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Cranial Function

Cranial Function is a biological construct in functional morphology that denotes the integrated mechanical and physiological roles of the skull in facilitating feeding, sensory perception, and cranial kinesis, distinguished by its emphasis on structure-function relationships in vertebrate evolution and adaptation.

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145

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2017–2026

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Publications

90

The Cranial Muscles of Vertebrates

Journal of the American Medical Association · 1936 · 450 citations

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Cranial design and function in a large theropod dinosaur

Emily J. Rayfield, David Norman, Celeste C. Horner et al. · Nature · 2001 · 276 citations

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A functional consideration of cranial kinesis in lizards

T. H. Frazzetta · Journal of Morphology · 1962 · 207 citations

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Cranial mechanics and feeding in<i>Tyrannosaurus rex</i>

Emily J. Rayfield · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2004 · 181 citations · Full text

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Craniodental indicators of prey size preference in the Felidae

Julie A. Meachen-Samuels, Blaire Van Valkenburgh · Biological Journal of the Linnean Society · 2009 · 143 citations

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Authors

240

  1. ML
    Melvin L. Moss

    Columbia University, United States

    5 publications · 234 citations

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  2. AH
    Anthony Herrel

    University of Antwerp, Belgium

    4 publications · 216 citations

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  3. EJ
    Emily J. Rayfield

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 606 citations

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  4. PA
    Peter Aerts

    University of Antwerp, Belgium

    3 publications · 151 citations

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  5. SV
    Sam Van Wassenbergh

    University of Antwerp, Belgium

    3 publications · 114 citations

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Institutions

145

  1. University of Antwerp

    Antwerp, Belgium

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    717 citations

  2. Natural History Museum

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    420 citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    98 citations

  4. University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    567 citations

  5. Museum für Naturkunde

    Berlin, Germany

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    112 citations

  6. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    115 citations

  7. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    271 citations

  8. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    150 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Experimental Biology

    6 publications · 291 citations

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  2. Journal of Morphology

    6 publications · 402 citations

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  3. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

    JVP · 4 publications · 296 citations

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  4. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

    4 publications · 342 citations

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 3 publications · 105 citations

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