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Dr Kristen Crandell

Lecturer in Biological Sciences

k.crandell@bangor.ac.uk

+44 1248 382566

0000-0002-2150-3198

Dr Kristen Crandell

View Dr Kristen Crandell’s profile on the Bangor Research Portal

Additional Contact Information

p: +44 1248.382566

e: k.crandell@bangor.ac.uk

Please be aware that I operate a 'quiet inbox' policy and aspire to answer emails only during regular working hours. 

Qualifications

  • BA: Biology, Mathematics
    Lewis & Clark College,
  • PhD: Organismal Biology & Ecology, Comparative Biomechanics
    University of Montana,

Teaching and Supervision

I am currently contributing to the following courses:

Tutorials Year 1 (BSX-1080)

Ornithology (BSX-3157)

Field Ecology of Southern Spain (BSX-2037)

 
Supervisions:
 
Third Year Dissertations (BSX-3160)
 
Masters Projects (BSM-4000)

Research Interests

My research interests involve exploring the consequences of mechanical constraints. The application of engineering principles to human and animal locomotion yields accurate and testable assessments of the physical limits of an organism, which provides limits and pressures in evolutionary ecology. I study comparative biomechanics across multiple taxa, from birds, to lizards and insects.

Postgraduate Project Opportunities

I am always interested in talking with potential postgraduate researchers who are interested in applying biomechanics to their current interests - please don't hesitate to reach out to discuss creating your own project! 

In addition, I am currently seeking students for the following projects (please email me for more details!):

(1) comparative and functional morphology of semi-aquatic birds

(2) functional consequencs of adhesive toepads and gripping claws in Anolis

(3) energetic consequences of added mass to flight in passerines

(4) aerodynamic performance in relation to dispersal ability in drosophila (in collaboration with Dr. Comeault [MEFGL])

(5) functional anatomy and performance of cichlid feeding (in collaboration with Dr. Turner)

Publications

2023

  • PublishedEmerging biological advances enabled by high-resolution 3D motion data: promises, perspectives, and pitfalls
    Provini, P., Camp, A. L. & Crandell, K., 8 Feb 2023, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 226, 1, jeb245138.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

2019

  • PublishedRepeated evolution of drag reduction at the air-water interface in diving kingfishers
    Crandell, K. E., Howe, R. O. & Falkingham, P. L., 31 May 2019, In: Journal of the Royal Society: Interface. 16, 20190125.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

  • PublishedCoping with compliance during take-off and landing in the diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata)
    Crandell, K. E., Smith, A. F., Crino, O. L. & Tobalske, B. W., 25 Jul 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 137, 7, e0199662.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

  • PublishedFlight performance in the altricial zebra finch: Developmental effects and reproductive consequences
    Crino, O. L., van Oorschot, B. K., Crandell, K. E., Breuner, C. W. & Tobalske, B. W., Apr 2017, In: Ecology and Evolution. 7, 7, p. 2316-2326
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedJumping from Substrates of Variable Compliance and Mass in Locusts
    Crandell, K. E., Sutton, G. P., Burrows, M. & Federle, W., Mar 2017, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57, p. e232-e232
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
  • PublishedPrey captures by freely behaving barn swallows
    Hedrick, T. L., Warrick, D. R., Biewener, A. A., Crandell, K. E. & Tobalske, B. W., Mar 2017, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57, Issue suppl_1, p. e287
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
  • PublishedTempo and mode of performance evolution across multiple independent origins of adhesive toe pads in lizards
    Hagey, T. J., Uyeda, J. C., Crandell, K. E., Cheney, J. A., Autumn, K. & Harmon, L. J., Oct 2017, In: Evolution. 71, 10, p. 2344-2358
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

  • PublishedAerodynamics, kinematics, and skeletal function in the slow flight of birds
    Crandell, K. E., Mar 2016, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 56, p. E45-E45
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
  • PublishedForaging at the edge of the world: low-altitude, high-speed manoeuvering in barn swallows
    Warrick, D. R., Hedrick, T. L., Biewener, A. A., Crandell, K. E. & Tobalske, B. W., 26 Sep 2016, In: Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 371, 1704
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedModeling observed animal performance using the Weibull distribution
    Hagey, T. J., Puthoff, J. B., Crandell, K. E., Autumn, K. & Harmon, L. J., Jun 2016, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 219, 11, p. 1603-1607
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

  • PublishedKinematics and aerodynamics of avian upstrokes during slow flight
    Crandell, K. E. & Tobalske, B. W., Aug 2015, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 218, 16, p. 2518-2527
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedMultiple paths to aquatic specialisation in four species of Central American Anolis lizards
    Munoz, M. M., Crandell, K. E., Campbell-Staton, S. C., Fenstermacher, K., Frank, H. K., Van Middlesworth, P., Sasa, M., Losos, J. B. & Herrel, A., 26 Jul 2015, In: Journal of Natural History. 49, 27-28, p. 1717-1730
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

  • PublishedStick or grip? Co-evolution of adhesive toepads and claws in Anolis lizards
    Crandell, K. E., Herrel, A., Sasa, M., Losos, J. B. & Autumn, K., Dec 2014, In: Zoology. 117, 6, p. 363-369
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedTransition from wing to leg forces during landing in birds
    Provini, P., Tobalske, B. W., Crandell, K. E. & Abourachid, A., Aug 2014, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 217, 15, p. 2659-2666
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

  • PublishedNotes on the natural history of the little-known Ecuadorian horned anole, Anolis proboscis
    Losos, J. B., Woolley, ML., Crandell, K., Torres-Carvajal, O., Mahler, DL., Narváez, AE., Ayala-Varela, F., Herrel, A. & Schaad, EW., 2012, In: Breviora.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedTransition from leg to wing forces during take-off in birds
    Provini, P., Tobalske, B. W., Crandell, K. E. & Abourachid, A., Dec 2012, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 215, 23, p. 4115-4124
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

  • PublishedAerodynamics of tip-reversal upstroke in a revolving pigeon wing
    Crandell, K. E. & Tobalske, B. W., Jun 2011, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 214, 11, p. 1867-1873
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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