Relationship of bone utilization and biomechanical competence in hominoid mandibles

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-63

  Daegling, David J ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Mastication; Primates; Strain; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ANTHROPOIDEA; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GORILLA; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO PYGMAEUS; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

GORILLA GORILLA; HOMINIDAE; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; HOMO SAPIENS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PRIMATES; SIMIIFORMES;

EID: 33845212671     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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