Toward integration of geometric morphometrics and computational biomechanics: New methods for 3D virtual reconstruction and quantitative analysis of Finite Element Models

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 301, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-14

  Parr, W C H ^a   Wroe, S ^a,b   Chamoli, U ^a   Richards, H S ^b   McCurry, M R ^b   Clausen, P D ^b   McHenry, C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finite Element Analysis; Geometric morphometrics; Landmark point; Varanid; Warping

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; LIZARD; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ACCURACY; ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LIZARD; MANDIBLE; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; THREE DIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL RECONSTRUCTION; VARANUS ACANTHURUS; VARANUS EXANTHEMATICUS; VARANUS GOULDII; VARANUS KOMODOENSIS; VARANUS SALVADORII;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMETRY; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LIZARDS; MANDIBLE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PHYLOGENY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

SQUAMATA; VARANIDAE; VARANOIDEA;

EID: 84857305496     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.01.030     Document Type: Article

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