Functional structure of the skull in hominoidea

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 219-252

  Preuschoft, H ^a   Witzel, U ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bite forces; Craniofacial structure; Finite elements stress analysis (FESA); Functional shape; Hominoid skull; Stress flow

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; HUMAN; MASTICATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SKULL;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; EVOLUTION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKULL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

HOMINOIDEA; NASO; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO PYGMAEUS;

EID: 4444262852     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078936     Document Type: Article

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