Application of an image-based weighted measure of skeletal bending stiffness to great apes mandibles

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 243-251

  Bhatavadekar, Neel B ^a   Daegling, David J ^b   Rapoff, Andrew J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^c UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bone density; Computed tomography; Image analysis; Moment of inertia

Indexed keywords

APE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENSITY; GORILLA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MANDIBLE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RIGIDITY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HOMINIDAE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MANDIBLE; PLIABILITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748640575     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20397     Document Type: Article

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