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Daniel K. Riskin

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#1036

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#1789

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#1320

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#1441

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PhD Biology University of British Columbia
Bachelors Biology University of British Columbia

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According to Wikipedia, Daniel K. Riskin is a Canadian evolutionary biologist, television personality and producer. He hosted the Canadian television series Daily Planet. Early life and education He was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta and currently lives in Toronto, Ontario. He received a BSc in zoology from the University of Alberta, an MSc in biology from York University, and a PhD in zoology from Cornell University. He also completed post-doctoral studies at Boston University and Brown University.

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Daniel K. Riskin's Published Works

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Quantifying the complexity of bat wing kinematics. (2008) (178)
Wake structure and wing kinematics: the flight of the lesser dog-faced fruit bat, Cynopterus brachyotis (2010) (116)
Wing structure and the aerodynamic basis of flight in bats (2007) (111)
Terrestrial locomotion of the New Zealand short-tailed bat Mystacina tuberculata and the common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus (2006) (78)
The effect of body size on the wing movements of pteropodid bats, with insights into thrust and lift production (2010) (77)
Ultrasonic sound as an indicator of acute pain in laboratory mice. (2008) (76)
The bat fauna of Lamanai, Belize: roosts and trophic roles (2001) (72)
Upstroke wing flexion and the inertial cost of bat flight (2012) (68)
Whole-body kinematics of a fruit bat reveal the influence of wing inertia on body accelerations (2011) (65)
Falling with Style: Bats Perform Complex Aerial Rotations by Adjusting Wing Inertia (2015) (54)
Bats go head-under-heels: the biomechanics of landing on a ceiling (2009) (51)
Biomechanics: Independent evolution of running in vampire bats (2005) (50)
Glide performance and aerodynamics of non-equilibrium glides in northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) (2013) (49)
Testing the hindlimb-strength hypothesis: non-aerial locomotion by Chiroptera is not constrained by the dimensions of the femur or tibia (2005) (49)
Sticking ability in Spix's disk-winged bat, Thyroptera tricolor (Microchiroptera: Thyropteridae) (2001) (44)
Roosts Used by Sturnira lilium (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Belize1 (2000) (41)
Evolutionary History of Bats: A bird? A plane? No, it's a bat: an introduction to the biomechanics of bat flight (2012) (34)
How do sucker-footed bats hold on, and why do they roost head-up? (2009) (31)
Kinematic Plasticity during Flight in Fruit Bats: Individual Variability in Response to Loading (2012) (27)
Aerodynamic Behavior of Compliant Membranes as Related to Bat Flight (2008) (24)
Climbing flight performance and load carrying in lesser dog-faced fruit bats (Cynopterus brachyotis) (2011) (22)
The use of exposed diurnal roosts in Alberta by the little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus (1998) (22)
Hindlimb Motion during Steady Flight of the Lesser Dog-Faced Fruit Bat, Cynopterus brachyotis (2014) (20)
Echolocation call production during aerial and terrestrial locomotion by New Zealand's enigmatic lesser short-tailed bat, Mystacina tuberculata (2010) (12)
The crouching of the shrew: Mechanical consequences of limb posture in small mammals (2016) (8)
Unique near isometric ontogeny in the pterosaur Rhamphorhynchus suggests hatchlings could fly (2020) (8)
The Evolution of Terrestrial Locomotion in Bats (2016) (7)
Visual analysis of dimensionality reduction for exploring bat flight kinematics in a virtual environment (2009) (3)
Students unite to create State of the Planet course (2007) (2)
Roosts Used by Sturnira lilium (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Belize 1 (2000) (2)
Biomechanics of terrestrial locomotion in bats (2006) (1)
Using a Creativity-Based Assignment to Improve Science Communication Skills and Overcome Antibiotic-Resistance Misconceptions (2017) (0)
Visual Analysis of Dimensionality Reduction in an Interactive Virtual Environment for Exploring Bat Flight Kinematics (2009) (0)
Effects of body size on the wing kinematics of bats (2008) (0)
Exploration of bat wing morphology through a strip method and visualization (2010) (0)
Using a creativity-based assignment to improve science communication skills and overcome misconceptions (2017) (0)
Optimum Design of a Novel Bio-Inspired Bat Robot (2022) (0)
Non-Flight Use of Wings by Bats (2009) (0)
The evolution of sanguivory in vampire bats: origins and convergences (2023) (0)
Comparison of properties of intrinsic and extrinsic thumb muscles in humans (2008) (0)

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