The Ross Lab has a long standing interest in craniofacial function during feeding in primates. Experimental studies are informing studies of muscle architecture dynamics and sagittal suture function in capuchins.

Related Publications

Biomechanics of the mandible of Macaca mulatta during the power stroke of mastication: Loading, deformation, and strain regimes and the impact of food type
Panagiotopoulou, O, Iriarte-Diaz, J, Mehari-Abraha, H, Taylor, AB, Wilshin, S, Dechow, PC. Journal of Human Evolution. 147 (2020) [DOI]

Evolution, constraint and optimality in primate feeding systems
V. Ed. Ross, CF, Iriarte-Diaz, J. Feeding In Vertebrates, Fascinating Life Sciences. Springer Nature, Switzerland. Pp. 787-829 (2019) [DOI]

Mechanical compensation in the evolution of the early hominin feeding apparatus
Ledogar, J, Senck, S, Villmoare, B, Smith, A, Weber, G, Richmond, B, Dechow, P, Ross, CF, Grosse, I, Wright, B, Wang, Q, Byron, C, Benazzi, S, Carlson, K, Carlson, K, McIntosh, L, van Casteren, A, Strait, D. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 337300:51:00 (2022) [DOI]

Muscle architecture dynamics modulate performance of the superficial anterior temporalis muscle during chewing in capuchins
Laird, MF, Granatosky, MC, Taylor, AB, Ross, CF. Scientific Reports. 116:50:00 (2020) [DOI]

Sagittal plane kinematics of the jaw and hyolingual apparatus during swallowing in Macaca mulatta 
Nakamura, Y, Iriarte-Diaz, J, Arce-McShane, F, Orsbon, CP, Brown, KA, Eastment, M, Inoue, M, Ross, CF, Takahashi, K. Dysphagia. 32(5): 663-677 (2017) [DOI]