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 Dr. Michael T. Butcher
Assistant Professor
Anatomy and Physiology
330-941-2195
mtbutcher AT ysu DOT edu
WBSH 4013
Website: http://people.ysu.edu/~mtbutcher/Home.html
B.S. Christopher Newport University
M. S. Wake Forest University
Ph.D. University of Calgary
Post Doctoral Clemson University
Research Interests
Structure-function (biomechanics) of the musculoskeletal system and how animals are specialized for diverse locomotor behaviors including walking, running, digging and climbing. Research in my laboratory is currently focused on three areas: (1) the influence of muscle contractile function on limb bone loading during terrestrial locomotion, (2) muscle architectural properties in the forelimbs of digging specialists, and (3) myosin heavy chain isoforms and muscle fiber types in the prehensile tails of climbing animals.
Selected Publications
Gosnell WC, Butcher MT, Maie T, Blob RW. 2011. Femora loading mechanics in Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana): torsion and mediolateral bending in mammalian parasagittal locomotion. [In press, J Exp Biol]
Butcher MT, Hudzik NB, White BJ, Gosnell WC, Parrish JHA, Blob RW. 2011. In vivo strain in the femur of the opossum (Didelphis virginiana) during terrestrial locomotion: testing hypotheses of evolutionary shifts in bone loading and design. J Exp Biol 214: 2631-2640.
Sheffield KM, Butcher MT, Shugart SK, Gander JC, Blob RW. 2011. Locomotor loading mechanics in the hindlimbs of tegu lizards (Tupinambis merianae): comparative and evolutionary implications. J Exp Biol 214: 2616-2630.
Butcher MT, Chase PB, Hermanson JW, Clark AN, Brunet NM, Bertram JEA. 2010. Contractile Properties of Muscle Fibers from the Forelimb Deep and Superficial Digital Flexors of Horses. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 299: R996-R1005.
Butcher MT, Hermanson JW, Ducharme NG, Mitchell LM, Soderholm LV, Bertram JEA. 2009. 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. Comp Biochem Physiol A: Mol & Integr Physiol 152: 100-114.
Butcher MT, Espinoza NR, Cirilo SR, Blob RW. 2008. In vivo strains in the femur of river cooter turtles (Pseudemys concinna) during terrestrial locomotion: tests of force-platform models of loading mechanics. J Exp Biol 211: 2397-2407.
Butcher MT, Blob RW. 2008. Mechanics of limb bone loading during terrestrial locomotion in river cooter turtles (Pseudemys concinna). J Exp Biol 211: 1187-1202.
Butcher MT, Hermanson JW, Ducharme NG, Mitchell LM, Soderholm LV, Bertram JEA. 2007. Superficial digital flexor tendon lesions in racehorses as a sequelae to muscle fatigue: a preliminary study. Equine Vet J 39: 540-545.
Butcher MT, Bertram JEA, Bezuidenhout AJ. 2006. Collateral ligaments of the distal sesamoid bone in the digit of Equus: Re-evaluating mid-stance function. J Morphol 267, 1177-1185.
Butcher MT, Bertram JEA. 2004. Jump distance increases while carrying hand-held weights: Impulse, history and jump performance in a simple lab exercise. J Sci Edu Technol 13: 285-297.
Butcher MT, Ashley-Ross MA. 2002. Age differences in fetlock joint kinematics of Thoroughbreds. J Biomech 35: 563-571. |
