Mandibular corpus bone strain in goats and alpacas: Implications for understanding the biomechanics of mandibular form in selenodont artiodactyls

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-78

  Williams, Susan H ^a   Vinyard, Christopher J ^b   Wall, Christine E ^c   Hylander, William L ^c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone strain; Mandibular corpus; Mastication; Masticatory biomechanics

Indexed keywords

ALPACA; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GOAT; JAW MOVEMENT; JAW MUSCLE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BITE FORCE; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; FEMALE; GOATS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

ARTIODACTYLA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 58149330587     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.01008.x     Document Type: Article

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