Of arcs and vaults: The biomechanics of bone-cracking in spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 246-255

  Tanner, Jaime B ^a,b   Dumont, Elizabeth R ^b   Sakai, Sharleen T ^a   Lundrigan, Barbara L ^a   Holekamp, Kay E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Durophagy; Feeding; Finite element analysis; Fronto parietal sinus; Skull morphology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; CARNIVORE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; SKULL; TOOTH;

CARNIVORA; CROCUTA; CROCUTA CROCUTA; HYAENIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 53249090284     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01052.x     Document Type: Article

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