From fibre to function: are we accurately representing muscle architecture and performance?

J Charles, R Kissane, T Hoehfurtner… - Biological …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The size and arrangement of fibres play a determinate role in the kinetic and energetic
performance of muscles. Extrapolations between fibre architecture and performance …

What does feeding system morphology tell us about feeding?

CF Ross, J Iriarte‐Diaz - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Feeding is the set of behaviors whereby organisms acquire and process the energy required
for survival and reproduction. Thus, feeding system morphology is presumably subject to …

Innovative approaches to the relationship between diet and mandibular morphology in primates

CF Ross, J Iriarte-Diaz, CL Nunn - International Journal of Primatology, 2012‏ - Springer
Attempts to establish relationships between mandibular morphology and either traditional
dietary categories or geometric and material properties of primate diets have not been …

Go big or go fish: morphological specializations in carnivorous bats

SE Santana, E Cheung - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2016‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Specialized carnivory is relatively uncommon across mammals, and bats constitute one of
the few groups in which this diet has evolved multiple times. While size and morphological …

Bite force estimation and the fiber architecture of felid masticatory muscles

A Hartstone‐Rose, JMG Perry… - The Anatomical Record …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Increasingly, analyses of craniodental dietary adaptations take into account mechanical
properties of foods. However, masticatory muscle fiber architecture has been described for …

A switch in jaw form–function coupling during the evolution of mammals

ZJ Tseng, S Garcia-Lara, JJ Flynn… - … of the Royal …, 2023‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
The evolutionary shift from a single-element ear, multi-element jaw to a multi-element ear,
single-element jaw during the transition to crown mammals marks one of the most dramatic …

Quantifying the effect of gape and morphology on bite force: biomechanical modelling and in vivo measurements in bats

SE Santana - Functional ecology, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Maximum bite force is an important metric of feeding performance that defines the dietary
ecology of many vertebrates. In mammals, theoretical analyses and empirical studies …

Morphology and biomechanics of the pinniped jaw: mandibular evolution without mastication

KE Jones, CB Ruff, A Goswami - The Anatomical Record, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses) underwent a shift in jaw function away from
typical carnivoran mastication to more novel marine behaviors during the terrestrial‐aquatic …

N on‐D estructive D etermination of M uscle A rchitectural V ariables T hrough the U se of D ice CT

E Dickinson, H Stark, K Kupczik - The Anatomical Record, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
The fascicular architecture of skeletal muscle dictates functional parameters such as force
production and contractile velocity. Muscle microarchitecture is typically determined by …

Comparative anatomy of bat jaw musculature via diffusible iodine‐based contrast‐enhanced computed tomography

SE Santana - The Anatomical Record, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Noctilionoid bats exhibit an extraordinary array of cranial specializations that match diverse
diets, including variation in jaw musculature physiological cross‐sectional areas (PCSA) …