The common marmoset: an overview of its natural history, ecology and behavior

N Schiel, A Souto - Developmental Neurobiology, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Callithrix jacchus are small‐bodied Neotropical primates popularly known as common
marmosets. They are endemic to Northeast Brazil and occur in contrasting environments …

Food mechanical properties and dietary ecology

MA Berthaume - American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Interdisciplinary research has benefitted the fields of anthropology and engineering for
decades: a classic example being the application of material science to the field of feeding …

[ספר][B] Rock, bone, and ruin: An optimist's guide to the historical sciences

A Currie - 2024‏ - books.google.com
An argument that we should be optimistic about the capacity of “methodologically
omnivorous” geologists, paleontologists, and archaeologists to uncover truths about the …

Functional evolution of the feeding system in rodents

PG Cox, EJ Rayfield, MJ Fagan, A Herrel, TC Pataky… - PLoS …, 2012‏ - journals.plos.org
The masticatory musculature of rodents has evolved to enable both gnawing at the incisors
and chewing at the molars. In particular, the masseter muscle is highly specialised, having …

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 …

The jaw adductors of strepsirrhines in relation to body size, diet, and ingested food size

JMG Perry, A Hartstone‐Rose… - The Anatomical Record …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
Body size and food properties account for much of the variation in the hard tissue
morphology of the masticatory system whereas their influence on the soft tissue anatomy …

Comparison of rotator cuff muscle architecture between humans and other selected vertebrate species

MA Mathewson, A Kwan, CM Eng… - Journal of …, 2014‏ - journals.biologists.com
In this study, we compare rotator cuff muscle architecture of typically used animal models
with that of humans and quantify the scaling relationships of these muscles across …

Dynamic musculoskeletal functional morphology: integrating diceCT and XROMM

CP Orsbon, NJ Gidmark, CF Ross - The Anatomical Record, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
The tradeoff between force and velocity in skeletal muscle is a fundamental constraint on
vertebrate musculoskeletal design (form: function relationships). Understanding how and …

Gape drives regional variation in temporalis architectural dynamics in tufted capuchins

MF Laird, J Iriarte-Diaz, CD Byron… - … of the Royal …, 2023‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Dynamic changes in jaw movements and bite forces depend on muscle architectural and
neural factors that have rarely been compared within the same muscle. Here we investigate …

Estimating cranial musculoskeletal constraints in theropod dinosaurs

S Lautenschlager - Royal Society Open Science, 2015‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Many inferences on the biology, behaviour and ecology of extinct vertebrates are based on
the reconstruction of the musculature and rely considerably on its accuracy. Although the …