Jennifer Rieser

Preserved #reptile scales retain microscopic features, revealing a new instance of convergent evolution. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @jenniferrieser.bsky.social #JRSocInterface

Fun collaboration with Gordon Schuett and Joe Mendelson!

Preserved reptile scales retain microscopic features, revealing a new instance of convergent evolution | Journal of The Royal Society Interface Small-scale structures on biological surfaces can profoundly impact how animals move, appear and interact with their environments. Such textures may be especially important for limbless reptiles, such...

First paper from our lab! Led by Calvin Riiska, we found that skin microtextures remain intact in museum-preserved reptiles. Using this result, we found a new instance of convergent evolution in sidewinding! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...