Lead author Dr. Caitlin Bemis has recently published a paper in JEB investigating the ability of a “muscle avatar” to recreate in vivo force-length dynamics. This method allows a muscle from a well-established rodent animal model to be used to investigate dynamics and mechanical function of muscles from other species:
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/doi/10.1242/jeb.248177/362484
Bemis, C., Konow, N., Daley, M., & Nishikawa, K. (2024). Investigating in vivo force and work production of rat medial gastrocnemius at varying locomotor speeds using a Muscle avatar. Journal of Experimental Biology, jeb-248177.