Publications
- Steer KE, Johnson ML, Edmonds CE, Adjerid K, Bond LE, German RZ, Mayerl CJ. The Impact of Varying Nipple properties on Infant Feeding Physiology and Performance Throughout Ontogeny in a validated animal model. Accepted, Dysphagia.
- Howe SP, Steer KE, Johnson ML, Adjerid K, Edmonds CE, German RZ, Mayerl CJ. Exploring the Interaction of Viscosity and Nipple Design on Feeding Performance an Infant Pig Model. Journal of Texture Studies, In Press.
- Mayerl CJ and German RZ. Evolution, diversification, and function of the maternal-infant dyad in mammalian feeding. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 378, 20220554.
- Johnson ML, Steer KE, Edmonds CE, Adjerid K, German RZ, Mayerl CJ. 2023. Nipple Properties Affect Sensorimotor Integration During Bottle Feeding in an Infant Pig Model. Journal of Experimental Zoology A. 339, 767-776.
- Young JW, Mayerl CJ, Mannava A, Lewise C, Fan T, Nair M, Mamone C, Schapker NM, Mossor AM, German RZ. 2023. Evaluating the Precocial-altricial Axis of Motor Skill at Birth in a Preterm Pig Model. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 63, 625-640.
- Mayerl CJ, Dial TR, Mainwaring MC, Heers AM, German RZ. 2023. Birth and the pathway to adulthood: Integration across development, environment, and evolution. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 63, 548-556.
- Steer KE, Johnson ML, Adjerid K, Bond LE, Howe SP, Khalif A, Nkachukwu KC, Edmonds CE, German RZ, Mayerl CJ. 2023. The Function of the mammal extrinsic tongue musculature in the transition from Suckling to Drinking. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 63, 641-652.
- Mayerl CJ, Gould FDH, Adjerid K, Edmonds CE, German RZ. 2023. The Pathway from Anatomy and Physiology to Diagnosis: A Developmental Perspective on Deglutition. Dysphagia, 38, 33-41.
- Mayerl CJ, Adjerid KA, Edmonds CE, Gould FDH, Johnson ML, Steer KE, Bond LE, German RZ. 2022. Regional variation in contractile patterns and muscle activity in infant pig feeding. Integrative Organismal Biology, 4, abac046.
- Keeffe RM, Blob RW, Blackburn DC, Mayerl CJ. XROMM Analysis of Feeding Mechanics in Toads: Interactions of the Tongue, Hyoid, and Pectoral Girdle. Integrative Organismal Biology, 4, obac045.
- Adjerid K, Johnson ML, Edmonds, CE, Steer KS, Gould FDH, German RZ and Mayerl CJ. 2022. The effect of stiffness and Hole size on nipple compression in infant suckling. Journal of Experimental Zoology A, 339, 92-100.
- Edmonds CE, German RZ, Bond LE and Mayerl CJ. 2022. Oropharyngeal Capsaicin Exposure Improves Infant Feeding Performance in an Animal Model of Superior Laryngeal Nerve Damage. Journal of Neurophysiology, 128: 339-349.
- Mayerl CJ, Edmonds CE, Gould FDH and German RZ. 2021. Increased viscosity of milk during infant feeding improves swallow safety through modifying sucking. Journal of Texture Studies, 52, 603-611.
- Mayerl CJ, Steer KE, Chava AM, Bond LE, Edmonds CE, Gould FDH, Stricklen BM, Hieronymous TL, Vinyard CJ and German RZ. 2021. Anatomical and physiological variation of the hyoid musculature during swallowing in infant pigs. Journal of Experimental Biology, 224, jeb243075.
- Mayerl CJ, Steer KE, Chava AM, Bond LE, Edmonds CE, Gould FDH, Stricklen BM, Hieronymous TL and German RZ. 2021. The contractile patterns, anatomy, and physiology of the hyoid musculature change longitudinally through infancy. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Biological Sciences, 288, 20210052.
- Adjerid K, Mayerl CJ, Gould FDH, Edmonds CE, Stricklen BM, Bond LE and German RZ. 2021. Does birth weight affect neonatal body weight, growth, and physiology in an animal model? PLoS ONE, 16(2): e0246954.
- Stevens M, Mayerl CJ, Bond LE, German RZ and Barkmeier-Kraemer JM. 2021. Pathophysiology of aspiration in a unilateral SLN lesion model using quantitative analysis of VFSS. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 140, 110518.
- Mayerl CJ, Myrla AM, Gould FDH, Bond LE, Stricklen BM and German RZ. 2021. Bolus volume, not preterm birth or recurrent laryngeal nerve lesion impacts swallow safety during infant feeding. Dysphagia, 36, 120-129.
- Mayerl CJ, Edmonds CE, Catchpole EA, Myrla AM, Gould FDH, Bond LE, Stricklen BM and German RZ. 2020. Sucking vs Swallowing coordination, integration and performance in preterm and term infants. Journal of Applied Physiology, 129, 1383-1392.
- Gould FDH, Lammers AR, Mayerl CJ and German RZ. 2020. Muscle activity and kinematics show different responses to recurrent laryngeal nerve lesion in mammal swallowing. Journal of Neurophysiology, 124, 1743-1753.
- Edmonds CE, Catchpole EA, Gould FDH, Bond LE, Stricklen BM, German RZ and Mayerl CJ. 2020. Preterm birth impacts the timing and excursion of oropharyngeal structures during infant feeding. Integrative Organismal Biology. 2, 1, obaa028.
- Stricklen BM, Bond LE, Gould FDH, German RZ and Mayerl CJ. 2020. Swallow safety in infant pigs with and without recurrent laryngeal nerve lesion. Dysphagia, 35, 978-984.
- Mayerl CJ, Catchpole EA, Edmonds CE, Gould FDH, McGrattan KE, Bond LE, Stricklen BM and German RZ. 2020. The effect of preterm birth, recurrent laryngeal nerve lesion and postnatal maturation on hyoid and thyroid movements, and their coordination in infant feeding. Journal of Biomechanics. 105: 109786.
- Bond LE*, Mayerl CJ*, Stricklen BM, German RZ and Gould FDH. 2020. Changes in the coordination between respiration and swallowing from suckling through weaning. Biology Letters, 16: 20190942.
- Catchpole E, Bond LE, German RZ, Mayerl CJ, Stricklen BM and Gould FDH. 2020. Reduced coordination of hyolaryngeal elevation and bolus movement in preterm infant swallowing. Dysphagia. 35: 334-342.
- Mayerl CJ, Myrla AM, Bond LE, Stricklen BM, German RZ and Gould FDH. 2020. Premature birth impacts changes in bolus size and shape through nursing in infant pigs. Pediatric Research, Nature Publishing Group. 87: 656-661.
- Mayerl CJ, Capano JG, Moreno AA, Wyneken J, Blob RW and Brainerd EL. 2019. Pectoral and pelvic girdle rotations during walking and swimming in turtles: testing functional role and constraint. Journal of Experimental Biology, 222: jeb212688.
- Mayerl CJ, Gould FDH, Bond LE, Stricklen BM, Buddington RK and German RZ. 2019. Preterm birth disrupts the development of feeding and breathing coordination. Journal of Applied Physiology, 126: 1681-1686.
- Gould FDH, Lammers AR, Mayerl CJ and German RZ. 2019. Specific vagus nerve lesions have distinctive physiologic mechanisms of dysphagia. Frontiers in Neurology, 10:1301.
- Mayerl CJ, Hicks KE and Blob RW. 2019. Differences in kinematic plasticity between freshwater turtle species underlie differences in swimming performance in response to varying flow conditions. Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society, 127: 762-770.
- Mayerl CJ, Sansone AM, Stevens LM, Hall GJ, Porter MM, Rivera G and Blob RW. 2019. The hydrodynamic role of accessory structures as keels and rudders in turtles and their potential as models for biomimetic design. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 14: 016002.
- Mayerl CJ, Youngblood JP, Rivera G, Vance JT and Blob RW. 2019. Variation in morphology and behavior allows turtles to circumvent functional tradeoffs during swimming. Integrative Organismal Biology, 1: 1-12
- Stevens LM, Blob RW and Mayerl CJ. 2018. Ontogeny, morphology, and performance: changes in swimming stability and turning performance in the freshwater pleurodire turtle, Emydura subglobosa. Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society, 125: 718-729.
- Rubin AM, Blob RW and Mayerl CJ. 2018. Biomechanical factors influencing successful self-righting in the pleurodire turtle, Emydura subglobosa. Journal of Experimental Biology, 221, jeb182642.
- Mayerl CJ and Blob RW. 2017. A novel, bounding gait in swimming turtles: implications for aquatic locomotor diversity. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220: 3611-3615.
- Mayerl CJ, Pruett JE, Summerlin MN, Rivera ARV and Blob RW. 2017. Hindlimb muscle function in turtles: is novel skeletal design correlated with novel muscle function? Journal of Experimental Biology, 220: 2554-2562.
- Blob RW, Mayerl CJ, Rivera ARV, Rivera G and Young VKH. 2016. “On the fence” versus “all in”: insights from turtles for the evolution of aquatic locomotor specializations and habitat transitions in tetrapod vertebrates. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 56: 1310-1322.
- Mayerl CJ, Brainerd EL and Blob RW. 2016. Pelvic girdle mobility of cryptodire and pleurodire turtles during walking and swimming. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219: 2650-2658.
- Mayerl CJ, Baeckens S and Van Damme R. 2015. Evolution and role of the follicular epidermal gland system in non-ophidian squamates. Amphibia-Reptilia, 36: 185-206.
- Sabino-Pinto JS, Mayerl CJ, Meilink WRM, Grasso D, Raaijmakers T, Russo VG, Segal M, Stegen G, Clegg J, Srikanthan AN, Glaw F and Vences M. 2014. Descriptions of the advertisement calls of three sympatric frog species in the subgenus Vatomantis (genus Gephryomantis) from Madagascar. Herpetology Notes, 7: 67-73.
- Meilink WM, Clegg J, Mayerl CJ, Sabino-Pinto JS, Grasso D, Stegen G, Segal M,and Kok PJR. 2013. Confirmation of the presence of the sphaerodactylid lizard Gonatodes vittatus in Guyana, and an indication of a reproductively active population in Georgetown. Salamandra, 49: 59-62.