Mechanics of biting in great white and sandtiger sharks

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 430-435

  Ferrara, T L ^a   Clausen, P ^b   Huber, D R ^c   McHenry, C R ^b   Peddemors, V ^d   Wroe, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

^d Industry and Investment NSW   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carcharias taurus; Carcharodon carcharias; Finite Element Analysis; Jaw mechanics; Prey specialization

Indexed keywords

CARCHARIAS TAURUS; CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; JAW MECHANICS; PREY SPECIALIZATION;

FEEDING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAMMALS; MECHANISMS; MUSCLE; ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS;

MECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BITE; BONE MINERALIZATION; CARCHARIAS TAURUS; CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTITION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOOD PREFERENCE; JAW MOVEMENT; JAW MUSCLE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; SHARK; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; JAW; MASTICATION; SHARKS;

EID: 78651451982     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.09.028     Document Type: Article

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