Walter Federle

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Walter Federle is a scholar working on Genetics, Mechanics of Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Federle has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Genetics, 56 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 32 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Walter Federle's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (65 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (56 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (32 papers). Walter Federle is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (65 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (56 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (32 papers). Walter Federle collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Walter Federle's co-authors include Holger F. Bohn, David Labonte, James Bullock, Ulrike Bauer, Christofer J. Clemente, Jan‐Henning Dirks, Thomas Endlein, Werner Baumgärtner, Bert Hölldobler and U. Maschwitz and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Walter Federle

96 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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Insect aquaplaning: Nepenthes pitcher plants capture prey with the peristome, a fully wettable water-lubricated anisotropic surface

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Arms race of physical defences: hooked trichomes of Macaranga ant-plants kill lycaenid caterpillars, but one specialist has a counter-defence 2025 ·Biology Letters ·(unknown), T. Ulmar Grafe, Faizah Metali, Walter Federle	1
2	Mantises Jump from Smooth Surfaces by Pushing with “Heel” Pads of Their Hind Legs 2025 ·Biomimetics ·(unknown), Malcolm Burrows, Walter Federle	1
3	Bumblebees negotiate a trade-off between nectar quality and floral biomechanics 2023 ·iScience ·Jonathan G. Pattrick, (unknown), Walter Federle, Beverley J. Glover	1
4	Role of legs and foot adhesion in salticid spiders jumping from smooth surfaces 2021 ·Journal of Comparative Physiology A ·(unknown), Walter Federle	4
5	How a sticky fluid facilitates prey retention in a carnivorous pitcher plant (Nepenthes rafflesiana) 2021 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·(unknown), (unknown), Saksham Sharma, D.I. Wilson, Walter Federle	12
6	Disentangling the role of surface topography and intrinsic wettability in the prey capture mechanism of Nepenthes pitcher plants 2020 ·Acta Biomaterialia ·David Labonte, Adam Robinson, Ulrike Bauer, Walter Federle	29
7	Dynamic biological adhesion: mechanisms for controlling attachment during locomotion 2019 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Walter Federle, David Labonte	60
8	Coping with the climate: Cuticular hydrocarbon acclimation of ants under constant and fluctuating conditions 2018 ·Journal of Experimental Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Bérengère Abou, Walter Federle, Florian Menzel	52
9	Jumping without slipping: leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) possess special tarsal structures for jumping from smooth surfaces 2017 ·Journal of The Royal Society Interface ·Christofer J. Clemente, (unknown), James M. Bullock, Gregory P. Sutton, Malcolm Burrows, Walter Federle	17
10	Biomechanics of shear-sensitive adhesion in climbing animals: peeling, pre-tension and sliding-induced changes in interface strength 2016 ·Journal of The Royal Society Interface ·David Labonte, Walter Federle	26
11	Extreme positive allometry of animal adhesive pads and the size limits of adhesion-based climbing 2016 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·David Labonte, Christofer J. Clemente, (unknown), Chi‐Yun Kuo, Alfred J. Crosby, Duncan J. Irschick, Walter Federle	97
12	On Heels and Toes: How Ants Climb with Adhesive Pads and Tarsal Friction Hair Arrays 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·Thomas Endlein, Walter Federle	46
13	Surface contact and design of fibrillar ‘friction pads’ in stick insects ( Carausius morosus ): mechanisms for large friction coefficients and negligible adhesion 2014 ·Journal of The Royal Society Interface ·David Labonte, (unknown), Walter Federle	3
14	Fluid-based adhesion in insects – principles and challenges 2011 ·Soft Matter ·Jan‐Henning Dirks, Walter Federle	108
15	Form follows function: morphological diversification and alternative trapping strategies in carnivorous Nepenthes pitcher plants 2011 ·Journal of Evolutionary Biology ·Ulrike Bauer, Christofer J. Clemente, Tanya Renner, Walter Federle	40
16	Micromechanics of smooth adhesive organs in stick insects: pads are mechanically anisotropic and softer towards the adhesive surface 2008 ·Journal of Comparative Physiology A ·Ingo Scholz, Werner Baumgärtner, Walter Federle	63
17	Walking on smooth or rough ground: passive control of pretarsal attachment in ants 2007 ·Journal of Comparative Physiology A ·Thomas Endlein, Walter Federle	43
18	Wet but not slippery: boundary friction in tree frog adhesive toe pads 2006 ·Journal of The Royal Society Interface ·Walter Federle, W. Jon. P. Barnes, Werner Baumgärtner, (unknown), Joanna M. Smith	293
19	Wet adhesion and rubber friction in adhesive pads of insects 2004 ·Walter Federle	0
20	Slippery ant-plants and skilful climbers: selection and protection of specific ant partners by epicuticular wax blooms in Macaranga (Euphorbiaceae) 1997 ·Oecologia ·Walter Federle, U. Maschwitz, Brigitte Fiala, Markus Riederer, B. Hölldobler	114

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