| Tracheal respiration in insects visualized with synchrotron X-ray imaging MW Westneat, O Betz, RW Blob, K Fezzaa, WJ Cooper, WK Lee science 299 (5606), 558-560, 2003 | 281 | 2003 |
| In vivo locomotor strain in the hindlimb bones of Alligator mississippiensis and Iguana iguana: implications for the evolution of limb bone safety factor and non-sprawling limb … RW Blob, AA Biewener Journal of Experimental Biology 202 (9), 1023-1046, 1999 | 168 | 1999 |
| Mechanics of limb bone loading during terrestrial locomotion in the green iguana (Iguana iguana) and American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) RW Blob, AA Biewener Journal of Experimental Biology 204 (6), 1099-1122, 2001 | 149 | 2001 |
| Kinematics of waterfall climbing in Hawaiian freshwater fishes (Gobiidae): vertical propulsion at the aquatic–terrestrial interface HL Schoenfuss, RW Blob Journal of Zoology 261 (2), 191-205, 2003 | 129 | 2003 |
| Evolution of hindlimb posture in nonmammalian therapsids: biomechanical tests of paleontological hypotheses RW Blob Paleobiology 27 (1), 14-38, 2001 | 128 | 2001 |
| How muscles accommodate movement in different physical environments: aquatic vs. terrestrial locomotion in vertebrates GB Gillis, RW Blob Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative …, 2001 | 114 | 2001 |
| Propulsive forces of mudskipper fins and salamander limbs during terrestrial locomotion: implications for the invasion of land SM Kawano, RW Blob Integrative and comparative biology 53 (2), 283-294, 2013 | 106 | 2013 |
| Functional diversity in extreme environments: effects of locomotor style and substrate texture on the waterfall‐climbing performance of Hawaiian gobiid fishes RW Blob, R Rai, ML Julius, HL Schoenfuss Journal of Zoology 268 (3), 315-324, 2006 | 101 | 2006 |
| Interspecific scaling of the hindlimb skeleton in lizards, crocodilians, felids and canids: does limb bone shape correlate with limb posture? RW Blob Journal of Zoology 250 (4), 507-531, 2000 | 88 | 2000 |
| Tail use improves performance on soft substrates in models of early vertebrate land locomotors B McInroe, HC Astley, C Gong, SM Kawano, PE Schiebel, JM Rieser, ... Science 353 (6295), 154-158, 2016 | 82 | 2016 |
| Comparative kinematics of the forelimb during swimming in red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta) and spiny softshell (Apalone spinifera) turtles CM Pace, RW Blob, MW Westneat Journal of Experimental Biology 204 (19), 3261-3271, 2001 | 79 | 2001 |
| Morphological selection and the evaluation of potential tradeoffs between escape from predators and the climbing of waterfalls in the Hawaiian stream goby Sicyopterus stimpsoni RW Blob, SM Kawano, KN Moody, WC Bridges, T Maie, MB Ptacek, ... Integrative and Comparative Biology 50 (6), 1185-1199, 2010 | 74 | 2010 |
| The significance of vertebrate microfossil size and shape distributions for faunal abundance reconstructions: a Late Cretaceous example RW Blob, AR Fiorillo Paleobiology 22 (3), 422-435, 1996 | 74 | 1996 |
| The importance of functional morphology for fishery conservation and management: applications to Hawaiian amphidromous fishes HL Schoenfuss, RW Blob Bishop Museum Bulletin in Cultural and Environmental Studies 3 (125-141), 2007 | 68 | 2007 |
| Morphological selection in an extreme flow environment: body shape and waterfall-climbing success in the Hawaiian stream fish Sicyopterus stimpsoni RW Blob, WC Bridges, MB Ptacek, T Maie, RA Cediel, MM Bertolas, ... Integrative and Comparative Biology 48 (6), 734-749, 2008 | 64 | 2008 |
| Amniote paleobiology: perspectives on the evolution of mammals, birds, and reptiles MT Carrano, TJ Gaudin, RW Blob, JR Wible University of Chicago Press, 2006 | 63 | 2006 |
| Performance and scaling of a novel locomotor structure: adhesive capacity of climbing gobiid fishes T Maie, HL Schoenfuss, RW Blob Journal of Experimental Biology 215 (22), 3925-3936, 2012 | 62 | 2012 |
| Aquatic turning performance of painted turtles (Chrysemys picta)and functional consequences of a rigid body design G Rivera, ARV Rivera, EE Dougherty, RW Blob Journal of Experimental Biology 209 (21), 4203-4213, 2006 | 61 | 2006 |
| Hindlimb function in the alligator: integrating movements, motor patterns, ground reaction forces and bone strain of terrestrial locomotion SM Reilly, JS Willey, AR Biknevicius, RW Blob Journal of Experimental Biology 208 (6), 993-1009, 2005 | 60 | 2005 |
| Motor control of locomotor hindlimb posture in the American alligator(Alligator mississippiensis) SM Reilly, RW Blob Journal of Experimental Biology 206 (23), 4327-4340, 2003 | 60 | 2003 |
