Strain in the ostrich mandible during simulated pecking and validation of specimen-specific finite element models

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-58

  Rayfield, Emily J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cranial sutures; Experimental in vitro strain analysis; Finite element analysis; Material properties; Ostriches; Strain; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTITION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; JAW MOVEMENT; MANDIBLE; NONHUMAN; OSTRICH; PECKING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MANDIBLE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78650119690     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01296.x     Document Type: Article

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