... of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, 1027 E 57th Street, Chicago, IL, 60637 2Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Section Paleontology, Institute of Geosciences, 53115 Bonn, Germany *Author for correspondence: [email protected] Keywords: Didelphis; trabecular bone; finite element analysis; mandible...

... measurements and predictions made by finite element analysis (FEA) with different loading conditions Whether a complete postorbital bar was included or not, we observed similarities in the overall pattern and magnitude of bone strain between S. merianae , V. niloticus and other lizards. Our results...

... are correlated with skull shape, and clefts reduce bite force, increase stress and increase strain in bat skulls. Biting Cranial morphology Finite element analysis Geometric morphometrics Bats Vespertilionidae The evolution of novel morphological traits can have great impacts on organismal...

... in the growing rodent tibia, and occur in order to minimize tensile strains during locomotion. Strain Ontogenetic growth Scaling Structure Density Finite element analysis Biomechanics The capacity for bone to accommodate a wide variety of sizes in mammals is a remarkable result...

... of alligator bite force that can be used for inferring feeding behavior in fossils. Crocodylia Biomechanics Feeding Finite element analysis Modeling Developing computational models that accurately estimate biological and biomechanical functions remains difficult for researchers interested...

... with a forceful bite have more robust jaws that prevent elevated material stress while biting during fights. Lucanidae Finite element analysis Bite force Animal weaponry Mechanical advantage Jaw length Animal weapons often show a high morphological diversity. This is exemplified by the jaws...

... no competing or financial interests. 26 1 2015 22 6 2015 © 2015. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2015 Summary: Finite element analysis of hard-prey crushing teeth demonstrates morphological features important for resisting tooth failure. Durophagy Tooth morphology...

... and hinder parasite ingress. This study investigates the protective properties of silk cocoons with different morphologies by evaluating their impact resistance and damage tolerance. Finite element analysis was used to analyse empirical observations of the quasi-static impact response of the silk cocoons...

... is probably closer to the stress applied by the spider during web building. * Author for correspondence ( [email protected] ) 30 11 2012 18 6 2012 © 2012. 2012 orb web Nephila silk material properties finite element analysis pre-stresses non-sticky spiral...

... element analysis crawling inching Typically, in terrestrial animals with rigid skeletons and constant bone density, the cross-sectional area of the skeleton scales disproportionally relative to the representative linear dimension as the body increases in size. This characteristic helps...

...., Piccirillo, J. and Grosse, I. R. ( 2005 ). Finite-element analysis of biting behavior and bone stress in the facial skeletons of bats. Anat. Rec. 283A , 319 -330. Edinger, T. ( 1950 ). Frontal sinus evolution(particularly in the Equidae). Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 103 , 411 -496. Farke...