Fernanda Bribiesca: Biomechanics and functional morphology of the avian wing (Talk)
- Fernanda Bribiesca (Doctoral Resesarcher)
- University of Manchester, organismal biology
Fernanda Bribiesca-Contreras' doctoral research investigates the form and function relationship of the wing muscles and its implication with aerial and underwater flight.
Biography: Fernanda Bribiesca-Contreras is a PhD candidate in organismal biology at the University of Manchester, studying the biomechanics of the avian wing during locomotion. Her doctoral research investigates the form and function relationship of the wing muscles and its implication with aerial and underwater flight. She employs a multimodal approach that combines traditional gross dissection and 3D imaging techniques, including micro-CT and video-based 3D photogrammetry. Fernanda obtained her undergraduate degree in Biology from UNAM in 2014, where she joined the Birds Division of the MZFC as a student research assistant. During her time at the MZFC, she investigated the wing shape of migratory and non-migratory populations of the streak-backed oriole for her dissertation and assisted with fieldwork and handling the museum collections.
