Welcome to the Riskin Lab at the City College of New York.
We are broadly interested in the spectrum of functional consequences that result from morphological diversity. Using experimental biomechanics in the lab and in the field, we seek to understand how differences in body shape among species influence differences in performance. Bats present an ideal system for this area of research, because while all >1200 species possess body plans that permit flight, subtle variations in body shape underlie striking diversity in almost every aspect of behaviour and ecology. Details about our research program are explained on the research page.
Recent Papers:
Riskin, D. K., Iríarte-Diaz, J., Middleton, K. M., Swartz, S. M., and Breuer, K. S. (in press). The effect of body size on the wing movements of pteropodid bats, with insights into thrust and lift production. Journal of Experimental Biology. Accepted 26 July, 2010.
Hubel, T. Y., Riskin, D. K., Swartz, S. M., and Breuer, K. S. (in press). Wake structure and wing kinematics: the flight of the lesser dog-faced fruit bat, Cynopterus brachyotis. Journal of Experimental Biology. Accepted 21 July, 2010.
Here are some recently published articles about bats:
This list is automatically generated from a taxonomically intelligent feed reader. Last updated 2010-09-09 at 07:54 AM EST.
2010-09-04: Roost use by Two Sympatric Species of Scotophilus in A Natural Environment
2010-09-04: Generalized Demodecosis in Three Sibling, Juvenile Rock Hyraxes (Procavia capensis)
2010-09-04: Population Demographics of Red-Eared Slider Turtles (Trachemys scripta) from Tar Creek Superfund Site
2010-09-03: Humanlike brain structures found in worm
2010-09-01: Sex matters in echoacoustic orientation: gender differences in the use of acoustic landmarks in Phyllostomus discolor (lesser spear-nosed bat).
NASBR: The North American Symposium on Bat Research, Denver CO. 27-30 October 2010.
Daniel K. Riskin