Profile
Educational Background
B.S., Biology, University of Akron
M.S., Biological Sciences, Clemson University
Selected Publications
• Blob, RW, Diamond, KM, Lagarde, R, Maie, T, Moody, KN, Palecek, AM, Ward, JL, Schoenfuss, HL. 2023. Integrating biomechanics in evolutionary studies, with examples from the amphidromous goby model system. Journal of Experimental Biology. In press. (Invited contribution)
• Palecek AM*, Schoenfuss, HL, Blob RW. 2022. Sucker shapes and skeletons: How hard and soft-tissue morphology influence adhesive performance in waterfall climbing gobies. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 62(4). 934-944. (Invited contribution)
• Palecek AM*, Garner AM, Klittich MR, Stark AY, Scherger JD, Bernard C, Niewiarowski PH, Dhinojwala A. 2022. Surface roughness characterization at multiple length scales reveals the complexity of gecko adhesion on wet and rough substrates. Scientific Reports. 12, 11556. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-15698-2.
• Palecek AM*, Novak MV, Blob RW. 2021.Wading through water: effects of speed and water depth on the drag kinematics of walking Chilean flamingos, Phoenicopterus chilensis. Journal of Experimental Biology. 224. doi: 10.1242/jeb.242988.
• Palecek AM*, Schoenfuss HL, Blob RW. 2021. Sticking to it: testing passive pull-off forces in waterfall-climbing fishes across challenging substrates. Journal of Experimental Biology. 224. doi: 10.1242/jeb.228718.
• Stark AY, Palecek AM*, Clayton W, Bernard C, Brennan AB, Niewiarowski PH, and Dhinojwala A. 2015. Gecko Adhesion on Wet and Dry Patterned Substrates. PLoS ONE. 10(12). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145756.
Degree Program
PhD Biological Sciences
