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Patek and former lab undergraduate, Marco Mendoza Blanco, publish a new paper in the journal Evolution entitled, "Muscle tradeoffs in a power-amplified prey capture system". This study offers a new window into the classic force-velocity tradeoffs in muscle contractions placed in the context... Read More
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Suzanne Cox won the Best Student Oral Presentation at the 2014 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology awarded by The Crustacean Society. She presented new research on cavitation in mantis shrimp and the use of the physical model, Ninjabot. Congratulations, Suzanne!
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Patek and former postdoc Thomas Claverie publish a new paper entitled, "Modularity and rates of evolutionary change in a power-amplified prey capture system" in the most recent edition of the journal Evolution.
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The stomatopod (Mantis Shrimp) raptorial appendage creates an ultra-fast strike (~30 m/s) driven by a power-amplification system in the exoskeleton. One portion of this appendage, the merus, is comprised of multiple regions that perform different tasks during striking: some act as a spring, storing... Read More
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Sheila Patek is featured in Duke Today as one of Duke's newest faculty.
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As part of the departmental retreat, the Patek Lab begins the hunt for the stomatopods of NC.
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The Patek Lab joined the Biology department at Duke University this past summer 2013.
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Dr. Maya deVries, who recently completed her Ph.D., will be joining the Scripps Institute of Oceanography this year as a postdoctoral fellow in Prof. Jennifer Taylor's laboratory. Congratulations, Maya!
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Patrick Green will be headed to the National Museum of Natural History through this funding. Congratulations!
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The Patek Lab will be hiring a new laboratory manager for their new lab at Duke University, starting July 1. See details... THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED.Laboratory Manager position available in the Patek Laboratory at Duke University The Patek Lab is conducting a search for a laboratory... Read More
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The Story Collider event features scientists relaying personal science stories about metamorphosis. The AAAS Family Days event will engage children in new science concepts and give them access to meeting scientists from all areas of research.
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The paper is available at TREE's website.Evo-devo beyond morphology: from genes to resource use How does genetic innovation translate into ecological innovation? Although evo-devo has successfully linked genes to morphology, the next stage is elucidating how genes predict resource use. This... Read More
Patek and former lab undergraduate, Marco Mendoza Blanco, publish a new paper in the journal Evolution entitled, "Muscle tradeoffs in a power-amplified prey capture system". This study offers a new window into the classic force-velocity tradeoffs in muscle contractions placed in the context... Read More
Suzanne Cox won the Best Student Oral Presentation at the 2014 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology awarded by The Crustacean Society. She presented new research on cavitation in mantis shrimp and the use of the physical model, Ninjabot. Congratulations, Suzanne!
Patek and former postdoc Thomas Claverie publish a new paper entitled, "Modularity and rates of evolutionary change in a power-amplified prey capture system" in the most recent edition of the journal Evolution.
Sheila Patek is featured in Duke Today as one of Duke's newest faculty.
As part of the departmental retreat, the Patek Lab begins the hunt for the stomatopods of NC.
The Patek Lab joined the Biology department at Duke University this past summer 2013.
Dr. Maya deVries, who recently completed her Ph.D., will be joining the Scripps Institute of Oceanography this year as a postdoctoral fellow in Prof. Jennifer Taylor's laboratory. Congratulations, Maya!
The Story Collider event features scientists relaying personal science stories about metamorphosis. The AAAS Family Days event will engage children in new science concepts and give them access to meeting scientists from all areas of research.
The paper is available at TREE's website.Evo-devo beyond morphology: from genes to resource use How does genetic innovation translate into ecological innovation? Although evo-devo has successfully linked genes to morphology, the next stage is elucidating how genes predict resource use. This... Read More