ArticleJournal of the Royal Society, Interface2021
Morphological determinants of bite force capacity in insects: a biomechanical analysis of polymorphic leaf-cutter ants.
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- Anatomical description of the jaw muscles and theoretical bite force assessment in South American opossums using manual and digital dissection methods.Journal of anatomy · 2026Article
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- Biomechanical components of the plant-insect herbivore arms race: a model test in leaf-cutter ants.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2025Article
- Behavioural biomechanics: leaf-cutter ant cutting behaviour depends on leaf edge geometry.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Article
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- Rethinking the physiological cross-sectional area of skeletal muscle reveals the mechanical advantage of pennation.Royal Society open science · 2024Article
- The effect of muscle ultrastructure on the force, displacement and work capacity of skeletal muscle.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2024Article
- Battles between ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a review.Journal of insect science (Online) · 2024Review
- Mechanical and elemental characterization of ant mandibles: consequences for bite mechanics.Interface focus · 2024Article
- Mandible elemental composition and mechanical properties from distinct castes of the leafcutter antInterface focus · 2024Article
- Large deformation diffeomorphic mapping of 3D shape variation reveals two distinct mandible and head capsule morphs inEcology and evolution · 2024Article
- Mechanical traits as drivers of trophic interaction between macrodetritivores and leaf litter.Oecologia · 2024Article
- Hymenoptera and biomimetic surfaces: insights and innovations.Beilstein journal of nanotechnology · 2024Review
- Fine Structure of the Mouthparts of ThreeInsects · 2023Article
- Biomechanics of cutting: sharpness, wear sensitivity and the scaling of cutting forces in leaf-cutter ant mandibles.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Three-dimensional kinematics of leaf-cutter ant mandibles: not all dicondylic joints are simple hinges.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Article
- The feeding apparatus of ants: an overview of structure and function.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Review
- The Design and Experimental Validation of a Biomimetic Stubble-Cutting Device Inspired by a Leaf-Cutting Ant's Mandibles.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Simulated biomechanical performance of morphologically disparate ant mandibles under bite loading.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Strong positive allometry of bite force in leaf-cutter ants increases the range of cuttable plant tissues.The Journal of experimental biology · 2023Article
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Abstract
The extraordinary success of social insects is partially based on division of labour, i.e. individuals exclusively or preferentially perform specific tasks. Task preference may correlate with morphological adaptations so implying task specialization, but the extent of such specialization can be difficult to determine. Here, we demonstrate how the physical foundation of some tasks can be leveraged to quantitatively link morphology and performance. We study the allometry of bite force capacity in
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