Michael LaBarberaProfessor, Emeritus

Research Focus:

Biomechanics, biomorphology

Email:

mlabarbe@uchicago.edu

Phone:

(773) 702-8092

Office:

Culver 101

Selected Publications

• Davis-Berg, E. C., J. E. Minbiole, and M. Labarbera. "Care and Use of Invertebrates in the classroom (on the cheap)." INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. Vol. 55. JOURNALS DEPT, 2001 EVANS RD, CARY, NC 27513 USA: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2015.

• Miklasz, K., et al. "Effects of body cross-sectional shape on flying snake aerodynamics." Experimental Mechanics 50.9 (2010): 1335-1348.

• Pearce, Trevor, and Michael LaBarbera. "A comparative study of the mechanical properties of Mytilid byssal threads." Journal of Experimental Biology 212.10 (2009): 1442-1448.