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Lab Publications

Boerman, S.A.C.M., Burke, P.J., Perrichon, G., Vellekoop, J., Smith, T., Cossette, A.C., Bourke, J.M., Mannion, P.D., Martin, J.E. 2026. The endocranial anatomy of 'thoracosaur' crocodyliforms: Implications for their ecology and phylogenetic affinities. Palaeontology. Vol. 69(5):e70086. (LINK)

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Goodwin, C., Bourke, J.M., Koyabu, D., Armstrong, K.N., Tu, V.T., Ngamprasertwong, T., Wannaprasert, T., Wilson, L.A.B. 2026. Computational fluid dynamics simulations of airflow through the nasal passages of rhinolophoid bats. Anat. Rec. 1–25. (LINK) ​​

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Baumgart, S.L., Grand Pre, C.A., Bourke, J.M., Schachner, E.R. 2025. The living dinosaur: Accomplishments and challenges of reconstructing dinosaur physiology. Biol. Lett. 21:20250126.

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Wang, J., Yeung, C., Chang, E., Bourke, J.M. 2025. Psoas quartus and femoral nerve branching: A case report and potential clinical implications. Am. J. Case. Rep. 26:e945927.

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Wilson, A.B., Bourke, J., Koyabu, D. 2025. Anatomical variations in hearing and sound production in amniotes. J. Anat. 246:327–330.

 

Bourke, J.M., Witmer, L.M. 2023. Soft tissues influence nasal airflow in diapsids: Implications for dinosaurs. J. Morph. 284:e21619.

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Bourke, J.M., Fontenot, N., Holliday, C. 2022. Septal deviation in the nose of the longest faced crocodylian: A description of nasal anatomy and airflow in the Indian gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) with comments on acoustics. Anat. Rec. 1–21. (LINK)

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Fontenot, N., Kouts, J., Bourke, J. 2020. Case report on the cadaveric discovery of a unilaterally absent
medial head of the gastrocnemius. Eur. J. Anat. 24 (4): 289-291. (LINK)

 

Bourke, J.M., Porter, W.R., Witmer, L.M. 2018. Convoluted Nasal Passages Function as Efficient Heat Exchangers in Ankylosaurs (Dinosauria: Ornithischia: Thyreophora). PLoS ONE 13(12):e0207381 (LINK)

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Wroe, S., Parr, W.C.H., Ledogar, J.A., Bourke, J., Evans, S.P., Fiorenza, L., Benazzi, S., Hublin, J-J., Stringer, C., Kullmer, O., Curry, M., Rae, T.C., Yokley, T.R. 2018. Computer Simulations Show that Neanderthal Facial Morphology Represents Adaptation to Cold and High Energy Demands, but not Heavy Biting. Proc. R. Soc. B. 285: 20180085. (PDF)

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Bourke, J.M., Witmer, L.M. 2016. Nasal Conchae Function as Aerodynamic Baffles: Experimental Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis in a Turkey Nose (Aves: Galliformes). Resp. Physiol. Neurobiol. 234:32–46.

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O'Brien, H.D., Bourke, J. 2015. Physical and Computational Fluid Dynamics Models for the Hemodynamics of the Artiodactyl Carotid Rete. J. Theor. Biol. 386:122–131. (PDF)

 

Bourke, J.M., Porter, Wm.R., Ridgley, R.C., Lyson, T.R., Schachner, E.R., Bell, P.R., Witmer, L.M. 2014. Breathing Life into Dinosaurs: Tackling Challenges of Soft-Tissue Restoration and Nasal Airflow in Extinct Species. Anat. Rec. 297:2148–2186. (PDF)

 

Bourke, J., Wroe, S., Moreno, K., McHenry, C., Clausen, P. 2008. Effects of Gape and Tooth Position on Bite Force and Skull Stress in the Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) Using a 3-Dimensional Finite Element Approach. PLOS ONE. 3(5):e2200. (PDF)

 

Clausen, P., Wroe, S., McHenry, C., Moreno, K., Bourke, J. 2008. The Vector of Jaw Muscle Force as Determined by Computer-Generated Three Dimensional Simulation: A Test of Greaves' Model. J. Biomech. 41:3184–3188. (PDF)

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