Our publications

1. Cofer, D., G. Cymbalyuk, J. Reid, Y. Zhu, W. Heitler, and D.H. Edwards, AnimatLab: A 3-D graphics environment for neuromechanical simulations. J Neuroscience Methods., 2010. 187(2): p. 280-288.
2. Cofer, D.W. (2009). Neuromechanical Analysis of the Locust Jump (Ph.D. dissertation). Available from digital archive database. (Article No. 1056)
3. Cofer, D.W., G. Cymbalyuk, W.J. Heitler, and D.H. Edwards, Neuromechanical simulation of the locust jump. J Exp Biol, 2010. 213: p. 1060-1068.
4. Cofer, D., G. Cymbalyuk, W.J. Heitler, and D.H. Edwards, Control of tumbling during the locust jump. J Exp Biol, 2010. 213(Pt 19): p. 3378-87.

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AnimatLab development was supported by National Science Foundation grant #0641326 to Donald H. Edwards.