Supplementary information from Head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in Megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis
The largest antlers of any known deer species belonged to the extinct giant deer Megaloceros giganteus . It has been argued that their antlers were too large for use in fighting, instead being used only in ritualized displays to attract mates. Here, we used finite-element analysis to test whether th...
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ftroysocietyfig:oai:figshare.com:article/9918419 2023-05-15T13:13:12+02:00 Supplementary information from Head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in Megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis Ada J. Klinkhamer Nicholas Woodley James M. Neenan William C. H. Parr Philip Clausen Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra Gabriele Sansalone Adrian M. Lister Stephen Wroe 2019-09-30T05:10:33Z https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.9918419.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Supplementary_information_from_Head_to_head_the_case_for_fighting_behaviour_in_i_Megaloceros_giganteus_i_using_finite-element_analysis/9918419 unknown doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.9918419.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Supplementary_information_from_Head_to_head_the_case_for_fighting_behaviour_in_i_Megaloceros_giganteus_i_using_finite-element_analysis/9918419 CC BY 4.0 CC-BY Palaeontology (incl. Palynology) Biomechanics Animal Behaviour Megaloceros deer fighting finite-element analysis Text Journal contribution 2019 ftroysocietyfig https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.9918419.v1 2022-01-01T19:36:54Z The largest antlers of any known deer species belonged to the extinct giant deer Megaloceros giganteus . It has been argued that their antlers were too large for use in fighting, instead being used only in ritualized displays to attract mates. Here, we used finite-element analysis to test whether the antlers of M. giganteus could have withstood forces generated during fighting. We compared the mechanical performance of antlers in M. giganteus with three extant deer species: red deer ( Cervus elaphus ), fallow deer ( Dama dama ) and moose ( Alces alces ). Von Mises stress results suggest that M. giganteus was capable of withstanding some fighting loads, provided that their antlers interlocked proximally, and that its antlers were best adapted for withstanding loads from twisting rather than pushing actions, as are other deer with palmate antlers. We conclude that fighting in M. giganteus was likely more constrained and predictable than in extant deer. Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper Alces alces The Royal Society: Figshare Giganteus ENVELOPE(62.500,62.500,-67.567,-67.567) |
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Palaeontology (incl. Palynology) Biomechanics Animal Behaviour Megaloceros deer fighting finite-element analysis Ada J. Klinkhamer Nicholas Woodley James M. Neenan William C. H. Parr Philip Clausen Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra Gabriele Sansalone Adrian M. Lister Stephen Wroe Supplementary information from Head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in Megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis |
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The largest antlers of any known deer species belonged to the extinct giant deer Megaloceros giganteus . It has been argued that their antlers were too large for use in fighting, instead being used only in ritualized displays to attract mates. Here, we used finite-element analysis to test whether the antlers of M. giganteus could have withstood forces generated during fighting. We compared the mechanical performance of antlers in M. giganteus with three extant deer species: red deer ( Cervus elaphus ), fallow deer ( Dama dama ) and moose ( Alces alces ). Von Mises stress results suggest that M. giganteus was capable of withstanding some fighting loads, provided that their antlers interlocked proximally, and that its antlers were best adapted for withstanding loads from twisting rather than pushing actions, as are other deer with palmate antlers. We conclude that fighting in M. giganteus was likely more constrained and predictable than in extant deer. |
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Ada J. Klinkhamer Nicholas Woodley James M. Neenan William C. H. Parr Philip Clausen Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra Gabriele Sansalone Adrian M. Lister Stephen Wroe |
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Ada J. Klinkhamer Nicholas Woodley James M. Neenan William C. H. Parr Philip Clausen Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra Gabriele Sansalone Adrian M. Lister Stephen Wroe |
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Supplementary information from Head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in Megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis |
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Supplementary information from Head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in Megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis |
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Supplementary information from Head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in Megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis |
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Supplementary information from Head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in Megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis |
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Supplementary information from Head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in Megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis |
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supplementary information from head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis |
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