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020 _a9781139060851 (ebook)
020 _z9781107016224 (hardback)
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_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQL739
_b.G74 2012
082 0 0 _a599.14/4
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100 1 _aGreaves, Walter Stalker,
_d1937-
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe mammalian jaw :
_ba mechanical analysis /
_cWalter Stalker Greaves, University of Illinois at Chicago.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2012.
300 _a1 online resource (xii, 114 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _a1. The jaw viewed as a two-dimensional lever -- 2. The jaw viewed as a three-dimensional lever -- 3. Vector inclination and joint location -- 4. Skull torsion and the postorbital bar -- General summary.
520 _aMammalian skull structure is notably diverse; however at a basic level the jaw mechanism is remarkably similar, if not essentially the same, in the majority of mammals. Using simple models that are compared with real animals at every step, this book examines the basic structural features of the mammalian jaw mechanism from a mechanical point of view. It explores how the mechanical constraints placed on the jaw have contributed to the evolution of an efficient basic structure, used by many mammals, which precludes mechanical difficulties and uses a minimum amount of bone tissue. Throughout the book the emphasis is on conceptual understanding, with explanations linked together to form a complete story that can be applied to both fossil and extant mammals. Summarising over forty years of research from one of the leading pioneers in 3D jaw mechanics, this is a must-have for anyone interested in mammalian jaw morphology.
650 0 _aMammals
_xAnatomy.
650 0 _aJaws
_xMechanical properties.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107016224
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139060851
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