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09/16/2022: New paper in Paleobiology by lab member Brad Scott on potential competition between early gnathostomes and agnathans.

07/27/2022: New paper in Evolution on covariation and evolutionary rates across multiple evolutions of the trap-jaw system of Strumigenys. Open access!

06/29/2022: Dr. Anderson published a new paper with Dr. Sandy Kawano at George Washington University on how rates of loading alters structural traits.

06/29/2022: Dr. Anderson is a coauthor on a new paper in ICB out online. The paper explores the effects of muscle fatigue on LaMSA systems in trap-jaw ants.

Scott, B. R. and Anderson, P. S. L., 2022. Examining competition during the agnathan/ gnathostome transition using distance-based morphometrics. Paleobiology, pab.2022.32. Link

Anderson, P. S. L., 2022. Shifts in morphological covariation and evolutionary rates across multiple acquisitions of the trap-jaw mechanism in Strumigenys. Evolution,evo.14557. Link

Anderson, P. S. L. and Kawano, S. M. 2022. Different Traits at Different Rates: The Effects of Dynamic Strain Rate on Structural Traits in Biology. Integrative and Comparative Biology, icac066. Link

Larabee, F. J., Gibson, J. C., Rivera, M. D., Anderson, P. S. L. and Suarez, A. V. 2022. Muscle Fatigue in the Latch-Mediated Spring Actuated Mandibles of Trap-Jaw Ants. Integrative and Comparative Biology, icac091. Link

Deakin, W. J., Anderson, P. S. L., Den Boer, W., Smith, T. J., Rucklin, M., Donoghue, P. C. J., Rayfield, E. J. 2022. Increasing morphological disparity and decreasing optimality for jaw speed and strength during the radiation of jawed vertebrates. Science Advances, 8(11), eabl3644. Link