Toucan and hornbill beaks: A comparative study

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 331-343

  Seki, Yasuaki ^a   Bodde, Sara G ^a   Meyers, Marc A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazier moment; Hornbill beak; Sandwich structure; Toucan beak

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; KERATIN;

BRAZIER MOMENT; CLOSED CELL FOAMS; COMPARATIVES STUDIES; FIBROUS NETWORKS; HORNBILL BEAK; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MULTIPLE LAYERS; STRUCTURE BEHAVIOR; TOUCAN BEAK;

FOAMS;

KERATIN; RHAMPHOTHECA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BEAK; BIRD; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSHING STRENGTH; FOAM CELL; FOAM STABILITY; HARDNESS; MATERIAL COATING; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RAMPHASTOS TOCO; RHYTICEROS UNDULATUS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YOUNG MODULUS;

RAMPHASTOS TOCO; RHYTICEROS UNDULATUS;

EID: 72049089037     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.08.026     Document Type: Article

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