Data and code for: Flight muscle power increases with strain amplitude and decreases with cycle frequency in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

Code and data accompanying manuscript submission entitled "Flight muscle power increases with strain amplitude and decreases with cycle frequency in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)" by JW Bahlman, VB Baliga, and DL Altshuler. The project uses a muscle work loop technique to examine the limitations of high frequency muscle contraction in the pectoralis muscle of zebra finches. We then compare the efficacy of varying muscle shortening velocity via changes to strain amplitude vs changes to cycle frequency. The zip file contains all raw data, R code for data analyses and figure creation, and files for the 3D printing of a custom brace used during work loop procedures to keep the bird in place. Please unzip the file and consult the README for further details.

本数据集与代码配套于JW Bahlman、VB Baliga及DL Altshuler提交的题为《斑胸草雀（Taeniopygia guttata）飞行肌肉功率随应变振幅升高而增加、随循环频率升高而降低》的投稿手稿。本项目采用肌肉功环技术（muscle work loop technique），探究斑胸草雀胸肌的高频收缩限制机制。研究团队随后对比了两种调节肌肉缩短速度的方式——通过改变应变振幅，或是通过改变循环频率——的效果差异。本压缩包包含全部原始实验数据、用于数据分析与图表生成的R代码，以及功环实验中用于固定实验鸟类的定制支架3D打印文件。请解压该压缩包并查阅README文件以获取更多详细信息。