v1.0-submission — Nature submission snapshot

Snapshot of the codebase as submitted to Nature (April 2026).

What's included

• kinematic_morphospace Python package — PCA-based decomposition of morphing shape changes in animal locomotion from motion capture data
• 16 analysis notebooks (NB00–NB15) — full reproducible pipeline from experimental setup through cross-species generalisation
• Codespaces environment — one-click reviewer setup with .devcontainer/, JupyterLab, and automated data download from Figshare
• Manuscript source — Pandoc Markdown with Nature-format citations

Changes since v1.0

130 commits covering:

• Cross-species generalisation analysis (NB14) with pitch-aligned cadaver transforms
• Interactive 3D Plotly/k3d visualisations of morphing modes (NB04)
• Data quality and missingness analysis (NB06b)
• Eigenvalue significance testing rework
• Performance: vectorised CSV loading, chunked plotting to avoid OOM
• Codespace hardening: font caching, matplotlib warmup, reviewer welcome banner
• Figshare data download pipeline
• Hardcoded wingspan values replaced with per-bird YAML config
• Sign convention fix in PCA scores
• GIF animations for cross-species and dim-reduced flight
• README rewrite with GIF showcase and Codespaces screenshots

Data

Dataset (~2.3 GB) archived on Figshare: 10.6084/m9.figshare.32101528 (embargoed until publication).