PUBLICATIONS

2009

Flammang, B.E. (2009,In press) Functional morphology of the radialis muscle in shark tails. Journal of Morphology. DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10801

Flammang, B.E., Ebert, D.A., and Cailliet, G.M. (In revision) Intraspecific and interspecific spatial distribution patterns of three species of catsharks (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) of the eastern North Pacific. Journal of Fish Biology.

Flammang, B.E. and Lauder, G.V. (2009) Caudal fin shape modulation and control during acceleration, braking, and backing maneuvers in bluegill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus. The Journal of Experimental Biology 212:277-286. PDF

Flammang, B.E., Ferry-Graham, L.A., Rinewalt, C., Ardizzone, D., Davis, C., and Trejo, T. (2009) Prey capture kinematics and four-bar linkages in the bay pipefish, Syngnathus leptorhynchus.  Zoology 112:86-96. PDF

2008

Flammang, B.E. and Lauder, G.V. (2008) Speed-dependent intrinsic caudal fin muscle recruitment during steady swimming in bluegill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus. The Journal of Experimental Biology 211:587-598. PDF

Flammang, B.E., Ebert, D.A., and Cailliet, G.M. (2008) Reproductive biology of deep-sea catsharks (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) of the eastern North Pacific. Environmental Biology of Fishes 81:35-49. PDF

Van Wassenbergh, S., Strother, J.A., Flammang, B.E., Ferry-Graham, L.A., and Aerts, P. (2008) Extremely fast prey capture in pipefish is powered by elastic recoil. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 5:285-296. PDF

2007

Flammang, B.E., Ebert, D.A., and Cailliet, G.M. (2007) Egg cases of the genus Apristurus (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae): Phylogenetic and ecological implications. Zoology 110:308-317. PDF

 

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

Van Wassenbergh, S., Aerts, P., Strother, J.A., Flammang, B.E., and Ferry-Graham, L.A. (2007) Evidence for mechanical power amplification in suction feeding pipefish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A 146:S107.

Flammang, B.E. and Lauder, G.V. (2006) Speed-dependent intrinsic caudal fin muscle recruitment during steady swimming in bluegill sunfish. Integrative and Comparative Biology 46:E44

Flammang, B.E. (2005) Comparative anatomy of intrinsic caudal musculature in fishes. Integrative and Comparative Biology 45:1131.

Flammang, B.E. and Azizi E. (2004) The radial muscle: A new chapter in shark tails. Integrative and Comparative Biology 44:553.