H Preuschoft

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Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi What does "arboreal locomotion" mean exactly and what are the relationships between "climbing", environment and morphology?
    Holger Preuschoft
    Abteilung Funktionelle Morphologie, Anatomisches Institut, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Bochum
    Z Morphol Anthropol 83:171-88. 2002
  2. ncbi Functional structure of the skull in hominoidea
    H Preuschoft
    Abteilung Funktionelle Morphologie, Anatomisches Institut, Medizinische Fakultat, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Bochum, Germany
    Folia Primatol (Basel) 75:219-52. 2004
  3. ncbi Mechanisms for the acquisition of habitual bipedality: are there biomechanical reasons for the acquisition of upright bipedal posture?
    Holger Preuschoft
    Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
    J Anat 204:363-84. 2004
  4. ncbi Pneumatized spaces, sinuses and spongy bones in the skulls of primates
    H Preuschoft
    Abt f Funktionelle Morphologie, Institut f Anatomie, Ruhr Universitat Bochum
    Anthropol Anz 60:67-79. 2002
  5. ncbi The role of the zygomatic arch in the statics of the skull and its adaptive shape
    U Witzel
    Forschungsbereich Biomechanik, Fakultät für Maschinenbau, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Bochum, Germany
    Folia Primatol (Basel) 75:202-18. 2004
  6. ncbi Functional shape of the skull in vertebrates: which forces determine skull morphology in lower primates and ancestral synapsids?
    Holger Preuschoft
    Subdepartment of Functional Anatomy, Anatomisches Institut, Medizinische Fakultat, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Bochum, Germany
    Anat Rec A Discov Mol Cell Evol Biol 283:402-13. 2005
  7. ncbi A biomechanical approach to craniofacial shape in primates, using FESA
    Holger Preuschoft
    Anatomisches Institut, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Gebäude MA 01 436, D 44780 Bochum
    Ann Anat 186:397-404. 2004
  8. ncbi Finite-element model construction for the virtual synthesis of the skulls in vertebrates: case study of Diplodocus
    Ulrich Witzel
    Forschungsbereich Biomechanik, Institut für Konstruktionstechnik, Fakultät Maschinenbau, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Bochum, Germany
    Anat Rec A Discov Mol Cell Evol Biol 283:391-401. 2005
  9. ncbi Arboreal locomotion in small new-world monkeys
    A Arms
    Abteilung Funktionelle Morphologie, Anatomisches Institut, , Bochum
    Z Morphol Anthropol 83:243-63. 2002
  10. ncbi Biomimetic robotics should be based on functional morphology
    Hartmut Witte
    Technische Universitat Ilmenau, Institut für Mikrosystemtechnik, Mechatronik und Mechanik, Fachgebiet Biomechatronik, Germany
    J Anat 204:331-42. 2004

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Publications11

  1. ncbi What does "arboreal locomotion" mean exactly and what are the relationships between "climbing", environment and morphology?
    Holger Preuschoft
    Abteilung Funktionelle Morphologie, Anatomisches Institut, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Bochum
    Z Morphol Anthropol 83:171-88. 2002
    ....
  2. ncbi Functional structure of the skull in hominoidea
    H Preuschoft
    Abteilung Funktionelle Morphologie, Anatomisches Institut, Medizinische Fakultat, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Bochum, Germany
    Folia Primatol (Basel) 75:219-52. 2004
    ..It seems that these traits are the points of attack of selective pressures, while all other morphological details are simply consequences of stress flow...
  3. ncbi Mechanisms for the acquisition of habitual bipedality: are there biomechanical reasons for the acquisition of upright bipedal posture?
    Holger Preuschoft
    Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
    J Anat 204:363-84. 2004
    ..A paper in this volume shows that load-carrying ability was enhanced from australopithecines to Homo ergaster (early African H. erectus), supporting an earlier proposition that load-carrying was an essential factor in human evolution...
  4. ncbi Pneumatized spaces, sinuses and spongy bones in the skulls of primates
    H Preuschoft
    Abt f Funktionelle Morphologie, Institut f Anatomie, Ruhr Universitat Bochum
    Anthropol Anz 60:67-79. 2002
    ....
  5. ncbi The role of the zygomatic arch in the statics of the skull and its adaptive shape
    U Witzel
    Forschungsbereich Biomechanik, Fakultät für Maschinenbau, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Bochum, Germany
    Folia Primatol (Basel) 75:202-18. 2004
    ..Morphological details of the zygomatic arch (curvature, profile, suture) are well suited to sustain the evoked stresses by a minimum of material...
  6. ncbi Functional shape of the skull in vertebrates: which forces determine skull morphology in lower primates and ancestral synapsids?
    Holger Preuschoft
    Subdepartment of Functional Anatomy, Anatomisches Institut, Medizinische Fakultat, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Bochum, Germany
    Anat Rec A Discov Mol Cell Evol Biol 283:402-13. 2005
    ..This study demonstrates the utility of finite-element modeling for testing hypotheses regarding relationships between form and function in vertebrate skulls...
  7. ncbi A biomechanical approach to craniofacial shape in primates, using FESA
    Holger Preuschoft
    Anatomisches Institut, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Gebäude MA 01 436, D 44780 Bochum
    Ann Anat 186:397-404. 2004
    ..The results that can be obtained by our deductive approach in comparison to inductive, experimental procedures are discussed briefly...
  8. ncbi Finite-element model construction for the virtual synthesis of the skulls in vertebrates: case study of Diplodocus
    Ulrich Witzel
    Forschungsbereich Biomechanik, Institut für Konstruktionstechnik, Fakultät Maschinenbau, Ruhr Universitat Bochum, Bochum, Germany
    Anat Rec A Discov Mol Cell Evol Biol 283:391-401. 2005
    ....
  9. ncbi Arboreal locomotion in small new-world monkeys
    A Arms
    Abteilung Funktionelle Morphologie, Anatomisches Institut, , Bochum
    Z Morphol Anthropol 83:243-63. 2002
    ..The walk in both species was surprisingly fast (1 m/s), reaching the speed of much larger cursorial animals, like humans...
  10. ncbi Biomimetic robotics should be based on functional morphology
    Hartmut Witte
    Technische Universitat Ilmenau, Institut für Mikrosystemtechnik, Mechatronik und Mechanik, Fachgebiet Biomechatronik, Germany
    J Anat 204:331-42. 2004
    ..A torsional twist around longitudinal axes seems to be the most important...
  11. ncbi The importance of the evolutionary heritage of locomotion on flat ground in small mammals for the development of arboreality
    Hartmut Witte
    Institut für Spezielle Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie mit Phyletischem Museum, Friedrich Schiller Universitat Jena, Jena
    Z Morphol Anthropol 83:221-33. 2002
    ....