USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Postdoctoral Fellow
Biomechanist, Physiologist, Entomologist
insect wings, hydraulics, flight
Publications
Experimental methods to measure and track hemolymph in insect wings (Salcedo and Socha, ICB (2020))
A sampling of the diversity of wing shapes and geometries found across the insect phylogeny (Salcedo and Hoffmann et al, Biology Open (2019))
Salcedo, MK, *Ellis, TE, Sáenz, ÁS, *Lu, JL, *Worrell, T, Madigan, ML, Socha, JJ. Transient use of hemolymph for
hydraulic wing expansion in cicadas. Scientific Reports (April 2023).
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Mikel-Stites, M, Salcedo MK, Staples, A, Socha, JJ.3D-imaging inspired improvements to hearing model in parasitoid fly
Ormia ochracea. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics (April 2023).
Salcedo, MK, Jun, B, Socha, JJ, Pierce, N, Vlachos, PP, Combes, SA. Complex circulation patterns in grasshoppper wings. Communications Biology (March 2023).
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Hillen, A, Foley, J, Salcedo, MK, Socha, JJ. 3D X-ray analysis of Laricobius (Coleoptera: Derodontidae), a specialist
predator of Adelges tsugae (Hemiptera: Adelgidae). In Revision at Journal of Insect Science. (Feb 2023)
Salcedo, MK, Socha, JJ. Circulation in insect wings: a review on the necessity of hemodynamics in wing functionality.
Integrative and Comparative Biology (2020). doi: 10.1093/icb/icaa124
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Burnett, N.P., King, E.E., Salcedo, M.K., Tanner, R.L. and Wilsterman, K. Conference scheduling undermines diversity
efforts. Nature Ecology & Evolution (2020), pp.1-2. doi:10.1038/s41559-020-1276-5
Salcedo, MK, Hoffmann, J, Donoughe, S, Mahadevan, L. Computational analysis of size, shape and structure of insect
wings. Biology Open (2019). doi:10.1242/bio.040774
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Peleg, O, Peters, JM, Salcedo, MK, Mahadevan, L. Collective mechanical adaptation of honeybee swarms. Nature
Physics (2018) 14(12): 1193. doi: 10.1038/s41567-018-0262-1
PDF Nature Youtube: "Shake those bees back and forth: Smart swarm intelligence"
Hoffmann, J, Donoughe, S, Li, K, Salcedo, MK, Rycroft, CH. A simple developmental model recapitulates complex insect
wing venation patterns. PNAS. (2018) 115(40): 9905 - 9910. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1721248115
Combes, SA, Salcedo, MK, Pandit, MM, Iwasaki, JM. Capture success and efficiency of dragonflies pursuing different t
types of prey. Integrative and Comparative Biology (2013) 53(5): 787 - 798. doi: 10.1093/icb/ict072
Williams, CD, Salcedo, MK, Irving, TC, Regnier, M, TL Daniel. The length–tension curve in muscle depends on lattice
spacing. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. (2013) Vol 280, issue 1776. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.0697
Conference Talks
2023 Salcedo, M.K., T. Ellis, G. Osgood, E. Goethe, J. Menolascino, S. Collins, D. Hertzell, M. Boggs, S. Doorani, J. Avery, T.
Palmrose, D. Kainaat, E. Cossey, S.M. Tahir, J.G. Wolf, A. Bahamonde, M.D. Johnson, T. Lober, J.J. Socha, R. Overson, A. Cease. Wing expansion in gregarious migratory locusts. Talk presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
2023 Ryu, S., H. Zhang, M.K. Salcedo, J.J. Socha, G. Pass. Transient perfusion flow patterns in a dragonfly forewing elucidated
using a microfluidic model. Poster presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Conference, Austin, TX.
2022 Hillen, A.P.*, G.D. Gross, S.S. Hilaire, A.E. Mayfield, J.R. Foley, M.K. Salcedo, J.J. Socha, K. Xia, S.M. Salom. Aestivation
studies and the effect of imidacloprid on the subterranean life cycle of Laricobius spp., biological control agents for the hemlock woolly adelgid. Talk presented at the Entomological Society of American Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC.
2022 Hillen, A.P.*, G.D. Gross, S.S. Hilaire, A.E. Mayfield, J.R. Foley, M.K. Salcedo, J.J. Socha, K. Xia, S.M. Salom. Aestivation
studies and the effect of imidacloprid on the subterranean life cycle of Laricobius spp., biological control agents for the hemlock woolly adelgid. Talk presented at the 61st Southern Forest Insect Work Conference, Lexington, KY.
2022 Pulliam, J.N.*, Salcedo, M.K., Socha, J.J. Hold on tight: How friction influences climbing in cicada nymphs and adults.
Talk presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
2022 Ryu, S., Zhang, H., Salcedo, M.K., Socha, J.J., Pass, G. Transient perfusion flow patterns in a dragonfly forewing
elucidated using a microfluidic model. Talk presented virtually at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Conference online platform (SICB+).
2021 Pulliam, J.N.*, Salcedo, M.K., Socha, J.J. Hold on tight: How friction influences climbing in cicada nymphs and adults.
Talk presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Regional Southeast Conference, Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.
2021 Salcedo, M.K., Shevchenko, P.D., Socha, J.J. Whole-wing microtomographic imaging of grasshopper wings. Talk
presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB), held virtually online.
Link to talk: https://youtu.be/Tll5yNoX3kY
2021 Socha, J.J., Pulliam, J.N.*, Salcedo, M.K., Hernandez, A.M., Weiss, T.M., Jackson, B.E. Wing flexibility of cicadas during
takeoff: A pandemic story. Talk presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB), held virtually online.
2021 Pulliam, J.N.*, Salcedo, M.K., Weiss, T.M.*, Hernandez, A.M., Socha, J.J. Climbing strategies of cicadas across vertical
‘gaps’ of low friction. Talk presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB), held virtually online.
2021 Salcedo, MK. Where do I belong? Claiming your space, culture, and community in STEM. 9th Ann. Hispanic/Latinx
Symposium. Entomology Society of America. Virtual. Symposium.
2020 Salcedo, MK, Hoffmann, J, Donoughe, SD, Combes SA, Mahadevan L. What’s in a vein? Using computational tools to
explore wing diversity and functional consequences of venation patterns on hemodynamics. Integr. Comp. Biol SICB, Austin, TX. Symposium.
2020 Mikel-Stites, M.R.*, Salcedo, M.K., Socha, J.J., Staples, A.E. Three-dimensional imaging of tympana provides critical
correction to model for hearing in a parasitoid fly. Talk presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, held virtually online.
2020 Pulliam, J.N.*, Salcedo, M.K., Weiss, T.M.*, Hernandez, A.M., Socha, J.J. Stick to it: Climbing strategies of cicadas across
vertical ‘gaps’ of low friction. Talk presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) Regional Southeast Conference, University of North Carolina, NC, held virtually online.
2020 Hardy, D.J.*, Salcedo, M.K., Kenny, M.C., Pulliam, J.N.*, Pendar, H., Socha, J.J. Shot through the heart: a non-invasive IR
technique to measure dorsal heart pumping in insects. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB), Austin, TX.
2020 Worrell, T.A.*, Weiss, T.M.*, Gonzalez, M.G.*, Whitehead, J.G.*, Salcedo, M.K., Pulliam, J.N.*, Graham, M., Socha, J.J.
Development of a multi-camera array to study gliding in flying snakes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB), Austin, TX.
2018 Salcedo, MK, Combes, SA, Mahadevan L. Active hemolymph flow in insect wings: characterization of uniform, bi-
directional and pulsatile flow in a wing network. Integr. Comp. Biol. (2018) Vol. 58, pp. E196. SICB, San
Francisco, CA. Talk.
2017 Salcedo, MK, Hoffmann, J, Mahadevan, L. Wing vein topology and the hydraulics of wing expansion. OEB G4
Symposium. Cambridge, MA. (26 - 27 April 2017). Talk.
2017 Salcedo, MK, Combes, SA, Mahadevan L. Wing vein networks across insect orders: examining hierarchical network
structure and hemolymph flow. Integr. Comp. Biol. (2017) SICB, New Orleans, LA. Talk.
2016 Salcedo, MK, Combes, SA, Mahadevan L. Wing expansion in dragonflies and field crickets: a tightly folded solution to
a complex behavior. Integr. Comp. Biol. (2016) Vol. 56, pp. E250. SICB, Portland, OR. Talk.
2015 Combes, SA, Salcedo MK, Gagliardi, SF, Crall, JD, Iwasaki, JM, Rundle, DE. Optimal flight speeds during dragonfly
predator-prey encounters. Integr. Comp. Biol. (2015) Vol. 55, pp. E33. SICB, West Palm Beach, FL. Poster.