The final PDF of our XROMM study on bird shoulders w/ @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social & @fieldpalaeo.bsky.social is now available at @jexpbiol.bsky.social!
December 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The final PDF of our XROMM study on bird shoulders w/ @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social & @fieldpalaeo.bsky.social is now available at @jexpbiol.bsky.social!
@arielcamp.bsky.social explaining what #XROMM is at the @europexn.bsky.social workshop #SEBconference
July 9, 2026 at 7:06 AM
@arielcamp.bsky.social explaining what #XROMM is at the @europexn.bsky.social workshop #SEBconference
How do you measure what isn't there?
Elska did a fantastic job leading this paper on how we can measure the volume of changing, 3D spaces inside XROMM skeletal animations. And, importantly, how good are those volume measurements?
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
Elska did a fantastic job leading this paper on how we can measure the volume of changing, 3D spaces inside XROMM skeletal animations. And, importantly, how good are those volume measurements?
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
February 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
How do you measure what isn't there?
Elska did a fantastic job leading this paper on how we can measure the volume of changing, 3D spaces inside XROMM skeletal animations. And, importantly, how good are those volume measurements?
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
Elska did a fantastic job leading this paper on how we can measure the volume of changing, 3D spaces inside XROMM skeletal animations. And, importantly, how good are those volume measurements?
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
We used #XROMM to get 4-D X-ray vision into the leg skeletons of lizards, alligators, and birds moving around the laboratory. Bird fibulas move in a completely different way!
November 20, 2024 at 4:15 PM
We used #XROMM to get 4-D X-ray vision into the leg skeletons of lizards, alligators, and birds moving around the laboratory. Bird fibulas move in a completely different way!
Muscles pull the eyeballs down into the throat to provide a leverage point to transfer to the throat (marked by the 'hyoid apparatus')
Scientists used moving x-ray imaging (XROMM) in 2022 to document the specifics of how a cane toad accomplishes this.
Fascinating stuff.
Scientists used moving x-ray imaging (XROMM) in 2022 to document the specifics of how a cane toad accomplishes this.
Fascinating stuff.
XROMM Analysis of Feeding Mechanics in Toads: Interactions of the Tongue, Hyoid, and Pectoral Girdle
Synopsis. During feeding in many terrestrial vertebrates, the tongue acts in concert with the hyoid and pectoral girdle. In frogs, these three elements are
academic.oup.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Muscles pull the eyeballs down into the throat to provide a leverage point to transfer to the throat (marked by the 'hyoid apparatus')
Scientists used moving x-ray imaging (XROMM) in 2022 to document the specifics of how a cane toad accomplishes this.
Fascinating stuff.
Scientists used moving x-ray imaging (XROMM) in 2022 to document the specifics of how a cane toad accomplishes this.
Fascinating stuff.
This session brings together the disparate European research groups utilising 3D x-ray motion analysis (XROMM) techniques. It will serve as both an introductory event to the EXN and an opportunity to highlight the amazing XROMM advances and challenges. #SEBConference @sebiology.bsky.social
July 5, 2026 at 10:38 AM
This session brings together the disparate European research groups utilising 3D x-ray motion analysis (XROMM) techniques. It will serve as both an introductory event to the EXN and an opportunity to highlight the amazing XROMM advances and challenges. #SEBConference @sebiology.bsky.social
just over two weeks left to apply for this post-doc with me:
jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
#Biomechanics, #XROMM, #DEM, #opensim, #dinosaurs #birds #evolution #palaeontology, #paleontology etc...
jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
#Biomechanics, #XROMM, #DEM, #opensim, #dinosaurs #birds #evolution #palaeontology, #paleontology etc...
August 31, 2024 at 4:12 PM
just over two weeks left to apply for this post-doc with me:
jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
#Biomechanics, #XROMM, #DEM, #opensim, #dinosaurs #birds #evolution #palaeontology, #paleontology etc...
jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
#Biomechanics, #XROMM, #DEM, #opensim, #dinosaurs #birds #evolution #palaeontology, #paleontology etc...
New paper out in @jexpbiol.bsky.social led by Elska Kaczmarek on dynamic endocasts and measuring volume from XROMM data:
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
February 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
New paper out in @jexpbiol.bsky.social led by Elska Kaczmarek on dynamic endocasts and measuring volume from XROMM data:
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
Birds in our #XROMM studies used extreme knee long-axis rotation to turn, maneuver, and evade obstacles. We suspect it's also involved in navigating arboreal substrates & foot-propelled diving, plus in crucial non-locomotor behaviors like preening, courtship & prey capture.
November 20, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Birds in our #XROMM studies used extreme knee long-axis rotation to turn, maneuver, and evade obstacles. We suspect it's also involved in navigating arboreal substrates & foot-propelled diving, plus in crucial non-locomotor behaviors like preening, courtship & prey capture.
Meet the EXN (European XROMM Network) organizing team #SEBConference @sebiology.bsky.social @arielcamp.bsky.social @kriscran.bsky.social @kelseytstilson.bsky.social @racheltran.bsky.social
See you July 9th, 9-10:30m Modulo 1 !
See you July 9th, 9-10:30m Modulo 1 !
July 5, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Meet the EXN (European XROMM Network) organizing team #SEBConference @sebiology.bsky.social @arielcamp.bsky.social @kriscran.bsky.social @kelseytstilson.bsky.social @racheltran.bsky.social
See you July 9th, 9-10:30m Modulo 1 !
See you July 9th, 9-10:30m Modulo 1 !
The European XROMM Network (EXN) is thrilled to host it's first workshop at the 2026 #SEBconference in Florence, Italy! @sebiology.bsky.social
Come learn all about data collection using x-rays, current methods, and novel techniques. Meet other researchers. Help build our European XROMM community.
Come learn all about data collection using x-rays, current methods, and novel techniques. Meet other researchers. Help build our European XROMM community.
July 5, 2026 at 10:33 AM
The European XROMM Network (EXN) is thrilled to host it's first workshop at the 2026 #SEBconference in Florence, Italy! @sebiology.bsky.social
Come learn all about data collection using x-rays, current methods, and novel techniques. Meet other researchers. Help build our European XROMM community.
Come learn all about data collection using x-rays, current methods, and novel techniques. Meet other researchers. Help build our European XROMM community.
@kelseytstilson.bsky.social and @racheltran.bsky.social animate the
Q&A session at the end of the
@europexn.bsky.social workshop to see what would be useful for the #XROMM community
#SEBconference
Q&A session at the end of the
@europexn.bsky.social workshop to see what would be useful for the #XROMM community
#SEBconference
July 9, 2026 at 8:23 AM
@kelseytstilson.bsky.social and @racheltran.bsky.social animate the
Q&A session at the end of the
@europexn.bsky.social workshop to see what would be useful for the #XROMM community
#SEBconference
Q&A session at the end of the
@europexn.bsky.social workshop to see what would be useful for the #XROMM community
#SEBconference
Yesterday my lab and @arielcamp.bsky.social 's lab met up at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social for an #XROMM workshop. A fun time was had by all.
April 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Yesterday my lab and @arielcamp.bsky.social 's lab met up at @ljmuofficial.bsky.social for an #XROMM workshop. A fun time was had by all.
Thanks to generous funding from the Institute, we’ll be launching a world-class #XROMM facility dedicated to tech innovation. Opportunities to come for students (through the Quantitative Biosciences, Biology, or Applied Physiology PhD programs) and postdocs beginning in August 2026.
July 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Thanks to generous funding from the Institute, we’ll be launching a world-class #XROMM facility dedicated to tech innovation. Opportunities to come for students (through the Quantitative Biosciences, Biology, or Applied Physiology PhD programs) and postdocs beginning in August 2026.
My recent bird shoulder XROMM study got nominated and shortlisted for the @jexpbiol.bsky.social Outstanding Paper Prize! Unfortunately, I did not win but very happy to have been considered!!
If you want to learn more about our study see below thread!
If you want to learn more about our study see below thread!
February 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
My recent bird shoulder XROMM study got nominated and shortlisted for the @jexpbiol.bsky.social Outstanding Paper Prize! Unfortunately, I did not win but very happy to have been considered!!
If you want to learn more about our study see below thread!
If you want to learn more about our study see below thread!
🚨 New paper! 🚨
Using #XROMM on 15 #bird species, we show that trachea deforms with neck movements. This reshaping could impact sound frequencies, showing that #biomechanics of the entire vocal system is important to consider when studying birdsong 🐦🎶 #ornithology
Now in @jexpbiol.bsky.social!
Using #XROMM on 15 #bird species, we show that trachea deforms with neck movements. This reshaping could impact sound frequencies, showing that #biomechanics of the entire vocal system is important to consider when studying birdsong 🐦🎶 #ornithology
Now in @jexpbiol.bsky.social!
The avian vocal system: 3D reconstruction reveals upper vocal tract elongation during head motion
Summary: Tracheal elongation in birds was found to vary between species and is not necessarily homogeneous; this significantly influences vocalization, providing new insights into the complexity of av...
journals.biologists.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:16 PM
🚨 New paper! 🚨
Using #XROMM on 15 #bird species, we show that trachea deforms with neck movements. This reshaping could impact sound frequencies, showing that #biomechanics of the entire vocal system is important to consider when studying birdsong 🐦🎶 #ornithology
Now in @jexpbiol.bsky.social!
Using #XROMM on 15 #bird species, we show that trachea deforms with neck movements. This reshaping could impact sound frequencies, showing that #biomechanics of the entire vocal system is important to consider when studying birdsong 🐦🎶 #ornithology
Now in @jexpbiol.bsky.social!
@peterfalkingham.com is convincing showing why @blender3d.bsky.social can replace the traditional Maya tools available for #XROMM analyses
@europexn.bsky.social #SEBconference
@europexn.bsky.social #SEBconference
July 9, 2026 at 7:22 AM
@peterfalkingham.com is convincing showing why @blender3d.bsky.social can replace the traditional Maya tools available for #XROMM analyses
@europexn.bsky.social #SEBconference
@europexn.bsky.social #SEBconference
Had the pleasure of hosting Kelsey Stilson from @mnhn.fr here at @livevobiomech.bsky.social. We learned lots about birds and got some XROMM animations working!
Thanks to @britishcouncil.bsky.social 🇫🇷-🇬🇧Springboard, @paulineprovini.bsky.social and @kriscran.bsky.social for making this possible!
Thanks to @britishcouncil.bsky.social 🇫🇷-🇬🇧Springboard, @paulineprovini.bsky.social and @kriscran.bsky.social for making this possible!
December 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Had the pleasure of hosting Kelsey Stilson from @mnhn.fr here at @livevobiomech.bsky.social. We learned lots about birds and got some XROMM animations working!
Thanks to @britishcouncil.bsky.social 🇫🇷-🇬🇧Springboard, @paulineprovini.bsky.social and @kriscran.bsky.social for making this possible!
Thanks to @britishcouncil.bsky.social 🇫🇷-🇬🇧Springboard, @paulineprovini.bsky.social and @kriscran.bsky.social for making this possible!
Bowfin feeding mechanics! Check out our new paper on feeding mechanics in Amia ocellicauda using XROMM x-ray video technology. Led by Katie Whitlow
#Biomechanics
🐟🧪🎣🌎
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
#Biomechanics
🐟🧪🎣🌎
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Cranial kinematics and prey-type effects in Amia ocellicauda feeding strikes | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Variability in the biomechanics and kinematics of prey capture in vertebrates has been studied extensively, with evidence of multiple strategies for successful feeding in many taxa. Early research into suction-feeding strikes in fishes hypothesized that ...
royalsocietypublishing.org
April 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Bowfin feeding mechanics! Check out our new paper on feeding mechanics in Amia ocellicauda using XROMM x-ray video technology. Led by Katie Whitlow
#Biomechanics
🐟🧪🎣🌎
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
#Biomechanics
🐟🧪🎣🌎
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
@johnnyakatura.bsky.social presents how #XROMM scientific rotoscoping allows us to compare kinematics across species and even infer fossils movements
@europexn.bsky.social #SEBconference
@europexn.bsky.social #SEBconference
July 9, 2026 at 8:14 AM
@johnnyakatura.bsky.social presents how #XROMM scientific rotoscoping allows us to compare kinematics across species and even infer fossils movements
@europexn.bsky.social #SEBconference
@europexn.bsky.social #SEBconference
SEB Florence will be having an exciting workshop on the new EXN - European XROMM Network! We're collecting information from those interested in attending, participating, and being looped in! Please share and DM me if you'd like to be on our mailing list! www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
January 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
SEB Florence will be having an exciting workshop on the new EXN - European XROMM Network! We're collecting information from those interested in attending, participating, and being looped in! Please share and DM me if you'd like to be on our mailing list! www.sebiology.org/events/seb-a...
Last week our in press manuscript was made available at @jexpbiol.bsky.social with the typeset version following soon. We conducted ex vivo XROMM experiments to determine the joint mobility in Red legged partridges and compared them with in silico simulations: doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
September 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Last week our in press manuscript was made available at @jexpbiol.bsky.social with the typeset version following soon. We conducted ex vivo XROMM experiments to determine the joint mobility in Red legged partridges and compared them with in silico simulations: doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
(Images: A. Camp & UBrown XROMM facility). Network spearheaded by @arielcamp.bsky.social , @paulineprovini.bsky.social , @kelseytstilson.bsky.social , & @racheltran.bsky.social (&myself). stay tuned for more details on the network!
January 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
(Images: A. Camp & UBrown XROMM facility). Network spearheaded by @arielcamp.bsky.social , @paulineprovini.bsky.social , @kelseytstilson.bsky.social , & @racheltran.bsky.social (&myself). stay tuned for more details on the network!
FYI for those doing #XROMM, we've now moved everything over to github: github.com/XROMMPackages
XROMM
XROMM has 9 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
github.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
FYI for those doing #XROMM, we've now moved everything over to github: github.com/XROMMPackages
I made a Blender version of the #XROMM toolkit, that covers most of the functionality of the original scripts.
Time for more testers!
It's up on github here: github.com/pfalkingham/...
Time for more testers!
It's up on github here: github.com/pfalkingham/...
GitHub - pfalkingham/XROMM_BlenderTools: A version of the XROMM Maya Tools, but for blender --In Pro...
A version of the XROMM Maya Tools, but for blender --In Progress-- - GitHub - pfalkingham/XROMM_BlenderTools: A version of the XROMM Maya Tools, but for blender --In Progress--
github.com
January 17, 2024 at 3:16 PM
I made a Blender version of the #XROMM toolkit, that covers most of the functionality of the original scripts.
Time for more testers!
It's up on github here: github.com/pfalkingham/...
Time for more testers!
It's up on github here: github.com/pfalkingham/...