Warped finite element models predict whole shell failure in turtle shells

Side-necked Versus Hidden-necked: A Comparison of Shell Morphology Between Pleurodiran and Cryptodiran Turtles

(2017) Taylor B. Wise et al.   HERPETOLOGICA

Shell Morphology in the Kinosternidae: Functional and Evolutionary Patterns

(2017) Zachary S. Berlant et al.   HERPETOLOGICA

An updated description of the osteology of the pancake tortoiseMalacochersus tornieri(Testudines: Testudinidae) with special focus on intraspecific variation

(2017) Anna-Katharina Mautner et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

The turtle carapace as an optimized multi-scale biological composite armor – A review

(2017) Ben Achrai et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Multivariate Phylogenetic Comparative Methods: Evaluations, Comparisons, and Recommendations

(2017) Dean C. Adams et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Convergent Evolution Provides Evidence of Similar Radiations in Shell Shape in the Turtle Families Emydidae and Geoemydidae

(2016) Connor J. McLaughlin et al.   HERPETOLOGICA

Size, Shape, and Stress in Tortoise Shell Evolution

(2016) Michael Dosik et al.   HERPETOLOGICA

How accurately can subject-specific finite element models predict strains and strength of human femora? Investigation using full-field measurements

(2016) Lorenzo Grassi et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Pelvic girdle mobility of cryptodire and pleurodire turtles during walking and swimming

(2016) Christopher J. Mayerl et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Reptiles as principal prey? Adaptations for durophagy and prey selection by jaguar (Panthera onca)

(2016) Everton B.P. Miranda et al.   JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY

Combining geometric morphometrics and finite element analysis with evolutionary modeling: towards a synthesis

(2016) P. David Polly et al.   JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

Validation experiments on finite element models of an ostrich (Struthio camelus) cranium

(2015) Andrew R. Cuff et al.   PeerJ

How accurately can we predict the fracture load of the proximal femur using finite element models?

(2014) Sven van den Munckhof et al.   CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS

A review of paleontological finite element models and their validity

(2014) Jen A. Bright   JOURNAL OF PALEONTOLOGY

Effects of asymmetry on the strength of the chelonian shell: A comparison of three species

(2013) Gabriel Rivera et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

Bending mechanics of the red-eared slider turtle carapace

(2013) Ben Achrai et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

INVESTIGATION OF SHELL DISEASE IN MAP TURTLES (GRAPTEMYS SPP.)

(2013) Stephen J. Hernandez-Divers et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES

Testing Adaptive Hypotheses of Convergence with Functional Landscapes: A Case Study of Bone-Cracking Hypercarnivores

(2013) Zhijie Jack Tseng   PLoS One

Micro-structure and mechanical properties of the turtle carapace as a biological composite shield

(2012) Ben Achrai et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Considerations for reporting finite element analysis studies in biomechanics

(2012) Ahmet Erdemir et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Full-field optical deformation measurement in biomechanics: Digital speckle pattern interferometry and 3D digital image correlation applied to bird beaks

(2012) Joris Soons et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Multi-layered bird beaks: a finite-element approach towards the role of keratin in stress dissipation

(2012) J. Soons et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Toward integration of geometric morphometrics and computational biomechanics: New methods for 3D virtual reconstruction and quantitative analysis of Finite Element Models

(2012) W.C.H. Parr et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

The Response of Cranial Biomechanical Finite Element Models to Variations in Mesh Density

(2011) Jen A. Bright et al.   Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology

Sensitivity and ex vivo validation of finite element models of the domestic pig cranium

(2011) Jen A. Bright et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Terrestrial feeding in aquatic turtles: environment-dependent feeding behavior modulation and the evolution of terrestrial feeding in Emydidae

(2011) C. T. Stayton   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Strain accommodation in the zygomatic arch of the pig: A validation study using digital speckle pattern interferometry and finite element analysis

(2011) Jen A. Bright et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

Compressive behavior of a turtle’s shell: Experiment, modeling, and simulation

(2011) R. Damiens et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Biomechanics on the half shell: functional performance influences patterns of morphological variation in the emydid turtle carapace

(2011) C. Tristan Stayton   ZOOLOGY

Effects of three different preservation methods on the mechanical properties of human and bovine cortical bone

(2010) Unger Stefan et al.   BONE

Finite element analysis of performance in the skulls of marmosets and tamarins

(2010) Elizabeth R. Dumont et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

The impact of bone and suture material properties on mandibular function in Alligator mississippiensis: testing theoretical phenotypes with finite element analysis

(2010) David A. Reed et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

In vivo bone strain and finite-element modeling of the craniofacial haft in catarrhine primates

(2010) Callum F. Ross et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Strain in the ostrich mandible during simulated pecking and validation of specimen-specific finite element models

(2010) Emily J. Rayfield   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Allometric shape vector projection: A new method for the identification of allometric shape characters and trajectories applied to the human astragalus (talus)

(2010) W.C.H. Parr et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Evaluation of the generality and accuracy of a new mesh morphing procedure for the human femur

(2010) Lorenzo Grassi et al.   MEDICAL ENGINEERING & PHYSICS

APPLICATION OF THIN-PLATE SPLINE TRANSFORMATIONS TO FINITE ELEMENT MODELS, OR, HOW TO TURN A BOG TURTLE INTO A SPOTTED TURTLE TO ANALYZE BOTH

(2009) C. Tristan Stayton   EVOLUTION

Morphing methods to parameterize specimen-specific finite element model geometries

(2009) Ian A. Sigal et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

A study on the structure and mechanical behavior of the Terrapene carolina carapace: A pathway to design bio-inspired synthetic composites

(2009) H. Rhee et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Avaliação da predação de Podocnemis expansa e Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines, Podocnemididae) no rio Javaés, Tocantins

(2009) Giovanni Salera Junior et al.   ACTA AMAZONICA

Ecomorphological variation in shell shape of the freshwater turtle Pseudemys concinna inhabiting different aquatic flow regimes

(2008) G. Rivera   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Mesh-morphing algorithms for specimen-specific finite element modeling

(2008) Ian A. Sigal et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Patterns of morphospace occupation and mechanical performance in extant crocodilian skulls: A combined geometric morphometric and finite element modeling approach

(2008) Stephanie E. Pierce et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

Requirements for comparing the performance of finite element models of biological structures

(2008) E.R. Dumont et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Effects of Gape and Tooth Position on Bite Force and Skull Stress in the Dingo (Canis lupus dingo) Using a 3-Dimensional Finite Element Approach

(2008) Jason Bourke et al.   PLoS One