Musculoskeletal Biology

Head and pelvic movement asymmetries at trot in riding horses in training and perceived as free from lameness by the owner (2017)
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Rhodin, M., Egenvall, A., Haubro Andersen, P., & Pfau, T. (2017). Head and pelvic movement asymmetries at trot in riding horses in training and perceived as free from lameness by the owner. PLoS ONE, 12(4), e0176253. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176253

Recent studies evaluating horses in training and considered free from lameness by their owners have identified a large proportion of horses with motion asymmetries. However the prevalence, type and magnitude of asymmetries when trotting in a straight... Read More about Head and pelvic movement asymmetries at trot in riding horses in training and perceived as free from lameness by the owner.

Terrestrial capture of prey by the reedfish, a model species for stem tetrapods (2017)
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Van Wassenbergh, S., Bonte, C., & Michel, K. B. (2017). Terrestrial capture of prey by the reedfish, a model species for stem tetrapods. Ecology and Evolution, 7(11), 3856-3860. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2694

Due to morphological resemblance, polypterid fishes are used as extant analogues of Late Devonian lobe‐finned sarcopterygians to identify the features that allowed the evolution of a terrestrial lifestyle in early tetrapods. Previous studies using po... Read More about Terrestrial capture of prey by the reedfish, a model species for stem tetrapods.

Investigation looking at the repeatability of 20 Society of Master Saddlers (SMS) qualified saddle fitters’ observations during static saddle fit (2017)
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Guire, R., Weller, R., Fisher, M., & Beavis, J. (2017). Investigation looking at the repeatability of 20 Society of Master Saddlers (SMS) qualified saddle fitters’ observations during static saddle fit. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 56, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2017.04.001

Saddle fit is widely considered to be a crucial factor for the health and performance of riding horses; however, there have been no studies looking at the agreement between professionals who fit and assess saddles. The aim of the study was to determi... Read More about Investigation looking at the repeatability of 20 Society of Master Saddlers (SMS) qualified saddle fitters’ observations during static saddle fit.

Maxillary nerve blocks in horses: an experimental comparison of surface landmark and ultrasound-guided techniques (2017)
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Stauffer, S., Cordner, B., Dixon, J., & Witte, T. (2017). Maxillary nerve blocks in horses: an experimental comparison of surface landmark and ultrasound-guided techniques. Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaa.2016.09.005

Descriptive epidemiology of veterinary events in flat racing Thoroughbreds in Great Britain (2000 to 2013) (2017)
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Rosanowski, S. M., Chang, Y. M., Stirk, A. J., & Verheyen, K. L. P. (2017). Descriptive epidemiology of veterinary events in flat racing Thoroughbreds in Great Britain (2000 to 2013). Equine Veterinary Journal, 49(3), 275-281. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12592

Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight (2017)
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Bomphrey, R. J., Nakata, T., Phillips, N., & Walker, S. M. (2017). Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight. Nature, 544, 92-95. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature21727

Mosquitoes exhibit unusual wing kinematics; their long, slender wings flap at remarkably high frequencies for their size (>800 Hz)and with lower stroke amplitudes than any other insect group1. This shifts weight support away from the translation-domi... Read More about Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight.

Description of veterinary events and risk factors for fatality in National Hunt flat racing Thoroughbreds in Great Britain (2000-2013) (2017)
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Allen, S. E., Rosanowski, S. M., Stirk, A. J., & Verheyen, K. L. P. (2017). Description of veterinary events and risk factors for fatality in National Hunt flat racing Thoroughbreds in Great Britain (2000-2013). Equine Veterinary Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12676

Kinematic control of extreme jump angles in the red leg running frog (Kassina maculata) (2017)
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Richards, C. T., Porro, L. B., & Collings, A. J. (2017). Kinematic control of extreme jump angles in the red leg running frog (Kassina maculata). Journal of Experimental Biology, 220, 1894-1904. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.144279

The kinematic flexibility of frog hindlimbs enables multiple locomotor modes within a single species. Prior work has extensively explored maximum performance capacity in frogs; however, the mechanisms by which anurans modulate performance within loco... Read More about Kinematic control of extreme jump angles in the red leg running frog (Kassina maculata).

Whole genome sequencing reveals a 7 base-pair deletion in DMD exon 42 in a dog with muscular dystrophy (2017)
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Nghiem, P. P., Bello, L., Balog-Alvarez, C., López, S. M., Bettis, A., Barnett, H., …Kornegay, J. N. (2017). Whole genome sequencing reveals a 7 base-pair deletion in DMD exon 42 in a dog with muscular dystrophy. Mammalian Genome, 28(3), 106-113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00335-016-9675-2

Prevalence and breed predisposition for thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease in cats (2017)
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De Decker, S., Warner, A., & Volk, H. A. (2017). Prevalence and breed predisposition for thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease in cats. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 19(4), 419-423. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612X16630358

The 220th ENMC workshop: Dystroglycan and the Dystroglycanopathies held on the 27-29 May 2016, Naarden, The Netherlands (2017)
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Brown, S. C., Winder, S. J., & on behalf of the ENMC DGpathy Study Group, . (2017). The 220th ENMC workshop: Dystroglycan and the Dystroglycanopathies held on the 27-29 May 2016, Naarden, The Netherlands. Neuromuscular Disorders, 27(4), 387-395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2016.12.010

Does wildlife resource selection accurately inform corridor conservation? (2017)
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Abrahms, B., Sawyer, S. C., Jordan, N. R., McNutt, J. W., Wilson, A. M., & Brashares, J. S. (2017). Does wildlife resource selection accurately inform corridor conservation?. Journal of Applied Ecology, 54(2), 412-422. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12714

Evidence of early defects in Cajal-Retzius cell localization during brain development in a mouse model of dystroglycanopathy. (2017)
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Booler, H., Pagalday-Vergara, V., Williams, J. L., Hopkinson, M., & Brown, S. C. (2017). Evidence of early defects in Cajal-Retzius cell localization during brain development in a mouse model of dystroglycanopathy. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, 43(4), 330-345. https://doi.org/10.1111/nan.12376

Cellular preservation of musculoskeletal specializations in the Cretaceous bird Confuciusornis (2017)
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Jiang, B. Y., Zhao, T., Regnault, S., Edwards, N. P., Kohn, S. C., Li, Z. H., …Hutchinson, J. R. (2017). Cellular preservation of musculoskeletal specializations in the Cretaceous bird Confuciusornis. Nature Communications, 8, 14779. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14779

The hindlimb of theropod dinosaurs changed appreciably in the lineage leading to extant birds, becoming more ‘crouched’ in association with changes to body shape and gait dynamics. This postural evolution included anatomical changes of the foot and a... Read More about Cellular preservation of musculoskeletal specializations in the Cretaceous bird Confuciusornis.

Structural changes in cartilage and collagen studied by high temperature Raman spectroscopy (2017)
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Fields, M., Spencer, N., Dudhia, J., & McMillan, P. F. (2017). Structural changes in cartilage and collagen studied by high temperature Raman spectroscopy. Biopolymers, 107(6), e23017. https://doi.org/10.1002/bip.23017

Evolution of the patellar sesamoid bone in mammals (2017)
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Samuels, M. E., Regnault, S., & Hutchinson, J. R. (2017). Evolution of the patellar sesamoid bone in mammals. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3103

Inhibition of Shedding of Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 1 Reverses Cartilage Matrix Degradation in Osteoarthritis (2017)
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Yamamoto, K., Santamaria, S., Botkjaer, K. A., Dudhia, J., Troeberg, L., Itoh, Y., …Nagase, H. (2017). Inhibition of Shedding of Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 1 Reverses Cartilage Matrix Degradation in Osteoarthritis. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.40080

Fascicles and the interfascicular matrix show decreased fatigue life with ageing in energy storing tendons (2017)
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Thorpe, C. T., Riley, G. P., Birch, H. L., Clegg, P. D., & Screen, H. R. C. (2017). Fascicles and the interfascicular matrix show decreased fatigue life with ageing in energy storing tendons. Acta Biomaterialia, 56, 58-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2017.03.024

Riders’ perception of symmetrical pressure on their ischial tuberosities and rein contact tension whilst sitting on a static object (2017)
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Guire, R., Mathie, H., Fisher, M., & Fisher, D. (2017). Riders’ perception of symmetrical pressure on their ischial tuberosities and rein contact tension whilst sitting on a static object. https://doi.org/10.3920/CEP160026

Regional differentiation of felid vertebral column evolution: a study of 3D shape trajectories (2017)
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Randau, M., Cuff, A., Hutchinson, J. R., Pierce, S. E., & Goswami, A. R. (2017). Regional differentiation of felid vertebral column evolution: a study of 3D shape trajectories. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-016-0304-4

Recent advances in geometric morphometrics provide improved techniques for extraction of biological information from shape and have greatly contributed to the study of ecomorphology and morphological evolution. However, the vertebral column remains a... Read More about Regional differentiation of felid vertebral column evolution: a study of 3D shape trajectories.