Dynamic changes in jaw movements and bite forces depend on muscle architectural and
neural factors that have rarely been compared within the same muscle. Here we investigate …

The tradeoff between force and velocity in skeletal muscle is a fundamental constraint on
vertebrate musculoskeletal design (form: function relationships). Understanding how and …

The fascicular architecture of skeletal muscle dictates functional parameters such as force
production and contractile velocity. Muscle microarchitecture is typically determined by …

Many inferences on the biology, behaviour and ecology of extinct vertebrates are based on
the reconstruction of the musculature and rely considerably on its accuracy. Although the …

Skeletal muscle fibre architecture provides important insights into performance of vertebrate
locomotor and feeding behaviours. Chemical digestion and in situ sectioning of muscle …

Objectives Dental microwear is a promising tool to reconstruct animals' diet because it
reflects the interplay between the enamel surface and the food items recently consumed …

In primates and other mammals, the capacity to generate a wide maximum jaw gape is an
important performance variable related to both feeding and nonfeeding oral behaviors, such …

Sexual dimorphism is one of the main factors confounding attempts to generate sound alpha
taxonomic hypotheses in the early hominin fossil record. To better understand how between …

Bite force and gape are two important performance metrics of the feeding system, and these
metrics are inversely related for a given muscle size because of fundamental constraints in …

Bite force represents a critical measure of an animal's feeding capabilities and has been
analyzed in the context of ecology and body size in numerous vertebrate lineages. Among …