Indentation as a technique to assess the mechanical properties of fallback foods

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 643-652

  Lucas, Peter W ^a   Constantino, Paul J ^a   Chalk, Janine ^a   Ziscovici, Charles ^a   Wright, Barth W ^b   Fragaszy, Dorothy M ^c   Hill, David A ^d   Lee, James J W ^a   Chai, Herzl ^e   Darvell, Brian W ^f   Lee, Paul K D ^f   Yuen, Tony D B ^f  

^a THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS CITY UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND BIOSCIENCES   (United States)

^c University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bite force; Elastic modulus; Fallback foods; Fracture mechanics; Hardness

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENAMEL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD INTAKE; HARDNESS; INDENTATION; MASTICATION; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIMATE; ROOT VEGETABLE; TOOTH; VALVE; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BITE FORCE; DIET; ELASTICITY; FOOD HABITS; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; NUTS; PLANT TUBERS; PRIMATES; SEEDS;

PRIMATES;

EID: 70449130665     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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