C T Farley

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Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Mechanism of leg stiffness adjustment for hopping on surfaces of different stiffnesses
    C T Farley
    Locomotion Laboratory, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 3140, USA
    J Appl Physiol 85:1044-55. 1998
  2. ncbi Mechanics of locomotion in lizards
    C T Farley
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720 3140, USA
    J Exp Biol 200:2177-88. 1997
  3. ncbi Maximum speed and mechanical power output in lizards
    C T Farley
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720 3140, USA
    J Exp Biol 200:2189-95. 1997
  4. ncbi Leg stiffness primarily depends on ankle stiffness during human hopping
    C T Farley
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720 3140, USA
    J Biomech 32:267-73. 1999
  5. ncbi Runners adjust leg stiffness for their first step on a new running surface
    D P Ferris
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720 3140, USA
    J Biomech 32:787-94. 1999
  6. ncbi Low cost of locomotion in the banded Gecko: a test of the nocturnality hypothesis
    K Autumn
    Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA
    Physiol Zool 70:660-9. 1997
  7. ncbi Running in the real world: adjusting leg stiffness for different surfaces
    D P Ferris
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720 3140, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 265:989-94. 1998
  8. ncbi Interaction of leg stiffness and surfaces stiffness during human hopping
    D P Ferris
    Department of Human Biodynamics, University of California, Berkeley 94720 4480, USA
    J Appl Physiol 82:15-22; discussion 13-4. 1997
  9. ncbi Soleus H-reflex gain in humans walking and running under simulated reduced gravity
    D P Ferris
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 3140, USA
    J Physiol 530:167-80. 2001
  10. ncbi How animals move: an integrative view
    M H Dickinson
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
    Science 288:100-6. 2000

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Publications10

  1. ncbi Mechanism of leg stiffness adjustment for hopping on surfaces of different stiffnesses
    C T Farley
    Locomotion Laboratory, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720 3140, USA
    J Appl Physiol 85:1044-55. 1998
    ..3-fold. Thus both joint stiffness and limb geometry adjustments are important in adjusting leg stiffness to allow similar hopping on different surfaces...
  2. ncbi Mechanics of locomotion in lizards
    C T Farley
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720 3140, USA
    J Exp Biol 200:2177-88. 1997
    ..5 J kg-1) was similar to that for other legged animals. Thus, in spite of marked lateral bending of the trunk, the mechanics of lizard locomotion is similar to the mechanics of locomotion in other legged animals...
  3. ncbi Maximum speed and mechanical power output in lizards
    C T Farley
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720 3140, USA
    J Exp Biol 200:2189-95. 1997
    ..Thus, the capacity of the muscular system to produce power does not limit maximum running speed...
  4. ncbi Leg stiffness primarily depends on ankle stiffness during human hopping
    C T Farley
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720 3140, USA
    J Biomech 32:267-73. 1999
    ..0-fold. Increasing knee stiffness by 1.7-fold had virtually no effect on leg stiffness. Thus, we conclude that the primary mechanism for leg stiffness adjustment is the adjustment of ankle stiffness...
  5. ncbi Runners adjust leg stiffness for their first step on a new running surface
    D P Ferris
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720 3140, USA
    J Biomech 32:787-94. 1999
    ..25 cm. By rapidly adjusting leg stiffness, each runner made a smooth transition between surfaces so that the path of the center of mass was unaffected by the change in surface stiffness...
  6. ncbi Low cost of locomotion in the banded Gecko: a test of the nocturnality hypothesis
    K Autumn
    Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA
    Physiol Zool 70:660-9. 1997
    ..The decrease in the minimum cost of locomotion concordant with the evolution of nocturnality suggests that geckos evolved a greater capacity for sustained locomotion at low temperature...
  7. ncbi Running in the real world: adjusting leg stiffness for different surfaces
    D P Ferris
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720 3140, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 265:989-94. 1998
    ....
  8. ncbi Interaction of leg stiffness and surfaces stiffness during human hopping
    D P Ferris
    Department of Human Biodynamics, University of California, Berkeley 94720 4480, USA
    J Appl Physiol 82:15-22; discussion 13-4. 1997
    ..This study provides insight into how k(leg) adjustments can allow similar locomotion mechanics on the variety of terrains encountered by runners in the natural world...
  9. ncbi Soleus H-reflex gain in humans walking and running under simulated reduced gravity
    D P Ferris
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 3140, USA
    J Physiol 530:167-80. 2001
    ..These findings provide insight into potential neural mechanisms responsible for spinal modulation of the stretch reflex during human locomotion...
  10. ncbi How animals move: an integrative view
    M H Dickinson
    Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
    Science 288:100-6. 2000
    ..Integrative approaches reveal not only how each component within a locomotor system operates but how they function as a collective whole...