Christofer Clemente
@cclemente4
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comparative biomechanics, physiology and evolution of kangaroos, lizards, frogs and insects. Associate professor University of the Sunshine Coast #usceduau
Queensland Australia
Joined July 2014
🎃🕷️Just in time for Halloween: A really cool short movie about our spider sleep research @UniKonstanz @zukunftskolleg by @lgroskin for @sciam 🕷️💤 Thanks Luke! Totally worth the wait ;) https://t.co/lABOcg2It5
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How fast are modern day human compared with our ancestors? This @ConversationEDU article explores speed and body size in human predictive simulations based on our @NatureComms paper with @TaylorJMDick @FriedlDeGroote
https://t.co/l5IPhoTuxL v
theconversation.com
What do the world’s fastest creatures on land, sea and air all have in common? My colleagues and I have taken a key step towards solving this mystery.
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New in @ESAEcology: In eastern Washington, cougars, wolves, & ungulate prey adjust their broad-scale movement based on long-term habitat use rather than predator hunting strategies https://t.co/7oJ9AzADbF With #OpenData & code in @datadryad & @ZENODO_ORG
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Our latest paper intersected archeology and biomechanics - a first look at striking biomechanics of some Australian Aboriginal weapons @Griffith_Health x @ARCHE_Griffith @pzcld @DavidJohnSaxby1 @BradleyCornish3
Just how Deadly are deadly Aboriginal Weapons? We identified where their striking power comes from with biomechanics! Read OA: https://t.co/TvOZd6OBXG With @LauraDiamond05 @ARCHE_Griffith @Griffith_SciEnv @Griffith_Uni
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As our fish-like ancestors evolved, developing necks, the nerve got stuck in its pathway. Evolution couldn't re-route the tangled wire without unplugging it It's sub-optimal design no engineer would ever make. It developed in tiny gradient steps, yielding only a local optimum
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Goblin shark jaw action!
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Short write up using #NatureComms blog post feature on our paper exploring the limits of speed and size. With @TaylorJMDick and @FriedlDeGroote
https://t.co/KczJJCVqAM
communities.springernature.com
Human folklore abounds with tales of giants and dwarfs. From the giant cyclops in the Odyssey, to the six inch tall, ‘little people’ encountered by Gulliver in his travels. But what is the limit to...
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Human musculoskeletal simulations not only predict the optimal body mass for speed in humans 🏃, but also all mammals 🐆! @cclemente4 et al suggest mass-speed represents general rules & not the result of phylogenetic or other ecological factors | https://t.co/BcdHycnmv2
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Ever wondered what a dwarf racing a giant would look like? Our (@TaylorJMDick and @FriedlDeGroote) new paper simulated humans moving at masses from 0.1 kg to 900 kg. We use them to understand the biomechanical limits to speed as mass increases. https://t.co/sdGNCFQCHn
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Our new paper is out in @NatureComms We used predictive musculoskeletal simulations based on @OpenSimSU models, scaled in size from mice to elephants, and reveal mechanistic links between speed, posture and energetics https://t.co/wIHEvgs1Q1
@cclemente4 @FriedlDeGroote
@UQ_News
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Domestication of dogs changed not only their facial muscle morphology but also how these muscles function. Dogs have ~100% fast-twitch muscle fibers, enabling quick facial expression movements while wolves have less than 50%. By @Anne_M_Burrows et al.: https://t.co/w3lAuuCNzo
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A nice write up by @usceduau on our fun project on the advantage of muscle pennation with changes in muscle shape. With Robert Rockenfeller, Michael Gunther and @TaylorJMDick
https://t.co/FwAw6tYgB5
usc.edu.au
Muscles aren't just blobs of tissue; they have intricate designs that optimise how they generate force. One of the most fascinating designs is the pennate muscle architecture.
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New paper->Rethinking the physiological cross-sectional area of skeletal muscle reveals the mechanical advantage of pennation https://t.co/2uLIb0Lk70 ..we use geometric models to highlight the mech. advantage of a pennate design & clear the air on some PCSA confusion @cclemente4
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Scientists have found Komodo dragons, the largest lizards in the world, have iron coated teeth. @AaronLeBlanc6 (@kingsdentistry) says the study gives us clues to how dinosaurs like the T-rex may have ripped apart their prey #ScienceatKings Read more⬇️ https://t.co/xoiW394BTT
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Up close and personal with the iron-coated teeth of the Komodo dragon <3
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Komodo dragons have iron -coated teeth!! It was amazing to be part of this team led by @AaronLeBlanc6 - showing that this iron coat in komodo (and in other varanid lizards!) might help keep these teeth sharp @usceduau
nature.com
Nature Ecology & Evolution - Chemical and structural imaging of Komodo dragon teeth reveals that they maintain their sharp cutting edges through iron-enriched coatings, a unique adaptation...
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Moa didn't go #extinct all at the same time in NZ, but they did all go #extinct in places close together. These places are also the final holdouts for today's threatened birds, kakapo, takahe and many kiwi species. Want to know more? Take a read 👇 https://t.co/iu9vv2sea8
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Could giant extinct kangaroos hop? Maybe so... tune in to the ABC Catalyst series featuring some of our research @cclemente4 (and who doesn't want to listen to @RealHughJackman lovely voice) @UQMedicine @UQ_News @usceduau
https://t.co/dgUezTorlk
abc.net.au
Scientists are piecing together a picture of how Australia's extinct giant kangaroos moved.
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Just came across this amazing animated video by @LinneanSociety showcasing our research on iguana locomotion. We compared the biomechanics of running in Green, spiny tailed and Marine iguanas to see if there was an influence of habitat on movement! https://t.co/OSztNsMLcl
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