Calibration of estimated biting forces in domestic canids: Comparison of post-mortem and in vivo measurements

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 212, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 769-780

  Ellis, Jennifer Lynn ^a   Thomason, Jeffrey J ^a   Kebreab, Ermias ^b   France, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bite force; Dogs; Modelling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; CANIDAE; CANINE TOOTH; CARNIVORA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEEDING; FEMALE; FORCE; FOSSIL ANIMAL; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MASTICATION; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICS; MOLAR TOOTH; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NONHUMAN; PALEONTOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; CALIBRATION; DOGS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; JAW; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SKULL;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 44649163813     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.00911.x     Document Type: Article

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