Bibliogr. en fin de chap. Index.

"Understanding Mammalian Locomotion will formally introduce the emerging perspective of collision dynamics in mammalian terrestrial locomotion and explain how it influences the interpretation of form and functional capabilities. The objective is to bring the reader interested in the function and mechanics of mammalian terrestrial locomotion to a sophisticated conceptual understanding of the relevant mechanics and the current debate ongoing in the field"--

"This book will formally introduce the immerging perspective of collision dynamics in mammalian terrestrial locomotion and explain how it influences the interpretation of form and functional capabilities"--

Concepts through time : Historical perspectives on mammalian locomotion / John E. A. Bertram Considering gaits : Descriptive approaches / John E. A. Bertram Muscles as actuators / Anne K. Gutmann and John E. A. Bertram Concepts in locomotion : Levers, struts, pendula and springs / John E. A. Bertram Concepts in locomotion : Wheels, spokes, collisions and insight from the center of mass / John E. A. Bertram Reductionist models of walking and running / James R. Usherwood Whole body mechanics : how leg compliance shapes the way we move / A. Seyfarth, H. Geyer, S. Lipfert, J. Rummel, Y. Blum, M. Maus and D. Maykranz The most important feature of an organism's biology : Dimension, similarity and scale / John E. A. Bertram Accounting for the influence of animal size on biomechanical variables : concepts and considerations / Sharon Bullimore Locomotion in Small Tetrapods : Size-Based Limitations to "Universal Rules" in Locomotion / Audrone Biknevicius, Stephen M. Reilly and Elvidin Klijuno Non-steady locomotion / Monica A. Daley The evolution of terrestrial locomotion in bats : the bad, the ugly, and the good / Daniel K. Riskin, John E. A. Bertram, John W. Hermanson The Fight or Flight Dichotomy : Functional Tradeoff in Specialization for Aggression Versus Locomotion / David R. Carrier Design for prodigious size without extreme body mass : Dwarf elephants, differential scaling and implications for functional adaptation / John E. A. Bertram Basic mechanisms of bipedal locomotion : head-supported loads and strategies to reduce the cost of walking / James R. Usherwood and John E.A. Bertram Would a horse on the moon gallop? Directions available in locomotion research (and how not to spend too much time exploring blind alleys) / John E. A. Bertram