Schwaner, Gordon, Biewener, and Daley (2023) Muscle force-length dynamics during walking over obstacles indicates delayed recovery and a shift towards more strut-like function in birds with proprioceptive deficit. Journal of Experimental Biology. jeb245199
Patek, Daley, Sane (2023) A century of comparative biomechanics: emerging and historical perspectives on an interdisciplinary field. Journal of Experimental Biology 226 (Suppl_1) jeb245876. [Editorial associated with JEB Centenary special issue on Comparative Biomechanics. ]
Schwaner, Nishikawa, Daley (2022) Kinematic trajectories in response to speed perturbations in walking suggest modular task-level control of leg angle and length. Integrative and Comparative Biology. May 24, 2022.
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Dataset: Schwaner, M. Janneke; Nishikawa, Kiisa; Daley, Monica (2022), Data from: Kinematic trajectories in response to speed perturbations in walking suggest modular task-level control of leg angle and length, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.k0p2ngfbb
Badri-Spröwitz, Aghamaleki Sarvestani, Sitti, & Daley (2022). BirdBot achieves energy-efficient gait with minimal control using avian-inspired leg clutching. Science Robotics, 7(64), eabg4055. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.abg4055
free access via: https://is.mpg.de/publications/bb01 BirdBot CAD drawings are freely available for non-commercial use: https://edmond.mpdl.mpg.de/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.17617/3.ETFG41
Haimson, Hadas, Bernat, Kania, Daley, Cinnamon, Lev-Tov, and Klar, 2021. Spinal lumbar dI2 interneurons contribute to stability of bipedal stepping. Elife, 10, p.e62001. https://elifesciences.org/articles/62001
Michel, West, Daley, Allen, Hutchinson (2020) Appendicular muscle physiology and biomechanics in Crocodylus niloticus, Integrative Organismal Biology, obaa038, https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaa038
Kamska, Daley, Badri-Spröwitz (2020) 3D anatomy of the quail lumbosacral spinal canal—implications for putative mechanosensory function, Integrative Organismal Biology, obaa037, https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaa037
Gordon Holt, Biewener, Daley (2020) Tuning of feedforward control enables stable muscle force-length dynamics after loss of autogenic proprioceptive feedback. eLife Jun 23;9:e53908. doi.org/10.7554/eLife.53908
Dataset: Daley, Gordon, Biewener, Holt (2020), Data from: Tuning of feedforward control enables stable muscle force-length dynamics after loss of autogenic proprioceptive feedback, v13, UC Irvine, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.7280/D11H49
Finnegan, Volk, Asher, Daley, Packer (2020) Investigating the potential for seizure prediction in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy: owner-reported prodromal changes and seizure triggers. Veterinary Record. doi: 10.1136/vr.105307
Cuff, Daley, Krijn, Allen, Lamas, Adami, Pelligrand, Hutchinson (2019) Relating neuromuscular control to functional anatomy of limb muscles in extant archosaurs. J Morphology. doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20973
Kashiri, et al. (2018) On the Energetic Gap between Robots and Biological Systems. Frontiers in Robotics & AI, https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2018.00129
Daley (2018) Understanding the agility of running birds: Sensorimotor and mechanical factors in avian bipedal locomotion. Integrative and Comparative Biology. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icy058
Neal, Barton, Birn-Jeffrey, Daley and Morrissey (2018) The effects & mechanisms of increasing running step rate: A feasibility study in a mixed-sex group of runners with patellofemoral pain. Physical Therapy in Sport. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.05.018
Daley and Birn-Jeffery (2018) Scaling of avian bipedal locomotion reveals independent effects of body mass and leg posture on gait. J Exp Bio. 221(10):jeb152538. https://jeb.biologists.org/content/221/10/jeb152538
Urbina-Melendez, Jalaledini, Daley and Valero-Cuevas (2018). A physical model suggests that hip-localized balance sense in birds improves state estimation for perching: implications for bipedal robots. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 5, p.38. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2018.00038/full
Daley, Channon, Nolan, Hall (2016) Preferred gait and walk-run transition speeds in ostriches measured using GPS-IMU sensors. J Exp Bio, 219: 3301-3308. https://jeb.biologists.org/content/219/20/3301
Portugal, Murn, Sparkes, and Daley (2016) The fast and forceful kicking strike of the secretary bird. Current Biology, Volume 26, Issue 2, R58-R59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.004
Gordon, Rankin, and Daley (2015) How do treadmill speed and terrain visibility influence neuromuscular control of guinea fowl locomotion? J Exp Bio, 218(19), 3010-3022. https://jeb.biologists.org/content/jexbio/218/19/3010.full.pdf
Hubicki, Jones, Daley, and Hurst (2015). Do limit cycles matter in the long run? Stable orbits and sliding-mass dynamics emerge in task-optimal locomotion. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 5113-5120. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICRA.2015.7139911
Birn-Jeffery, Hubicki, Blum, Renjewski, Hurst and Daley (2014) Don’t break a leg: Running birds from quail to ostrich prioritise leg safety and economy in uneven terrain. J Exp Bio, 217, 3786-3796. https://jeb.biologists.org/content/217/21/3786
Blum, Vejdani, Birn-Jeffery, Hubicki, Hurst, and Daley (2014) Swing-Leg Trajectory of Running Guinea Fowl Suggests Task-Level Priority of Force Regulation Rather than Disturbance Rejection. PLOS ONE 9(6): e100399. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100399.
Van Why, Hubiki, Jones, Daley and Hurst (2014) Running into a Trap: Numerical Design of Task-Optimal Preflex Behaviors for Delayed Disturbance Responses. IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2537-2542, DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2014.6942908.
Vejdani, Blum, Daley and Hurst (2013) Bio-inspired swing leg control for spring-mass robots running on ground with unexpected height disturbance. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 8, 046006 doi:10.1088/1748-3182/8/4/046006.
Daley, Bramble and Carrier (2013) Impact loading and locomotor-respiratory coordination significantly influence breathing dynamics in running humans. PLOS ONE. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070752.
Voloshina, Kuo, Daley, and Ferris (2013) Biomechanics and energetics of walking on uneven terrain. J Exp Bio, DOI:10.1242/jeb.081711.
Paxton, Daley, Corr, Hutchinson (2013) The gait dynamics of the modern broiler chicken: A cautionary tale of selective breeding. J Exp Bio, DOI: 10.1242/jeb.080309.
Ross, Blob, Carrier, Daley, Deban, Demes, Gripper, Iriarte-Diaz, Kilbourne, Landberg, Polk, Schilling, and Vanhooydonck (2012) Evolution of locomotor rhythmicity in tetrapods. Evolution. DOI: 10.1111/evo.12015.
Birn-Jeffery and Daley (2012) Birds achieve high robustness in uneven terrain through active control of landing conditions. J Exp Bio, 215, 2117-2127.
Blum, Birn-Jeffery, Daley and Seyfarth (2011) Does A Crouched Leg Posture Enhance Running Stability and Robustness? Journal of Theoretical Biology. 281, 97-106.
Daley and Biewener (2011) Leg muscles that mediate stability: Mechanics and control of two distal extensor muscles during obstacle negotiation in the guinea fowl. Phil Trans R Soc B. 366, 1580-1591. DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0338.
Daley and Usherwood (2010) Two explanations for the compliant running paradox: reduced work of bouncing viscera and increased stability in uneven terrain. Biol Lett. 6:418-421, doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0175.
Blum, Birn-Jeffery, Daley, and Seyfarth (2010) Does a crouched posture provide benefits for stability and robustness? In Proceedings of the 16th US National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, State College, USA.
Daley, Voloshina and Biewener (2009) The role of intrinsic muscle mechanics in the neuromuscular control of stable running in the guinea fowl. J Physiol. 587, 2693-2707, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.171017.
Usherwood, Szymanek, and Daley (2008) Compass gait mechanics account for top walking speeds in ducks and humans. J Exp Bio, 211, 3744-3749.
Pelc, Daley, and Ferris (2008) Resonant hopping of a robot controlled by an artificial neural oscillator. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics. 3, 026001, DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/3/2/026001.
Biewener and Daley (2007) Unsteady locomotion: integrating muscle function with whole body dynamics and neuromuscular control. J Exp Bio, 210, 2949-2960.
Ferris, Sawicki, and Daley (2007) A physiologist’s perspective on robotic exoskeletons for human locomotion. International Journal of Humanoid Robotics. 4, 507-528. DOI: 10.1142/S0219843607001138.
Nishikawa, Biewener Aerts, Ahn, Chiel, Daley, Daniel, Full, Hale, Hedrick, Lappin, Nichols, Quinn, Ritzmann, Satterlie, and Szymik. (2007) Neuromechanics: An integrative approach for understanding motor control. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 47, 16-54.
Daley, Felix, and Biewener (2007) Running stability is enhanced by a proximo-distal gradient in joint neuromechanical control. J Exp Bio, 210, 383-394.
Daley and Biewener (2006) Running over rough terrain reveals limb control for intrinsic stability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103, 15681-15686.
Daley, Usherwood, Felix, and Biewener (2006) Running over rough terrain: guinea fowl maintain dynamic stability despite a large unexpected change in substrate height. J Exp Bio, 209, 171-187.
Daley and Goller (2004) Tracheal length changes during zebra finch song and their possible role in upper vocal tract filtering. Journal of Neurobiology, 59, 319-330.
Daley and Biewener (2003) Muscle force-length dynamics during level versus incline locomotion: a comparison of in vivo performance of two guinea fowl ankle extensors. J Exp Bio, 206, 2941-2958.
Goller and Daley (2001) Novel motor gestures for phonation during inspiration enhance the acoustic complexity of birdsong. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B. 268, 2301-2305.