Browsing by Author "Fortuny Terricabras, Josep"
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3D bite modeling and feeding mechanics of the largest living amphibian, the Chinese Giant Salamander Andrias davidianus (Amphibia:Urodela)
(2015-04-08)
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Open AccessBiting is an integral feature of the feeding mechanism for aquatic and terrestrial salamanders to capture, fix or immobilize elusive or struggling prey. However, little information is available on how it works and the ... -
3D computacional mechanics elucidate the evolutionary implications of orbit position and size diversity of early amphibians
(2015-06-24)
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Open AccessFor the first time in vertebrate palaeontology, the potential of joining Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Parametrical Analysis (PA) is used to shed new light on two different cranial parameters from the orbits to evaluate ... -
Computational approach to evaluating the strength of eggs: implications for laying in organic egg production
(Elsevier, 2019-10-01)
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Open AccessWith the aim of characterising the different stress patterns in several egg types and evaluating the resistivity of the eggshell while impacting in free fall, experimental tests and computational simulations have been ... -
Finite element analysis of the Cingulata jaw: an ecomorphological approach to Armadillo's diets
(2015-04-28)
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Open AccessFinite element analyses (FEA) were applied to assess the lower jaw biomechanics of cingulate xenarthrans: 14 species of armadillos as well as one Pleistocene pampathere (11 extant taxa and the extinct forms Vassallia, ... -
Improving mesh generation in finite element analysis for functional morphology approaches
(2015)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyFinite Element Analysis (FEA) is a powerful tool for functional morphology purposes. The accuracy of the final results depends on the mesh generation and the quality of the mesh. This is especially important in vertebrates ... -
Kinematic model of savannah monitor locomotion
(2018)
Conference report
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New equations and methods for solving the size effects in the comparison of 2D Finite Element Analysis
(2012)
Conference report
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Paleoneuroanatomy of the European lambeosaurine dinosaur Arenysaurus ardevoli
(2015-02-24)
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Open AccessThe neuroanatomy of hadrosaurid dinosaurs is well known from North America and Asia. In Europe only a few cranial remains have been recovered that include the braincase. Arenysaurus is the first European endocast for which ... -
Quasi-homothetic transformation for comparing the mechanical performance of planar models in biological research
(2013-11)
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Open AccessThe potential of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) as an analytical technique in biological research has been widely highlighted in recent years. In spite of its great power, only in the best of circumstances one can compare ...
