Christofer J Clemente
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Rockenfeller R, Gunther M, Clemente C, Dick T
R Soc Open Sci
. 2024 Dec;
11(9):240037.
PMID: 39678384
The shape of skeletal muscle varies remarkably-with important implications for locomotor performance. In many muscles, the fibres are arranged at an angle relative to the tendons' line of action, termed...
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Clemente C, De Groote F, Dick T
Nat Commun
. 2024 Oct;
15(1):8594.
PMID: 39366939
An unusual pattern among the scaling laws in nature is that the fastest animals are neither the largest, nor the smallest, but rather intermediately sized. Because of the enormous diversity...
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Labonte D, Bishop P, Dick T, Clemente C
Nat Commun
. 2024 Mar;
15(1):2181.
PMID: 38467620
Animal performance fundamentally influences behaviour, ecology, and evolution. It typically varies monotonously with size. A notable exception is maximum running speed; the fastest animals are of intermediate size. Here we...
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Turnbull G, Chari S, Li Z, Yang Z, Alam C, Clemente C, et al.
Biol Open
. 2023 May;
12(5).
PMID: 37191106
This paper considers the effects of claw morphology on the gripping efficiency of arboreal (Varanus varius) and burrowing (Varanus gouldii and Varanus panoptes) lizards. To ensure a purely morphological comparison...
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Influence of internal muscle properties on muscle shape change and gearing in the human gastrocnemii
Kelp N, Clemente C, Tucker K, Hug F, Pinel S, Dick T
J Appl Physiol (1985)
. 2023 May;
134(6):1520-1529.
PMID: 37167262
Skeletal muscles bulge when they contract. These three-dimensional shape changes, coupled with fiber rotation, influence a muscle's mechanical performance by uncoupling fiber velocity from muscle belly velocity (i.e., gearing). Muscle...
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Clemente C, Dick T
J Exp Biol
. 2023 Apr;
226(7).
PMID: 37021681
Among terrestrial mammals, the largest, the 3 tonne African elephant, is one-million times heavier than the smallest, the 3 g pygmy shrew. Body mass is the most obvious and arguably...
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Schultz J, Labonte D, Clemente C
J R Soc Interface
. 2023 Apr;
20(201):20220840.
PMID: 37015264
Many climbing animals use direction-dependent adhesives to attach to vertical or inclined surfaces. These structures adhere when activated via a pull but detach when pushed. Therefore, a challenge arises when...
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Gaschk J, Del Simone K, Wilson R, Clemente C
R Soc Open Sci
. 2023 Feb;
10(2):221180.
PMID: 36756058
Semelparity is a breeding strategy whereby an individual invests large amounts of resources into a single breeding season, leading to the death of the individual. Male northern quolls () are...
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Haagensen T, Gaschk J, Schultz J, Clemente C
J Exp Biol
. 2022 Oct;
225(21).
PMID: 36268759
Manoeuvrability, the ability to make rapid changes in direction, is central to animal locomotion. Turning performance may depend on the ability to successfully complete key challenges including: withstanding additional lateral...
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Cieri R, Dick T, Morris J, Clemente C
J Exp Biol
. 2022 Mar;
225(Suppl_1).
PMID: 35258618
A considerable biomechanical challenge faces larger terrestrial animals as the demands of body support scale with body mass (Mb), while muscle force capacity is proportional to muscle cross-sectional area, which...