Category: Mimicry
Masters of Camouflage: Mechanisms of Dynamic Skin Colouration in Cephalopods
Camouflage, Predator-Prey, Molluscs, Nervous System, Light Absorption/Refraction, Bioluminescence, Biomechanics
Christopher Coluni, John Eric Hamilton, Olivia Lopardo, Olivier Morin
Courtship and Mating: the Physics of Sexual Dimorphism and its Evolutionary Function
Reproduction, Dimorphism, Evolution, Optics, Bioluminescence, Biomechanics, Courtship and Mating
Liam Fetherstonhaugh, Joseph Grotsky, Chloe Jacquet, Samuel Nidelli
Bioinformatics and Sensory Function of Mammalian Fur: An Analysis of Coat Patterning, Whiskers, and Trigger Hairs
sensing, Turing patterns, whiskers, venus flytraps, mammals, follicles
Marc Amin, Lovéni Hanumunthadu, Matthew MacDonald, Thibaud Roy
Information Storage and Processing as Part of Pattern Formation, Photoreception, Thermoreception, and Mechanoreception of the Integument
Information storage, integument, Turing patterns, feedback loops, sensing
Juyoun Bae, Andrei Bocan, Justin Charney, Lan Anh Huynh
How Computers and Robotics Helped Us Understand Flippers
Flippers, biometrics, fluid dynamics, Reynolds number, biomimicry, swimming
McKenna Baron, Nour Hanna, Guillaume Rodier, Gabriel Straface
An Analysis of Sensors and Systems of Artificial Noses
Noses, olfaction, artificial organs, sensing, biosensors
Curtis Ehlert, Ingi El Shahid, Liv Toft, Mary Wan
Taste in Birds
Taste, birds, beaks, sensing, nutrition, receptors
Karina Carlson, Rylee McDonald, Palmyra Mendoza Cabrer, Michael Weldon
Molecular and Histological Structures of Generic Mammalian Hair and Fur
Keratin, protein structure, fur, hair, hydrophobicity, growth cycles
Marc Amin, Lovéni Hanumunthadu, Matthew MacDonald, Thibaud Roy
Marvels of Eggshell Pigmentation: Why Eggshells Vary so Greatly in Color and Pattern
Avian eggs, pigmentation, camouflage, thermoregulation, structural functionality, parasitism, birds
Leticia Le Goff, Ula Mastej, Jake Pringle, Ryan Romero
Biomolecular Factors for Immunity, Color Change, and Mechanical Strength of the Integument
Integument System, Chromatophores and Color Change, Glands, Cell Junctions, Immunity
Juyoun Bae, Andrei Bocan, Justin Charney, Lan Anh Huynh
Comparative Analysis of Biomechanical Properties of Mammalian Fur
Fur, Insulation, Optical Properties, Adaptation, Biomechanics, porcupine, Polar Bear
Marc Amin, Lovéni Hanumunthadu, Matthew MacDonald, Thibaud Roy