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Sharon B. Emerson
Researcher at University of Utah
Publications - 35
Citations - 2001
Sharon B. Emerson is an academic researcher from University of Utah. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sexual dimorphism & Sexual selection. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 35 publications receiving 1916 citations. Previous affiliations of Sharon B. Emerson include University of Chicago & University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Allometry and jumping in frogs: helping the twain to meet
TL;DR: A correlated examination of allometry and locomotor behavior provides an approach for testing two alternative hypotheses of jump function: jump distance vs. quickness of movement.
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Toe pad morphology and mechanisms of sticking in frogs
Sharon B. Emerson,Diana Diehl +1 more
TL;DR: Analysis of performance suggests that frogs use two sticking mechanisms: interlocking on rough surfaces and capillarity on smooth surfaces.
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The ilio‐sacral articulation in frogs: form and function
TL;DR: Preliminary work reveals significant differences in the morphology of the ilio-sacral articulation among extant frogs and suggests that differences in types of articulation are correlated with different directional movements at the joint, with specific locomotor modes, and wim phylogenetic groupings.
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The interaction of behavioral and morphological change in the evolution of a novel locomotor type: "flying" frogs.
TL;DR: Comparison of relative performance between a model frog with a generalized nonflying morphology and limb position and a model frogs with flying morphology and limbs position reveals that the morphological and positional features associated with “flying” actually decrease horizontal traveling distance but improve maneuverability, suggesting that maneuverability rather than horizontal travel may be the key performance parameter in the evolution of “ flying” frogs.
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Burrowing in frogs
TL;DR: One fossorial, backwards burrower, Glyphoglossus molossus (Microhylidae), has morphological modifications of the hindlimb for positioning the spade‐like metatarsal tubercle and for increasing the force of the lower leg during digging.