Running over rough terrain: guinea fowl maintain dynamic stability despite a large unexpected change in substrate height
@article{Daley2006RunningOR, title={Running over rough terrain: guinea fowl maintain dynamic stability despite a large unexpected change in substrate height}, author={Monica A. Daley and James R. Usherwood and G. Felix and Andrew A. Biewener}, journal={Journal of Experimental Biology}, year={2006}, volume={209}, pages={171 - 187} }
SUMMARY In the natural world, animals must routinely negotiate varied and unpredictable terrain. Yet, we know little about the locomotor strategies used by animals to accomplish this while maintaining dynamic stability. In this paper, we perturb the running of guinea fowl with an unexpected drop in substrate height (ΔH). The drop is camouflaged to remove any visual cue about the upcoming change in terrain that would allow an anticipatory response. To maintain stability upon a sudden drop in…
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