List of works - Thomas J. Roberts

3-D range of motion envelopes reveal interacting degrees of freedom in avian hind limb joints

scientific article

Adjusting muscle function to demand: joint work during acceleration in wild turkeys

scientific article

Aponeurosis influences the relationship between muscle gearing and force

scientific article published on 24 May 2018

Biaxial strain and variable stiffness in aponeuroses

scientific article

Bluegill sunfish use high power outputs from axial muscles to generate powerful suction-feeding strikes

scientific article published on 05 June 2018

Conference report on contractures in musculoskeletal and neurological conditions

scientific article published on 28 February 2020

Contribution of elastic tissues to the mechanics and energetics of muscle function during movement

scientific article

Determinants of aponeurosis shape change during muscle contraction

scientific article published on 26 April 2016

Diversity of extracellular matrix morphology in vertebrate skeletal muscle

scientific article published on 16 December 2019

Evidence for a vertebrate catapult: elastic energy storage in the plantaris tendon during frog jumping ⬇️

scientific article published on November 16, 2011

Evidence of a tunable biological spring: elastic energy storage in aponeuroses varies with transverse strain in vivo

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Flexible mechanisms: the diverse roles of biological springs in vertebrate movement ⬇️

scientific article published on February 1, 2011

Fluoromicrometry: A Method for Measuring Muscle Length Dynamics with Biplanar Videofluoroscopy

scientific article published on 4 August 2016

Force-velocity properties of two avian hindlimb muscles

scientific article published in April 2004

Geared up to stretch: pennate muscle behavior during active lengthening

scientific article

Guineafowl with a twist: asymmetric limb control in steady bipedal locomotion.

scientific article published in December 2015

How tendons buffer energy dissipation by muscle

scientific article published on October 2013

Incompressible fluid plays a mechanical role in the development of passive muscle tension.

scientific article published in January 2017

Internal fluid pressure influences muscle contractile force

scientific article published on 26 December 2019

Interpreting muscle function from EMG: lessons learned from direct measurements of muscle force ⬇️

scientific article published on June 18, 2008

Length-dependent modulation of cytoskeletal remodeling and mechanical energetics in airway smooth muscle

scientific article published on 12 August 2010

Loading Rate Has Little Influence on Tendon Fascicle Mechanics

scientific article published on 24 March 2020

Long-axis rotation: a missing degree of freedom in avian bipedal locomotion

scientific article

Mechanical function of two ankle extensors in wild turkeys: shifts from energy production to energy absorption during incline versus decline running

scientific article published on 01 June 2004

Mechanical power output during running accelerations in wild turkeys

scientific article published on 01 May 2002

Mechanical properties of the gastrocnemius aponeurosis in wild turkeys

scientific article published on 8 April 2009

Metabolic cost of generating muscular force in human walking: insights from load-carrying and speed experiments

scientific article published in July 2003

Minimum cost of transport in Asian elephants: do we really need a bigger elephant?

scientific article

Muscle mechanical advantage of human walking and running: implications for energy cost

scientific article published on 16 July 2004

Muscle performance during frog jumping: influence of elasticity on muscle operating lengths

scientific article published on 27 January 2010

Muscle power attenuation by tendon during energy dissipation ⬇️

scientific article published on September 28, 2011

Muscle strain is modulated more with running slope than speed in wild turkey knee and hip extensors

scientific article published in July 2007

Passive muscle tension increases in proportion to intramuscular fluid volume

scientific article published on 31 October 2019

Patterns of musculoskeletal growth and dimensional changes associated with selection and developmental plasticity in domestic and wild strain turkeys.

scientific article

Power amplification in an isolated muscle-tendon unit is load dependent

scientific article

Probing the limits to muscle-powered accelerations: lessons from jumping bullfrogs

scientific article

Relative shortening velocity in locomotor muscles: turkey ankle extensors operate at low V/V(max)

scientific article published on 31 October 2007

Release of fascial compartment boundaries reduces muscle force output

scientific article published on 13 December 2018

Robust jumping performance and elastic energy recovery from compliant perches in tree frogs

scientific article published in November 2015

Skeletal muscle mechanics, energetics and plasticity

scientific article

Sources of mechanical power for uphill running in humans

scientific article published on 01 May 2005

Speed-dependent modulation of wing muscle recruitment intensity and kinematics in two bat species.

scientific article published on 24 February 2017

Spring or string: does tendon elastic action influence wing muscle mechanics in bat flight?

scientific article (publication date: 7 October 2015)

Structural Determinants of Muscle Gearing During Dynamic Contractions

Stuck in gear: age-related loss of variable gearing in skeletal muscle

scientific article published on April 2016

Swimming muscles power suction feeding in largemouth bass

scientific article

Task-dependent force sharing between muscle synergists during locomotion in turkeys

scientific article published in April 2008

Tendon material properties vary and are interdependent among turkey hindlimb muscles ⬇️

scientific article published on July 5, 2012

The Multi-Scale, Three-Dimensional Nature of Skeletal Muscle Contraction

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

The energetic benefits of tendon springs in running: is the reduction of muscle work important?

scientific article

The integrated function of muscles and tendons during locomotion

scientific article published on 01 December 2002

The mechanics of elastic loading and recoil in anuran jumping

scientific article

The need for speed: functional specializations of locomotor and feeding muscles in Anolis lizards

scientific article published on 27 January 2020

The series elastic shock absorber: tendon elasticity modulates energy dissipation by muscle during burst deceleration

scientific article (publication date: 7 April 2015)

The series-elastic shock absorber: tendons attenuate muscle power during eccentric actions

scientific article

The time course of calf muscle fluid volume during prolonged running

scientific article published on 01 May 2020

The weak link: do muscle properties determine locomotor performance in frogs? ⬇️

scientific article published on May 27, 2011

Timing matters: tuning the mechanics of a muscle-tendon unit by adjusting stimulation phase during cyclic contractions

scientific article

Variable gearing in a biologically inspired pneumatic actuator array

scientific article published on 6 March 2013

Variable gearing in pennate muscles

scientific article

Waddle and shuffle: gait alterations associated with domestication in turkeys

scientific article published in 2018

List of works by Thomas J. Roberts

3-D range of motion envelopes reveal interacting degrees of freedom in avian hind limb joints

Adjusting muscle function to demand: joint work during acceleration in wild turkeys

Aponeurosis influences the relationship between muscle gearing and force

Biaxial strain and variable stiffness in aponeuroses

Bluegill sunfish use high power outputs from axial muscles to generate powerful suction-feeding strikes

Conference report on contractures in musculoskeletal and neurological conditions

Contribution of elastic tissues to the mechanics and energetics of muscle function during movement

Determinants of aponeurosis shape change during muscle contraction

Diversity of extracellular matrix morphology in vertebrate skeletal muscle

Evidence for a vertebrate catapult: elastic energy storage in the plantaris tendon during frog jumping ⬇️

Evidence of a tunable biological spring: elastic energy storage in aponeuroses varies with transverse strain in vivo

Flexible mechanisms: the diverse roles of biological springs in vertebrate movement ⬇️

Fluoromicrometry: A Method for Measuring Muscle Length Dynamics with Biplanar Videofluoroscopy

Force-velocity properties of two avian hindlimb muscles

Geared up to stretch: pennate muscle behavior during active lengthening

Guineafowl with a twist: asymmetric limb control in steady bipedal locomotion.

How tendons buffer energy dissipation by muscle

Incompressible fluid plays a mechanical role in the development of passive muscle tension.

Internal fluid pressure influences muscle contractile force

Interpreting muscle function from EMG: lessons learned from direct measurements of muscle force ⬇️

Length-dependent modulation of cytoskeletal remodeling and mechanical energetics in airway smooth muscle

Loading Rate Has Little Influence on Tendon Fascicle Mechanics

Long-axis rotation: a missing degree of freedom in avian bipedal locomotion

Mechanical function of two ankle extensors in wild turkeys: shifts from energy production to energy absorption during incline versus decline running

Mechanical power output during running accelerations in wild turkeys

Mechanical properties of the gastrocnemius aponeurosis in wild turkeys

Metabolic cost of generating muscular force in human walking: insights from load-carrying and speed experiments

Minimum cost of transport in Asian elephants: do we really need a bigger elephant?

Muscle mechanical advantage of human walking and running: implications for energy cost

Muscle performance during frog jumping: influence of elasticity on muscle operating lengths

Muscle power attenuation by tendon during energy dissipation ⬇️

Muscle strain is modulated more with running slope than speed in wild turkey knee and hip extensors

Passive muscle tension increases in proportion to intramuscular fluid volume

Patterns of musculoskeletal growth and dimensional changes associated with selection and developmental plasticity in domestic and wild strain turkeys.

Power amplification in an isolated muscle-tendon unit is load dependent

Probing the limits to muscle-powered accelerations: lessons from jumping bullfrogs

Relative shortening velocity in locomotor muscles: turkey ankle extensors operate at low V/V(max)

Release of fascial compartment boundaries reduces muscle force output

Robust jumping performance and elastic energy recovery from compliant perches in tree frogs

Skeletal muscle mechanics, energetics and plasticity

Sources of mechanical power for uphill running in humans

Speed-dependent modulation of wing muscle recruitment intensity and kinematics in two bat species.

Spring or string: does tendon elastic action influence wing muscle mechanics in bat flight?

Structural Determinants of Muscle Gearing During Dynamic Contractions

Stuck in gear: age-related loss of variable gearing in skeletal muscle

Swimming muscles power suction feeding in largemouth bass

Task-dependent force sharing between muscle synergists during locomotion in turkeys

Tendon material properties vary and are interdependent among turkey hindlimb muscles ⬇️

The Multi-Scale, Three-Dimensional Nature of Skeletal Muscle Contraction

The energetic benefits of tendon springs in running: is the reduction of muscle work important?

The integrated function of muscles and tendons during locomotion

The mechanics of elastic loading and recoil in anuran jumping

The need for speed: functional specializations of locomotor and feeding muscles in Anolis lizards

The series elastic shock absorber: tendon elasticity modulates energy dissipation by muscle during burst deceleration

The series-elastic shock absorber: tendons attenuate muscle power during eccentric actions

The time course of calf muscle fluid volume during prolonged running

The weak link: do muscle properties determine locomotor performance in frogs? ⬇️

Timing matters: tuning the mechanics of a muscle-tendon unit by adjusting stimulation phase during cyclic contractions

Variable gearing in a biologically inspired pneumatic actuator array

Variable gearing in pennate muscles

Waddle and shuffle: gait alterations associated with domestication in turkeys