A comparison of cortical elastic properties in the craniofacial skeletons of three primate species and its relevance to the study of human evolution

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 375-382

  Wang, Qian ^a   Strait, David S ^b   Dechow, Paul C ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cortical bone; Elastic properties; Finite element modeling; Primate craniofacial morphology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HUMAN EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE; SKELETON;

CRANIA; HOMINIDAE; MACACA; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PRIMATES;

EID: 33748902607     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.04.010     Document Type: Article

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