Meeting Abstract 68-5  Saturday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 14:45  Is the lateral gastrocnemius tuned for a mallard duck’s preferred cycle frequency? TAYLOR-BURT, KR*; BIEWENER, AA; Harvard University; Harvard University karitaylorburt@fas.harvard.edu Mallard ducks use different strategies for increasing speed when moving over land vs. in the water. Notably, they increase leg cycle frequency in order to go faster […]

Meeting Abstract 68-7  Saturday, Jan. 5 15:00 – 15:15  High Hysteretic Energy Loss in Mouse Tendons ASTLEY, H. C.*; SIDDIQUI, H. K.; LAREDO, D.; University of Akron; Denison University; Carnegie Mellon University hastley@uakron.edu http://gozips.uakron.edu/~hastley/ Tendons play a crucial role in vertebrate locomotion, functioning as springs which allow elastic energy storage and release. Consequently, these biological springs can […]

Meeting Abstract 68-8  Saturday, Jan. 5 15:15 – 15:30  Elephants wrap their trunks around objects to better distribute forces SCHULZ, AK*; WU, JN; HU, DL; Georgia Institute of Technology ; Georgia Institute of Technology ; Georgia Institute of Technology akschulz@gatech.edu Elephants are the construction cranes of the animal kingdom with the ability to move and lift unwieldy […]