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University of Montana: Missoula, MT, US

2008-08-25 to present | Professor (Division of Biological Sciences)
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Bret W. Tobalske

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Hen-durance training—effects of an exercise regimen on laying hen muscle architecture and fracture prevalence

Royal Society Open Science
2025-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.241191
Contributors: Grace A. T. Hong; Bret W. Tobalske; Nienke van Staaveren; Emily M. Leishman; Tina M. Widowski; Donald R. Powers; Alexandra Harlander
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The role of plumage and heat dissipation areas in thermoregulation in doves

Journal of Experimental Biology
2025-02-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.248200
Contributors: Kristen E. Crandell; Donald R. Powers; Bret W. Tobalske
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3D printed feathers with embedded aerodynamic sensing

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
2024-11-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3190/ad87a0
Contributors: Ruowen Tu; Rémy A Delplanche; Bret W Tobalske; Daniel J Inman; Henry A Sodano
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Inertial coupling of the hummingbird body in the flight mechanics of an escape manoeuvre

Journal of The Royal Society Interface
2024-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2024.0391
Contributors: Mohammad Nasirul Haque; Bret W. Tobalske; Bo Cheng; Haoxiang Luo
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Body length determines flow refuging for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) behind wing dams

Journal of Experimental Biology
2024-08-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.247829
Contributors: Terry R. Dial; Laura A. Collins; James C. Liao; Bret W. Tobalske
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Air sacs reduce energy costs for soaring birds

Nature
2024-06-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-01508-4
Contributors: Bret W. Tobalske
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A wing-assisted incline running exercise regime during rearing increases initial flight velocity during descent in adult white- and brown-feathered laying hens

Poultry Science
2024-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.103375
Contributors: Grace A.T. Hong; Bret W. Tobalske; Nienke van Staaveren; Emily M. Leishman; Tina Widowski; Donald R. Powers; Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek
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Small deviations in kinematics and body form dictate muscle performances in the finely tuned avian downstroke

eLife
2024-02-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.89968.3
Contributors: Marc E Deetjen; Diana D Chin; Ashley M Heers; Bret W Tobalske; David Lentink
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Small deviations in kinematics and body form dictate muscle performances in the finely tuned avian downstroke

eLife
2024-02-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.89968
Contributors: Marc E Deetjen; Diana D Chin; Ashley M Heers; Bret W Tobalske; David Lentink
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Long wings and small eyes help tropical birds traverse gaps in fragmented forests

Functional Ecology
2024-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.14469
Contributors: Bret W. Tobalske
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Small deviations in kinematics and body form dictate muscle performances in the finely tuned avian downstroke

2023-12-05 | Preprint
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.89968.2
Contributors: Marc E. Deetjen; Diana D. Chin; Ashley M. Heers; Bret W. Tobalske; David Lentink
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Reduction of wing area affects estimated stress in the primary flight muscles of chickens

Royal Society Open Science
2023-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.230817
Contributors: Grace A. T. Hong; Bret W. Tobalske; Nienke van Staaveren; Emily M. Leishman; Tina M. Widowski; Donald R. Powers; Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek
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Hummingbirds use wing inertial effects to improve manoeuvrability

Journal of The Royal Society Interface
2023-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2023.0229
Contributors: Mohammad Nasirul Haque; Bo Cheng; Bret W. Tobalske; Haoxiang Luo
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Active wing-pitching mechanism in hummingbird escape maneuvers

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
2023-09-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3190/acef85
Contributors: Mohammad Nasirul Haque; Bo Cheng; Bret W Tobalske; Haoxiang Luo
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Biomechanics of landing in injured and uninjured chickens and the role of meloxicam

Poultry Science
2023-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.102794
Contributors: Nienke van Staaveren; Bret W. Tobalske; Jacob Brost; Rahul Sharma; Hugues Beaufrère; Audrey Elias; Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek
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How small deviations in kinematics and body form dictate muscle performances in the finely tuned avian downstroke

2023-08-31 | Preprint
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.89968.1
Contributors: Marc E. Deetjen; Diana D. Chin; Ashley M. Heers; Bret W. Tobalske; David Lentink
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Small deviations in kinematics and body form dictate muscle performances in the finely tuned avian downstroke

2023-07-06 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.05.547802
Contributors: Marc E. Deetjen; Diana D. Chin; Ashley M. Heers; Bret W. Tobalske; David Lentink
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Does wing use and disuse cause behavioural and musculoskeletal changes in domestic fowl ( Gallus gallus domesticus )?

Royal Society Open Science
2023-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.220809
Contributors: Renée C. Garant; Bret W. Tobalske; Neila Ben Sassi; Nienke van Staaveren; Dan Tulpan; Tina Widowski; Donald R. Powers; Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek
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Wing Kinematics and Unsteady Aerodynamics of a Hummingbird Pure Yawing Maneuver

Biomimetics
2022-08-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics7030115
Contributors: Alec Menzer; Yan Ren; Jiacheng Guo; Bret W. Tobalske; Haibo Dong
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Wing-feather loss in white-feathered laying hens decreases pectoralis thickness but does not increase risk of keel bone fracture

Royal Society Open Science
2022-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.220155
Contributors: Renée Garant; Bret W. Tobalske; Neila Ben Sassi; Nienke van Staaveren; Tina Widowski; Donald R. Powers; Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek
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Multi-modal locomotor costs favor smaller males in a sexually dimorphic leaf-mimicking insect

BMC Ecology and Evolution
2022-03-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-022-01993-z
Contributors: Romain P. Boisseau; Thies H. Büscher; Lexi J. Klawitter; Stanislav N. Gorb; Douglas J. Emlen; Bret W. Tobalske
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Multi-modal locomotor costs explain sexual size but not shape dimorphism in a leaf-mimicking insect

2021-07-07 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2021.07.06.451325
Contributors: Romain P. Boisseau; Thies H. Büscher; Lexi J. Klawitter; Stanislav N. Gorb; Douglas J. Emlen; Bret W. Tobalske
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Passive aeroelastic deflection of avian primary feathers

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
2020-07-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3190/ab97fd
Contributors: B Klaassen van Oorschot; R Choroszucha; B W Tobalske
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Body temperature maintenance acclimates in a winter-tenacious songbird

2020-03-30 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2020.03.27.012096
Contributors: Maria Stager; Nathan R. Senner; Bret W. Tobalske; Zachary A. Cheviron
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Physiology and behavior under food limitation support an escape, not preparative, response in the nomadic Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)

Journal of Experimental Biology
2020-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.238774
Contributors: Joely G. DeSimone; Bret W. Tobalske; Creagh W. Breuner
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A distance–performance trade‐off in the phenotypic basis of dispersal

Ecology and Evolution
2019-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5583
Contributors: Brett R. Addis; Bret W. Tobalske; Jon M. Davenport; Winsor H. Lowe
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Upstroke-based acceleration and head stabilization are the norm for the wing-propelled swimming of alcid seabirds

Journal of Experimental Biology
2019-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.201285
Contributors: Anthony B. Lapsansky; Bret W. Tobalske
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Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) shift toward aerodynamically efficient flight kinematics in response to an artificial load

Biology Open
2019-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1242/bio.042572
Contributors: Anthony B. Lapsansky; Jennifer A. Igoe; Bret W. Tobalske
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Coping with compliance during take-off and landing in the diamond dove (Geopelia cuneata)

PLOS ONE
2018-07-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199662
Contributors: Kristen E. Crandell; Sharon Swartz; Austin F. Smith; Ondi L. Crino; Bret W. Tobalske
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Age and performance at fledging are a cause and consequence of juvenile mortality between life stages

Science Advances
2018-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aar1988
Contributors: Thomas E. Martin; Bret Tobalske; Margaret M. Riordan; Samuel B. Case; Kenneth P. Dial
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Integrating morphology and kinematics in the scaling of hummingbird hovering metabolic rate and efficiency

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2018-02-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2011
Contributors: Derrick J. E. Groom; M. Cecilia B. Toledo; Donald R. Powers; Bret W. Tobalske; Kenneth C. Welch, Jr
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Cuticular gas exchange by Antarctic sea spiders

Journal of Experimental Biology
2018-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.177568
Contributors: Steven J. Lane; Amy L. Moran; Caitlin M. Shishido; Bret W. Tobalske; H. Arthur Woods
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Hovering in the heat: effects of environmental temperature on heat regulation in foraging hummingbirds

Royal Society Open Science
2017-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.171056
Contributors: Donald R. Powers; Kathleen M. Langland; Susan M. Wethington; Sean D. Powers; Catherine H. Graham; Bret W. Tobalske
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Upper limits to body size imposed by respiratory–structural trade-offs in Antarctic pycnogonids

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2017-10-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1779
Contributors: Steven J. Lane; Caitlin M. Shishido; Amy L. Moran; Bret W. Tobalske; Claudia P. Arango; H. Arthur Woods
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Evolution of avian flight: muscles and constraints on performance

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2016-09-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0383
Contributors: Bret W. Tobalske
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Foraging at the edge of the world: low-altitude, high-speed manoeuvering in barn swallows

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2016-09-26 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0391
Contributors: Douglas R. Warrick; Tyson L. Hedrick; Andrew A. Biewener; Kristen E. Crandell; Bret W. Tobalske
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Three-dimensional simulation for fast forward flight of a calliope hummingbird

Royal Society Open Science
2016-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.160230
Contributors: Jialei Song; Bret W. Tobalske; Donald R. Powers; Tyson L. Hedrick; Haoxiang Luo
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Peer review (12 reviews for 7 publications/grants)

Review activity for Acta biomaterialia. (3)
Review activity for Current biology. (2)
Review activity for eLife (1)
Review activity for Journal für Ornithologie. (1)
Review activity for Journal of Bionics Engineering. (1)
Review activity for Nature (2)
Review activity for The journal of experimental biology. (2)
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