Muscle function and hydrodynamics limit power and speed in swimming frogs
Journal Article
Clemente, C. J., & Richards, C. T. Muscle function and hydrodynamics limit power and speed in swimming frogs. Nature Communications, 4, https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms3737
All Outputs (25)
Built for rowing: frog muscle is tuned to limb morphology to power swimming
Journal Article
Richards, C. T., & Clemente, C. J. Built for rowing: frog muscle is tuned to limb morphology to power swimming. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2013.0236
A bio-robotic platform for integrating internal and external mechanics during muscle-powered swimming
Journal Article
Richards, C. T. A bio-robotic platform for integrating internal and external mechanics during muscle-powered swimming. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3182/7/1/016010
Elastic recoil can either amplify or attenuate muscle-tendon power, depending on inertial vs. fluid dynamic loading
Journal Article
Richards, C. T., & Sawicki, G. S. Elastic recoil can either amplify or attenuate muscle-tendon power, depending on inertial vs. fluid dynamic loading. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 313, 68-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.07.033
Kinematics and hydrodynamics analysis of swimming anurans reveals striking inter-specific differences in the mechanism for producing thrust
Journal Article
Richards, C. T. Kinematics and hydrodynamics analysis of swimming anurans reveals striking inter-specific differences in the mechanism for producing thrust. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213, 621-34. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.032631