Biomechanics Of Terrestrial Locomotion In Bats
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Biomechanics Of Terrestrial Locomotion In Bats
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Author : Daniel Kenneth Riskin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Biomechanics Of Terrestrial Locomotion In Bats written by Daniel Kenneth Riskin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with categories.
This dissertation concerns the way in which bats move on the ground. Chapter one is a literature review on the subject, from an evolutionary perspective, that includes contributions from this thesis. In chapter two, I test an hypothesis frequently used to explain the poor crawling abilities of bats compared with mammals that do not fly. According to that hypothesis, most bats shuffle awkwardly because their hindlimbs are too long and slender to support their body weights, but vampire bats walk well because their hindlimbs are more robust than those of other bats. I used force plates to test a prediction of the hindlimb-strength hypothesis that the peak hindlimb forces of walking vampire bats should be greater than the forces exerted by the legs of poorly crawling bats. I found that shuffling bats (Pteronotus parnellii) exert larger hindlimb forces than walking vampire bats do (Desmodus rotundus, Diaemus youngi). Additionally, I used a simple engineering model of bone stress to demonstrate that the hindlimbs of vampire bats fall within the range of shapes seen in bats that do not walk well. These results do not support the hindlimb-strength hypothesis. In chapter three, I describe the running gait of Common Vampire Bats (D. rotundus). At low speeds, these bats use a lateral sequence walking gait, similar to those of other tetrapods, but switch at higher speeds to a bounding gait that is powered by the forelimbs. This gait is unique to vampire bats, and appears to be independently evolved form the running gaits of other tetrapods. In chapter four, I compare the kinematics of locomotion in Common Vampire Bats to those of another terrestrially adept species, New Zealand short-tailed bats (Mystacina tuberculata). The latter use a lateral sequence walk similar to that of D. rotundus and other tetrapods, but do not perform the bounding run. Using force plates to examine the kinetics of their single kinematic gait, I found that the gait of M. tuberculata is a kinetically run-like, and does not shift from a kinetic walk to kinetic run with increased speed the way the gaits of some other animals do. (Abstract).
Animal Locomotion
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Author : Malcolm S. Gordon
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2017-05-25
Animal Locomotion written by Malcolm S. Gordon and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-25 with Medical categories.
Animal Locomotion: Physical Principles and Adaptations is a professional-level, state of the art review and reference summarizing the current understanding of macroscopic metazoan animal movement. The comparative biophysics, biomechanics and bioengineering of swimming, flying and terrestrial locomotion are placed in contemporary frameworks of biodiversity, evolutionary process, and modern research methods, including mathematical analysis. The intended primary audience is advanced-level students and researchers primarily interested in and trained in mathematics, physical sciences and engineering. Although not encyclopedic in its coverage, anyone interested in organismal biology, functional morphology, organ systems and ecological physiology, physiological ecology, molecular biology, molecular genetics and systems biology should find this book useful.
Understanding Mammalian Locomotion
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Author : John E. A. Bertram
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2016-01-19
Understanding Mammalian Locomotion written by John E. A. Bertram and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-19 with Science categories.
Understanding Mammalian Locomotion will formally introduce the emerging perspective of collision dynamics in mammalian terrestrial locomotion and explain how it influences the interpretation of form and functional capabilities. The objective is to bring the reader interested in the function and mechanics of mammalian terrestrial locomotion to a sophisticated conceptual understanding of the relevant mechanics and the current debate ongoing in the field.
Biomechanics Of Terrestrial Locomotion In Semi Aquatic And Semi Marine Mustelids
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Author : Jeanine Marie Scaramozzino
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Biomechanics Of Terrestrial Locomotion In Semi Aquatic And Semi Marine Mustelids written by Jeanine Marie Scaramozzino and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biomechanics categories.
Locomotor Morphology Of The Vampire Bat Desmodus Rotundus
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Author : Joe Scott Altenbach
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Locomotor Morphology Of The Vampire Bat Desmodus Rotundus written by Joe Scott Altenbach and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Science categories.
Biomechanics And Biology Of Movement
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Author : Benno Maurus Nigg
language : en
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Release Date : 2000
Biomechanics And Biology Of Movement written by Benno Maurus Nigg and has been published by Human Kinetics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Education categories.
"A text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in human performance, it uses an integrated scientific approach to explore solutions to problems in human movement. As an interdisciplinary reference volume for biomechanists, exercise physiologists, motor behaviorists, athletic trainers, therapists, kinesiologists, and students, Biomechanics and Biology of Movement offers an in-depth understanding and appreciation of the many factors comprising and affecting human movement. In addition, it will give you the insights and information you require to address and resolve individual performance problems."--BOOK JACKET.
Biomechanics In Applications
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Author : Vaclav Klika
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2011-09-09
Biomechanics In Applications written by Vaclav Klika and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-09 with Medical categories.
During last couple of years there has been an increasing recognition that problems arising in biology or related to medicine really need a multidisciplinary approach. For this reason some special branches of both applied theoretical physics and mathematics have recently emerged such as biomechanics, mechanobiology, mathematical biology, biothermodynamics. The Biomechanics in Application is focusing on experimental praxis and clinical findings. The first section is devoted to Injury and clinical biomechanics including overview of the biomechanics of musculoskeletal injury, distraction osteogenesis in mandible, or consequences of drilling. The next section is on Spine biomechanics with biomechanical models for upper limb after spinal cord injury and an animal model looking at changes occurring as a consequence of spinal cord injury. Section Musculoskeletal Biomechanics includes the chapter which is devoted to dynamical stability of lumbo-pelvi-femoral complex which involves analysis of relationship among appropriate anatomical structures in this region. The fourth section is on Human and Animal Biomechanics with contributions from foot biomechanics and chewing rhythms in mammals, or adaptations of bats. The last section, Sport Biomechanics, is discussing various measurement techniques for assessment and analysis of movement and two applications in swimming.
The Biomechanics Of Insect Flight
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Author : Robert Dudley
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2018-06-05
The Biomechanics Of Insect Flight written by Robert Dudley and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-05 with Science categories.
From the rain forests of Borneo to the tenements of Manhattan, winged insects are a conspicuous and abundant feature of life on earth. Here, Robert Dudley presents the first comprehensive explanation of how insects fly. The author relates the biomechanics of flight to insect ecology and evolution in a major new work of synthesis. The book begins with an overview of insect flight biomechanics. Dudley explains insect morphology, wing motions, aerodynamics, flight energetics, and flight metabolism within a modern phylogenetic setting. Drawing on biomechanical principles, he describes and evaluates flight behavior and the limits to flight performance. The author then takes the next step by developing evolutionary explanations of insect flight. He analyzes the origins of flight in insects, the roles of natural and sexual selection in determining how insects fly, and the relationship between flight and insect size, pollination, predation, dispersal, and migration. Dudley ranges widely--from basic aerodynamics to muscle physiology and swarming behavior--but his focus is the explanation of functional design from evolutionary and ecological perspectives. The importance of flight in the lives of insects has long been recognized but never systematically evaluated. This book addresses that shortcoming. Robert Dudley provides an introduction to insect flight that will be welcomed by students and researchers in biomechanics, entomology, evolution, ecology, and behavior.
Principles Of Animal Locomotion
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Author : R. McNeill Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2006-03-19
Principles Of Animal Locomotion written by R. McNeill Alexander and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-19 with Science categories.
How can geckoes walk on the ceiling and basilisk lizards run over water? What are the aerodynamic effects that enable small insects to fly? What are the relative merits of squids' jet-propelled swimming and fishes' tail-powered swimming? Why do horses change gait as they increase speed? What determines our own vertical leap? Recent technical advances have greatly increased researchers' ability to answer these questions with certainty and in detail. This text provides an up-to-date overview of how animals run, walk, jump, crawl, swim, soar, hover, and fly. Excluding only the tiny creatures that use cilia, it covers all animals that power their movements with muscle--from roundworms to whales, clams to elephants, and gnats to albatrosses. The introduction sets out the general rules governing all modes of animal locomotion and considers the performance criteria--such as speed, endurance, and economy--that have shaped their selection. It introduces energetics and optimality as basic principles. The text then tackles each of the major modes by which animals move on land, in water, and through air. It explains the mechanisms involved and the physical and biological forces shaping those mechanisms, paying particular attention to energy costs. Focusing on general principles but extensively discussing a wide variety of individual cases, this is a superb synthesis of current knowledge about animal locomotion. It will be enormously useful to advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and a range of professional biologists, physicists, and engineers.
Functional And Evolutionary Ecology Of Bats
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Author : Akbar Zubaid
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2006-01-05
Functional And Evolutionary Ecology Of Bats written by Akbar Zubaid and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-05 with Science categories.
Every three years a major international conference on bats draws the leading workers in the field to a carefully orchestrated presentation of the research and advances and current state of understanding of bat biology. Bats are the second most populous group of mammalia species, after rodents, and they are probably the most intensively studied group of mammals. Virtually all mammologists and a large proportion of organismic biologists are interested in bats. The earlier two edited books deriving from previous bat research conferences, as well as this one, have been rigorously edited by Tom Kunz and others, with all chapters subjected to peer review. The resulting volumes, published first by Academic Press and most recently by Smithsonian, have sold widely as the definitive synthetic treatments of current scientific understanding of bats.