Gary B. Gillis
Mount Holyoke College
67 Papers
261 Citations
Gary B. Gillis is an academic researcher from Mount Holyoke College. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biology & Jumping. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 67 publications. Previous affiliations of Gary B. Gillis include University of Massachusetts Amherst & University of California, Irvine.
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Papers
Losing stability: tail loss and jumping in the arboreal lizard Anolis carolinensis
TL;DR: This work augments recent experiments demonstrating the importance of the tail as a mid-air stabilizer during falling in geckos, and emphasizes new and severe functional costs associated with tail autotomy in arboreal lizards.
Hindlimb extensor muscle function during jumping and swimming in the toad (Bufo marinus).
TL;DR: It appears that toad hindlimb function is altered between jumping and swimming, and these functional differences are influenced by passive effects associated with physical differences between the external environments, but are also actively mediated by shifts in the motor output and mechanical behavior of several muscles.
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How muscles accommodate movement in different physical environments: aquatic vs. terrestrial locomotion in vertebrates.
Gary B. Gillis,Richard W. Blob +1 more
TL;DR: A variety of forms of motor plasticity appear to underlie the ability of many species to move successfully through different physical environments and produce diverse behaviors in nature.
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Anguilliform locomotion in an elongate salamander (siren intermedia): effects of speed on axial undulatory movements
TL;DR: Comparison of undulatory movements among diverse anguilliform swimmers suggests substantial variation across taxa in parameters such as tailbeat amplitude and in the relationship between tailbeat frequency and swimming speed.
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Patterns of strain and activation in the thigh muscles of goats across gaits during level locomotion.
TL;DR: Results indicate that the biceps femoris undergoes substantial shortening through much of stance, with higher strains in walking and trotting than galloping, and the ratio of stretching to shortening increases, suggesting that the vastus does relatively more positive work than energy absorption at the slower speeds compared with galloping.
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