Meeting Abstract 14.2  Thursday, Jan. 3  What limits running speed in race horses SPENCE, A.J.*; WILSON, A.; Royal Veterinay College; Royal Veterinay College aspence@rvc.ac.uk During thoroughbred horse racing equine athletes strive for maximum performance. As a result, the level of effort of horses during racing can be considered to be roughly constant, and of the highest achievable […]

Meeting Abstract 14.5  Thursday, Jan. 3  The Effects of Substrate Type and Size on the Locomotion of Kinkajous LEMELIN, P*; SCHMITT, D; MACKENZIE, A; GEORGE, G; CARTMILL, M; Univ. of Alberta; Duke Univ.; Univ. of Alberta; Univ. of Alberta; Duke Univ. plemelin@med.ualberta.ca Kinkajous (Potos flavus) are highly arboreal South American procyonids that show behavioral and ecological similarities […]

Meeting Abstract 14.1  Thursday, Jan. 3  Significance of trunk deformation in estimating trunk center of mass during locomotion in the horse, Equus caballus NAUWELAERTS, S*; KAISER, L; MALINOWSKI, R; CLAYTON, H; Michigan State University nauwelae@msu.edu Inverse dynamics analysis is a technique that uses the kinematic representation of movement to derive the kinetics responsible for that movement. One […]

Meeting Abstract 14.3  Thursday, Jan. 3  Motions of the running horse and cheetah revisited: basic mechanics of the transverse and rotary gallop BERTRAM, JEA; Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, Canada jbertram@ucalgary.ca Understanding the organization and meaning of mammalian gaits is important to interpreting the structural requirements and functional capabilities of their morphology. The galloping gaits, as both the […]

Meeting Abstract 14.6  Thursday, Jan. 3  Mechanics of Subterranean and Epigean Locomotion in the Domestic Ferret Mustela putorius furo HORNER, AM*; BIKNEVICIUS, AR; Ohio University Dept of Biological Sciences; Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine ah312505@ohio.edu Small mammals commonly utilize burrows for sanctuary as well as predation. While the biodynamics of digging has received considerable attention, how […]

Meeting Abstract 14.4  Thursday, Jan. 3  Do Walking Mechanics in Cats Favor Stealth Over Economy? BISHOP, K.L.*; PAI, A.K.; SCHMITT, D.; University of California, Davis; Duke University; Duke University kvwbishop@ucdavis.edu Many quadrupedal animals use pendulum-like mechanics to exchange kinetic energy (KE) and potential energy (PE), thereby reducing muscular work required for walking. Pendular mechanics are well characterized […]

Meeting Abstract 13.4  Thursday, Jan. 3  Mechanics of limb bone loading during terrestrial locomotion in river cooter turtles Pseudemys concinna: validation of stress analyses by in vivo strain recordings BUTCHER, M.T.*; ESPINOZA, N.R.; BLOB, R.W.; Clemson Univ.; Erskine College mbutche@clemson.edu Studies of limb bone loading during terrestrial locomotion have focused mainly on birds and mammals, but data […]

Meeting Abstract 13.5  Thursday, Jan. 3  Locomotor ventilatory coupling in guinea fowl, Numida meleagris MARKLEY, J.S.*; CARRIER, D.R.; Univ. of Utah; Univ. of Utah markley@biology.utah.edu Locomotor ventilatory coupling has been observed in several avian species during flight. Wingbeat has been shown to induce breath volume changes in two species (starlings and magpies; reviewed by Boggs, 2002), and […]

Meeting Abstract 13.1  Thursday, Jan. 3  Limb bone loading in salamanders during terrestrial locomotion WRIGHT, K. M.**; BLOB, R. W.; Clemson University; Clemson University kmwrigh@clemson.edu Salamanders are often used as representatives of the basal tetrapod body plan in functional studies. However, little is known about the loads experienced by their limb bones during locomotion; previous studies of […]

Meeting Abstract 13.2  Thursday, Jan. 3  Habitat and sex effects on locomotor performance in lizards SCALES, Jeffrey A.*; LAPPIN, A. Kristopher; MACEDONIA, Joe M.; BUTLER, Marguerite A.; Univ. of Hawaii; California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona; Florida Southern College; Univ. of Hawaii jscales@hawaii.edu Habitat use and sex are two factors that commonly affect the morphology and locomotor performance […]