October 17, 2016
Jillian Oliver has published her stellar MSc work on the mechanics of the xenarthran vertebral column! What a great way to start off the academic year and her 2nd month of being a PhD student at Brown in Tom Roberts lab. Way to go!
Oliver JD, Jones KE, Hautier L, Loughry WJ, Pierce SE. Vertebral bending mechanics and xenarthrous morphology in the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). Journal of Experimental Biology. 2016 Oct 1;219(19):2991-3002.