Rigid-body analysis of a lizard skull: Modelling the skull of Uromastyx hardwickii

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1274-1280

  Moazen, M ^a   Curtis, N ^a   Evans, S E ^c   O'Higgins, P ^b   Fagan, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bite force; Lizards; Multibody dynamics analysis; Muscle force; Temporal ligament

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; MOTION CONTROL; TISSUE;

BITE FORCE; MULTIBODY DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; MUSCLE FORCE; TEMPORAL LIGAMENT;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; JAW MOVEMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; LIZARD; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SKULL; SOFT TISSUE; UROMASTYX HARDWICKII;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; LIGAMENTS; LIZARDS; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKULL;

EID: 41549127537     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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