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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ftunivnewcastnsw:uon:41837 2023-05-15T13:13:14+02:00 Head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in Megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis Klinkhamer, Ada J. Woodley, Nicholas Neenan, James M. Parr, William C. H. Clausen, Philip Sanchez-Villagra, Marcelo R. Sansalone, Gabriele Lister, Adrian M. Wroe, Stephen The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, School of Engineering 2019 http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1442935 eng eng The Royal Society Publishing ARC.DP140102656 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140102656 Proceedings of the Royal Society B Vol. 286, Issue 1912 10.1098/rspb.2019.1873 http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1442935 uon:41837 ISSN:0962-8452 megaloceros deer fighting finite-element analysis journal article 2019 ftunivnewcastnsw 2022-08-15T22:25:05Z 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 elk ( 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 their 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 probably more constrained and predictable than in extant deer. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces NOVA: The University of Newcastle Research Online (Australia) Giganteus ENVELOPE(62.500,62.500,-67.567,-67.567) |
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megaloceros deer fighting finite-element analysis Klinkhamer, Ada J. Woodley, Nicholas Neenan, James M. Parr, William C. H. Clausen, Philip Sanchez-Villagra, Marcelo R. Sansalone, Gabriele Lister, Adrian M. Wroe, Stephen 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 elk ( 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 their 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 probably more constrained and predictable than in extant deer. |
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The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, School of Engineering |
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Klinkhamer, Ada J. Woodley, Nicholas Neenan, James M. Parr, William C. H. Clausen, Philip Sanchez-Villagra, Marcelo R. Sansalone, Gabriele Lister, Adrian M. Wroe, Stephen |
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Klinkhamer, Ada J. Woodley, Nicholas Neenan, James M. Parr, William C. H. Clausen, Philip Sanchez-Villagra, Marcelo R. Sansalone, Gabriele Lister, Adrian M. Wroe, Stephen |
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Head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in Megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis |
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Head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in Megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis |
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Head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in Megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis |
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Head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in Megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis |
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Head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in Megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis |
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head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis |
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The Royal Society Publishing |
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2019 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1442935 |
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