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Another one bites the dust: Bite force and ecology in three caviomorph rodents (Rodentia, Hystricognathi)
(Wiley-liss, Div John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2014-06)
Mammals have developed sophisticated strategies adapting to particular locomotor modes, feeding habits, and social interactions. Many rodent species have acquired a fossorial, semi-fossorial, or even subterranean life-style, ...
Reliability of maximum bite force measurements in age-varying populations
(WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, 2009-11-01)
Summary In order for bite forces to be used clinically, they must be reliable. While bite force transducers are accurate and precise during bench tests, widely varying reliabilities of intra-oral bite forces have been ...
Effect of bite force and diet composition on craniofacial diversification of Southern South American human populations
(Wiley-liss, Div John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2014-11)
Ecological factors can be important to shape the patterns of morphological variation among human populations. Particularly, diet plays a fundamental role in craniofacial variation due to both the effect of the nutritional ...
Mandible strength and geometry in relation to bite force: a study in three caviomorph rodents
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2019-02)
The monophyletic group Caviomorpha constitutes the most diverse rodent clade in terms of locomotion, ecology and diet. Caviomorph species show considerable variation in cranio-mandibular morphology that has been linked to ...
Reliability of maximum bite force measurements in age-varying populations
(WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, 2009-11-01)
Summary In order for bite forces to be used clinically, they must be reliable. While bite force transducers are accurate and precise during bench tests, widely varying reliabilities of intra-oral bite forces have been ...
An allometric analysis of sexual dimorphism in Ctenomys australis: integrating classic morphometry and functional performance in vivo
(Elsevier Gmbh, 2018-04)
The South American rodents of the genus Ctenomys (Rodentia, Hystricognathi), which use both forelimbs and incisors to dig, show strong, specialized morphological adaptations to living in the underground niche. In these ...
Functional morphology of the cranio-mandibular complex of the Guira cuckoo (Aves)
(Wiley-liss, Div John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2018-06)
The cranio‐mandibular complex is an important structure involved in food capture and processing. Its morphology is related to the nature of the food item. Jaw muscles enable the motion of this complex and their study is ...
Jaw myology and bite force of the monk parakeet (Aves, Psittaciformes)
(Wiley, 2015-06)
Psittaciform birds exhibit novelties in jaw bone structure and musculature that are associated with strong bite forces. These features include an ossified arcus suborbitalis and the muscles ethmomandibularis and pseudomasseter. ...
The relationship between skull morphology, masticatory muscle force and cranial skeletal deformation during biting
(Elsevier, 2016)
The human skull is gracile when compared to many Middle Pleistocene hominins. It has been argued that it is less able to generate and withstand high masticatory forces, and that the morphology of the lower portion of the ...