John J Socha

Summary

Affiliation: University of Chicago
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Gliding flight in the paradise tree snake
    John J Socha
    Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Nature 418:603-4. 2002
  2. ncbi Effects of size and behavior on aerial performance of two species of flying snakes (Chrysopelea)
    John J Socha
    Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    J Exp Biol 208:1835-47. 2005
  3. ncbi A 3-D kinematic analysis of gliding in a flying snake, Chrysopelea paradisi
    John J Socha
    Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA, USA
    J Exp Biol 208:1817-33. 2005
  4. ncbi Becoming airborne without legs: the kinematics of take-off in a flying snake, Chrysopelea paradisi
    John J Socha
    Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    J Exp Biol 209:3358-69. 2006
  5. ncbi Increase in tracheal investment with beetle size supports hypothesis of oxygen limitation on insect gigantism
    Alexander Kaiser
    Department of Basic Sciences, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ 85308, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:13198-203. 2007

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Gliding flight in the paradise tree snake
    John J Socha
    Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Nature 418:603-4. 2002
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  2. ncbi Effects of size and behavior on aerial performance of two species of flying snakes (Chrysopelea)
    John J Socha
    Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    J Exp Biol 208:1835-47. 2005
    ..paradisi. This study contributes towards understanding how an unconventional body form and kinematics can produce a novel mode of aerial locomotion in a vertebrate glider...
  3. ncbi A 3-D kinematic analysis of gliding in a flying snake, Chrysopelea paradisi
    John J Socha
    Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA, USA
    J Exp Biol 208:1817-33. 2005
    ..As in other gliders, C. paradisi is potentially capable of using aerial locomotion to move effectively between trees, chase aerial prey, or avoid predators...
  4. ncbi Becoming airborne without legs: the kinematics of take-off in a flying snake, Chrysopelea paradisi
    John J Socha
    Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    J Exp Biol 209:3358-69. 2006
    ..Take-off in C. paradisi is qualitatively similar to that in other species of Chrysopelea and may represent a suite of behaviors that preceded the evolution of gliding flight in snakes...
  5. ncbi Increase in tracheal investment with beetle size supports hypothesis of oxygen limitation on insect gigantism
    Alexander Kaiser
    Department of Basic Sciences, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ 85308, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:13198-203. 2007
    ....