Molecular Evaluation of the Fairy Shrimp Family Branchinectidae (Crustacea: Anostraca) Supports Peripatric Speciation and Complex Divergence Patterns.

The Branchinectidae is a diverse and widely distributed group of anostracans. The majority of work on the group has focused on the morphological delineation of taxa and biogeography. Here we present a molecular phylogeny for select members of the family to better understand the distribution of morphological variation among species, and test biogeographic models of speciation for the group.

A biomechanical evaluation of skull-brain surrogates to blunt high-rate impacts to postmortem human subjects.

The field of forensic injury biomechanics is an emerging field. Biomechanically validated tools may assist interdisciplinary teams of investigators in assessing mechanisms of blunt head trauma resulting in skull fractures. The objective of this study is to assess the biofidelity of spherical, frangible skull-brain (SB) surrogates.