Publications

Publications of specific relevance to Advanced Robotics
2021
2020

Neal BS, Lack SD, Barton CJ,
Birn-Jeffery A,
Miller S and
Morrissey D (2020).
Is markerless, smart phone recorded two-dimensional video a clinically useful measure of relevant lower limb kinematics in runners with patellofemoral pain? A validity and reliability study. Physical Therapy in Sport vol. 43, 36-42.
10.1016/j.ptsp.2020.02.0042019

Labonte D, Struecker MY,
Birn-Jeffery AV and Federle W (2019).
Shear-sensitive adhesion enables size-independent adhesive performance in stick insects. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences vol. 286, (1913)
10.1098/rspb.2019.1327
Hinds N, ANGIOI M,
BIRN-JEFFERY AV and TWYCROSS-LEWIS R (2019).
A systematic review of shoulder injury prevalence, proportion, rate, type, onset, severity, mechanism and risk factors in female artistic gymnasts. Physical Therapy in Sport vol. 35, 106-115.
2018

Neal BS, Barton CJ, Birn-Jeffrey A, Daley M and
Morrissey D (2018).
The effects & mechanisms of increasing running step rate: A feasibility study in a mixed-sex group of runners with patellofemoral pain. Physical Therapy in Sport vol. 32, 244-251.
10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.05.018
Daley MA and
BIRN-JEFFERY AV (2018).
Scaling of avian bipedal locomotion reveals independent effects of body mass and leg posture on gait. Journal of Experimental Biology 10.1242/jeb.152538
Lack S,
Birn-Jeffery A, Beasley I and
Morrissey D (2018).
Queen Mary University London: One of the longest established masters of sport and exercise medicine globally (continuing professional development series). British Journal of Sports Medicine vol. 52, (3) 206-207.
10.1136/bjsports-2017-0981082016
Birn-Jeffery AV and Higham TE (2016).
Light level impacts locomotor biomechanics in a secondarily diurnal gecko, Rhoptropus afer. J Exp Biol vol. 219, (Pt 22) 3649-3655.
10.1242/jeb.1437192015

Hubicki CM,
Birn-Jeffery AV, Jones M, Hurst JW and Daley MA (2015).
Task-level Priorities in Ground-running Bird Locomotion: Experiments to Math Models to Robots by Way of Optimization. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY vol. 55, E83-E83.

Higham TE,
Birn-Jeffery AV, Collins CE, Hulsey CD and Russell AP (2015).
Adaptive simplification and the evolution of gecko locomotion: Morphological and biomechanical consequences of losing adhesion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America vol. 112, (3) 809-814.
10.1073/pnas.1418979112
Higham TE, Measey GJ,
Birn-Jeffery AV, Herrel A and Tolley KA (2015).
Functional divergence between morphs of a dwarf chameleon: Differential locomotor kinematics in relation to habitat structure. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society vol. 116, (1) 27-40.
10.1111/bij.125662014
Birn-Jeffery AV and Higham TE (2014).
The scaling of uphill and downhill locomotion in legged animals. Integrative and Comparative Biology vol. 54, (6) 1159-1172.
10.1093/icb/icu015
Birn-Jeffery AV and Higham TE (2014).
Geckos significantly alter foot orientation to facilitate adhesion during downhill locomotion. Biology Letters vol. 10, (10)
10.1098/rsbl.2014.0456
Blum Y, Vejdani HR,
Birn-Jeffery AV, Hubicki CM, Hurst JW and Daley MA (2014).
Swing-leg trajectory of running guinea fowl suggests task-level priority of force regulation rather than disturbance rejection. PLoS ONE vol. 9, (6)
10.1371/journal.pone.0100399
Birn-Jeffery AV, Hubicki CM, Blum Y, Renjewski D, Hurst JW and Daley MA (2014).
Don't break a leg: Running birds from quail to ostrich prioritise leg safety and economy on uneven terrain. Journal of Experimental Biology vol. 217, (21) 3786-3796.
10.1242/jeb.102640
Daley MA and
Birn-Jeffery AV (2014).
Scaling of avian bipedal locomotion: How does body size influence gait dynamics in level and uneven terrain? INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY vol. 54, E47-E47.
Birn-Jeffery AV and Higham TE (2014).
What goes up must come down: how sloped surfaces impact the mechanics of locomotion. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY vol. 54, E20-E20.
2013
Birn-Jeffery AV, Hubicki C, Blum Y, Hurst J and Daley MA (2013).
Don t break a leg: injury prevention, robustness and stability of legged locomotion. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY vol. 53, E17-E17.

Blum Y,
Birn-Jeffery AV, Vejdani HR, Hurst JW and Daley MA (2013).
Swing Leg Control: Disturbance rejection versus injury avoidance. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY vol. 53, E250-E250.
2012
Birn-Jeffery AV, Miller CE, Naish D, Rayfield EJ and Hone DWE (2012).
Pedal Claw Curvature in Birds, Lizards and Mesozoic Dinosaurs - Complicated Categories and Compensating for Mass-Specific and Phylogenetic Control. PLoS ONE vol. 7, (12)
10.1371/journal.pone.0050555
Birn-Jeffery AV and Daley MA (2012).
Birds achieve high robustness in uneven terrain through active control of landing conditions. Journal of Experimental Biology vol. 215, (12) 2117-2127.
10.1242/jeb.065557
Birn-Jeffery AV and Daley MA (2012).
The effects of posture and body mass on uneven terrain locomotion in Galliformes and Struthio camelus. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY vol. 52, E14-E14.
2011

Blum Y,
Birn-Jeffery A, Daley MA and Seyfarth A (2011).
Does a crouched leg posture enhance running stability and robustness? Journal of Theoretical Biology vol. 281, (1) 97-106.
10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.04.029
Birn-Jeffery AV and Daley MA (2011).
The effects of uneven terrain on Galliformes running mechanics. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY vol. 51, E11-E11.
2009
Birn-Jeffery AV and Daley MA (2009).
Coping mechanisms for rough terrain running in Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology vol. 153, (2) s137-s138.
10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.04.251