Jennifer Rieser (@jenniferrieser.bsky.social)

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/...

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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... https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2025.0513