Sandy Kawano, Ph.D.

Affiliations: 
2008-2014 Biological Sciences Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States 
 2014-2016 National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis 
 2017-2019 Biological Sciences California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, United States 
 2019- Biological Sciences George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States 
Area:
locomotion, fishes, tetrapods, water-land transition, ecology, evolution, morphology, mechanical properties, bones
Website:
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Cross-listing: Biomechanics Tree

Children

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Miles Valencia research assistant 2017-2019 California State University, Long Beach (Biomechanics Tree)
Jonathan M. Huie grad student 2020- George Washington University (Biomechanics Tree)
Kevin Travis grad student 2017-2020 California State University, Long Beach (Biomechanics Tree)
Emily Naylor post-doc 2020- George Washington University (Biomechanics Tree)
Zachary Quigley research scientist 2020- The George Washington University (Biomechanics Tree)

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Matthew LeFauve collaborator 2019- The George Washington University (Biomechanics Tree)
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Evans AJ, Naylor ER, Lujan NK, et al. (2024) Deploy the proboscis!: Functional morphology and kinematics of a novel form of extreme jaw protrusion in the hingemouth, Phractolaemus ansorgii (Gonorynchiformes). Journal of Anatomy
Gibb AC, Amplo H, Struble M, et al. (2022) A Step Forward: Functional Diversity and Emerging Themes of Slow-Speed Locomotion in Vertebrates. Integrative and Comparative Biology
Naylor ER, Kawano SM. (2022) Mudskippers modulate their locomotor kinematics when moving on deformable and inclined substrates. Integrative and Comparative Biology
Quigley ZMG, Blob RW, Kawano SM. (2022) Kinematic comparisons between mudskipper fins and salamander limbs during terrestrial locomotion. Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part a, Ecological and Integrative Physiology
Huie JM, Summers AP, Kawano SM. (2022) SegmentGeometry: A Tool for Measuring Second Moment of Area in 3D Slicer. Integrative Organismal Biology (Oxford, England). 4: obac009
Kawano SM, Blob RW. (2022) Terrestrial force production by the limbs of a semi-aquatic salamander provides insight into the evolution of terrestrial locomotor mechanics. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 225
Kawano S. (2017) Turtle shells have built-in shock absorbers. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 220: 1545-1546
Kawano S. (2017) Flexible fins may help fish climb on land. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 220: 332-333
Kawano S. (2017) When natural armour does more than protect The Journal of Experimental Biology. 220: 3840-3840
Kawano S. (2017) Fish larvae feed in the danger zone The Journal of Experimental Biology. 220: 2683-2683
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