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Kelli Tamvada
Researcher at University at Albany, SUNY
Publications - 8
Citations - 317
Kelli Tamvada is an academic researcher from University at Albany, SUNY. The author has contributed to research in topics: VO2 max & Australopithecus sediba. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 8 publications receiving 282 citations. Previous affiliations of Kelli Tamvada include The Sage Colleges.
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Viewpoints: Diet and Dietary Adaptations in Early Hominins: The Hard Food Perspective
David S. Strait,Paul J. Constantino,Peter W. Lucas,Brian G. Richmond,Mark A. Spencer,Paul C. Dechow,Callum F. Ross,Ian R. Grosse,Barth W. Wright,Bernard A. Wood,Gerhard W. Weber,Qian Wang,Craig D. Byron,Dennis E. Slice,Janine Chalk,Amanda L. Smith,Leslie C. Pryor Smith,Sarah A. Wood,Michael A. Berthaume,Stefano Benazzi,Christine Mary Dzialo,Kelli Tamvada,Justin A. Ledogar +22 more
TL;DR: Current evidence is suggested to be consistent with the hypothesis that certain derived Australopith traits are adaptations for consuming hard foods, but that australopiths had generalized diets that could include high proportions of foods that were both compliant and tough.
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The feeding biomechanics and dietary ecology of Paranthropus boisei
Amanda L. Smith,Stefano Benazzi,Justin A. Ledogar,Kelli Tamvada,Leslie C. Pryor Smith,Gerhard W. Weber,Mark A. Spencer,Peter W. Lucas,Shaji Michael,Ali Shekeban,Khaled J. Al-Fadhalah,Abdulwahab S. Almusallam,Paul C. Dechow,Ian R. Grosse,Callum F. Ross,Richard H. Madden,Brian G. Richmond,Barth W. Wright,Qian Wang,Craig D. Byron,Dennis E. Slice,Sarah A. Wood,Christine Mary Dzialo,Michael A. Berthaume,Adam van Casteren,David S. Strait +25 more
TL;DR: An engineering method is used, finite element analysis, to show that the facial skeleton of Paranthropus boisei is structurally strong, exhibits a strain pattern different from that in chimpanzees and Australopithecus africanus, and efficiently produces high bite force.
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Mechanical evidence that Australopithecus sediba was limited in its ability to eat hard foods.
Justin A. Ledogar,Justin A. Ledogar,Amanda L. Smith,Amanda L. Smith,Stefano Benazzi,Gerhard W. Weber,Mark A. Spencer,Keely B. Carlson,Kieran P. McNulty,Paul C. Dechow,Ian R. Grosse,Callum F. Ross,Brian G. Richmond,Barth W. Wright,Qian Wang,Craig D. Byron,Kristian J. Carlson,Kristian J. Carlson,Darryl J. de Ruiter,Darryl J. de Ruiter,Lee R. Berger,Kelli Tamvada,Kelli Tamvada,Leslie C. Pryor,Michael A. Berthaume,David S. Strait,David S. Strait +26 more
TL;DR: The authors showed that MH1, the type specimen of A. sediba, was not optimized to produce high molar bite force and appears to have been limited in its ability to consume foods that were mechanically challenging to eat.
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Biomechanical implications of intraspecific shape variation in chimpanzee crania: moving toward an integration of geometric morphometrics and finite element analysis.
Amanda L. Smith,Stefano Benazzi,Justin A. Ledogar,Kelli Tamvada,Leslie C. Pryor Smith,Gerhard W. Weber,Mark A. Spencer,Paul C. Dechow,Ian R. Grosse,Callum F. Ross,Brian G. Richmond,Brian G. Richmond,Barth W. Wright,Qian Wang,Craig D. Byron,Dennis E. Slice,David S. Strait +16 more
TL;DR: This study uses geometric morphometric methods (GM) and finite element analysis (FEA) to examine the biomechanical implications of shape variation in chimpanzee crania, thereby providing a comparative context in which to interpret shape‐related mechanical variation between hominin species.
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Finite element analysis of a femur to deconstruct the paradox of bone curvature
TL;DR: The hypothesis that bone curvature can increase bending predictability, but at the expense of bone strength is supported.