Energy conversion in woodpecker on successive peckings and its role on anti-shock protection of brain

Science China Technological Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1269-1275

  Zhu, Zhaodan ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Wu, Chengwei ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

anti shock; brain protection; energy conversion; woodpecker

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; SHOCK ABSORBERS; STRAIN ENERGY; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANTI-SHOCK; BRAIN PROTECTION; COMPUTED TOPOGRAPHY; DISSIPATED ENERGY; MECHANICAL INJURY; PHYSICAL PROTECTION; SCANNING TECHNIQUES; WOODPECKER;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 84903819442     PISSN: 16747321     EISSN: 18691900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-014-5582-5     Document Type: Article

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