https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 The sensitivity of biological finite element models to the resolution of surface geometry: a case study of crocodilian crania https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:28016 Wed 11 Apr 2018 12:54:33 AEST ]]> The relationship between cranial structure, biomechanical performance and ecological diversity in varanoid lizards https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:28015 Varanus salvadorii displayed high strain levels during shaking, especially in the areas between the orbits. All models exhibit less strain during pull back loading compared to shake loading, even though a larger force was applied (pull =30N, shake = 20N). Relationships were identified between the morphology, performance, and ecology. Species that did not feed on hard prey clustered in the gracile region of cranial morphospace and exhibited significantly higher levels of strain during biting (P = 0.0106). Species that fed on large prey clustered in the elongate area of mandible morphospace. This relationship differs from those that have been identified in other taxonomic groups such as crocodiles and mammals. This difference may be due to a combination of the open 'space-frame' structure of the varanoid lizard skull, and the 'pull back' behaviour that some species use for processing large prey.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:46:37 AEST ]]> Why the long face? The mechanics of mandibular symphysis proportions in crocodiles https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:15056 Wed 11 Apr 2018 09:46:50 AEST ]]> Beware the black box: investigating the sensitivity of FEA simulations to modelling factors in comparative biomechanics https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23680 Wed 11 Apr 2018 09:15:42 AEST ]]> The repeated evolution of dental apicobasal ridges in aquatic-feeding mammals and reptiles https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:44244 Tue 11 Oct 2022 12:00:39 AEDT ]]> Diet of a threatened pond frog differs over a small spatial scale https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:19514 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:02:07 AEDT ]]> Skull shape reflects prey size niche in toothed whales https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30533 2 = 0.45) as well as the shape of the cranium (cranial robustness vs. minimum prey size: R² = 0.19) and mandible (mandible robustness vs. minimum prey size: R² = 0.27). Considering the prey capture method (suction feeding vs. raptorial feeding) is therefore important for elucidating relationships that exist between form and function. These findings suggest that cranial morphology is intimately linked to prey size niche in toothed whales within specific functional contexts.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:25:06 AEDT ]]> The remarkable convergence of skull shape in crocodilians and toothed whales https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34588 Mon 01 Apr 2019 11:04:08 AEDT ]]>