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Subdigital integumentary microstructure in Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkota): do those lineages with incipiently expressed toepads exclusively exhibit adhesive setae?

Philipp Ginal, Yannick Ecker, Timothy E. Higham, L. L. Grismer, Benjamin Wipfler, Dennis Rödder, Anthony P. Russell, Jendrian Riedel

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2026

Fish alter locomotor and feeding kinematics to capture aerial prey

Erik G. Axlid, Christian Lowe, Ethan S Wang, Timothy E. Higham

Proceedings. Biological sciences, 2025

Frictional adhesion of geckos predicts maximum running performance in nature

Timothy E. Higham

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2025

Geckos running with dynamic adhesion: towards integration of ecology, energetics and biomechanics.

Timothy E. Higham, Anthony P. Russell

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2025

Osteology and arthrology of the ankle and tarsometatarsus of anoles (Iguania: Anolidae): not convergent with geckos but divergent from the ancestral iguanian condition.

Anthony P. Russell, Lisa D. McGregor, Timothy E. Higham

Journal of Anatomy, 2025

Reassessment of the possible size, form, weight, cruising speed, and growth parameters of the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae), and new evolutionary insights into its gigantism, life history strategies, ecology, and extinction

K. Shimada, Ryosuke Motani, Jake J. Wood, Phillip C. Sternes, Taketeru Tomita, Mohamad Bazzi, A. Collareta, J. Gayford, Julia Türtscher, Patrick L. Jambura, J. Kriwet, R. Vullo, Douglas J. Long, Adam P. Summers, John G. Maisey, Charlie Underwood, David J. Ward, Harry M. Maisch, Victor J. Perez, I. Feichtinger, Gavin J. P. Naylor, Joshua K Moyer, T. Higham, João Paulo C B da Silva, Hugo Bornatowski, G. González-Barba, Michael L. Griffiths, Martin A. Becker, M. Siversson

Palaeontologia Electronica, 2025

Thermal Dynamics of Ectotherm Behavioral Strategies: Insights from Agent-Based Simulations

Michael J. Remington, Rulon W. Clark, Ryan J. Hanscom, Timothy E. Higham, Jeet Sukumaran

bioRxiv, 2025

Uumarrty and the Nash Score: a Game-theoretic, Agent-based Framework for Understanding Evolutionary Stability in Behavioral Traits

Michael J. Remington, R. Clark, Ryan J. Hanscom, T. Higham, Jeet Sukumaran

bioRxiv, 2025

Developmental Patterns Underlying Variation in Form And Function Exhibited by House Gecko Toe Pads.

Aaron H. Griffing, T. Gamble, Ashmika Behere, Timothy E. Higham, G. Keller, John Resener, Thomas J Sanger

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2024

Ecologically‐related variation of digit morphology in Cyrtodactylus (Gekkota, Squamata) reveals repeated origins of incipient adhesive toepads

Jendrian Riedel, Katrin Eisele, Mariam Gabelaia, Timothy E. Higham, Joseph Wu, Q. Do, T. Nguyen, Camila G. Meneses, Rafe M. Brown, Thomas Ziegler, L. L. Grismer, Anthony P. Russell, Dennis Rödder

Functional Ecology, 2024

Ecomorphology of the Locomotor Apparatus in the Genus Cyrtodactylus (Gekkota, Squamata)

Jendrian Riedel, L. L. Grismer, Timothy E. Higham, Joseph Wu, Q. Do, T. Nguyen, Camila G. Meneses, Rafe M. Brown, Patrick D. Campbell, Thomas Ziegler, Anthony P. Russell, Dennis Rödder

Evolutionary biology, 2024

How do fish miss? Attack strategies of threespine stickleback capturing non-evasive prey

Seth Shirazi, Timothy E. Higham

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2024

Springing into action: Comparing escape responses between bipedal and quadrupedal rodents

G. A. Freymiller, M. Whitford, Craig P. McGowan, Timothy E. Higham, Rulon W. Clark

Ecology and Evolution, 2024

The past, present, and future of predator–prey interactions in a warming world: Using species distribution modeling to forecast ectotherm–endotherm niche overlap

Jessica L Hill, Matthew Grisnik, Ryan J. Hanscom, Jeet Sukumaran, Timothy E. Higham, Rulon W. Clark

Ecology and Evolution, 2024

The rise of pelagic sharks and adaptive evolution of pectoral fin morphology during the Cretaceous.

Phillip C. Sternes, Lars Schmitz, T. Higham

Current Biology, 2024

White shark comparison reveals a slender body for the extinct megatooth shark, Otodus megalodon (Lamniformes: Otodontidae)

Phillip C. Sternes, Patrick L. Jambura, Julia Türtscher, J. Kriwet, M. Siversson, I. Feichtinger, Gavin J. P. Naylor, Adam P. Summers, J. Maisey, Taketeru Tomita, Joshua K Moyer, T. Higham, João Paulo C B da Silva, Hugo Bornatowski, Douglas J. Long, Victor J. Perez, A. Collareta, Charlie Underwood, David J. Ward, R. Vullo, G. González-Barba, Harry M. Maisch, Michael L. Griffiths, Martin A. Becker, Jake J. Wood, K. Shimada

Palaeontologia Electronica, 2024

Cryptic behavior and activity cycles of a small mammal keystone species revealed through accelerometry: a case study of Merriam’s kangaroo rats (Dipodomys merriami)

Ryan J. Hanscom, Jessica L Hill, Charlotte R. Patterson, Tyler Marbach, Jeet Sukumaran, Timothy E. Higham, Rulon W. Clark

Movement Ecology, 2023

How to study a predator that only eats a few meals a year: high-frequency accelerometry to quantify feeding behaviours of rattlesnakes (Crotalus spp.)

Ryan J. Hanscom, Dominic L. DeSantis, Jessica L Hill, Tyler Marbach, Jeet Sukumaran, Anna F. Tipton, Morgan L. Thompson, T. Higham, R. Clark

Animal Biotelemetry, 2023

The tailless gecko gets the worm: prey type alters the effects of caudal autotomy on prey capture and subjugation kinematics

Marina F. Vollin, T. Higham

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2023

Variation in claw morphology among the digits of Bent-toed geckos (Cyrtodactylus: Gekkota: Gekkonidae)

Jendrian Riedel, Melinda Klemm, Timothy E. Higham, L. L. Grismer, Thomas Ziegler, Anthony P. Russell, Dennis Rödder, K. Reinhold

BMC Zoology, 2023

Ecomechanics and the Rules of Life: a Critical Conduit Between the Physical and Natural Sciences.

Lara A Ferry, T. Higham

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2022

Growing up in a rough world: scaling of frictional adhesion and morphology of the Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)

A. Cobos, T. Higham

Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2022

Shaking things up: the unique feeding behaviour of western banded geckos when consuming scorpions

M. Whitford, G. A. Freymiller, Timothy E. Higham, Rulon W. Clark

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2022, pp. 533-540

The evolution of mechanical properties of conifer and angiosperm woods.

T. Higham, Lars Schmitz, K. Niklas

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2022

And thereby hangs a tail: morphology, developmental patterns and biomechanics of the adhesive tails of crested geckos (Correlophus ciliatus)

Aaron H. Griffing, Thomas J. Sanger, Lilian Epperlein, A. Bauer, Anthony Cobos, T. Higham, Emily R. Naylor, T. Gamble

Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2021

Ankle structure of the Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) and its role in the deployment of the subdigital adhesive system

T. Higham, Minga Zhuang, A. Russell

Journal of Anatomy, 2021

Clinging performance on natural substrates predicts habitat use in anoles and geckos

Amber N. Wright, Stevie R. Kennedy‐Gold, Emily R. Naylor, Robyn M. Screen, C. Piantoni, T. Higham

Functional Ecology, 2021

Comparative analysis of Dipodomys species indicates that kangaroo rat hindlimb anatomy is adapted for rapid evasive leaping

G. A. Freymiller, M. Whitford, M. J. Schwaner, Craig P. McGowan, Timothy E. Higham, Rulon W. Clark

Journal of Anatomy, 2021

Effects of Training and Testosterone on Muscle-Fiber Types and Locomotor Performance in Male Six-Lined Racerunners (Aspidoscelis sexlineata)

Jennifer L. O'Conner, L. McBrayer, T. Higham, J. Husak, I. Moore, David, C. Rostal

2021

High‐speed terrestrial substrate transitions: how a fleeing cursorial day gecko copes with compliance changes that are experienced in nature

Emily R. Naylor, T. Higham

Functional Ecology, 2021

Jumping with adhesion: landing surface incline alters impact force and body kinematics in crested geckos

T. Higham, M. Hofmann, Michelle Modert, M. Thielen, T. Speck

Scientific Reports, 2021

Linking ecomechanical models and functional traits to understand phenotypic diversity.

T. Higham, L. A. Ferry, L. Schmitz, D. Irschick, S. Starko, P. S. Anderson, P. J. Bergmann, H. Jamniczky, L. R. Monteiro, D. Navon, J. Messier, E. Carrington, S. Farina, K. L. Feilich, L. Hernandez, Michele A. Johnson, S. M. Kawano, C. J. Law, S. J. Longo, Christopher H. Martin, P. Martone, A. Rico‐Guevara, S. E. Santana, K. Niklas

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2021

Tail autotomy alters prey capture performance and kinematics, but not success, in banded geckos.

Marina F. Vollin, T. Higham

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2021

Tail control enhances gliding in arboreallizards: an integrative study using a 3D geometric model and numerical simulation.

Jaden V. Clark, Christopher Clark, T. Higham

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2021

Blazing Beetles: The Effect Of Temperature On The Locomotion of A Namib Dune Beetle

J. Philips, A. Cobos, T. Higham

UC Riverside Undergraduate Research Journal Submit, 2020

Kinematic integration during prey capture varies among individuals but not ecological contexts in bluegill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus (Perciformes: Centrarchidae)

E. Kane, T. Higham

2020

The effects of temperature on the defensive strikes of rattlesnakes

M. Whitford, G. A. Freymiller, T. Higham, R. Clark

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2020

The Effects of Temperature on the Kinematics of Rattlesnake Predatory Strikes in Both Captive and Field Environments

M. Whitford, G. A. Freymiller, T. Higham, R. Clark

Integrative Organismal Biology, 2020

A hierarchical view of gecko locomotion: photic environment, physiological optics, and locomotor performance.

T. Higham, L. Schmitz

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2019

Attachment beyond the adhesive system: the contribution of claws in gecko clinging and locomotion.

Emily R. Naylor, T. Higham

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2019

Determinants of predation success: How to survive an attack from a rattlesnake

M. Whitford, G. A. Freymiller, T. Higham, R. Clark

Functional Ecology, 2019

Escape dynamics of free-ranging desert kangaroo rats (Rodentia: Heteromyidae) evading rattlesnake strikes

G. A. Freymiller, M. Whitford, T. Higham, R. Clark

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2019

Evolution of pedal digit orientation and morphology in relation to acquisition and secondary loss of the adhesive system in geckos

Mingna V Zhuang, A. Russell, T. Higham

Journal of morphology, 2019

Lizard Locomotion

T. Higham

Behavior of Lizards, 2019

Population genetic structure and species delimitation of a widespread, Neotropical dwarf gecko.

Brendan J. Pinto, G. Colli, T. Higham, A. Russell, D. P. Scantlebury, L. Vitt, T. Gamble

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2019

The ecomechanics of gecko adhesion: natural surface topography, evolution, and biomimetics.

T. Higham, A. Russell, P. Niewiarowski, Amber N. Wright, T. Speck

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2019

The Integrative Biology of Gecko Adhesion: Historical Review, Current Understanding, and Grand Challenges.

A. Russell, A. Stark, T. Higham

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2019

Angling-induced injuries have a negative impact on suction feeding performance and hydrodynamics in marine shiner perch, Cymatogaster aggregata

Melissa Thompson, S. Van Wassenbergh, S. Rogers, Scott G. Seamone, T. Higham

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2018

How rapid changes in body mass affect the locomotion of terrestrial vertebrates: ecology, evolution and biomechanics of a natural perturbation

Kevin Jagnandan, T. Higham

2018

Neuromuscular control of locomotion is altered by tail autotomy in geckos

Kevin Jagnandan, T. Higham

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2018

Non-uniform evolutionary response of gecko eye size to changes in diel activity patterns

L. Schmitz, T. Higham

Biology Letters, 2018

Pleistocene climatic fluctuations drive isolation and secondary contact in the red diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber) in Baja California

S. Harrington, Bradford D. Hollingsworth, T. Higham, T. Reeder

2018

Replicating the complexity of natural surfaces: technique validation and applications for biomimetics, ecology and evolution

C. Kumar, Alejandro Palacios, Venkata A. Surapaneni, Georg Bold, M. Thielen, Erik H. Licht, T. Higham, T. Speck, Vincent Le Houérou

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 2018

Skink ecomorphology: forelimb and hind limb lengths, but not static stability, correlate with habitat use and demonstrate multiple solutions

K. Foster, T. Garland, L. Schmitz, T. Higham

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2018

The ontogenetic scaling of form and function in the spotted ratfish, Hydrolagus colliei (Chondrichthyes: Chimaeriformes): Fins, muscles, and locomotion

T. Higham, Scott G. Seamone, A. Arnold, Desiree Toews, Zeanna Janmohamed, Sara J. Smith, S. Rogers

Journal of morphology, 2018

XX/XY Sex Chromosomes in the South American Dwarf Gecko (Gonatodes humeralis)

T. Gamble, Erin McKenna, W. Meyer, Stuart V. Nielsen, Brendan J. Pinto, D. P. Scantlebury, T. Higham

Journal of Heredity, 2018

Comparative dynamics of suction feeding in marine and freshwater three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus: kinematics and geometric morphometrics

T. Higham, H. Jamniczky, Kevin Jagnandan, Sara J. Smith, Tegan N. Barry, S. Rogers

2017

Individuals of the common Namib Day Gecko vary in how adaptive simplification alters sprint biomechanics

C. Collins, T. Higham

Scientific Reports, 2017

Lateral movements of a massive tail influence gecko locomotion: an integrative study comparing tail restriction and autotomy

Kevin Jagnandan, T. Higham

Scientific Reports, 2017

Leaping lizards landing on leaves: escape-induced jumps in the rainforest canopy challenge the adhesive limits of geckos

T. Higham, A. Russell, K. Niklas

Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 2017

Rattlesnakes are extremely fast and variable when striking at kangaroo rats in nature: Three-dimensional high-speed kinematics at night

T. Higham, R. Clark, C. Collins, M. Whitford, G. A. Freymiller

Scientific Reports, 2017

Animal Athletes

D. Irschick, T. Higham

2016

Animal Athletes : An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach

D. Irschick, T. Higham

2016

Arboreal Day Geckos (Phelsuma madagascariensis) Differentially Modulate Fore- and Hind Limb Kinematics in Response to Changes in Habitat Structure

Mingna V Zhuang, T. Higham

PLoS ONE, 2016

Consequences of lost endings: caudal autotomy as a lens for focusing attention on tail function during locomotion

G. Gillis, T. Higham

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2016

Geckos decouple fore- and hind limb kinematics in response to changes in incline

A. Birn-Jeffery, T. Higham

Frontiers in Zoology, 2016

Integrating gastrocnemius force–length properties, in vivo activation and operating lengths reveals how Anolis deal with ecological challenges

K. Foster, T. Higham

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2016

Light level impacts locomotor biomechanics in a secondarily diurnal gecko, Rhoptropus afer

A. Birn-Jeffery, T. Higham

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2016

Limb segment contributions to the evolution of hind limb length in phrynosomatid lizards

J. Olberding, A. Herrel, T. Higham, T. Garland

2016

On the origin of frictional adhesion in geckos: small morphological changes lead to a major biomechanical transition in the genus Gonatodes

T. Higham, T. Gamble, A. Russell

2016

Speciation through the lens of biomechanics: locomotion, prey capture and reproductive isolation

T. Higham, Sean M. Rogers, R. Langerhans, H. Jamniczky, George V. Lauder, W. Stewart, C. Martin, D. Reznick

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2016

11 Determinants of lizard escape performance: decision, motivation, ability, and opportunity

K. Foster, C. Collins, T. Higham

2015

Bolting , bouldering , and burrowing : functional morphology and biomechanics of pedal specialisations in desert-dwelling lizards

T. Higham

2015

Complex Systems Are More than the Sum of Their Parts: Using Integration to Understand Performance, Biomechanics, and Diversity.

E. Kane, T. Higham

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2015

Functional divergence between morphs of a dwarf chameleon: differential locomotor kinematics in relation to habitat structure

T. Higham, G. J. Measey, A. Birn-Jeffery, A. Herrel, K. Tolley

2015

Morphology, Kinematics, and Dynamics: The Mechanics of Suction Feeding in Fishes.

Steven W. Day, Timothy E. Higham, R. Holzman, S. Van Wassenbergh

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2015

Suction power output and the inertial cost of rotating the neurocranium to generate suction in fish.

S. Wassenbergh, S. Wassenbergh, S. Day, L. Hernandez, T. Higham, Tyler Skorczewski, Tyler Skorczewski

Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2015

The evolution of digit form in Gonatodes (Gekkota: Sphaerodactylidae) and its bearing on the transition from frictional to adhesive contact in gekkotans

A. Russell, Joelle D. Baskerville, T. Gamble, T. Higham

Journal of morphology, 2015

Turbulence, Temperature, and Turbidity: The Ecomechanics of Predator-Prey Interactions in Fishes.

T. Higham, W. Stewart, P. Wainwright

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2015

Adaptive simplification and the evolution of gecko locomotion: Morphological and biomechanical consequences of losing adhesion

T. Higham, A. Birn-Jeffery, C. Collins, C. D. Hulsey, Anthony P. Russell

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2014

Context-dependent changes in motor control and kinematics during locomotion: modulation and decoupling

K. Foster, T. Higham

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2014

Density and distribution of cutaneous sensilla on tails of leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) in relation to caudal autotomy

A. Russell, Erica K. Lai, G. Lawrence Powell, T. Higham

Journal of morphology, 2014

Geckos significantly alter foot orientation to facilitate adhesion during downhill locomotion

A. Birn-Jeffery, T. Higham

Biology Letters, 2014

Modelled three-dimensional suction accuracy predicts prey capture success in three species of centrarchid fishes

E. Kane, T. Higham

Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 2014

Passively stuck: death does not affect gecko adhesion strength

W. Stewart, T. Higham

Biology Letters, 2014

Sharks modulate their escape behavior in response to predator size, speed and approach orientation.

Scott G. Seamone, Tristan Blaine, T. Higham

Zoology, 2014

Tail autotomy and subsequent regeneration alter the mechanics of locomotion in lizards

Kevin Jagnandan, A. Russell, T. Higham

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2014

Terrestrial locomotion-where do we stand, where are we going? An introduction to the symposium.

R. Blob, T. Higham

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2014

The scaling of uphill and downhill locomotion in legged animals.

A. Birn-Jeffery, T. Higham

Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2014

Controlled Chaos: Three-Dimensional Kinematics, Fiber Histochemistry, and Muscle Contractile Dynamics of Autotomized Lizard Tails*

T. Higham, K. Lipsett, D. Syme, A. Russell

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 2013

Integrative Biology of Tail Autotomy in Lizards*

T. Higham, A. Russell, P. Zani

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 2013

Springs, steroids, and slingshots: the roles of enhancers and constraints in animal movement

T. Higham, D. Irschick

Journal of Comparative Physiology □ B, 2013

How forelimb and hindlimb function changes with incline and perch diameter in the green anole, Anolis carolinensis

K. Foster, T. Higham

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2012

Life in the flow lane: differences in pectoral fin morphology suggest transitions in station-holding demand across species of marine sculpin.

E. Kane, T. Higham

Zoology, 2012

Performance and three-dimensional kinematics of bipedal lizards during obstacle negotiation

J. Olberding, L. McBrayer, T. Higham

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2012

Time-varying motor control of autotomized leopard gecko tails: multiple inputs and behavioral modulation

T. Higham, A. Russell

Journal of Experimental Biology, 2012