...Allison S. Arnold; David V. Lee; Andrew A. Biewener SUMMARY Goats and other quadrupeds must modulate the work output of their muscles to accommodate the changing mechanical demands associated with locomotion in their natural environments. This study examined which hindlimb joint moments goats use...

... motor circuits, and relatively insensitive to changes in loading during stance. We test this proximo-distal control hypothesis by examining the joint moment–angle patterns of running guinea fowl in association with the bird's stabilization response to a sudden, unexpected perturbation involving...