A finite element analysis of masticatory stress hypotheses

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-10

  Chalk, Janine ^a,b   Richmond, Brian G ^b,c   Ross, Callum F ^d   Strait, David S ^e   Wright, Barth W ^f   Spencer, Mark A ^g   Wang, Qian ^h   Dechow, Paul C ⁱ  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^f KANSAS CITY UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND BIOSCIENCES   (United States)

^g ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

anthropoids; biomechanics; bone strain; feeding; skull

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; FACE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; SKULL; TEMPORAL BONE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MASTICATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SKULL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 79954454704     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21416     Document Type: Article

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