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Peter Aerts is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium and focuses on research that spans Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work is concentrated in several subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Developmental Biology, Social Psychology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Small Animals.

The scientist's main research topics cover Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Sports Injuries and Prevention, Muscle Activation and Electromyography Studies, Robotic Locomotion and Control, and Amphibian and Reptile Biology.

Recent publications by Peter Aerts include the following papers:

  • From quadrupedal to bipedal walking 'on the fly': the mechanics of dynamical mode transition in primates, 2023, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Peak Muscle and Joint Contact Forces of Running with Increased Duty Factors, 2022, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
  • Relationship between duty factor and external forces in slow recreational runners, 2021, BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
  • The quadrupedal walking gait of the olive baboon, Papio anubis: an exploratory study integrating kinematics and EMG, 2021, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Impressive Arboreal Gap-Crossing Behaviors in Wild Bonobos, Pan paniscus, 2020, International Journal of Primatology

Peter Aerts frequently collaborates with several co-authors. These include:

  • Falk Mielke (7 publications)
  • Chris Van Ginneken (6 publications)
  • Sam Van Wassenbergh (5 publications)
  • François Druelle (4 publications)
  • Dirk De Clercq (3 publications)

The scientist has published regularly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Experimental Biology, BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, International Journal of Primatology, and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. The highest number of publications has appeared in bioRxiv, with three papers deposited there.

Best Publications

  • Biomechanical analysis of the stance phase during barefoot and shod running

    Brigit De Wit;Dirk De Clercq;Peter Aerts

  • Does flight morphology relate to flight performance? An experimental test with the butterfly **Pararge aegeria**

    K. Berwaerts;H. Van Dyck;P. Aerts

  • Neuromechanics: an integrative approach for understanding motor control.

    Kiisa Nishikawa;Andrew A. Biewener;Andrew A. Biewener;Peter Aerts;Anna N. Ahn

  • The mechanical characteristics of the human heel pad during foot strike in running: An in vivo cineradiographic study

    D. De Clercq;P. Aerts;M. Kunnen

  • SPEED AND STAMINA TRADE-OFF IN LACERTID LIZARDS

    Bieke Vanhooydonck;Raoul Van Damme;Peter Aerts

  • Morphological and mechanical determinants of bite force in bats: do muscles matter?

    Anthony Herrel;Ann De Smet;Luis F. Aguirre;Peter Aerts

  • Segment and joint angles of hind limb during bipedal and quadrupedal walking of the bonobo (Pan paniscus).

    Kristiaan D'Août;Peter Aerts;Dirk De Clercq;Koen De Meester;Koen De Meester

  • Volume shrinkage of bone, brain and muscle tissue in sample preparation for micro-CT and light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM).

    Jan Buytaert;Jana Goyens;Daniël De Greef;Peter Aerts

  • Dynamic plantar pressure distribution during terrestrial locomotion of bonobos (Pan paniscus)

    Evie Vereecke;Kristiaan D'Août;Dirk De Clercq;Linda Van Elsacker

  • Deformation characteristics of the heel region of the shod foot during a simulated heel strike: The effect of varying midsole hardness

    Peter Aerts;Dirk De Clercq

  • The mechanical properties of the human heel pad: A paradox resolved

    P. Aerts;R.F Ker;D. De Clercq;D.W. Ilsley

  • Lizard Locomotion: How Morphology Meets Ecology

    P. Aerts;R. Van Damme;B. Vanhooydonck;A. Zaaf

  • Performing the vertical jump: movement adaptations for submaximal jumping.

    Jos Vanrenterghem;Adrian Lees;Matthieu Lenoir;Peter Aerts

  • Spatio-temporal gait characteristics of the hind-limb cycles during voluntary bipedal and quadrupedal walking in bonobos (Pan paniscus).

    Peter Aerts;Raoul Van Damme;Linda Van Elsacker;Vicky Duchêne

  • Spatio-temporal gait characteristics of level and vertical locomotion in a ground-dwelling and a climbing gecko.

    A. Zaaf;R. Van Damme;A. Herrel;P. Aerts

  • Locomotion in bonobos (Pan paniscus): differences and similarities between bipedal and quadrupedal terrestrial walking, and a comparison with other locomotor modes

    K D'Août;Evie Vereecke;K Schoonaert;Dirk De Clercq

  • Ecomorphology of the Lizard Feeding Apparatus: a Modelling Approach

    Peter Aerts;Frits De Vree;Anthony Herrel

  • Functional anatomy of the gibbon forelimb: adaptations to a brachiating lifestyle

    Fana Michilsens;Evie E. Vereecke;Evie E. Vereecke;Kristiaan D'Août;Peter Aerts;Peter Aerts

  • Kinematics and Functional Morphology of Aquatic Feeding in Australian Snake-Necked Turtles (Pleurodira; Chelodina)

    Johan Van Damme;Peter Aerts

  • Morphology and morphometrics of the appendicular musculature in geckoes with different locomotor habits (Lepidosauria)

    A. Zaaf;A. Herrel;P. Aerts;F. De Vree

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony Herrel
Anthony Herrel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Bieke Vanhooydonck
Bieke Vanhooydonck University of Antwerp
Matthieu Lenoir
Matthieu Lenoir Ghent University
Raoul Van Damme
Raoul Van Damme University of Antwerp
Jeffrey Podos
Jeffrey Podos University of Massachusetts Amherst
R. McNeill Alexander
R. McNeill Alexander University of Leeds
Andrew A. Biewener
Andrew A. Biewener Harvard University
Callum F. Ross
Callum F. Ross University of Chicago

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