All Outputs (13)

Functional Morphology and Masticatory Biomechanics of British Red Squirrels (2025)
Thesis
Chandler, K. (2025). Functional Morphology and Masticatory Biomechanics of British Red Squirrels. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, University of Hull and University of York. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/5244785

British red squirrels Sciurus vulgaris exist in fragmented populations, with the spread of invasive grey squirrels Sciurus carolinensis the leading cause. Populations are isolated, occupying different habitats, consuming different diets and little ge... Read More about Functional Morphology and Masticatory Biomechanics of British Red Squirrels.

Craniofacial gracilisation within Homo sapiens and its relationship to masticatory loading (2023)
Thesis
Crabtree, K. L. Craniofacial gracilisation within Homo sapiens and its relationship to masticatory loading. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4790670

It is frequently proposed that differences in craniofacial form are selectively and plastically driven by dietary differences, with species that consume mechanically challenging items having adaptations that increase bite force and optimise gape capa... Read More about Craniofacial gracilisation within Homo sapiens and its relationship to masticatory loading.

Biomechanical form and function in primate seed predators : common solutions for similar mechanical challenges? (2021)
Thesis
Hunter, E. M. Biomechanical form and function in primate seed predators : common solutions for similar mechanical challenges?. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223650

Seed predation, as seen in a diverse range of primate species, is a specialist diet in which seeds are accessed via the breakdown of stress-resistant external protective layers. This diet is considered mechanically challenging, requiring high forces... Read More about Biomechanical form and function in primate seed predators : common solutions for similar mechanical challenges?.

Functional implications of size reduction in molar dentition during human evolution : using 3D printed models (2019)
Thesis
Camp, S. T. Functional implications of size reduction in molar dentition during human evolution : using 3D printed models. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222135

During hominin evolution the size of postcanine dentition has varied. While many researchers have tried to make predictions as to the functional significance of these changes, the effect of tooth size on food breakdown has not been quantified.

Thi... Read More about Functional implications of size reduction in molar dentition during human evolution : using 3D printed models.

Dental morphology and mechanical efficiency during development in a hard object feeding primate (Cercoebus atys) (2016)
Thesis
Swan, K. R. Dental morphology and mechanical efficiency during development in a hard object feeding primate (Cercoebus atys). (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218539

Teeth play a prominent role in food acquisition and processing by providing the working surfaces to initiate and propagate fracture. Variation in the shape and size of teeth has therefore naturally been associated with various dietary adaptations. Ho... Read More about Dental morphology and mechanical efficiency during development in a hard object feeding primate (Cercoebus atys).

Validity and sensitivity of a human cranial finite element model: Implications for comparative studies of biting performance (2015)
Journal Article
Toro-Ibacache, V., Fitton, L. C., Fagan, M. J., & O'Higgins, P. (2016). Validity and sensitivity of a human cranial finite element model: Implications for comparative studies of biting performance. Journal of anatomy, 228(1), 70-84. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12384

Finite element analysis (FEA) is a modelling technique increasingly used in anatomical studies investigating skeletal form and function. In the case of the cranium this approach has been applied to both living and fossil taxa to (for example) investi... Read More about Validity and sensitivity of a human cranial finite element model: Implications for comparative studies of biting performance.

Masticatory biomechanics in the rabbit: a multi-body dynamics analysis (2014)
Journal Article
Watson, P. J., Gröning, F., Curtis, N., Fitton, L. C., Herrel, A., McCormack, S. W., & Fagan, M. J. (2014). Masticatory biomechanics in the rabbit: a multi-body dynamics analysis. Journal of the Royal Society interface / the Royal Society, 11(99), Article 20140564. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.0564

Multi-body dynamics is a powerful engineering tool which is becoming increasingly popular for the simulation and analysis of skull biomechanics. This paper presents the first application of multi-body dynamics to analyse the biomechanics of the rabbi... Read More about Masticatory biomechanics in the rabbit: a multi-body dynamics analysis.

Masticatory loadings and cranial deformation in Macaca fascicularis: a finite element analysis sensitivity study (2012)
Journal Article
Fitton, L. C., Shi, J. F., Fagan, M. J., & O'Higgins, P. (2012). Masticatory loadings and cranial deformation in Macaca fascicularis: a finite element analysis sensitivity study. Journal of anatomy, 221(1), 55-68. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01516.x

Biomechanical analyses are commonly conducted to investigate how craniofacial form relates to function, particularly in relation to dietary adaptations. However, in the absence of corresponding muscle activation patterns, incomplete muscle data recor... Read More about Masticatory loadings and cranial deformation in Macaca fascicularis: a finite element analysis sensitivity study.

Developing a musculoskeletal model of the primate skull: Predicting muscle activations, bite force, and joint reaction forces using multibody dynamics analysis and advanced optimisation methods (2012)
Journal Article
Shi, J., Curtis, N., Fitton, L. C., O'Higgins, P., & Fagan, M. J. (2012). Developing a musculoskeletal model of the primate skull: Predicting muscle activations, bite force, and joint reaction forces using multibody dynamics analysis and advanced optimisation methods. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 310, 21-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.06.006

An accurate, dynamic, functional model of the skull that can be used to predict muscle forces, bite forces, and joint reaction forces would have many uses across a broad range of disciplines. One major issue however with musculoskeletal analyses is t... Read More about Developing a musculoskeletal model of the primate skull: Predicting muscle activations, bite force, and joint reaction forces using multibody dynamics analysis and advanced optimisation methods.

Virtual functional morphology: novel approaches to the study of craniofacial form and function (2012)
Journal Article
O'Higgins, P., Fitton, L. C., Phillips, R., Shi, J., Liu, J., Gröning, F., Cobb, S. N., & Fagan, M. (2012). Virtual functional morphology: novel approaches to the study of craniofacial form and function. Evolutionary Biology, 39(4), 521-535. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11692-012-9173-8

The Mechanical Significance of the Temporal Fasciae in Macaca fascicularis: An Investigation Using Finite Element Analysis (2011)
Journal Article
Curtis, N., Witzel, U., Fitton, L., O'Higgins, P., & Fagan, M. (2011). The Mechanical Significance of the Temporal Fasciae in Macaca fascicularis: An Investigation Using Finite Element Analysis. Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology, 294(7), 1178-1190. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.21415

Computational finite element analyses (FEAs) of the skull predict structural deformations under user specified loads and constraints, with results normally presented as stress and strain distributions over the skull's surface. The applied loads are g... Read More about The Mechanical Significance of the Temporal Fasciae in Macaca fascicularis: An Investigation Using Finite Element Analysis.

The application of muscle wrapping to voxel-based finite element models of skeletal structures (2011)
Journal Article
Liu, J., Shi, J., Fitton, L. C., Phillips, R., O'Higgins, P., & Fagan, M. J. (2012). The application of muscle wrapping to voxel-based finite element models of skeletal structures. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 11(1-2), 35-47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-011-0291-5

Finite elements analysis (FEA) is now used routinely to interpret skeletal form in terms of function in both medical and biological applications. To produce accurate predictions from FEA models, it is essential that the loading due to muscle action i... Read More about The application of muscle wrapping to voxel-based finite element models of skeletal structures.

Combining geometric morphometrics and functional simulation: an emerging toolkit for virtual functional analyses (2010)
Journal Article
O'Higgins, P., Cobb, S. N., Fitton, L. C., Gröning, F., Phillips, R., Liu, J., & Fagan, M. J. (2011). Combining geometric morphometrics and functional simulation: an emerging toolkit for virtual functional analyses. Journal of anatomy, 218(1), 3-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01301.x

The development of virtual methods for anatomical reconstruction and functional simulation of skeletal structures offers great promise in evolutionary and ontogenetic investigations of form-function relationships. Key developments reviewed here inclu... Read More about Combining geometric morphometrics and functional simulation: an emerging toolkit for virtual functional analyses.