Anderson Lab
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Studying comparative biomechanics, functional morphology & the physiology of movement, mostly in chameleons and anoles; All views our own
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While similar mechanistically, ballistic tongues of chameleons & salamanders were each assembled via a different sequence of innovations, highlighting how biomechanical modularity, rather than exceptional materials, underlies this vertebrate ballistic innovation.
August 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
While similar mechanistically, ballistic tongues of chameleons & salamanders were each assembled via a different sequence of innovations, highlighting how biomechanical modularity, rather than exceptional materials, underlies this vertebrate ballistic innovation.