ZoologyScience AdvancesPeer-reviewed
Muscle-controlled physics simulations of the emu (a large running bird) resolve the grounded running paradox
Pasha A. van Bijlert, A. J. ‘Knoek’ van Soest, Anne S. Schulp, Karl Thomas Bates
The paper uses emu simulations to show grounded running is energetically optimal for birds due to anatomical constraints, resolving the grounded running paradox.
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