The influence of claw morphology on gripping efficiency

Graham Turnbull; Sutejas Chari; Zehao Li; Ziyue Yang; Catharina Maria Alam; Christofer Clemente; Parvez Alam

doi:10.1242/bio.059874

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The influence of claw morphology on gripping efficiency

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The influence of claw morphology on gripping efficiency

Graham Turnbull, Sutejas Chari, Zehao Li, Ziyue Yang, Catharina Maria Alam, Christofer Clemente and Parvez Alam

Biology Open, Vol.12(5), pp.1-10

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.059874

PMCID: PMC10214847

PMID: 37191106

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Abstract

lizard claw

morphology

climbing

This paper considers the effects of claw morphology on the gripping efficiency of arboreal (V. varius) and burrowing (V. gouldii and V. panoptes) lizards. To ensure a purely morphological comparison between the lizards, we circumvent the material effects of claws from different species, by modelling and testing claw replicates of the same material properties.

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Title: The influence of claw morphology on gripping efficiency
Authors: Graham Turnbull (Author) - University of Edinburgh
Sutejas Chari (Author) - University of Edinburgh
Zehao Li (Author) - University of Edinburgh
Ziyue Yang (Author) - University of Edinburgh
Catharina Maria Alam (Author) - Edinburgh Napier University
Christofer Clemente (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Parvez Alam (Corresponding Author) - University of Edinburgh
Publication details: Biology Open, Vol.12(5), pp.1-10
Publisher: The Company of Biologists Ltd.
Date published: 2023
DOI: 10.1242/bio.059874
ISSN: 2046-6390
PMID: 37191106; PMC10214847
Copyright note: © 2023. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.
Grants: Understanding evolution through the use of optimization of biologically mimicking robotic systems., DP180100220, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Organisation Unit: School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99720598102621
Output Type: Journal article

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