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Decoupling body shape and mass distribution in birds and their dinosaurian ancestors by Macaulay, Sophie, Hoehfurtner, Tatjana, Cross, Samuel R. R., Marek, Ryan D., Hutchinson, John R., Schachner, Emma R., Maher, Alice E., Bates, Karl T.

“…It is accepted that non-avian theropod dinosaurs, with their long muscular tails and small forelimbs, had a centre-of-mass close to the hip, while extant…”
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A 3D musculoskeletal model of the western lowland gorilla hind limb: moment arms and torque of the hip, knee and ankle by Goh, Colleen, Blanchard, Mary L., Crompton, Robin H., Gunther, Michael M., Macaulay, Sophie, Bates, Karl T.

“…Three‐dimensional musculoskeletal models have become increasingly common for investigating muscle moment arms in studies of vertebrate locomotion. In this…”
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A quantitative evaluation of physical and digital approaches to centre of mass estimation by Macaulay, Sophie, Hutchinson, John R., Bates, Karl T.

“…Centre of mass is a fundamental anatomical and biomechanical parameter. Knowledge of centre of mass is essential to inform studies investigating locomotion and…”
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The Evolution of Body Shape and Locomotion in Archosauria by Macaulay, Sophie

“…Locomotion is essential to the survival of all organisms. Extant animals display a broad range of adaptations to a wide range of locomotor behaviours…”
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Micromechanical properties of canine femoral articular cartilage following multiple freeze-thaw cycles by Peters, Abby E., Comerford, Eithne J., Macaulay, Sophie, Bates, Karl T., Akhtar, Riaz

“…Tissue material properties are crucial to understanding their mechanical function, both in healthy and diseased states. However, in certain circumstances…”
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Downsizing a giant: re-evaluating Dreadnoughtus body mass by Bates, Karl T., Falkingham, Peter L., Macaulay, Sophie, Brassey, Charlotte, Maidment, Susannah C. R.

“…Estimates of body mass often represent the founding assumption on which biomechanical and macroevolutionary hypotheses are based. Recently, a scaling equation…”
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A Three-Dimensional Musculoskeletal Model of the Western Lowland Gorilla Foot: Examining Muscle Torques and Function by Goh, Colleen, Blanchard, Mary L, Crompton, Robin H, Gunther, Michael M, Macaulay, Sophie, Bates, Karl T

“…Due to difficulty of obtaining accurate quantitative data on foot muscles, relatively little has been done to study foot muscle function in non-human apes…”
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