William M. Kier

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — United States

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

31h-index6.2kcitations92works4.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Cephalopods and Marine Biology(50), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research(17), Muscle activation and electromyography studies(17), Sports Performance and Training(6), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies(6)

Publications92 total

It Is Hard to Be Soft: Length-Force Relationships in Muscles of Hydrostatically Supported Animals
Integrative and Comparative Biology·2025· 2 cited
Topology, dynamics, and control of a muscle-architected soft arm
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
The Musculature of Coleoid Cephalopod Arms and Tentacles
UNC Libraries·2024Open Access
DIVERSE INTERESTS IN RIPARIAN SYSTEMS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR COALITION
2023
Predicting the effects of spatiotemporal modifications of muscle activation on the tentacle extension in squid
UNC Libraries·2023Open Access
California Hatcheries:
2023
Predicting the effects of spatiotemporal modifications of muscle activation on the tentacle extension in squid
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
One size does not fit all: diversity of length–force properties of obliquely striated muscles
Journal of Experimental Biology·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
Review for "Sucker formation in a bigfin reef squid: Comparison between arms and tentacles"
2021Open Access
Mechanical properties of the rigid and hydrostatic skeletons of molting blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun
UNC Libraries·2021· 1 citedOpen Access
Scaling of the hydrostatic skeleton in the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris
UNC Libraries·2021· 1 citedOpen Access
The length-force behavior and operating length range of squid muscle vary as a function of position in the mantle wall
UNC Libraries·2021· 2 citedOpen Access
Muscular tissues of the squid Doryteuthis pealeii express identical myosin heavy chain isoforms: an alternative mechanism for tuning contractile speed
UNC Libraries·2021Open Access
Electromyography of the buccal musculature of octopus (Octopus bimaculoides): a test of the function of the muscle articulation in support and movement
UNC Libraries·2021· 2 citedOpen Access
The diversity of hydrostatic skeletons
UNC Libraries·2021Open Access
Differences in scaling and morphology between lumbricid earthworm ecotypes
UNC Libraries·2021Open Access
Muscle specialization in the squid motor system
UNC Libraries·2021Open Access
Venom kinematics during prey capture in Conus: the biomechanics of a rapid injection system
UNC Libraries·2021Open Access
Ontogeny of mantle musculature and implications for jet locomotion in oval squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana
UNC Libraries·2021· 1 citedOpen Access
Squid cross-striated muscle : the evolution of a specialized muscle fiber type
UNC Libraries·2021· 35 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Joseph T. Thompson(5), Kathleen K. Smith(4), J.L. van Leeuwen(4), Christopher D. Rahn(3), Ian D. Walker(3), Jennifer R. A. Taylor(3), Theodore A. Uyeno(3), Sönke Johnsen(3), Jaleel A. Miyan(3), Deepak Trivedi(2), Frederick H. Schachat(2), Jessica A. Kurth(2), Jurriaan H. de Groot(2), J. B. Messenger(2), D.M. Dawson(1), Tamar Flash(1), Frank W. Grasso(1), Roger T. Hanlon(1), Binyamin Hochner(1), Christopher C. Pagano(1)