... Article: Temporal certainty of upcoming underfoot perturbations shows little influence on anticipatory or reactive locomotor behavior. Physical certainty allows individuals to respond to perturbations more effectively than when perturbations are uncertain. Balance Locomotor control Motion...

...: The amplitude of postural oscillation in elephants is comparable with that in dogs and other species, suggesting that some aspects of sensorimotor postural control do not scale with size. Balance Scaling Multisensory interactions Sensorimotor and inertial delay Centre of pressure Fonds...

... speed based solely on metabolic energy minimization. Cost of transport Stability Optimization Balance Locomotion Humans have evolved the ability to walk very efficiently. Over generations, our bodies have evolved muscular and skeletal systems well suited to locomotion ( Alexander, 2003...

... convergent and divergent kinematic responses to perturbations in support diameter and compliance, suggesting that compliance is a critical – yet understudied – environmental determinant of arboreal locomotor performance. Stability Fine branch niche Branch stiffness Balance Locomotion...

... 2013 6 5 2013 © 2013. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2013 locomotion biomechanics balance lateral undulation axial squamata Many phylogenetically diverse lineages of animals use axial bending for propulsion ( Gray, 1968 ). However, compared with most other taxa...

...A. L. Hof; S. M. Vermerris; W. A. Gjaltema SUMMARY During walking on a treadmill 10 human subjects (mean age 20 years) were perturbed by 100 ms pushes or pulls to the left or the right, of various magnitudes and in various phases of the gait cycle. Balance was maintained by (1) a stepping strategy...

... of fit as a limitation in arboreal locomotion of snakes. However, the slower speeds on horizontal perches compared to tunnels also suggest that balance and grip may further limit locomotor performance. Concertina locomotion can be an extremely demanding mode of locomotion and hence is well suited...

... energy balance during swimming using the leg kick, with and without fins, was attempted by combining methodologies previously applied to human and fish swimming. From the combination of these techniques, the economy(C), total mechanical work ( W tot ), propelling efficiency(ηF) and mechanical efficiency...

... (e-mail: lee@biology.utah.edu ) 14 09 1999 29 14 1999 © 1999 by Company of Biologists 1999 locomotion mechanical stability running quadruped dog acceleration balance The trot is a running gait employed by quadrupeds that exhibit upright or sprawling postures...