This repository serves as a collection of scripts and data used in experiments by the Altshuler Lab. Scripts are written primarily in R and Matlab, and data is presented primarily in the form of PNG and CSV files.
Data and code for each experiment is organized into folders as follows:
"Birds can transition between stable and unstable states via wing morphing," C.A. Harvey, V.B. Baliga, J.C.M. Wong, D.L. Altshuler, and D.J. Inman - AvInertia (Note that this folder leads to a Github subdirectory)
"A three-dimensional digital brain atlas and stereotaxic coordinates for the Anna’s hummingbird, Calypte anna," A. Stegeman - annas_hummingbird_brain_atlas
"Mechanical constraints on flight at high elevation decrease maneuvering performance of hummingbirds," R. Dakin - high_elevation_hummingbird_flight_constraints
"Visual guidance of forward flight in hummingbirds reveals control based on image features instead of pattern velocity," R. Dakin, T.K. Fellows, and D.L. Altshuler. - hummingbird_flightcontrol_image_features
"Evolution reveals the biomechancial organization of maneuvering flight in hummingbirds," R. Dakin, P.S. Segre, A.D. Straw, and D.L. Altshuler - hummingbird_maneuver_biomechanics
"Neurons responsive to global visual motion have unique tuning properties in hummingbirds," A.H. Gaede, B. Goller, J.P.M. Lam, D.R. Wylie, and D.L. Altshuler - hummingbird_neuron_visual_tuning
"Theriault et al. JEB," J.S. Theriault, J.W. Bahlman, R.E. Shadwick and D.L. Altshuler - pigeon_humerotriceps
"Specializations in optic flow encoding in the pretectum of hummingbirds and zebra finches," G. Smyth, V.B. Baliga, A.H. Gaede, D.R. Wylie, and D.L. Altshuler - pretectum_opticflow_spec
"Wing morphing allows gulls to modulate static pitch stability during gliding," C. Harvey, V.B. Baliga, D.L. Altshuler, and P. Lavoie - wing_morphing_gliding
"Flight muscle power increases with strain amplitude and decreases with cycle frequency in zebra finches," V.B. Baliga - zebrafinch_flight_muscle