Michael T. Butcher, Ph.D. - Publications

Affiliations: 
Biological Sciences Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH, United States 
Area:
Comparative Biomechanics

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Year Citation  Score
2025 Deak MD, Porter WP, Mathewson PD, Lovelace DM, Flores RJ, Tripati AK, Eagle RA, Schwartz DM, Butcher MT. Metabolic skinflint or spendthrift? Insights into ground sloth integument and thermophysiology revealed by biophysical modeling and clumped isotope paleothermometry. Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 32: 1. PMID 39822851 DOI: 10.1007/s10914-024-09743-2  0.657
2023 McKamy AJ, Young MW, Mossor A, Young JW, Avey-Arroyo JA, Granatosky MC, Butcher MT. Pump the brakes! The hindlimbs of three-toed sloths decelerate and support suspensory locomotion (Bradypus variegatus, Xenarthra). The Journal of Experimental Biology. PMID 36942880 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.245622  0.335
2022 Butcher MT, Morgan DM, Spainhower KB, Thomas DR, Chadwell BA, Avey-Arroyo JA, Kennedy SP, Cliffe RN. Myology of the pelvic limb of the brown-throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus). Journal of Anatomy. PMID 35037260 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13626  0.749
2020 Spainhower KB, Metz AK, Yusuf AS, Johnson LE, Avey-Arroyo JA, Butcher MT. Coming to grips with life upside down: how myosin fiber type and metabolic properties of sloth hindlimb muscles contribute to suspensory function. Journal of Comparative Physiology. B, Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology. PMID 33211164 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-020-01325-x  0.305
2020 Marshall SK, Superina M, Spainhower KB, Butcher MT. Forelimb myology of armadillos (Xenarthra: Cingulata, Chlamyphoridae): Anatomical correlates with fossorial ability. Journal of Anatomy. PMID 33111984 DOI: 10.1111/joa.13326  0.306
2020 Gorvet MA, Wakeling JM, Morgan DM, Hidalgo Segura D, Avey-Arroyo J, Butcher MT. Keep calm and hang on: EMG activation in the forelimb musculature of three-toed sloths (). The Journal of Experimental Biology. PMID 32527958 DOI: 10.1242/Jeb.218370  0.452
2019 Granatosky MC, McElroy EJ, Lemelin P, Reilly SM, Nyakatura JA, Andrada E, Kilbourne BM, Allen VR, Butcher MT, Blob RW, Ross CF. Variation in limb loading magnitude and timing in tetrapods. The Journal of Experimental Biology. PMID 31776184 DOI: 10.1242/Jeb.201525  0.698
2019 Foster AD, Butcher MT, Smith GA, Russo GA, Thalluri R, Young JW. Ontogeny of effective mechanical advantage in Eastern cottontail rabbits (). The Journal of Experimental Biology. PMID 31350298 DOI: 10.1242/Jeb.205237  0.495
2019 Butcher MT, Rose JA, Glenn ZD, Tatomirovich NM, Russo GA, Foster AD, Smith GA, Young JW. Ontogenetic allometry and architectural properties of the paravertebral and hindlimb musculature in Eastern cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus): functional implications for developmental changes in locomotor performance. Journal of Anatomy. PMID 31099418 DOI: 10.1111/Joa.12991  0.441
2018 Spainhower KB, Cliffe RN, Metz AK, Barkett EM, Kiraly PM, Thomas DR, Kennedy SJ, Avey-Arroyo J, Butcher MT. Cheap Labor: Myosin fiber type expression and enzyme activity in the forelimb musculature of sloths (Pilosa: Xenarthra). Journal of Applied Physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985). PMID 29722617 DOI: 10.1152/Japplphysiol.01118.2017  0.406
2017 Thomas DR, Chadwell BA, Walker GR, Budde JE, VandeBerg JL, Butcher MT. Ontogeny of myosin isoform expression and prehensile function in the tail of the gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica). Journal of Applied Physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985). jap.00651.2016. PMID 28522766 DOI: 10.1152/Japplphysiol.00651.2016  0.705
2017 Olson RA, Glenn ZD, Cliffe RN, Butcher MT. Architectural Properties of Sloth Forelimb Muscles (Pilosa: Bradypodidae) Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 25: 573-588. DOI: 10.1007/S10914-017-9411-Z  0.651
2015 Aiello BR, Iriarte-Diaz J, Blob RW, Butcher MT, Carrano MT, Espinoza NR, Main RP, Ross CF. Bone strain magnitude is correlated with bone strain rate in tetrapods: implications for models of mechanotransduction. Proceedings. Biological Sciences / the Royal Society. 282. PMID 26063842 DOI: 10.1098/Rspb.2015.0321  0.624
2015 Copploe JV, Blob RW, Parrish JH, Butcher MT. In vivo strains in the femur of the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). Journal of Morphology. 276: 889-99. PMID 25809577 DOI: 10.1002/Jmor.20387  0.68
2015 Rupert JE, Rose JA, Organ JM, Butcher MT. Forelimb muscle architecture and myosin isoform composition in the groundhog (Marmota monax). The Journal of Experimental Biology. 218: 194-205. PMID 25452499 DOI: 10.1242/Jeb.107128  0.475
2015 Olson RA, Womble MD, Thomas DR, Glenn ZD, Butcher MT. Functional Morphology of the Forelimb of the Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus): Comparative Perspectives on the Myology of Dasypodidae Journal of Mammalian Evolution. DOI: 10.1007/S10914-015-9299-4  0.61
2014 Butcher MT, Bertram JE, Syme DA, Hermanson JW, Chase PB. Frequency dependence of power and its implications for contractile function of muscle fibers from the digital flexors of horses. Physiological Reports. 2. PMID 25293602 DOI: 10.14814/Phy2.12174  0.755
2014 Rupert JE, Schmidt EC, Moreira-Soto A, Herrera BR, Vandeberg JL, Butcher MT. Myosin isoform expression in the prehensile tails of didelphid marsupials: functional differences between arboreal and terrestrial opossums. Anatomical Record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007). 297: 1364-76. PMID 24832677 DOI: 10.1002/Ar.22948  0.347
2014 Blob RW, Espinoza NR, Butcher MT, Lee AH, D'Amico AR, Baig F, Sheffield KM. Diversity of limb-bone safety factors for locomotion in terrestrial vertebrates: evolution and mixed chains. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 54: 1058-71. PMID 24808012 DOI: 10.1093/Icb/Icu032  0.656
2014 Rose J, Moore A, Russell A, Butcher M. Functional osteology of the forelimb digging apparatus of badgers Journal of Mammalogy. 95: 543-558. DOI: 10.1644/13-Mamm-A-174  0.511
2013 Lee DV, Comanescu TN, Butcher MT, Bertram JE. A comparative collision-based analysis of human gait. Proceedings. Biological Sciences / the Royal Society. 280: 20131779. PMID 24089334 DOI: 10.1098/Rspb.2013.1779  0.682
2013 Rose JA, Sandefur M, Huskey S, Demler JL, Butcher MT. Muscle architecture and out-force potential of the thoracic limb in the Eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus). Journal of Morphology. 274: 1277-87. PMID 23907929 DOI: 10.1002/Jmor.20178  0.466
2013 Aiello BR, Blob RW, Butcher MT. Correlation of muscle function and bone strain in the hindlimb of the river cooter turtle (Pseudemys concinna). Journal of Morphology. 274: 1060-9. PMID 23733583 DOI: 10.1002/Jmor.20162  0.712
2013 Hazimihalis PJ, Gorvet MA, Butcher MT. Myosin isoform fiber type and fiber size in the tail of the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana). Anatomical Record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007). 296: 96-107. PMID 23152195 DOI: 10.1002/Ar.22614  0.313
2013 Moore AL, Budny JE, Russell AP, Butcher MT. Architectural specialization of the intrinsic thoracic limb musculature of the American badger (Taxidea taxus). Journal of Morphology. 274: 35-48. PMID 22987341 DOI: 10.1002/Jmor.20074  0.476
2011 Gosnell WC, Butcher MT, Maie T, Blob RW. Femoral loading mechanics in the Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana: torsion and mediolateral bending in mammalian locomotion. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 214: 3455-66. PMID 21957109 DOI: 10.1242/Jeb.060178  0.783
2011 Butcher MT, White BJ, Hudzik NB, Gosnell WC, Parrish JH, Blob RW. In vivo strains in the femur of the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) during terrestrial locomotion: testing hypotheses of evolutionary shifts in mammalian bone loading and design. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 214: 2631-40. PMID 21753057 DOI: 10.1242/Jeb.049544  0.669
2011 Sheffield KM, Butcher MT, Shugart SK, Gander JC, Blob RW. Locomotor loading mechanics in the hindlimbs of tegu lizards (Tupinambis merianae): comparative and evolutionary implications. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 214: 2616-30. PMID 21753056 DOI: 10.1242/Jeb.048801  0.674
2010 Butcher MT, Chase PB, Hermanson JW, Clark AN, Brunet NM, Bertram JE. Contractile properties of muscle fibers from the deep and superficial digital flexors of horses. American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 299: R996-R1005. PMID 20702801 DOI: 10.1152/Ajpregu.00510.2009  0.688
2009 Butcher MT, Hermanson JW, Ducharme NG, Mitchell LM, Soderholm LV, Bertram JE. Contractile behavior of the forelimb digital flexors during steady-state locomotion in horses (Equus caballus): an initial test of muscle architectural hypotheses about in vivo function. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part a, Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 152: 100-14. PMID 18835360 DOI: 10.1016/J.Cbpa.2008.09.007  0.7
2008 Butcher MT, Espinoza NR, Cirilo SR, Blob RW. In vivo strains in the femur of river cooter turtles (Pseudemys concinna) during terrestrial locomotion: tests of force-platform models of loading mechanics. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 211: 2397-407. PMID 18626073 DOI: 10.1242/Jeb.018986  0.68
2008 Butcher MT, Blob RW. Mechanics of limb bone loading during terrestrial locomotion in river cooter turtles (Pseudemys concinna). The Journal of Experimental Biology. 211: 1187-202. PMID 18375843 DOI: 10.1242/Jeb.012989  0.671
2008 Cooper RC, Prebeau-Menezes LM, Butcher MT, Bertram JE. Step length and required friction in walking. Gait & Posture. 27: 547-51. PMID 17703942 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2007.07.004  0.611
2008 Butcher MT, Blob RW. Mechanics of limb bone loading during terrestrial locomotion in river cooter turtles (Pseudemys concinna) (Journal of Experimental Biology 211, (1187-1202)) Journal of Experimental Biology. 211: 2369. DOI: 10.1242/jeb.021329  0.61
2007 Butcher MT, Hermanson JW, Ducharme NG, Mitchell LM, Soderholm LV, Bertram JE. Superficial digital flexor tendon lesions in racehorses as a sequela to muscle fatigue: a preliminary study. Equine Veterinary Journal. 39: 540-5. PMID 18065313 DOI: 10.2746/042516407X212475  0.684
2006 Butcher MT, Bertram JE, Benzuidenhout AJ. Collateral ligaments of the distal sesamoid bone in the digit of Equus: re-evaluating midstance function. Journal of Morphology. 267: 1177-85. PMID 16830334 DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10464  0.647
2006 Gutmann AK, Jacobi B, Butcher MT, Bertram JE. Constrained optimization in human running. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 209: 622-32. PMID 16449557 DOI: 10.1242/Jeb.02010  0.602
2002 Butcher MT, Ashley-Ross MA. Fetlock joint kinematics differ with age in Thoroughbred [was thoroughbred] racehorses. Journal of Biomechanics. 35: 563-71. PMID 11955495 DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(01)00223-8  0.675
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