List of works - Richard W. Blob

"On the Fence" versus "All in": Insights from Turtles for the Evolution of Aquatic Locomotor Specializations and Habitat Transitions in Tetrapod Vertebrates

scientific article

A Phylogenetic Analysis of Sexual Size Dimorphism in Turtles

scientific article published in March 2009

A new fossil frog from the Upper Cretaceous Judith River Formation of Montana

scientific article published on 26 March 2001

A novel, bounding gait in swimming turtles: implications for aquatic locomotor diversity

scientific article published on 14 August 2017

Anatomy informs geology: Hydrodynamic dispersal of alligator bones, with implications for taphonomic interpretations of fossil deposits of crocodylians, dinosaurs, and other morphologically novel taxa

scientific article published in 2022

Antler stiffness in caribou (Rangifer tarandus): testing variation in bone material properties between males and females

scientific article published on 17 July 2008

Antler stiffness in moose (Alces alces): correlated evolution of bone function and material properties?

scientific article published in September 2006

Aquatic turning performance of painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) and functional consequences of a rigid body design

scientific article

Biomechanical factors influencing successful self-righting in the pleurodire turtle

scientific article published on 17 July 2018

Comparative limb bone loading in the humerus and femur of the tiger salamander: testing the 'mixed-chain' hypothesis for skeletal safety factors

scientific article published on 23 November 2015

Comparative limb bone scaling in turtles: Phylogenetic transitions with changes in functional demands?

scientific article published on 27 February 2019

Correlation of muscle function and bone strain in the hindlimb of the river cooter turtle (Pseudemys concinna).

scientific article published on 3 June 2013

Data Management Rubric for Video Data in Organismal Biology

scientific article published in July 2017

Diversity of limb-bone safety factors for locomotion in terrestrial vertebrates: evolution and mixed chains

scientific article

Effects of Rider Experience Level on Horse Kinematics and Behavior

scientific article published on 26 May 2018

Evaluation of Vent Position from Lizard Skeletons for Estimation of Snout: Vent Length and Body Mass

scientific article published on 3 August 1998

Evidence of local adaptation in a waterfall-climbing Hawaiian goby fish derived from coupled biophysical modeling of larval dispersal and post-settlement selection

scientific article published on 11 April 2019

Evolutionary novelty versus exaptation: oral kinematics in feeding versus climbing in the waterfall-climbing Hawaiian Goby Sicyopterus stimpsoni

scientific article published on 4 January 2013

Feeding kinematics and performance of Hawaiian stream gobies, Awaous guamensis and Lentipes concolor: linkage of functional morphology and ecology.

scientific article published on March 2009

Femoral loading mechanics in the Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana: torsion and mediolateral bending in mammalian locomotion.

scientific article published in October 2011

Flowing water affects fish fast-starts: escape performance of the Hawaiian stream goby, Sicyopterus stimpsoni.

scientific article published on 28 July 2016

Forelimb kinematics and motor patterns of swimming loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta): are motor patterns conserved in the evolution of new locomotor strategies?

scientific article published in October 2011

Forelimb kinematics and motor patterns of the slider turtle (Trachemys scripta) during swimming and walking: shared and novel strategies for meeting locomotor demands of water and land

scientific article

Forelimb kinematics during swimming in the pig-nosed turtle, Carettochelys insculpta, compared with other turtle taxa: rowing versus flapping, convergence versus intermediacy

scientific article

Forelimb muscle function in pig-nosed turtles, Carettochelys insculpta: testing neuromotor conservation between rowing and flapping in swimming turtles

scientific article published on 21 August 2013

Functional Diversity of Evolutionary Novelties: Insights from Waterfall-Climbing Kinematics and Performance of Juvenile Gobiid Fishes

scientific article published in 2019

Functional correlations of axial muscle fiber type proportions in the waterfall-climbing Hawaiian stream fish Sicyopterus stimpsoni

scientific article published on 24 February 2020

Going with the flow: ecomorphological variation across aquatic flow regimes: an introduction to the symposium

scientific article published on 23 October 2008

Hindlimb function in the alligator: integrating movements, motor patterns, ground reaction forces and bone strain of terrestrial locomotion

scientific article published on 01 March 2005

Hindlimb muscle function in turtles: is novel skeletal design correlated with novel muscle function?

scientific article published on 5 May 2017

Humeral loads during swimming and walking in turtles: implications for morphological change during aquatic reinvasions

scientific article published on 7 September 2017

Hydrodynamic stability in posthatchling loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtles

scientific article published on 24 April 2010

Hydrodynamic stability of the painted turtle (Chrysemys picta): effects of four-limbed rowing versus forelimb flapping in rigid-bodied tetrapods

scientific article published on April 2011

In vivo strains in the femur of river cooter turtles (Pseudemys concinna) during terrestrial locomotion: tests of force-platform models of loading mechanics

scientific article published on 01 August 2008

In vivo strains in the femur of the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) during terrestrial locomotion: testing hypotheses of evolutionary shifts in mammalian bone loading and design

scientific article published in August 2011

In vivo strains in the femur of the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus).

scientific article published on 21 March 2015

Jaw lever analysis of Hawaiian gobioid stream fishes: a simulation study of morphological diversity and functional performance

scientific article published in August 2009

Jaw muscle fiber type distribution in Hawaiian gobioid stream fishes: histochemical correlations with feeding ecology and behavior

scientific article published on 5 October 2011

Kinematics of waterfall climbing in Hawaiian freshwater fishes (Gobiidae): vertical propulsion at the aquatic–terrestrial interface

scientific article published in 2003

Limb bone loading in swimming turtles: changes in loading facilitate transitions from tubular to flipper-shaped limbs during aquatic invasions ⬇️

scientific article published in June 2015

Loading mechanics of the femur in tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) during terrestrial locomotion

scientific article published in August 2011

Locomotor loading mechanics in the hindlimbs of tegu lizards (Tupinambis merianae): comparative and evolutionary implications

scientific article

Mechanical properties of the hindlimb bones of bullfrogs and cane toads in bending and torsion

scientific article published on 01 July 2009

Mechanics of limb bone loading during terrestrial locomotion in river cooter turtles (Pseudemys concinna).

scientific article published in April 2008

Morphological selection and the evaluation of potential tradeoffs between escape from predators and the climbing of waterfalls in the Hawaiian stream goby Sicyopterus stimpsoni

scientific article published on 10 June 2010

Morphological selection in an extreme flow environment: body shape and waterfall-climbing success in the Hawaiian stream fish Sicyopterus stimpsoni

scientific article published on 23 September 2008

Motor control of locomotor hindlimb posture in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis).

scientific article published in December 2003

Motor patterns of distal hind limb muscles in walking turtles: Implications for models of limb bone loading

scientific article published on 01 December 2010

Muscle fiber type distribution in climbing Hawaiian gobioid fishes: ontogeny and correlations with locomotor performance.

scientific article published on 28 January 2008

Musculoskeletal determinants of pelvic sucker function in Hawaiian stream gobiid fishes: interspecific comparisons and allometric scaling

scientific article published on 28 February 2013

One foot out the door: limb function during swimming in terrestrial versus aquatic turtles

scientific article published on January 2017

Ontogenetic Scaling of Body Proportions In Waterfall-climbing Gobiid Fishes from Hawai'i and Dominica: Implications for Locomotor Function

article published in 2007

Ontogeny, morphology and performance: changes in swimming stability and turning performance in the freshwater pleurodire turtle, Emydura subglobosa

scientific article published on 8 October 2018

Pectoral and pelvic girdle rotations during walking and swimming in a semi-aquatic turtle: testing functional role and constraint

scientific article published on 12 December 2019

Pelvic girdle mobility of cryptodire and pleurodire turtles during walking and swimming

scientific article published on 23 June 2016

Performance and scaling of a novel locomotor structure: adhesive capacity of climbing gobiid fishes.

scientific article

Propulsive forces of mudskipper fins and salamander limbs during terrestrial locomotion: implications for the invasion of land

scientific article

Quantifying utricular stimulation during natural behavior

scientific article

Relative Hydrodynamic Dispersal Potentials of Soft-Shelled Turtle Elements: Implications for Interpreting Skeletal Sorting in Assemblages of Non-Mammalian Terrestrial Vertebrates

scientific article published in April 1997

Stairway to heaven: evaluating levels of biological organization correlated with the successful ascent of natural waterfalls in the Hawaiian stream goby Sicyopterus stimpsoni

scientific article

Tail use improves performance on soft substrates in models of early vertebrate land locomotors

scientific article

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

scientific article published on 23 July 2014

The Translation of Movement From the Equine to Rider With Relevance for Hippotherapy

scientific article published on 28 February 2019

The evolution of locomotor rhythmicity in tetrapods.

scientific article published on 20 December 2012

The impact of keels and tails on turtle swimming performance and their potential as models for biomimetic design

scientific article published on 07 November 2018

The survival of Sicyopterus stimpsoni, an endemic amphidromous Hawaiian gobiid fish, relies on the hydrological cycles of streams: evidence from changes in algal composition of diet through growth stages fish

article

Variation in limb loading magnitude and timing in tetrapods

scientific article published on 27 January 2020

Vertebrate land invasions-past, present, and future: an introduction to the symposium

scientific article published on 9 May 2013

List of works by Richard W. Blob

"On the Fence" versus "All in": Insights from Turtles for the Evolution of Aquatic Locomotor Specializations and Habitat Transitions in Tetrapod Vertebrates

A Phylogenetic Analysis of Sexual Size Dimorphism in Turtles

A new fossil frog from the Upper Cretaceous Judith River Formation of Montana

A novel, bounding gait in swimming turtles: implications for aquatic locomotor diversity

Anatomy informs geology: Hydrodynamic dispersal of alligator bones, with implications for taphonomic interpretations of fossil deposits of crocodylians, dinosaurs, and other morphologically novel taxa

Antler stiffness in caribou (Rangifer tarandus): testing variation in bone material properties between males and females

Antler stiffness in moose (Alces alces): correlated evolution of bone function and material properties?

Aquatic turning performance of painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) and functional consequences of a rigid body design

Biomechanical factors influencing successful self-righting in the pleurodire turtle

Comparative limb bone loading in the humerus and femur of the tiger salamander: testing the 'mixed-chain' hypothesis for skeletal safety factors

Comparative limb bone scaling in turtles: Phylogenetic transitions with changes in functional demands?

Correlation of muscle function and bone strain in the hindlimb of the river cooter turtle (Pseudemys concinna).

Data Management Rubric for Video Data in Organismal Biology

Diversity of limb-bone safety factors for locomotion in terrestrial vertebrates: evolution and mixed chains

Effects of Rider Experience Level on Horse Kinematics and Behavior

Evaluation of Vent Position from Lizard Skeletons for Estimation of Snout: Vent Length and Body Mass

Evidence of local adaptation in a waterfall-climbing Hawaiian goby fish derived from coupled biophysical modeling of larval dispersal and post-settlement selection

Evolutionary novelty versus exaptation: oral kinematics in feeding versus climbing in the waterfall-climbing Hawaiian Goby Sicyopterus stimpsoni

Feeding kinematics and performance of Hawaiian stream gobies, Awaous guamensis and Lentipes concolor: linkage of functional morphology and ecology.

Femoral loading mechanics in the Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana: torsion and mediolateral bending in mammalian locomotion.

Flowing water affects fish fast-starts: escape performance of the Hawaiian stream goby, Sicyopterus stimpsoni.

Forelimb kinematics and motor patterns of swimming loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta): are motor patterns conserved in the evolution of new locomotor strategies?

Forelimb kinematics and motor patterns of the slider turtle (Trachemys scripta) during swimming and walking: shared and novel strategies for meeting locomotor demands of water and land

Forelimb kinematics during swimming in the pig-nosed turtle, Carettochelys insculpta, compared with other turtle taxa: rowing versus flapping, convergence versus intermediacy

Forelimb muscle function in pig-nosed turtles, Carettochelys insculpta: testing neuromotor conservation between rowing and flapping in swimming turtles

Functional Diversity of Evolutionary Novelties: Insights from Waterfall-Climbing Kinematics and Performance of Juvenile Gobiid Fishes

Functional correlations of axial muscle fiber type proportions in the waterfall-climbing Hawaiian stream fish Sicyopterus stimpsoni

Going with the flow: ecomorphological variation across aquatic flow regimes: an introduction to the symposium

Hindlimb function in the alligator: integrating movements, motor patterns, ground reaction forces and bone strain of terrestrial locomotion

Hindlimb muscle function in turtles: is novel skeletal design correlated with novel muscle function?

Humeral loads during swimming and walking in turtles: implications for morphological change during aquatic reinvasions

Hydrodynamic stability in posthatchling loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and green (Chelonia mydas) sea turtles

Hydrodynamic stability of the painted turtle (Chrysemys picta): effects of four-limbed rowing versus forelimb flapping in rigid-bodied tetrapods

In vivo strains in the femur of river cooter turtles (Pseudemys concinna) during terrestrial locomotion: tests of force-platform models of loading mechanics

In vivo strains in the femur of the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) during terrestrial locomotion: testing hypotheses of evolutionary shifts in mammalian bone loading and design

In vivo strains in the femur of the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus).

Jaw lever analysis of Hawaiian gobioid stream fishes: a simulation study of morphological diversity and functional performance

Jaw muscle fiber type distribution in Hawaiian gobioid stream fishes: histochemical correlations with feeding ecology and behavior

Kinematics of waterfall climbing in Hawaiian freshwater fishes (Gobiidae): vertical propulsion at the aquatic–terrestrial interface

Limb bone loading in swimming turtles: changes in loading facilitate transitions from tubular to flipper-shaped limbs during aquatic invasions ⬇️

Loading mechanics of the femur in tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) during terrestrial locomotion

Locomotor loading mechanics in the hindlimbs of tegu lizards (Tupinambis merianae): comparative and evolutionary implications

Mechanical properties of the hindlimb bones of bullfrogs and cane toads in bending and torsion

Mechanics of limb bone loading during terrestrial locomotion in river cooter turtles (Pseudemys concinna).

Morphological selection and the evaluation of potential tradeoffs between escape from predators and the climbing of waterfalls in the Hawaiian stream goby Sicyopterus stimpsoni

Morphological selection in an extreme flow environment: body shape and waterfall-climbing success in the Hawaiian stream fish Sicyopterus stimpsoni

Motor control of locomotor hindlimb posture in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis).

Motor patterns of distal hind limb muscles in walking turtles: Implications for models of limb bone loading

Muscle fiber type distribution in climbing Hawaiian gobioid fishes: ontogeny and correlations with locomotor performance.

Musculoskeletal determinants of pelvic sucker function in Hawaiian stream gobiid fishes: interspecific comparisons and allometric scaling

One foot out the door: limb function during swimming in terrestrial versus aquatic turtles

Ontogenetic Scaling of Body Proportions In Waterfall-climbing Gobiid Fishes from Hawai'i and Dominica: Implications for Locomotor Function

Ontogeny, morphology and performance: changes in swimming stability and turning performance in the freshwater pleurodire turtle, Emydura subglobosa

Pectoral and pelvic girdle rotations during walking and swimming in a semi-aquatic turtle: testing functional role and constraint

Pelvic girdle mobility of cryptodire and pleurodire turtles during walking and swimming

Performance and scaling of a novel locomotor structure: adhesive capacity of climbing gobiid fishes.

Propulsive forces of mudskipper fins and salamander limbs during terrestrial locomotion: implications for the invasion of land

Quantifying utricular stimulation during natural behavior

Relative Hydrodynamic Dispersal Potentials of Soft-Shelled Turtle Elements: Implications for Interpreting Skeletal Sorting in Assemblages of Non-Mammalian Terrestrial Vertebrates

Stairway to heaven: evaluating levels of biological organization correlated with the successful ascent of natural waterfalls in the Hawaiian stream goby Sicyopterus stimpsoni

Tail use improves performance on soft substrates in models of early vertebrate land locomotors

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

The Translation of Movement From the Equine to Rider With Relevance for Hippotherapy

The evolution of locomotor rhythmicity in tetrapods.

The impact of keels and tails on turtle swimming performance and their potential as models for biomimetic design

The survival of Sicyopterus stimpsoni, an endemic amphidromous Hawaiian gobiid fish, relies on the hydrological cycles of streams: evidence from changes in algal composition of diet through growth stages fish

Variation in limb loading magnitude and timing in tetrapods

Vertebrate land invasions-past, present, and future: an introduction to the symposium