Biomechanics of the macaque postorbital septum investigated using finite element analysis: Implications for anthropoid evolution

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 142-150

  Nakashige, Mika ^a,b   Smith, Amanda L ^c   Strait, David S ^c  

^a Berkshire School   (United States)

^b WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Feeding; Mastication; Primate; Skull; Strain

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BITE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MACACA; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLAR TOOTH; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; ORBIT; POSTORBITAL SEPTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SKULL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOMECHANICS; FACIAL MUSCLES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MASTICATION; MODELS, ANATOMIC; ORBIT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

MACACA; MACACA FASCICULARIS; PRIMATES; SIMIIFORMES;

EID: 78650124747     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01316.x     Document Type: Article

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