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E-mail: achannon at rvc.ac.uk.
+44 (0)1707 66 6850
I am a currently a postdoctoral research associate investigating the mechanisms that bipedal animals use to negotiate uneven terrain, specifically how these mechanisms correlate with metabolic cost, are some strategies less energetically expensive than others? To answer these questions we use a combination of metabolic energy measurements (flow-through respirometry) and kinematic motion data. I have a keen interest in the way that animals are evolved to interact with their substrates.
Prior to my PDRA position I completed a PhD at the University of Liverpool's PRimate Evoltion and MOrphology Group (PREMOG) under the supervision of Dr. Evie Vereecke on the ways that gibbons might utilise the flexibility of the branches in the forest for economic or performance gain. We undertook a number of analyses encompassing functional morphology and biomechanics to understand how gibbons might be evolved to cope with this difficult environment, and what these adaptations might tell us about the evolutionary history of humans.
To get in touch to discuss potential research collaborations, e-mail me or call me at the addresses on this page.
BBC Earth News article ' How gibbons leap huge distances revealed by scientists'.
Dr. Graham Askew (University of Leeds, Scorpion biomechanics)
Dr. Evie Vereecke (University of Leuven, Gibbon functional morphology and biomechanics)
Prof. Robin Crompton (University of Liverpool, Gibbon functional morphology and biomechanics)
Dr. William Sellers (University of Manchester, Lemur biomechanics and anatomy)
Prof. Daniel Schmitt (Duke University, Lemur biomechanics)
Laura Johnson (Duke University, Clinging biomechanics)
A. J. Channon, M. M. Günther, R. H. Crompton, K. D'Aout, H. Preuschoft and E. E. Vereecke (In Press) The effect of substrate compliance on the biomechanics of leaping gibbons. Journal of Experimental Biology.
A. J. Channon, R. H. Crompton, M. M. Günther and E. E. Vereecke (2010). The biomechanics of leaping gibbons. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 143, 3, 403–416
A. J. Channon, R. H. Crompton, M. M. Günther and E. E. Vereecke (2009). Muscle Moment Arms of the Gibbon Hind limb: Implications for Hylobatid Locomotion. Journal of Anatomy. 216, 4, 446-462
A. J. Channon, M. M. Günther, R. H. Crompton and E. E. Vereecke (2009). Mechanical constraints on the functional morphology of the gibbon hind limb. Journal of Anatomy. 215, 4, 383-400
A. M. Walker, T. Pfau, A. J. Channon and A. M. Wilson (2010). Assessment of dairy cow locomotion in a commercial farm setting: The effects of walking speed on ground reaction forces and temporal and linear stride characteristics. Research in Veterinary Science. 88, 1, 179-187
S. B. Williams, J. R. Usherwood, K. Jespers, A. J. Channon and A. M. Wilson. (2009). Exploring the Mechanical Basis for Acceleration: Pelvic Limb Locomotor Function during Accelerations in Racing Greyhounds (Canis Familiaris). Journal of Experimental Biology 212, 550 - 565.
A. J. Channon, A. M. Walker, T. Pfau, I. M. Sheldon and A. M. Wilson. (2009) Testing the Inter Observer Reliability of the Manson and Leaver Locomotion Scoring System. Veterinary Record. 164, 388-392. Cover article
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