Comparison between in vivo and theoretical bite performance: Using multi-body modelling to predict muscle and bite forces in a reptile skull

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 2804-2809

  Curtis, N ^a   Jones, M E H ^b   Lappin, A K ^c   O'Higgins, P ^d   Evans, S E ^b   Fagan, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bite force; Multi body analysis; Muscle force; Muscle Stress; Skull; Sphenodon

Indexed keywords

BITE FORCE; MULTI-BODY; MUSCLE FORCE; SKULL; SPHENODON;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FORECASTING; TOMOGRAPHY;

MUSCLE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER MODEL; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIZARD; MALE; MASTICATION; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; SKULL; SPHENODON; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JAW; LIZARDS; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SKULL; STOMATOGNATHIC SYSTEM;

EID: 77958153677     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.05.037     Document Type: Article

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