Bite force production capability and efficiency in neandertals and modern humans

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-151

  O'Connor, Carol F ^a   Franciscus, Robert G ^b,c   Holton, Nathan E ^b  

^a Renton Technical College   (United States)

^b E11 SSH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior dental loading; Facial form; Hominid paleontology; Masticatory biomechanics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; FACIES; FEMALE; GRINDING; HOMINID; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MUSCLE FORCE; PALEONTOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKULL; TOOTH;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKULL; STOMATOGNATHIC SYSTEM;

EID: 18644377611     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20025     Document Type: Article

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