Yu Zeng Ph.D.

Hi, I’m Yu Zeng 曾昱, a biologist based in the University of South Florida at Tampa, Florida.

Research

Biomechanics and evolution of appendages.

My research investigates the function and evolution of appendages (such as legs, wings, tails and tongues), trying to understand why they are efficient and versatile.

Main systems:

• Insect flight, and various controlled aerial maneuvers and gliding in arthropods.
• Mechanisms of appendage-mediated functions in organism-environment and predator-prey interactions.

Education

I received my Ph.D. in Integrative Biology from University of California at Berkeley (advised by Robert Dudley & David Wake).

Reviewed for

• Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
• eLife
• Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution
• Integrative and Comparative Biology
• Integrative Zoology
• iScience
• Journal of Experimental Biology
• Journal of Insect Sciences
• Journal of Comparative Physiology
• PeerJ
• Physical Review Letters
• PLOS ONE
• Scientific Reports
• Zoomorphology