Arboreal environments require overcoming navigational challenges not typically
encountered in other terrestrial habitats. Supports are unevenly distributed and vary in …

Arboreal supports impose a set of locomotor challenges not typically encountered in other
terrestrial ecosystems. Because all arboreal animals must negotiate this common set of …

A distinctive feature of quadrupeds that is integral to their locomotion is the tail. Tails serve
many purposes in biological systems, including propulsion, counterbalance, and …

Tails play essential roles in functions related to locomotor stability and maneuverability
among terrestrial and arboreal animals. In kangaroo rats, bipedal hopping rodents, tails are …

Therian mammals are known to move their forelimbs in a parasagittal plane, retracting the
mobilised scapula during stance phase. Non-cursorial therian mammals often abduct the …

Objectives Ecological factors and body size shape animal movement and adaptation. Large
primates such as bonobos excel in navigating the demanding substrates of arboreal …

Although tails are common and versatile appendages that contribute to evolutionary success
of animals in a broad range of ways, a scientific synthesis on the topic is yet to be initiated …

This research focuses on enabling Northeastern University's Husky, a multi-modal
quadrupedal robot, to navigate narrow paths akin to various animals in nature. The Husky is …

The tail plays important roles in locomotion control in many animals. But in animals with
multiple body segments, the roles of the hind body segments and corresponding innervating …

In mammals, the caudal vertebrae are certainly among the least studied elements of their
skeleton. However, the tail plays an important role in locomotion (eg, balance, prehensility) …