In silico evolution of functional morphology: A test on bone tissue biomechanics

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 679-687

  De Margerie, Emmanuel ^a,b   Tafforeau, Paul ^c   Rakotomanana, Lalaonirina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^c EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

Biomechanical adaptation; Bone tissue; Evolutionary algorithms; Finite element modelling; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE TISSUE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENE MUTATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; RIGIDITY; SKELETON; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

EID: 33750615226     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2006.0128     Document Type: Article

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