Combined finite element and multibody dynamics analysis of biting in a Uromastyx hardwickii lizard skull

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 213, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 499-508

  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

Biting; Finite element analysis; Multibody dynamics analysis; Skull

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BITE; CRANIAL SUTURE; DYNAMICS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; LIZARD; MULTIBODY DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; STRESS; UROMASTYX HARDWICKII;

ANIMALS; BITE FORCE; CRANIAL SUTURES; EVOLUTION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LIZARDS; MASTICATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKULL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

SQUAMATA; UROMASTYX HARDWICKII;

EID: 55449124650     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.00980.x     Document Type: Article

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