Maia Lab

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Our lab focuses on functional and ecological morphology. We work mostly with locomotion, concentrating on the aquatic realm. We employ functional morphology  techniques to elucidate the evolution of locomotion mechanics. In addition,  my lab is also interested in the physiology and function of the musculoskeletal system and in material properties of fish appendages.

Function of the Spiny Dorsal Fin

 

Evolution on Median Fins in Basal Bony Fishes

 

Effects of Estradiol of Fish Metabolism

 

Assessment of Restoration Efforts in Kickapoo Creek, IL

 

Effects of Natural Occurring Turbulence in Longear Sunfish

 

Functional Morphology of Shark Fins

 

Seahorse Tail Kinematics

 

Modelling of Suction Feeding in Bass

 

Escape Responses in Chondrichthyes

 

Effects of Streamwise Turbulence in Bluegill Sunfish

 

Morphometrics of Minnow Oral and Pharyngeal Jaws

 

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