Christofer Clemente

@cclemente4

comparative biomechanics, physiology and evolution of kangaroos, lizards, frogs and insects. Associate professor University of the Sunshine Coast #usceduau

Queensland Australia biomechanicsdownunder.blogspot.com Joined July 2014

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Christofer Clemente @cclemente4 Oct 31, 2024

How fast are modern day human compared with our ancestors? This @ConversationEDU article explores speed and body size in human predictive simulations based on our @NatureComms paper with @TaylorJMDick @FriedlDeGroote

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theconversation.com Not too big, not too small: why modern humans are the ideal size for speed What do the world’s fastest creatures on land, sea and air all have in common? My colleagues and I have taken a key step towards solving this mystery.

Christofer Clemente @cclemente4 Oct 8, 2024

Short write up using #NatureComms blog post feature on our paper exploring the limits of speed and size. With @TaylorJMDick and @FriedlDeGroote

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communities.springernature.com Of Dwarfs and Giants: The Goldilocks Effect in Animal Speed Human folklore abounds with tales of giants and dwarfs. From the giant cyclops in the Odyssey, to the six inch tall, ‘little people’ encountered by Gulliver in his travels. But what is the limit to...

Christofer Clemente @cclemente4 Oct 8, 2024

Ever wondered what a dwarf racing a giant would look like? Our (@TaylorJMDick and @FriedlDeGroote) new paper simulated humans moving at masses from 0.1 kg to 900 kg. We use them to understand the biomechanical limits to speed as mass increases.
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Christofer Clemente @cclemente4 Oct 3, 2024

A nice write up by @usceduau on our fun project on the advantage of muscle pennation with changes in muscle shape. With Robert Rockenfeller, Michael Gunther and @TaylorJMDick
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Christofer Clemente @cclemente4 Jul 25, 2024

Komodo dragons have iron -coated teeth!!
It was amazing to be part of this team led by @AaronLeBlanc6 - showing that this iron coat in komodo (and in other varanid lizards!) might help keep these teeth sharp @usceduau nature.com/articles/s4155…

www.nature.com Iron-coated Komodo dragon teeth and the complex dental enamel of carnivorous reptiles Nature Ecology & Evolution - Chemical and structural imaging of Komodo dragon teeth reveals that they maintain their sharp cutting edges through iron-enriched coatings, a unique adaptation...