Finite element modeling of shell shape in the freshwater turtle Pseudemys concinna reveals a trade-off between mechanical strength and hydrodynamic efficiency

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 272, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1192-1203

  Rivera, Gabriel ^a   Stayton, C Tristan ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element; Flow regime; Shell morphology; Stress; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL SHELL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURTLE;

ANIMAL SHELLS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TURTLES;

PSEUDEMYS CONCINNA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 80052677085     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10974     Document Type: Article

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