Woodpeckers – Tough animals
Woodpeckers are well known for their pecking behavior. They hit with their beak on trees for feeding, nesting and also to mark their territory. Enormous forces act on the bird’s body during impact. This...
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Hot off the press! Bone microanatomy and musculature
The results of a previous study (Böhmer et al. 2018 The Anatomical Record) revealed that certain muscles in the forelimb of the pine marten have a greater force-generating capacity than that of the stone...
Stellenausschreibung (AG Böhmer)
Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in mit Zielrichtung Habilitation am Zoologischen Institut der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät Am Zoologischen Institut der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel ist in der Arbeitsgruppe Zoologie und Funktionsmorphologie der Vertebraten zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine...
New paper: Intervertebral motion in birds
Simulating motion between two vertebrae is particularly challenging because the bones articulate at more than one surface. In our paper, we propose a computational method to estimate the possible intervertebral range of motion in...
Professorship: Zoology and Functional Morphology of Vertebrates
In April 2021, I joined the Zoological Institute of Kiel University as professor of Zoology and Functional Morphology of Vertebrates. Kiel University (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel) lies on the shore of the Baltic Sea in...
Symposium on macroevolution of form and function
Highly interesting talks and discussions on „Macroevolution of form and function in the mammalian locomotor system: new tools, new insights?“ – a virtual symposium organized by John Nyakatura and colleagues from the Humboldt Universität...
Paleo-bioinspiration Workshop
The virtual paleo-bioinspiration workshop organized by the Natural History Museum (MNHN) in Paris took place in February 2021. The aim of this event was to bring together researchers from all over the world and...
Pushing the boundary?
The giraffe’s iconic long neck puzzled us for centuries! Why is it so special? Almost all mammals have seven vertebrae in the neck, irrespective of the length of their neck. Mouse, dog, human, giraffe...
Project EDDi
EDDi – Evolutionary Dissection of Dinosaurs The vertebral column is a defining feature and a vital body part of vertebrate animals. It is composed of several units – the vertebrae – that are morphologically...
Going down the rabbit hole? New publication on dental pathologies in pet rabbits
Although pet rabbit medicine has improved over the last 20 years, diagnostics and targeted therapy are still often restricted as compared to medicine in cats and dogs. Among the most frequently encountered diseases in...