, UK. He is now a senior postdoctoral associate in the lab of Simone Immler at University of East Anglia, investigating how sexual and natural selection shape eco-evolutionary processes at the gametic level: before, during and after the reproductive event.

J Exp Biol. 2023 226: jeb245427. [Full text] [PDF] - 13 January 2023

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