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→Extreme types of gallop
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→Extended and gathered suspension
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→Asymmetrical gaits
+156
→The fast walk
+94
→The slow walk
+162
→Propulsive force
+85
→Using the head to change the centre of gravity
+196
→Motion without change of location
+165
→The standing quadruped
+189
28 November 2013
→The vertebral column in locomotion
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→Flexibility of the vertebral column
+102
→Inclined spinous processes
+108
→Forces along the beam
+100
→The trunk is a horizontal beam
+74
→The design of the vertebral trunk
+3
→A severe restriction on limb function: passive insufficiency
+87
→A severe restriction on muscle function: active insufficiency
+117
→Short and longheaded muscles
+74
→Balancing the pendulum
+99
→Improvements to pendulum design
+184
→Limbs as pendulums
+69
→How each limb is attached to the trunk
+76
→How each limb is attached to the trunk
-3
→Limbs as struts
+77
→Patterns of limb joint movement
-10
→Patterns of limb joint movement
-60
→Patterns of limb joint movement
+592
→The design of limbs
+9
→Allometry and scaling
+553
→Proportional and disproportional development
+177
→Energy, speed and endurance of isometric animals
+65
→Isometry
-68
→Fibres specialised for endurance
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27 November 2013
21 June 2013
→Fibres specialised for endurance
+93
→Fibres specialised for endurance
-1
→Resistance involves work although no external work is done
+3
→Resistance involves work although no external work is done
+352
→Resistance involves work although no external work is done
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20 June 2013
→Fast and slow twitch muscles
+155
→Muscle metabolism
+7
→Muscle metabolism
-1
→When muscles become ligaments
+77
→Fibrous architecture of muscles
+129
→Torque and equilibria
+137
→Each muscle is a unique organ delivering unique torques
+72
→Movement strength and work
+129