Our interdisciplinary research in ecological and evolutionary biomechanics focuses on the intricate relationships between the environment and animal function, from habitat micro/nano structure to changes in ambient temperature and light. Our approach integrates across innovative measurements of animal and habitat structure (confocal microscopy, microCT, morphometrics, and SEM), animal movement in nature (high-speed video and animal-borne accelerometry), physiology and mechanics of motion (high-speed video, force plates, and in vivo muscle recordings), machine learning and ecomechanical modeling. We place these results in an evolutionary framework, using advanced phylogenetic comparative methods. We use a variety of vertebrate groups, including geckos, snakes, small mammals, birds, and fishes. We utilize museum collections across the world, including those at the Museum Koenig (Bonn, Germany), the LA County Museum, the California Academy of Sciences, and others. Our fieldwork is conducted in a number of places, including the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre in British Columbia, Gobabeb Research & Training Centre in Namibia, Nouragues in French Guiana, and various places in the USA and Canada