Comparative cranial biomechanics in two lizard species: impact of variation in cranial design

Palatal Biomechanics and Its Significance for Cranial Kinesis in Tyrannosaurus rex

(2019) Ian N. Cost et al.   Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology

Ecomorphological diversification in squamates from conserved pattern of cranial integration

(2019) Akinobu Watanabe et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The roles of joint tissues and jaw muscles in palatal biomechanics of the savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus) and their significance for cranial kinesis

(2019) Alec T. Wilken et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Interrogating genomic-scale data for Squamata (lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians) shows no support for key traditional morphological relationships

(2019) Frank T Burbrink et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Individual variation of the masticatory system dominates 3D skull shape in the herbivory-adapted marsupial wombats

(2019) Vera Weisbecker et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

Bite force and cranial bone strain in four species of lizards

(2018) Callum F. Ross et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

The biomechanical role of the chondrocranium and sutures in a lizard cranium

(2017) Marc E. H. Jones et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Fully-sampled phylogenies of squamates reveal evolutionary patterns in threat status

(2016) João Filipe Riva Tonini et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Cranial biomechanics, bite force and function of the endocranial sinuses inDiprotodon optatum, the largest known marsupial

(2016) Alana C. Sharp et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Molecular data from contemporary and historical collections reveal a complex story of cryptic diversification in the Varanus (Polydaedalus) niloticus Species Group

(2016) Stephanie A. Dowell et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Novel Approaches for Phylogenetic Inference from Morphological Data and Total-Evidence Dating in Squamate Reptiles (Lizards, Snakes, and Amphisbaenians)

(2016) R. Alexander Pyron   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Reacquisition of the lower temporal bar in sexually dimorphic fossil lizards provides a rare case of convergent evolution

(2016) Tiago R. Simões et al.   Scientific Reports

Bony skull development in the Argus monitor (Squamata, Varanidae, Varanus panoptes) with comments on developmental timing and adult anatomy

(2015) Ingmar Werneburg et al.   ZOOLOGY

The Relationship between Cranial Structure, Biomechanical Performance and Ecological Diversity in Varanoid Lizards

(2015) Matthew R. McCurry et al.   PLoS One

In Vivo Measurement of Mesokinesis in Gekko gecko: The Role of Cranial Kinesis during Gape Display, Feeding and Biting

(2015) Stéphane J. Montuelle et al.   PLoS One

Interrelationships Between Bones, Muscles, and Performance: Biting in the Lizard Tupinambis merianae

(2014) Anne-Claire Fabre et al.   Evolutionary Biology

In vivo cranial bone strain and bite force in the agamid lizard Uromastyx geyri

(2014) L. B. Porro et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Reliable quantification of bite-force performance requires use of appropriate biting substrate and standardization of bite out-lever

(2014) A. K. Lappin et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Linear versus geometric morphometric approaches for the analysis of head shape dimorphism in lizards

(2014) Anne-Claire Fabre et al.   JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

The Contribution of Experimental in vivo Models to Understanding the Mechanisms of Adaptation to Mechanical Loading in Bone

(2014) Lee B. Meakin et al.   Frontiers in Endocrinology

Sexual Selection and Dynamics of Jaw Muscle in Tupinambis Lizards

(2013) Sergio Naretto et al.   Evolutionary Biology

In vivobone strain and finite element modeling of the mandible ofAlligator mississippiensis

(2013) Laura B. Porro et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

The importance of accurate muscle modelling for biomechanical analyses: a case study with a lizard skull

(2013) F. Groning et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Cranial sutures work collectively to distribute strain throughout the reptile skull

(2013) N. Curtis et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Edentulism, beaks, and biomechanical innovations in the evolution of theropod dinosaurs

(2013) S. Lautenschlager et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Comparing the Distribution of Strains with the Distribution of Bone Tissue in a Human Mandible: A Finite Element Study

(2012) Flora Gröning et al.   Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology

Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis

(2012) Johannes Schindelin et al.   NATURE METHODS

The Importance of Craniofacial Sutures in Biomechanical Finite Element Models of the Domestic Pig

(2012) Jen A. Bright   PLoS One

Functional Evolution of the Feeding System in Rodents

(2012) Philip G. Cox et al.   PLoS One

The Mechanical Significance of the Temporal Fasciae in Macaca fascicularis: An Investigation Using Finite Element Analysis

(2011) Neil Curtis et al.   Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology

Functional Relationship between Skull Form and Feeding Mechanics in Sphenodon, and Implications for Diapsid Skull Development

(2011) Neil Curtis et al.   PLoS One

Jaw and hyolingual movements during prey transport in varanid lizards: effects of prey type

(2011) Vicky Schaerlaeken et al.   ZOOLOGY

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

(2011) C. Tristan Stayton   ZOOLOGY

Biomechanics of the macaque postorbital septum investigated using finite element analysis: implications for anthropoid evolution

(2010) Mika Nakashige 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

Predicting the yield of the proximal femur using high-order finite-element analysis with inhomogeneous orthotropic material properties

(2010) Z. Yosibash et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Determination of mechanical properties of canine carpal ligaments

(2009) Snehal S. Shetye et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH

Inertial feeding in the teiid lizard Tupinambis merianae: the effect of prey size on the movements of hyolingual apparatus and the cranio-cervical system

(2009) S. J. Montuelle et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Predicting muscle activation patterns from motion and anatomy: modelling the skull of Sphenodon (Diapsida: Rhynchocephalia)

(2009) N. Curtis et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Aggressive Behavior and Performance in the Tegu Lizard Tupinambis merianae

(2009) Anthony Herrel et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY

Biomechanical assessment of evolutionary changes in the lepidosaurian skull

(2009) M. Moazen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Combined finite element and multibody dynamics analysis of biting in aUromastyx hardwickiilizard skull

(2008) M. Moazen et al.   JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

Is convergence surprising? An examination of the frequency of convergence in simulated datasets

(2008) C. Tristan Stayton   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Establishing a framework for archosaur cranial mechanics

(2008) Emily J. Rayfield et al.   PALEOBIOLOGY

Assessment of the role of sutures in a lizard skull: a computer modelling study

(2008) M. Moazen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Subject-specific finite element models implementing a maximum principal strain criterion are able to estimate failure risk and fracture location on human femurs tested in vitro

(2007) Enrico Schileo et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS