Publications

van Casteren A, Codd JR, Kupczik K, Sellers WI & Henry AG. (2022) The cost of chewing: The energetics and evolutionary significance of mastication in humans. Science Advances. 8: eabn8351 Click here to access

Chalk‐Wilayto J, Dutra Fogaça M, Wright BW, Dutra Fogaça M, van Casteren A , Fragazy D, Izar P, Visalberghi E, Strait DS, Ross CF, Wright KA & Laird MF (2022) Effects of food material properties and embedded status on food processing efficiency in bearded capuchins. Am. J. Phys. Anth. 178: 617-635 Click here to access

Fannin LD, Laugier EJ, van Casteren A, Greenwood SL, & Dominy NJ. (2022) Differentiating siliceous particulate matter in the diets of mammalian herbivores. Meth. Eco. Evo. Online early edition Click here to access

Ledogar JA, Senck S, Villmoare BA, Smith AL, Weber GW, Richmond BG, Dechow PC, Ross CF, Grosse IR, Wright BW, Wang Q, Byron C, Benazzi S, Carlson KJ, Carlson KB, Pryor McIntosh LC, van Casteren A & Strait DS. (2022) Mechanical compensation in the evolution of the early hominin feeding apparatus. Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond. B. 289: 20220711 Click here to access

Laird MF, Punjani Z, Oshay RR, Wright BW, Dutra Fogaça M, van Casteren A , Izar P, Visalberghi E, Fragazy D, Strait DS, Ross CF & Wright KA.(2022) Feeding postural behaviors and food geometric and material properties in bearded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus). Am. J. Phys. Anth. 178: 3-16 Click here to access

Sinet-Mathiot V., Martisius NL Schulz-Kornas E., van Casteren A, Tsanova TR, Sirakov N, Spasov R, Welker F, Smith GM, & Hublin JJ. (2021) The effect of eraser sampling for proteomic analysis on Palaeolithic bone surface microtopography. Sci. Rep. 11: 23611 Click here to access

van Casteren A, Strait DS, Swain MV, Al-fadhalah K, Almusallam S, Michael S, Thai LA, Philip SM, Shekeban A, Saji S, McGraw WS, Kane E, Wright BW & Lucas PW. (2020) Hard plant tissues do not contribute meaningfully to dental microwear: evolutionary implications. Sci. Rep. 10: 582. Click here to access

Laird MF, Wright BW, Rivera AO, Dutra Fogaça M, van Casteren A, Fragaszy DM, Izar P, Visalberghi E, Scott RS, Strait DS, Ross CF, Wright KA. (2020) Ingestive behaviors in bearded capuchins (Sapajus libidinosus) Sci. Rep. 10: 20850 Click here to access

van Casteren A, Wright E, Kupczik K & Robbins MR (2019) Unexpected hard object feeding in Western Lowland Gorillas. Am. J. Phys. Anth. 170: 433–438. Click here access

van Casteren A & Crofts S, (2019) The materials of mastication: material science of the humble tooth. Int. Comp. Bio. 59: 1681–1689. Click here access

Wright BW, Wright KA, Strait DS, Ross CF, Laird MF, van Casteren A, Scott R. (2019) Taking a big bite: Working together to better understand the evolution of feeding in primates. Am. J. Primatol. 81: e22981 Click here access

van Casteren A, Lucas PW, Strait DS, Michael S, Al-fadhalah K, Almusallam S, Thai LA, Saji SM, Shekeban A & Swain MV (2019) Metallic proxies remain unsuitable for assessing the mechanics of microwear formation: reply to comment on van Casteren et al. (2018). Roy. Soc. Open Sci. 6: 190572 Click here access

van Casteren A, Oelze VM, Angedakin S, Kalan AK, Kambi M, Boesch C, Kühl HS, Langergraber KE, Piel AP, Stweart FA & Kupczik K (2018) Food mechanical properties and isotopic signatures in forest versus savannah dwelling eastern chimpanzees. Comms. Biol. 1: 109 Click here access

van Casteren A, Lucas PW, Strait DS, Michael S, Al-fadhalah K, Almusallam S, Thai LA, Saji , SM, Shekeban A & Swain MV (2018) Evidence that metallic proxies are unsuitable for assessing the mechanics of microwear formation and a new theory of the meaning of microwear. Roy. Soc. Open Sci. 5: 171699 Click here access

Pierantoni M, Tenne R, Rephael B, Brumfeld V, van Casteren A, Kupczik K, Oron D, Addadi L & Weiner S (2018) Mineral Deposits in Ficus Leaves: Morphologies and Locations in Relation to Function. Plant Physiol. 175: 1751–1763. Click here for access

van Casteren A (2017) Tool Use: Crows Craft the Right Tool for the Job. Curr. Biol. 27: R1314–R1316 Click here for access

Johannsen L, Coward SRL, Wing AM, van Casteren A, Sellers W, Ennos AR, Crompton RH & Thorp SKS (2017) Human Bipedal Instability in Tree Canopy Environments is Reduced by "Light Touch" Fingertip Support. Sci. Rep. 7: 1135. Click here for access

van Casteren A, Venkataraman V, Ennos AR & Lucas PW (2016) Novel Developments in Field Mechanics. J. Hum. Evo. 98: 5-17 Click here for access

Lucas, PW, Ridwan O, Al-fadhalah K, Almusallam S, Henry AG, Michael S, Thai LA, Watzke J, Strait DS, van Casteren A & Atkins AG (2016) Tooth Wear: A response to “Scratching the surface: A critique of Lucas et al. (2013)'s conclusion that phytoliths do not abrade enamel” [J. Hum. Evol. 74 (2014) 130e133] J. Hum. Evo. 107: 75-77. Click here for access

Talebi MG, Sala EA, Carvalho B, Villani GM, Lucas PW & van Casteren A (2016) Membrane–plate Transition in Leaves as an Influence on Dietary Selectivity and Tooth Form. J. Hum. Evo. 98: 18-26. Click here for access

McGraw WS, van Casteren A, Kane E, Geissler E, Burrows B & Daegling DJ (2016) Ingestive and Oral Processing Behaviors of Two Colobine Monkeys in Tai Forest, Ivory Coast. J. Hum Evo. 98: 90- 22. Click here for access

Wondra EM, van Casteren A, Pascual-Garrido A, Stewart F & Piel AK, (2016) A New Report of Chimpanzee Ant-fishing from the Issa Valley, Tanzania. African Primates 11: 1-18. Click here for access

Lucas PW, Wagner M, Al-fadhalah K, Almusallam S, Michael S, Thai LA, Strait DS, Swain MV, van Casteren A, Renno WM, Shekeban A, Philip SM, Saji S & Atkins AG (2016) Dental Abrasion as a Cutting Process. Interface Focus 6: 20160008. Click here for access

Lucas PW, Philip SM, Al-Qeoud D, Al-Draihim N, Saji S & van Casteren A (2016) Structure and Scale of the Mechanics of Mammalian Dental Enamel Viewed from an Evolutionary Perspective. Evol. Dev. 18: 54-61. Click here for access

Smith AL, Benazzi S, Ledogar JA, Tamvada K, Smith L, Weber GW, Spencer MA, Lucas PW, Dechow PC, Grosse IR, Ross CF, Richmond BG, Wright BW, Wang Q, Byron C, Slice DE, Wood S, Czialo C, Berthaume M, van Casteren A & Strait DS (2015) The Feeding Biomechanics and Dietary Ecology of Paranthropus boisei. Anat Rec. 298: 145-167. Click here for access

Lucas PW & van Casteren A (2014) The Wear and Tear of Teeth. Med. Prin. Pract. 24 suppl 1 3-13. Click here for access

Ziscovici C, Lucas PW, Constantino PJ, Bromage TG & van Casteren A (2014) Sea Otter Dental Enamel is Highly Resistant to Chipping due to its Microstructure. Biol. Letters. 10: 20140484. Click here for access

Lucas PW, van Casteren A, Al-Fadhalah K, Almusallam AS, Henry AG, Michael S, Watzke J, Reed DA, Diekwisch TGH, Strait DS & Atkins AG (2014) The Role of Dust, Grit and Phytoliths in Tooth Wear. Ann. Zool. Fennici. 51: 143-152. Click here for access

van Casteren A, Sellers W, Thorp SKS, Coward S, Crompton RH & Ennos AR (2013) Factors Affecting the Compliance and Sway Properties of Tree Branches Used by the Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii). PLoS ONE. 8: e67877. Click here for access

van Casteren A, Sellers W, Thorp SKS, Coward S, Crompton RH, Myatt JP & Ennos AR (2012) Nest Building Orangutans Demonstrate Engineering Knowhow to Produce Safe Comfortable Bed. Proc Nat Acad Sci USA 109: 6873-6877. Click here for access

van Casteren A, Sellers W, Thorp SKS, Coward S, Crompton RH & Ennos AR (2012) Why Don’t Branches Snap? The Mechanics of Bending Failure in Three Temperate Angiosperm Trees (Fraxinus excelsior, Corylus avellana and Salix alba). Trees 26: 789-797 Click here for access

Ennos AR & van Casteren A (2010) Transverse Stresses and Modes of Failure in Tree Branches and Other Beams. Proc Roy Soc Lond B. 277: 1253-1258. Click here for access

van Casteren A, Codd JR, Gardiner JD, McGhie H & Ennos AR (2010) Sonation in the Male Common Snipe (Capella gallinago gallinago L.) is Achieved by a Flag-like Fluttering of their tail Feathers and Consequent Vortex Shedding. J. Exp. Biol. 213: 1602-1608. Click here for access

van Casteren A & Codd JR (2010) Foot Morphology and Substrate Adhesion in the Madagascan Hissing Cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa). J. Insect. Sci. 10: 40. Click here for access