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Recent lab publications:

    Hedrick, T. L., Cheng, B. and Deng, X. (2009). Wingbeat time and the scaling of passive rotational damping in flapping flight. Science 5924, 252-255.

    Riskin, D. K., Willis, D. J., Iriarte-Diaz, J., Hedrick, T. L., Kostandov, M., Chen, J., Laidlaw, D. H., Breuer, K. S. and Swartz, S. M. (2008). Quantifying the complexity of bat wing kinematics. The Journal of Theoretical Biology 204, 604-615.

    Hedrick, T. L. (2008). Software techniques for two- and three-dimensional kinematic measurements of biological and biomimetic systems. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 3, 034001.

    Hedrick, T. L., Usherwood, J.R. and Biewener, A. A. (2007). Low speed maneuvering flight of the rose-breasted cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapillus) II. Inertial and aerodynamic reorientation. J. Exp. Biol. 210, 1912-1924.

    Hedrick, T. L. and Biewener, A. A. (2007). Low speed maneuvering flight of the rose-breasted cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapillus) I. Kinematic and neuromuscular control of turning. J. Exp. Biol. 210, 1897-1911.

    Hedrick, T. L. and Biewener, A. A. (2007). Experimental Study of Low Speed Turning Flight in Cockatoos and Cockatiels. AIAA paper. 2007-0044.

   Nishikawa, K., Biewener, A. A., Aerts, P., Ahn, A. N., Chiel, H. J., Daley, M. A., Daniel, T. L., Full, R. J., Hale, M. E., Hedrick, T. L. et al. (2007). Neuromechanics: an integrative approach for understanding motor control. Integr. Comp. Biol. icm024.

    Hedrick, T. L. and Daniel, T. L. (2006). Inverse problems in the flight control of the hawkmoth Manduca sexta. J. Exp. Biol. 209, 3114-3130.

    Soman, A. R., Hedrick, T. L., McGowan, C.R., Biewener, A. A. (2005). Regional patterns of pectoralis fascicle strain in the pigeon (Columba livia) during level flight. J. Exp. Biol. 208, 771-786.

    Usherwood, J. R., Hedrick, T. L., McGowan, C.R., Biewener, A. A. (2005). Dynamic pressure maps for wings and tails of pigeons in slow, flapping flight, and their energetic implications. J. Exp. Biol. 208, 355-369.

    Hedrick, T. L., Usherwood, J. R. and Biewener, A. A. (2004). Wing inertia and whole body acceleration: an analysis of instantaneous aerodynamic force production in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) flying across a range of speeds. J. Exp. Biol. 207, 1689-1702.

    Usherwood, J. R., Hedrick, T. L. and Biewener, A. A. (2003). The aerodynamics of avian takeoff from direct pressure measurements in Canada geese (Branta canadensis). J. Exp. Biol. 206, 4051-4056.

    Hedrick, T. L., Tobalske, B. W. and Biewener, A. A. (2003). How cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) modulate pectoralis power output across flight speeds. J. Exp. Biol. 206, 1363-1378.

    Tobalske, B. W., Hedrick, T. L., Dial, K. P. and Biewener, A. A. (2003). Comparative power curves in bird flight. Nature 421, 363-366.

    Tobalske, B. W., Hedrick, T. L. and Biewener, A. A. (2003). Wing kinematics of avian flight across speeds. J. Avian Biol. 34, 177-184.

    Hedrick, T. L., Tobalske, B. W. and Biewener, A. A. (2002). Estimates of circulation and gait change based on a three-dimensional kinematic analysis of flight in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) and ringed turtle-doves (Streptopelia risoria). J. Exp. Biol. 205, 1389-1409.