T. L. Daniel

From neuron to muscle to movement: a complete biomechanical model of Hydra contractile behaviors

The paper builds a biomechanical model of Hydra that links neural activity to muscle behavior and movement, reproducing key behaviors and explaining experimental observations.

A Data-driven Surrogate Model for Work Computation of a Periodically Forced Half-Sarcomere

This paper develops a data-driven surrogate model to predict muscle sarcomere force-length behavior with lower computational cost than Monte Carlo simulations.

In vivo x-ray diffraction and simultaneous EMG reveal the time course of myofilament lattice dilation and filament stretch

This study uses in vivo x-ray diffraction and EMG to measure myofilament lattice dilation and filament stretch during Manduca sexta flight, revealing timing and magnitude of changes in lattice spacing and filament stretching.

Conflict of evolutionary interests between plants and pollinators revealed through functional exploration of flower morphospace

The study investigates whether plant-pollinator co-diversification results from conflict rather than mutualism by analyzing flower morphology's impact on both parties' fitness.