Browsing Duke Faculty Scholarship by Author "0096215"

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Hand and foot pressures in the aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) reveal novel biomechanical trade-offs required for walking on gracile digits

Kivell, Tracy; Schmitt, Daniel (COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS LTD, 2010)

Arboreal animals with prehensile hands must balance the complex demands of bone strength, grasping and manipulation. An informative example of this problem is that of the aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis), a rare ...
Whole Body Mechanics of Stealthy Walking in Cats

Pai, Anita; Schmitt, Daniel (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2008)

The metabolic cost associated with locomotion represents a significant part of an animal's metabolic energy budget. Therefore understanding the ways in which animals manage the energy required for locomotion by controlling ...