Marianne E Porter

Summary

Affiliation: Vassar College
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Turning maneuvers in sharks: Predicting body curvature from axial morphology
    Marianne E Porter
    Biology Department, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York 12604, USA
    J Morphol 270:954-65. 2009
  2. ncbi Swimming fundamentals: turning performance of leopard sharks (Triakis semifasciata) is predicted by body shape and postural reconfiguration
    Marianne E Porter
    Biology Department, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA
    Zoology (Jena) 114:348-59. 2011
  3. ncbi Go reconfigure: how fish change shape as they swim and evolve
    John H Long
    Department of Biology and Program in Cognitive Science, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA
    Integr Comp Biol 50:1120-39. 2010
  4. ncbi Testing biomimetic structures in bioinspired robots: how vertebrae control the stiffness of the body and the behavior of fish-like swimmers
    John H Long
    Department of Biology, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
    Integr Comp Biol 51:158-75. 2011
  5. ncbi Sink and swim: kinematic evidence for lifting-body mechanisms in negatively buoyant electric rays Narcine brasiliensis
    Hannah G Rosenblum
    Vassar College, Department of Biology, 124 Raymond Ave, Box 731, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA
    J Exp Biol 214:2935-48. 2011
  6. ncbi Vertebrae in compression: Mechanical behavior of arches and centra in the gray smooth-hound shark (Mustelus californicus)
    Marianne E Porter
    Department of Biology, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York 12604, USA
    J Morphol 271:366-75. 2010

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Publications6

  1. ncbi Turning maneuvers in sharks: Predicting body curvature from axial morphology
    Marianne E Porter
    Biology Department, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York 12604, USA
    J Morphol 270:954-65. 2009
    ..Without considering the effects of muscle activity, these correlations suggest a dominant role for the vertebral column in providing the passive mechanical properties of the body that control, in part, body curvature during swimming...
  2. ncbi Swimming fundamentals: turning performance of leopard sharks (Triakis semifasciata) is predicted by body shape and postural reconfiguration
    Marianne E Porter
    Biology Department, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA
    Zoology (Jena) 114:348-59. 2011
    ..In other words, sharks alter how they turn by changing the pattern in which they bend their bodies; the body acts as a dynamically reconfiguring rudder...
  3. ncbi Go reconfigure: how fish change shape as they swim and evolve
    John H Long
    Department of Biology and Program in Cognitive Science, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA
    Integr Comp Biol 50:1120-39. 2010
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  4. ncbi Testing biomimetic structures in bioinspired robots: how vertebrae control the stiffness of the body and the behavior of fish-like swimmers
    John H Long
    Department of Biology, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
    Integr Comp Biol 51:158-75. 2011
    ..These results support the hypothesis that stiffness of the body controls swimming behavior and that both stiffness and behavior can be altered by changes in the morphology of the vertebral column...
  5. ncbi Sink and swim: kinematic evidence for lifting-body mechanisms in negatively buoyant electric rays Narcine brasiliensis
    Hannah G Rosenblum
    Vassar College, Department of Biology, 124 Raymond Ave, Box 731, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA
    J Exp Biol 214:2935-48. 2011
    ..During gliding, the pitch of the body disc and the tail also interact to control the speed on the glide path and the glide angle...
  6. ncbi Vertebrae in compression: Mechanical behavior of arches and centra in the gray smooth-hound shark (Mustelus californicus)
    Marianne E Porter
    Department of Biology, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York 12604, USA
    J Morphol 271:366-75. 2010
    ..Overall, the results of these mechanical tests suggest that the neural arches are not the primary load-bearing structure during axial compression...