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Kinematics and Center of Mass Mechanics During Terrestrial Locomotion in Northern Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus, Charadriiformes)

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Energetically optimal running requires torques about the centre of mass

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A model-experiment comparison of system dynamics for human walking and running

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Evidence for energy savings from aerial running in the Svalbard rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta hyperborea)

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Bird terrestrial locomotion as revealed by 3D kinematics

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Two explanations for the compliant running paradox: reduced work of bouncing viscera and increased stability in uneven terrain

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Stride-to-stride energy regulation for robust self-stability of a torque-actuated dissipative spring-mass hopper

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Running on uneven ground: Leg adjustments to altered ground level

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Upright human gait did not provide a major mechanical challenge for our ancestors

(2010) H.-M. Maus et al.   Nature Communications

Running on uneven ground: leg adjustment to vertical steps and self-stability

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The evolutionary continuum of limb function from early theropods to birds

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