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Sutton, G.P. and Burrows, M. (2018) Insect jumping springs Current Biology 28 (4), R142-R143

Burrows, M. and Dorosenko, M. (2017)  Take-off mechanisms in parasitoid wasps Journal of Experimental Biology 220 (20), 3812-3825

Clemente, C.J., Goetzke, H.H., Bullock, J.M.R., Sutton, G.P., Burrows, M.  Federle, W. (2017) Jumping without slipping: leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) possess special tarsal structures for jumping from smooth surfaces. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 14 (130), 20170022

Burrows, M. and Dorosenko, M (2017) Jumping performance of flea hoppers and other mirid bugs (Hemiptera, Miridae) Journal of Experimental Biology 220 (9), 1606-1617                   

Siwanowicz, I. and Burrows, M.  (2017) Three-dimensional reconstruction of energy stores for jumping in planthoppers and froghoppers from confocal laser scanning microscopy. eLife 6

Burrows, M. (2016) Development and deposition of resilin in energy stores for locust jumping. J. Exp. Biol. 219: 2449-2457.

Sutton, G.P., Dorosenko, M., Cullen, D.A., and Burrows, M. (2016) Take-off speed in jumping mantises depends on body size and a power-limited mechanism. J. Exp. Biol. 219: 2127-2136.

Rogers, S. M., Riley, J., Brighton, C., Sutton, G. P., Cullen, D. A. and Burrows, M. (2016). Increased muscular volume and cuticular specialisations enhance jump velocity in solitarious compared with gregarious desert locusts, Schistocerca gregaria. J. Exp. Biol.  219: 635-648.

Burrows, M. and Dorosenko, M. (2015) Jumping mechanisms in adult Caddis Flies (Insecta, Trichoptera). J. Exp. Biol. 218: 2764-2774.

Burrows, M. and Dorosenko, M. (2015) Jumping mechanisms in moths (Lepidoptera).   J. Exp. Biol. 218, 1655-1666.

Burrows, M., Cullen, D.A., Dorosenko, M. and Sutton, G.P. (2015 Mantises exchange angular momentum between three rotating body parts to jump precisely to targets.  Current Biol. 25:786-789.

Burrows, M. and Dorosenko, M. (2014) Jumping mechanisms in lacewings (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae). J. Exp. Biol. 217: 4252-4261.

Burrows, M. (2014) Jumping mechanisms in flatid planthoppers (Hemiptera, Flatidae). J. Exp. Biol. 217: 2590-2600.

Burrows, M. and Dorosenko, M. (2014) Rapid swimming and escape movements in the aquatic larvae and pupae of the phantom midge Chaoborus (Diptera, Chaoboridae).  J. Exp. Biol. 217: 2468-2479.

Rogers, S.M., Cullen, D.A, Anstey, M.L., Burrows, M., Despland, E., Dodgson, T., Matheson, T., Ott, S.R., Stettin, K., Sword, G.A. and Simpson, S. J. (2014) Rapid behavioural gregarization in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria entails synchronous changes in both activity and attraction to conspecifics. J. Insect Physiol. 65: 9-26.

Burrows, M. (2014) Jumping mechanisms in dictyopharid planthoppers (Hemiptera, Dictyopharidae). J. Exp. Biol. 217: 402-413.

Burrows, M. Q & A. (2014) Malcolm Burrows. Curr. Biol. 24: R53-54.

Burrows, M., Meinertzhagen, I.A. and Bräunig, P. (2014) Slowly contracting muscles power the rapid jumping of planthopper insects (Hemiptera, Issidae). Cell Tissue Res. 355: 213-222.

Burrows, M. and Sutton, G.P. (2013) Interacting gears synchronise propulsive leg movements in a jumping insect. Science 341: 1254-1256.

Burrows, M. (2013) Jumping from the surface of water by the long-legged fly Hydrophorus (Diptera, Dolichopodidae.  J. Exp. Biol. 216: 1973-1981.

Burrows, M. (2013) Jumping mechanisms of treehopper insects (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Membracidae). J. Exp. Biol. 216: 788-799.

Burrows, M. (2012) Pygmy mole crickets jump from the surface of water. Current Biol. 22: R990

Burrows, M. (2012) Locusts use a composite of resilin and hard cuticle as an energy store for jumping and kicking. J. Exp. Biol. 215: 3501-3512.

Bayley, T.M., Sutton, G.P. and Burrows, M. (2012) A buckling region in locust hind legs contains resilin and absorbs energy when jumping or kicking goes wrong. J. Exp Biol. 215: 1151-1161.