At the RVC we are grieving the death of the Structure & Motion Lab's creator, and stalwart comrade, Professor Alan Wilson FRS, from a plane crash in Namibia on Wednesday. He was a giant in comparative biomechanics and an amazing scientist. I'm still reeling. It is utterly shocking and deeply sad.
I continue to be in shock by all of this. I talked to Alan a day before the accident as we were working on a paper together about the field station (Gobabeb) where the accident occurred. He was so passionate about Namibia and the work he was doing.
Truly devastating and tragic accident.
🚨 New plesiosaur paper 🚨
I'm pleased to announce that our paper on the plesiosaur Plesiopterys wildi has been published today in PeerJ: peerj.com/articles/189...
In our study, led by @miguelpmarx.bsky.social, we describe a new and previously undescribed specimen.
#science #research
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From Tiny Spines to Sticky Toes: What <i>Cyrtodactylus</i> Geckos Can Tell Us about the Evolution of Stickiness in Lizards www.anoleannals.org/2026/02/03/f...
As part of the upcoming 2nd edition of Fish Biomechanics (co-edited with @georgelauder.bsky.social ), our chapter on the ecology and biomechanics of locomotion and feeding in fishes is now available www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #fish #biomechanics #ecology
New paper led by Alexandra McInturf & @physiologyfish.bsky.social
We present a methodological framework for analysing catch data to infer aggregation behaviour. We outline key metrics to explore and apply this framework in a case study of juvenile sharks. 🦈
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
More than one way to be a planktivore: the vast morphospace of plankton-feeding reef fishes
Ng, I., Bellwood, D.R., Strugnell, J.M. et al. More than one way to be a planktivore: the vast morphospace of plankton-feeding reef fishes. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries (2025). doi.org/10.1007/s111...
😃 A new article published in J Biomech by Kovács et al suggest sprint runners have longer Achilles tendon moment arms than distance runners in absolute terms, but this does not seem to impact running performance in either group.
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#BiomechSky
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Professor John R. Hutchinson
Very exciting to have this out to bridge physiology and physics. #biology #collectivebehaviour #fish #metabolism
