Trade-offs in maneuverability and stability are essential in ecologically relevant situations
with respect to robustness of locomotion, with multiple strategies apparent in animal model …

Locomotion of tetrapods on land adapted to different environments and needs resulting in a
variety of different gait styles. However, comparative analyses reveal common principles of …

Locomotion on the narrow and compliant supports of the arboreal environment is inherently
precarious. Previous studies have identified a host of morphological and behavioral …

Cursorial ground birds are paragons of bipedal running that span a 500-fold mass range
from quail to ostrich. Here we investigate the task-level control priorities of cursorial birds by …

Bipedal hopping has evolved as a mode of terrestrial locomotion in relatively few
mammalian species. Despite large differences in body size, habitat use, and having evolved …

In this paper, the implications of torso flexibility on the dynamics of quadrupedal running are
examined in a template setting. In the same vein with the spring loaded inverted pendulum …

Animals that glide produce aerodynamic forces that enable transit through the air in both
arboreal and aquatic environments. The relative ease of gliding compared with flapping …

Maneuverability is essential for locomotion. For animals in the environment, maneuverability
is directly related to survival. For humans, maneuvers such as turning are associated with …

Animals have demonstrated the ability to move through, across and over some of the most
daunting environments on earth. This versatility and adaptability stems from their capacity to …

Elongate, limbless body plans are widespread in nature and frequently converged upon
(with over two dozen independent convergences in Squamates alone, and many outside of …