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Philip Anderson

Associate Professor

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Photoacoustic Imaging

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Home Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior

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  • Biography

    Philip Anderson is an associate professor in the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior. He is an Evolutionary Biologist and Paleontologist who studies comparative evolutionary biomechanics in both vertebrates and invertebrates. 

    Education

    • B.S., Carleton College, MN
    • Ph.D., University of Chicago, IL
  • Honors
  • Research

    Teaching Interests:

    • Biomechanics

    • Comparative Anatomy

    Philip Anderson's research involves experimental and theoretical biomechanical analyses in conjunction with evolutionary comparative methods on both living and extinct taxa to address how fundamental laws of physics influence evolutionary processes. This work is question-based and has involved a range of organismal groups from fossil fishes and early tetrapods to modern mammals and crustaceans. Current focuses include: combining kinematics and fracture mechanics to examine the evolution of biological cutting/puncture systems; biomechanical and morphological diversification in deep time; and evolution of multi-part biomechanical systems.

  • 2024

    • How rate-based stretchability of soft solids controls fracture morphology in dynamic conical puncture Zhang, B. and Anderson, P. S. L., May 2024, In: International Journal of Impact Engineering. 187, 104911.

    2023

    • Examining competition during the agnathan/gnathostome transition using distance-based morphometrics Scott, B. R. and Anderson, P. S. L., May 16 2023, In: Paleobiology. 49, 2, p. 313-328 16 p.
    • How venom pore placement may influence puncture performance in snake fangs Crofts, S. B. and Anderson, P. S. L., Sep 2023, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 226, 17, jeb245666.
    • Investigation of the rate-mediated form-function relationship in biological puncture Zhang, B. and Anderson, P. S. L., Dec 2023, In: Scientific reports. 13, 1, 12097.
    • Morphological variation in the vomer of aquatic and terrestrial spelerpini salamanders Darcy, H. E. and Anderson, P. S. L., Sep 2023, In: Journal of Morphology. 284, 9, e21618.

    2022

    • A Tunable, Simplified Model for Biological Latch Mediated Spring Actuated Systems Cook, A., Pandhigunta, K., Acevedo, M. A., Walker, A., Didcock, R. L., Castro, J. T., O'Neill, D., Acharya, R., Saad Bhamla, M., Anderson, P. S. L. and Ilton, M., 2022, In: Integrative Organismal Biology. 4, 1, obac032.
    • Different Traits at Different Rates: The Effects of Dynamic Strain Rate on Structural Traits in Biology Anderson, P. S. L. and Kawano, S. M., Sep 1 2022, In: Integrative and comparative biology. 62, 3, p. 683-699 17 p.
    • Increasing morphological disparity and decreasing optimality for jaw speed and strength during the radiation of jawed vertebrates Deakin, W. J., Anderson, P. S. L., den Boer, W., Smith, T. J., Hill, J. J., Rücklin, M., Donoghue, P. C. J. and Rayfield, E. J., Mar 2022, In: Science Advances. 8, 11, abl3644.
    • Modelling biological puncture: a mathematical framework for determining the energetics and scaling Zhang, B. and Anderson, P. S. L., Oct 19 2022, In: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 19, 195, 20220559.
    • Muscle Fatigue in the Latch-Mediated Spring Actuated Mandibles of Trap-Jaw Ants Larabee, F. J., Gibson, J. C., Rivera, M. D., Anderson, P. S. L. and Suarez, A. V., Nov 2022, In: Integrative and comparative biology. 62, 5, p. 1217-1226 10 p.
    • Shifts in morphological covariation and evolutionary rates across multiple acquisitions of the trap-jaw mechanism in Strumigenys Anderson, P. S. L., Sep 2022, In: Evolution. 76, 9, p. 2076-2088 13 p.

    2021

    • Ecological opportunity and the rise and fall of crocodylomorph evolutionary innovation Stubbs, T. L., Pierce, S. E., Elsler, A., Anderson, P. S. L., Rayfield, E. J. and Benton, M. J., Mar 31 2021, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 288, 1947, 20210069.
    • Linking ecomechanical models and functional traits to understand phenotypic diversity Higham, T. E., Ferry, L. A., Schmitz, L., Irschick, D. J., Starko, S., Anderson, P. S. L., Bergmann, P. J., Jamniczky, H. A., Monteiro, L. R., Navon, D., Messier, J., Carrington, E., Farina, S. C., Feilich, K. L., Hernandez, L. P., Johnson, M. A., Kawano, S. M., Law, C. J., Longo, S. J. and Martin, C. H. and 4 others, , Sep 2021, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 36, 9, p. 860-873 14 p.
    • Nest substrate and tool shape significantly affect the mechanics and energy requirements of avian eggshell puncture Clark, D. L., Hauber, M. E. and Anderson, P. S. L., Apr 15 2021, In: The Journal of experimental biology. 224, 8, 239723.
    • Testing the influence of crushing surface variation on seed-cracking performance among beak morphs of the African seedcracker Pyrenestes ostrinus Heckeberg, N. S., Anderson, P. H. S. L. and Rayfield, E. J., Mar 2021, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 224, 5, jeb230607.

    2020

    • “Simple” Biomechanical Model for Ants Reveals How Correlated Evolution among Body Segments Minimizes Variation in Center of Mass as Heads Get Larger Anderson, P. S. L., Rivera, M. D. and Suarez, A., Nov 1 2020, In: Integrative and comparative biology. 60, 5, p. 1193-1207 15 p.
    • Beyond Description: The Many Facets of Dental Biomechanics Crofts, S. B., Smith, S. M. and Anderson, P. S. L., Sep 1 2020, In: Integrative and comparative biology. 60, 3, p. 594-607 14 p.

    2019

    • How do morphological sharpness measures relate to puncture performance in viperid snake fangs? Crofts, S. B., Lai, Y., Hu, Y. and Anderson, P. S. L., Apr 1 2019, In: Biology Letters. 15, 4, 20180905.
    • Taking a stab at quantifying the energetics of biological puncture Anderson, P. S. L., Crofts, S. B., Kim, J. T. and Chamorro, L. P., Dec 1 2019, In: Integrative and comparative biology. 59, 6, p. 1586-1596 11 p.

    2018

    • Finding the weakest link: Mechanical sensitivity in a fish cranial linkage system Baumgart, A. and Anderson, P., Oct 1 2018, In: Royal Society Open Science. 5, 10, 181003.
    • Making a point: Shared mechanics underlying the diversity of biological puncture Anderson, P. S. L., Nov 2018, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 221, 22
    • Strong biomechanical relationships bias the tempo and mode of morphological evolution Muñoz, M. M., Hu, Y., Anderson, P. S. L. and Patek, S. N., Aug 9 2018, In: eLife. 7, e37621.
    • The influence of cactus spine surface structure on puncture performance and anchoring ability is tuned for ecology Crofts, S. B. and Anderson, P. S. L., Nov 21 2018, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 285, 1891, 20182280.

    2017

    • Common evolutionary trends underlie the four-bar linkage systems of sunfish and mantis shrimp Hu, Y., Nelson-Maney, N. and Anderson, P. S. L., May 2017, In: Evolution. 71, 5, p. 1397-1405 9 p.
    • Herbivorous dinosaur jaw disparity and its relationship to extrinsic evolutionary drivers Maclaren, J. A., Anderson, P. S. L., Barrett, P. M. and Rayfield, E. J., Feb 1 2017, In: Paleobiology. 43, 1, p. 15-33 19 p.
    • Mechanical sensitivity and the dynamics of evolutionary rate shifts in biomechanical systems Muñoz, M. M., Anderson, P. S. L. and Patek, S. N., Jan 25 2017, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 284, 1847, 20162325.

    2016

    • Competing influences on morphological modularity in biomechanical systems: A case study in mantis shrimp Anderson, P. S. L., Smith, D. C. and Patek, S. N., May 1 2016, In: Evolution and Development. 18, 3, p. 171-181 11 p.
    • Performance of teeth of lingcod, Ophiodon elongatus, over ontogeny Galloway, K. A., Anderson, P. S. L., Wilga, C. D. and Summers, A. P., Feb 1 2016, In: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology. 325, 2, p. 99-105 7 p.
    • Point of impact: The effect of size and speed on puncture mechanics Anderson, P. S. L., Lacosse, J. and Pankow, M., Jun 6 2016, In: Interface Focus. 6, 3
    • The comparative hydrodynamics of rapid rotation by predatory appendages Jmchenry, M., Anderson, P. S. L., Vanwassenbergh, S., Matthews, D. G., Summers, A. P. and Patek, S. N., Nov 1 2016, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 219, 21, p. 3399-3411 13 p.

    2015

    • Mechanical sensitivity reveals evolutionary dynamics of mechanical systems Anderson, P. S. L. and Patek, S. N., 2015, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 282, 1804, 20143088.

    2014

    • Adaptive plasticity in the mouse mandible Anderson, P. S. L., Renaud, S. and Rayfield, E. J., Apr 18 2014, In: BMC Evolutionary Biology. 14, 1, 85.
    • Levers and linkages: Mechanical trade-offs in a power-amplified system Anderson, P. S. L., Claverie, T. and Patek, S. N., Jul 2014, In: Evolution. 68, 7, p. 1919-1933 15 p.

    2013

    • Late to the table: Diversification of tetrapod mandibular biomechanics lagged behind the evolution of terrestriality Anderson, P. S. L., Friedman, M. and Ruta, M., Aug 2013, In: Integrative and comparative biology. 53, 2, p. 197-208 12 p.
    • Morphological and biomechanical disparity of crocodile-line archosaurs following the end-Triassic extinction Stubbs, T. L., Pierce, S. E., Rayfield, E. J. and Anderson, P. S. L., Sep 11 2013, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 280, 1770, 20131940.

    2012

    • Models in palaeontological functional analysis Anderson, P. S. L., Bright, J. A., Gill, P. G., Palmer, C. and Rayfield, E. J., Feb 23 2012, In: Biology Letters. 8, 1, p. 119-122 4 p.
    • Ocean acidification weakens the structural integrity of coralline algae Ragazzola, F., Foster, L. C., Form, A., Anderson, P. S. L., Hansteen, T. H. and Fietzke, J., Sep 2012, In: Global change biology. 18, 9, p. 2804-2812 9 p.
    • Using cladistic characters to predict functional variety: Experiments using early gnathostomes Anderson, P. S. L. and Friedman, M., Nov 1 2012, In: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 32, 6, p. 1254-1270 17 p.
    • Virtual experiments, physical validation: Dental morphology at the intersection of experiment and theory Anderson, P. S. L. and Rayfield, E. J., Aug 7 2012, In: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 9, 73, p. 1846-1855 10 p.

    2011

    • Initial radiation of jaws demonstrated stability despite faunal and environmental change Anderson, P. S. L., Friedman, M., Brazeau, M. D. and Rayfield, E. J., Aug 11 2011, In: Nature. 476, 7359, p. 206-209 4 p.
    • Modeling the effects of cingula structure on strain patterns and potential fracture in tooth enamel Anderson, P. S. L., Gill, P. G. and Rayfield, E. J., Jan 2011, In: Journal of Morphology. 272, 1, p. 50-65 16 p.

    2010

    • Using linkage models to explore skull kinematic diversity and functional convergence in arthrodire placoderms Anderson, P. S. L., Aug 2010, In: Journal of Morphology. 271, 8, p. 990-1005 16 p.

    2009

    • A biomechanical model of feeding kinematics for Dunkleosteus terrelli (arthrodira, placodermi) Anderson, P. S. L. and Westneat, M. W., Mar 2009, In: Paleobiology. 35, 2, p. 251-269 19 p.
    • Biomechanics, functional patterns, and disparity in Late Devonian arthrodires Anderson, P. S. L., Jun 2009, In: Paleobiology. 35, 3, p. 321-342 22 p.
    • The effects of trapping and blade angle of notched dentitions on fracture of biological tissues Anderson, P. S. L., Nov 15 2009, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 212, 22, p. 3627-3632 6 p.

    2008

    • Cranial muscle homology across modern gnathostomes Anderson, P. S. L., May 2008, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 94, 1, p. 195-216 22 p.
    • Functional consequences of tooth design: Effects of blade shape on energetics of cutting Anderson, P. S. L. and LaBarbera, M., Nov 15 2008, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 211, 22, p. 3619-3626 8 p.
    • Shape variation between arthrodire morphotypes indicates possible feeding niches Anderson, P. S. L., Dec 12 2008, In: Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 28, 4, p. 961-969 9 p.

    2007

    • First discovery of a primitive coelacanth fin fills a major gap in the evolution of lobed fins and limbs Friedman, M., Coates, M. I. and Anderson, P., Jul 2007, In: Evolution and Development. 9, 4, p. 329-337 9 p.

    2003

    • The impact of the Pull of the Recent on the history of marine diversity Jablonski, D., Roy, K., Valentine, J. W., Price, R. M. and Anderson, P. S., May 16 2003, In: Science. 300, 5622, p. 1133-1135 3 p.