Mechanics of the right whale mandible: Full scale testing and finite element analysis

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 374, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-103

  Tsukrov, Igor ^a   DeCew, Judson C ^b   Baldwin, Kenneth ^b   Campbell Malone, Regina ^c   Moore, Michael J ^c  

^a University of New Hampshire   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Mandible; Mechanical testing; Right whale

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; COLLISION; DENTITION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORCE; MODELING; MORTALITY; STRESS; TESTING METHOD; WHALE;

BALAENIDAE; CETACEA; EUBALAENA GLACIALIS;

EID: 65649146497     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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