Finite element analysis in functional morphology

Anatomical Record - Part A Discoveries in Molecular, Cellular, and Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 283, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 259-274

  Richmond, Brian G ^a   Wright, Barth W ^a   Grosse, Ian ^b   Dechow, Paul C ^c   Ross, Callum F ^d   Spencer, Mark A ^e   Strait, David S ^f  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Finite element analysis; Functional morphology; Mastication; Paleoanthropology; Primates

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GEOMETRY; MASTICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MODEL; PALEOANTHROPOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANATOMY; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY PATTERNING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRIMATES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 16444378814     PISSN: 0003276X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.a.20169     Document Type: Conference Paper

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