A biomechanical approach to craniofacial shape in primates, using FESA

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 186, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 397-404

  Preuschoft, Holger ^a   Witzel, Ulrich ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics of skull; Craniofacial shape; Early human; Evolution; FESA; Finite element systems analysis; Hominoids

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BITE; BONE STRUCTURE; BRAIN REGION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FACIAL BONE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GRAVITY; HEAD; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; NONHUMAN; NOSE; ORBIT; PRIMATE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKULL; STRESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOOTH; TOOTH ARCH; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALIA; HOMO; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 11244251895     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-9602(04)80071-2     Document Type: Article

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