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Limping following limb loss increases locomotor stability (2018)
Journal Article
Wilshin, S., Shamble, P. S., Hovey, K. J., Harris, R., Spence, A. J., & Hsieh, S. T. (2018). Limping following limb loss increases locomotor stability. Journal of Experimental Biology, https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.174268

Although many arthropods have the ability to voluntarily lose limbs, how these animals rapidly adapt to such an extreme perturbation remains poorly understood. It is thought that moving with certain gaits can enable efficient, stable locomotion; howe... Read More about Limping following limb loss increases locomotor stability.

Uncovering the structure of the mouse gait controller: mice respond to substrate perturbations with adaptations in gait on a continuum between trot and bound (2018)
Journal Article
Vahedipour, A., Haji Maghsoudi, O., Wilshin, S., Shamble, P., Robertson, B., & Spence, A. (2018). Uncovering the structure of the mouse gait controller: mice respond to substrate perturbations with adaptations in gait on a continuum between trot and bound. Journal of Biomechanics, 78(10), 77-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.07.020

Biomechanics of predator–prey arms race in lion, zebra, cheetah and impala (2018)
Journal Article
Wilson, A. M., Hubel, T. Y., Wilshin, S. D., Lowe, J. C., Lorenc, M., Dewhirst, O. P., …West, T. G. (2018). Biomechanics of predator–prey arms race in lion, zebra, cheetah and impala. Nature, 554(7691), 183+. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25479

The fastest and most manoeuvrable terrestrial animals are found in savannah habitats, where predators chase and capture running prey. Hunt outcome and success rate are critical to survival, so both predator and prey should evolve to be faster and/or... Read More about Biomechanics of predator–prey arms race in lion, zebra, cheetah and impala.