THE SOCHA LAB

2022

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Computational anlysis of flying-snake-like horizontal undulation during gliding flight

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Gong, Y.*, J. Wang, J.J. Socha, and H. Dong. Physics of Fluids. 34: 121907.

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Isometric spiracular scaling in scarab beetles: Implications for diffusive and advective oxygen transport

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Wagner*, J.M., C.J. Klok, M.E. Duell*, J.J. Socha, G. Cao, H. Gong*, and J.F. Harrison. 2022. eLife. 11, 82129.

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The impact of sampling frequency on kinetic outcomes

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Renner*, K.E., A.T. Peebles*, J.J. Socha, and R.M. Queen. 2022. Journal of Biomechanics. 135 (2022): 111034.

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2021

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Dynamic movements facilitate extreme gap crossing in flying snakes

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Graham, M.* and J.J. Socha. 2021. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 10.1242/jeb.242923.

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The aerodynamics of flying snake airfoils in tandem configuration

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Jafari, F.*, Holden, D., R. La Foy*, P.P. Vlachos, and J.J. Socha. 2021. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 224(14): jeb233635.

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Nonlinear elasticity and damping govern ultrafast dynamics in click beetles

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Bolmin, O.*, J.J. Socha, A.C. Dunn, M. Alleyne, and A.A. Wissa. 2021. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 188(5):118 e2014569118.

Movie S1 | Movie S2 | Supplementary Information | Download: [pdf]

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Frequency-specific, valveless flow control in insect-mimetic microfluidic devices

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Chatterjee, K.*, P.M. Graybill, J.J. Socha, R.V. Davalos, and A.E. Staples. 2021. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics. 16(3) 036004 .  

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2020

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Visual acuity in the flying snake, Chrysopelea paradisi

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Zamore, S.A., N. Araujo*, and J.J. Socha. 2020. Integrative and Comparative Biology. Invited paper in the 2020 SICB symposium "Long limbless locomotors: The mechanics and biology of elongate, limbless vertebrate locomotion".  

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Circulation in insect wings

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Salcedo, M.K. and J.J. Socha. 2020. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 10.1093/icb/icaa124. Invited paper in the 2020 SICB symposium "Melding Modeling and Morphology: integrating approaches to understand the evolution of form and function".  

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Validity of using 2D video analysis and automated marker tracking to assess continuous sagittal plane running kinematics

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Peebles, A.T.*, M.M. Carrol, J.J. Socha, D.O. Schmitt, and R.M. Queen. 2020. Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 10.1007/s10439-020-02569-y.

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Undulation enables gliding in flying snakes

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Yeaton, I.J.*, S.D. Ross, G.A. Baumgardner*, J.J. Socha. 2020. Nature Physics. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-020-0935-4.

  | Nature Video | Nature News & Views | Altmetric media summary | Movies 1-7 | Download: [pdf] [Supplement]

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Physiological responses to gravity in an insect

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Harrison, J.F., K. Adjerid*, A. Kassi*, C.J. Klok, J.M. VandenBrooks, M.E. Duell*, J.E. Campbell*, S. Talal, E. Alanis*, C. Abdo, H. Pendar, J.J. Socha. 2020. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1915424117.

Altmetric media summary  | Movie 1 | Movie 2 | Download: [pdf] [Supplement]

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Going the distance: the biomechanics of gap-crossing behaviors

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Graham, M.* and J.J. Socha. 2020. Journal of Experimental Zoology A. 333: 60-73. Invited paper for special issue in honor of R. McNeil Alexander. (Published online in 2019)

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2019

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Functional compartmentalization in the hemocoel of insects

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Pendar, H., J. Aviles*, K. Adjerid*, C. Schoenewald*, and J.J. Socha. 2019. Scientific Reports. 9(1): 6075.

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2018

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Patterns of tracheal compression in the thorax of the ground beetle, Platynus decentis

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Hochgraf, J.S.*, J.S. Waters*, J.J. Socha. 2018. Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine. 91(4): 409-430.

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How temperature influences the viscosity of hornworm hemolymph

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Kenny, M.C.*, M.N. Giarra*, E. Granata*, and J.J. Socha. 2018. Journal of Experimental Biology. 221 (21): jeb186338.

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Developmental plasticity and stability in the tracheal networks supplying Drosophila flight muscle in response to rearing oxygen level

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Harrison, J.F., J.S. Waters, T.A. Biddulph, A. Kovacevic, C.J. Klok, and J.J. Socha. 2018. Journal of Insect Physiology. 106: 189-198.

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Burst mode pumping: A new mechanism of drinking in mosquitoes

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Kikuchi, K.*, M.A. Stremler, W.-K. Lee, S. Chatterjee*, O. Mochizuki, and J.J. Socha. 2018. Scientific Reports. 8(1): 4885.

Movie 1 | Movie 2 | Movie 3 | Movie 4 | Movie 5 | Movie 6 | Supplement | Download: [pdf]

NSF video animation | Interview of Socha | APS press release | Virginia Tech press release

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2017

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Control of gliding in a flying snake-inspired n-chain model

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Jafari, F.*, S. Tahmasian, S.D. Ross, and J.J. Socha. 2017. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics. 12(6) 066002.

Movie 1 | Movie 2 | Download: [pdf]

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Global dynamics of non-equilibrium gliding in animals

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Yeaton, I.J.*, J.J. Socha, and S.D. Ross. 2017. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics. 10(2) 026013.

  Noted as a Highlight of 2017 | Download: [pdf]

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2016

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Bare-hand volume cracker for raw volume data analysis

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Laha, B.*, D.A. Bowman, and J.J. Socha. 2016. Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 3: 56.

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Multigenerational effects of rearing atmospheric oxygen level on the tracheal dimensions and diffusing capacities of pupal and adult Drosophila melanogaster

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Klok, C.J., A. Kaiser, J.J. Socha, W.-K. Lee, J.F. Harrison. 2016. In Hypoxia: Translation in Progress. Springer US, 285-300. (book chapter)

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Recovering signals in physiological systems with large datasets

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Pendar, H., J.J. Socha, and J. Chung. 2016. Biology Open. 5, 1163-1174.

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2015

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Dogs lap using acceleration-driven open pumping

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Gart, S.*, J.J. Socha, P.P. Vlachos, and S. Jung. 2015. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112 (52): 15798–15802.

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NY Times Science Take | Press release | Journal cover | Download: [pdf]

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Structure of tracheae and the functional implications for collapse in the American cockroach

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Webster*, M., Socha, J.J., Teresi, L., Nardinocchi, P., De Vita, R. 2015. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 10 (2015): 066011,

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Estimation of instantaneous gas exchange in flow-through respirometry systems: A modern revision of Bartholomew's Z-transform method

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Pendar*, H. and J.J. Socha. 2015. PLoS ONE.10 (10): e0139508.

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Code (direct download) (Github) | Supplement | Download: [pdf]

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Tracheal compression in pupae of the beetle Zophobas morio

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Pendar*, H., M. Kenny*, and J.J. Socha. 2015. Biology Letters. 11 (6): 20150259.

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Science Shot | Cover image | Video abstract | Movies | Dryad data | Supplement | Download: [pdf]

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How animals glide: from trajectory to morphology

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Socha, J.J., F. Jafari*, Y. Munk, and G. Byrnes. 2015. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 93: 901-924.

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2014

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Of snakes and robots

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Socha. J.J. 2014. Science. 346 (6206): 160-161.

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A theoretical analysis of gliding in flying snakes

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Jafari, F.*, S.D. Ross, P.P. Vlachos, and J.J. Socha. 2014. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics. 9(2): 025014.

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Variation in tensile properties of tracheal tubes in the American cockroach

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Becker, W.*, M.R. Webster*, J.J. Socha, and R. De Vita. 2014. Smart Materials and Structures. 23 (5): 057001.

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Effects of VR system fidelity on analzing isosurface visualization of volume datasets

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Laha, B.*, D.A. Bowman, and J.J. Socha. 2014. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of Virtual Reality 2013). 20 (4): 513-522.

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Lift and wakes of flying snakes

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Krishnan, A.* J.J. Socha, P.P. Vlachos, and L.A. Barba. 2014. Physics of Fluids. 26: 03190.

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Aerodynamics of the flying snake, Chrysopelea paradisi: how a bluff-body cross-sectional shape contributes to gliding performance

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Holden, D.*, J.J. Socha, N. Cardwell, and P.P. Vlachos. 2014. Journal of Experimental Biology. 217 (3): 382-394.

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Video abstract | Journal supplementary video (free via pdf) | Movie 1 | Movie 2 | Movie 3 | Download: [pdf]

NY Times Science Take

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2013

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Hypoxia-induced compression in the tracheal system of the tobacco hornworm caterpillar, Manduca sexta L

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Greenlee, K.J., J.J. Socha, H.B. Eubanks*, G. Thapa, P. Pedersen, W.-K. Lee, and S.D. Kirkton. 2013. Journal of Experimental Biology. 216: 2293-2301.

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Journal supplementary video (free via pdf) | Movie 1 | Movie 2 | Download: [pdf]

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Dynamics of tracheal compression in the horned passalus beetle

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J.S. Waters*, W.-K. Lee, M.W. Westneat, and J.J. Socha. 2013. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 304: R621-R627.

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How locusts breathe

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Harrison, J.F., J.S. Waters*, A.J. Cease, J.M. VandenBrooks, V. Callier, C.J. Klok, K. Shaffer, and J.J. Socha. 2013. Physiology. 28: 18-27.

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Biomechanics of turtle shells: how whole shells fail in compression

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Magwene, P.M.* and J.J. Socha*. 2013. Journal of Experimental Zoology A. 319A:86-98. [published online, 2012]

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2011

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Gliding flight in Chrysopelea: Turning a snake into a wing

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Socha, J.J.  2011. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 51(6): 969–982.

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Mechanical properties of tracheal tubes in the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)

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Webster, M.*, R. De Vita, J. Twigg*, J.J. Socha. 2011.  Journal of Smart Materials and Structures, 20 (2011) 094017.

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2010

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Non-equilibrium trajectory dynamics and the kinematics of gliding in a flying snake

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Socha, J.J., K. Miklasz*, F. Jafari*, and P.P. Vlachos. 2010. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 5 (2010) 045002.

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Summary video | Journal supplementary video | Press | Download: [pdf] [corrigendum]

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Visceral-locomotory pistoning in crawling caterpillars (Manduca sexta)

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Simon, M.A.*, W.A. Woods, Y.V. Serebrenik, S.M. Simon, L.I. van Griethuijsen, J.J. Socha, W.-K. Lee, and B.A. Trimmer. 2010.  Current Biology 20: 1-6.

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Video abstract | Movie S1 | Movie S2 | Movie S3 | Download: [pdf]

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Issues of convection in insect respiration: Insights from synchrotron x-ray imaging and beyond

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Socha, J.J., T. Förster*, and K.J. Greenlee. 2010. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 173S (2010) S65–S73.

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Effects of body cross-sectional shape on flying snake aerodynamics

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Miklasz, K.*, M. LaBarbera, X. Chen, and J.J. Socha. 2010. Experimental Mechanics, 50 (9): 1335-1348.

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Canaliculi in the tessellated skeleton of cartilaginous fishes

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Dean, M.N.*, J.J. Socha, K.M. Claeson, B.K. Hall, and A.P. Summers. 2010. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 26(2):263-267.

 

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2009

Synchrotron x-ray visualisation of ice formation in insects during lethal and non-lethal freezing

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Sinclair, B.J., A.G. Gibbs, W.-K. Lee, A. Rajamohan*, S.P. Roberts, and J.J. Socha. 2009. PLoS One 2009 4(12):e8259.

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Movies | Press release | Download: [pdf]

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A plesiosaur containing an ichthyosaur embryo as stomach contents from the Sundance Formation of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming

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O’Keefe, F.R., H.P. Street*, J.P. Cavigelli, J.J. Socha, and R.D. O’Keefe. 2009. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(4): 1306-1310.

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Direct visualization of hemolymph flow in the heart of a grasshopper (Schistocerca americana)

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Lee, W.-K. and J.J. Socha. 2009. BMC Physiology 2009 9:2.

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2008

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Correlated patterns of tracheal compression and convective gas exchange in a carabid beetle

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Socha, J.J., W.-K. Lee, J.F. Harrison, J.S. Waters*, Fezzaa, K., M.W. Westneat. 2008. Journal of Experimental Biology 211: 3409-3420.

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Movies | Cover image | Download: [pdf]

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Advances in biological structure, function and physiology using synchrotron x-ray imaging

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Westneat, M.W., J.J. Socha, and W.-K. Lee. 2008.  Annual Review of Physiology 70: 119-142.

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Use of synchrotron tomography to image naturalistic anatomy in insects

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Socha, J.J. and F. De Carlo. 2008. In: Developments in X-Ray Tomography VI: 2008, San Diego, CA, USA: SPIE; 2008: 70780A-70787.

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2007

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Increase in tracheal investment with beetle size supports hypothesis of oxygen limitation on insect gigantism

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Kaiser, A., C.J. Klok, J.J. Socha, W.-K. Lee, M.C. Quinlan, and J.F. Harrison. 2007.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104 (32): 13198-13203.

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Press release | Commentary | Download: [pdf]

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Real-time phase-contrast x-ray imaging: a new technique for the study of animal form and function

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Socha, J.J., M.W. Westneat, J.F. Harrison, J.S. Waters*, and W.-K. Lee. 2007.  BMC Biology 2007 5:6.

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2006

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Becoming airborne without legs: the kinematics of take-off in a flying snake, Chrysopelea paradisi

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Socha, J.J.* 2006. Journal of Experimental Biology 209 (17): 3358-3369.

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Movies | Cover image | Download: [pdf]   [pdf with cover]

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2005

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A three-dimensional kinematic analysis of gliding in a flying snake, Chrysopelea paradisi

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Socha, J.J.*, M. LaBarbera, and T. O’Dempsey. 2005.  Journal of Experimental Biology 208 (10): 1817-1833.

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Movies | Cover image | Download: [pdf]  [pdf with cover]  [Inside JEB]

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Effects of size and behavior on aerial performance of two species of flying snakes (Chrysopelea)

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Socha, J.J.* and M. LaBarbera. 2005.  Journal of Experimental Biology 208 (10): 1835-1847.

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Movies | Cover image | Download: [pdf]  [pdf with cover]  [Inside JEB]

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Chrysopelea ornata, C. paradisi (Flying Snakes). Behavior

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Socha, J.J.* and C.A. Sidor*. 2005.  Herpetological Review 36(2): 190-191.

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2002

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Gliding flight in the paradise tree snake

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Socha, J.J.* 2002. Nature 418: 603-604.

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