Dr Janneke Schwaner is the lead author on a new paper accepted in the Journal of Experimental Biology, “Muscle force-length dynamics during walking over obstacles indicates delayed recovery and a shift towards more strut-like function in birds with proprioceptive deficit.”, with co-authors Joanne Gordon and Andrew Biewener.
In this paper we compare and contrast obstacle negotiation strategies in walking to previous studies focused on running, and show that guinea fowl use different strategies to compensate for a proprioceptive deficit in walking compared to running, suggesting differences in control mechanisms between gaits.
