Publications

†, corresponding author; *, undergraduate student co-author; **, graduate student co-author

• Davis, JS** and SH Williams. 2018. The influence of diet on masticatory motor patterns in musteloid carnivorans: an analysis of jaw adductor activity in ferrets ( Mustela putorius furo ) and kinkajous ( Potos flavus ) J ournal of Experimental Zoology Part A - Ecological and Integrative Physiology . doi: 10.1002/jez.2141
• Montuelle SJ, Olson R, Curtis H, Sidote J, and SH Williams . 2018. Flexibility of feeding movements in pigs: effects of changes in food toughness and stiffness on the timing of jaw movements. Journal of Experimental Biology 221: jeb168088 doi: 10.1242/jeb.168088
• Thompson CL, B Powell, SH Williams, G Hanya, KE Glander, and CJ Vinyard. 2017. Seasonal differences in thyroid hormone indicate a thermoregulatory function in both in both a tropical (Alouatta palliata) and cold-habitat primate (Macaca fuscata) . American Journal of Primatology 79. doi: 10.1002/ajp.22714
• Stover K, JV Sidote and SH Williams†. 2017. An ontogenetic perspective on symphyseal fusion, occlusion and mandibular loading in alpacas (Vicugna pacos) . Zoology 125:95-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2017.06.006
• Mahato NK**, SJ Montuelle, C Goubeaux, J Cotton, SH Williams, J Thomas, and B Clark. 2017. Quantification of Intervertebral Displacement with a Novel MRI-Based Modeling Technique: Assessing Accuracy and Reliability with a Porcine Spine Model. Magnetic Resonance Imaging . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mri.2016.12.022
• Thompson CL, C Scheidel, KE Glander, SH Williams, and CJ Vinyard. 2017. An assessment of skin temperature gradients in a tropical primate using infrared thermography and subcutaneous implants. Journal of Thermal Biology . 63:49-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.11.005
• Thompson CL, SH Williams, KE Glander and CJ Vinyard. 2016. Measuring microhabitat temperature in arboreal primates: A comparison of on-animal and stationery approaches. International Journal of Primatology . 37(4):495-517. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-016-9917-x
• Mahato NK**, SJ Montuelle, J Cotton, SH Williams, J Thomas, and B Clark. 2016. Development of a Morphology-based Modeling Technique for Tracking Solid-Body Displacements: Examining the Reliability of a Potential MRI-only Approach for Joint Kinematics Assessment. BMC Medical Imaging . 16(1):38. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-016-0140-1
• Druzinsky RE, JP Balhoff, AW Crompton, J Done, RZ German, MA Haendel, A Herrel, SW Herring, H Lapp, PM Mabee, H-M Mueller, CJ Mungall, PW Stemberg, K Van Auken, CJ Vinyard, SH Williams, and CE Wall. 2016. Muscle Logic: New Knowledge Resource for Anatomy Enables Comprehensive Searches of the Literature on the Feeding Muscles of Mammals. PLOS One 11(2): e0149102. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149102
• Williams SH†, NR Lozier, SJ Montuelle and S de Lacalle. 2015. Effect of postnatal myostatin inhibition on bite mechanics in mice. PLoS ONE 10(8): e0134854. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134854
• Montuelle SJ and SH Williams. 2015. In vivo measurement of mesokinesis in Gekko gecko : the role of cranial kinesis during gape display, biting and feeding. PLoS ONE 10(7): e0134710. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134710
• O’Brien HD** and SH Williams. 2014. Using Biplanar Fluoroscopy to Guide Radiopaque Vascular Injections: A New Method for Vascular Imaging. PLoS ONE 9(5): e97940. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097940
• Thompson CL, SH Williams, KE Glander, MF Teaford, CJ Vinyard. 2014. Body temperature and thermal environment in a generalized arboreal anthropoid, wild mantled howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 154:1-10. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22505
• Chen Y, SH Williams, AL McNulty, JH Hong, SH Lee, NE Rothfusz, PK Parekh, C Moore, RW Gereau 4th, AB Taylor, F Wang, F Guilak, W Liedtke. 2013. Temporomandibular joint pain: a critical role for Trpv4 in the trigeminal ganglion. Pain 154:1295-1304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2013.04.004
• Vinyard, CJ, KE Glander, MF Teaford, CL Thompson, M Deffenbaugh, SH Williams. 2012. Methods for developing an ecological physiology of feeding in free-ranging howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata) at La Pacifica, Costa Rica. International Journal of Primatology 33: 611-631. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-012-9579-2
• Vinyard, CJ , AB Taylor, MF Teaford, KE Glander, MJ Ravosa, JB Rossie, TM Ryan, SH Williams. 2011. Are we looking for loads in all the right places? New research directions for studying the masticatory apparatus of New World monkeys. Anatomical Record 294: 2140-2157. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.21512
• Williams, SH†, KK Stover*, JS Davis**, SJ Montuelle. 2011. Mandibular corpus bone strains during mastication in goats (Capra hircus) : a comparison of ingestive and rumination chewing. Archives of Oral Biology 56: 960-971. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archoralbio.2011.02.014
• Hylander WL, CJ Vinyard, CE Wall, SH Williams, KR Johnson. 2011. Functional and Evolutionary Significance of the Recruitment and Firing Patterns of the Jaw Adductors during chewing in Verreauxi’s sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) . American Journal of Physical Anthropology 145: 531-547. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.21529
• Konow, NK, A Herrel, CF Ross, SH Williams, RZ German, CPJ Sanford, C Gintof. 2011. Evolution of Muscle Activity Patterns Driving Motions of the Jaw and Hyoid during Chewing in Gnathostomes. Integrative and Comparative Biology 51: 235-246. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icr040
• Stover KK* and SH Williams†. 2011. Intraspecific scaling of chewing cycle duration in three species of domestic ungulates. Journal of Experimental Biology 214: 104-112. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.043646
• Vinyard, CJ, SH Williams, CE Wall, AH Doherty, AW Crompton, WL Hylander. 2011. A preliminary analysis of correlations between chewing motor patterns and mandibular morphology across mammals. Integrative and Comparative Biology 51: 260-270. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icr066
• Wall, CE, CJ Vinyard, SH Williams, V Gapayev, X Liu, H Lapp, RZ German. 2011. Overview of the Feeding Experiments End-user Database (FEED). Integrative and Comparative Biology 51: 215-223. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icr047
• Williams†, SH, CJ Vinyard, CE Wall, AH Doherty**, AW Crompton, WL Hylander. 2011. A preliminary analysis of correlated evolution in mammalian chewing motor patterns. Integrative and Comparative Biology 51:247-259. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icr068
• Davis JS**, CW Nicolay and SH Williams. 2010. A comparative study of incisor procumbency and mandibular morphology in vampire bats. Journal of Morphology 271: 853-862. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10840.
• Ravosa MJ, CF Ross, DB Costley and SH Williams. 2010. Allometry of masticatory loading parameters in mammals. Anatomical Record 293: 557-571. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.21133
• Williams SH†, JV Sidote* and KK Stover*. 2010. Occlusal development and masseter activity in alpacas (Lama pacos) . Anatomical Record 293: 126-134. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.21016
• Williams SH†, E Peiffer* and S Ford*. 2009. Gape and bite force in the rodents Onychomys leucogaster and Peromyscus maniculatus : does jaw-muscle anatomy predict performance? Journal of Morphology 270:1338-1347. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10761
• Williams SH†, CJ Vinyard, CE Wall and WL Hylander. 2009. Mandibular corpus bone strain in goats and alpacas: Implications for understanding the biomechanics of mandibular form in selenodont artiodactyls. Journal of Anatomy 214: 65-78. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.01008.x
• Vinyard CJ, CE Wall, SH Williams, AL Mork, BA Garner, LCO Melo, MM Valença-Montenegro, YBM Valle, MA Monteiro da Cruz, PW Lucas, D Schmitt, AB Taylor and WL Hylander. 2009. The evolutionary morphology of tree gouging in marmosets. In LC Davis, SM Ford and LM Porter (eds.) The Smallest Anthropoids: The Marmoset/Callimico Radiation. Springer: New York. 395-410.
• Williams SH†, CJ Vinyard, K Glander, M Deffenbaugh, M Teaford and C Thompson**. 2008. Telemetry system for assessing jaw-muscle function in free-ranging primates. International Journal of Primatology 29:1441-1453. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-008-9292-3
• Williams SH†, CE Wall, CJ Vinyard and WL Hylander. 2008. Symphyseal fusion in selenodont artiodactyls: new insights from in vivo and comparative data. In CJ Vinyard, MJ Ravosa and CE Wall (eds.) Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology . Springer: New York, p. 39-61.
• Vinyard CJ, CE Wall, SH Williams, and WL Hylander. 2008. Patterns of variation in jaw-muscle electromyography during mastication across primates. Integrative and Comparative Biology 48:294-311. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icn071
• Wall CE, CJ Vinyard, SH Williams, KR Johnson and WL Hylander. 2008. Specialization of the superficial anterior temporalis for mastication of hard foods in baboons. In CJ Vinyard, MJ Ravosa and CE Wall (eds.) Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology . Springer: New York, p. 113-124.
• Ross CF, A Eckhardt, A Herrel, WL Hylander, KA Metzger, V Schaerlaeken, RL Washington and SH Williams. 2007. Modulation of intra-oral processing in mammals and lepidosaurs. Integrative and Comparative Biology 47:118-136. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icm044
• Ross CF, R Dharia, SW Herring, WL Hylander, ZJ Liu, KL Rafferty, MJ Ravosa and SH Williams. 2007. Modulation of mandibular loading and bite force in mammals during mastication. Journal of Experimental Biology 210: 1046-1063. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.02733
• Williams SH†, CJ Vinyard, CE Wall and WL Hylander. 2007. Masticatory motor patterns in ungulates: a quantitative assessment of jaw-muscle coordination in goats, alpacas and horses. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology 307A: 226-240. https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.362
• Vinyard CJ, MJ Ravosa, SH Williams, CE Wall, KR Johnson and WL Hylander. 2007. Jaw-muscle function and the origins of primates. In Primate Origins: Adaptations and Evolution. MJ Ravosa and M Dagosto (eds.). New York: Springer. pp. 179-231.
• Vinyard CJ, CE Wall, SH Williams, KR Johnson and WL Hylander. 2006. Masseter electromyography during chewing in ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) . American Journal of Physical Anthropology 130: 85-95. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.20307
• Wall CE, CJ Vinyard, KR Johnson, SH Williamsand WL Hylander. 2006. Phase II Occlusion in Relation to Jaw Movement and Masseter Muscle Recruitment during Chewing in Papio anubis . American Journal of Physical Anthropology 129: 215-224. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.20290
• Williams SH†, BW Wright, VD Truong, CR Daubert and CJ Vinyard. 2005. The mechanical properties of foods used in experimental studies of primate masticatory function. American Journal of Primatology 67:329-346. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.20189
• Vinyard CJ, SH Williams, CE Wall, KR Johnson and WL Hylander. 2005. Jaw-muscle electromyography during chewing in Belanger's Treeshrews (Tupaia belangeri) . American Journal of Physical Anthropology 127:26-45. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.20176
• Hylander WL, CE Wall, CJ Vinyard, C Ross, MJ Ravosa, SH Williamsand KR Johnson. 2005. Temporalis function in anthropoids and strepsirrhines: an EMG study. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 128:35-56. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.20058
• Vinyard CJ, CE Wall, SH Williamsand WL Hylander. 2003. A comparative functional analysis of skull morphology of tree-gouging primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 120:153-170. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.10129
• Vinyard CJ, CE Wall, SH Williams, D Schmitt and WL Hylander. 2001. A preliminary report on the jaw mechanics during tree gouging in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) . In Dental Morphology. A Brooks (ed.). Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press Ltd. pp. 283-297.
• Williams SH†, CE Wall, CJ Vinyard and WL Hylander. 2002. A biomechanical analysis of skull form in gum-harvesting galagids. Folia Primatologica 73:197-209. https://doi.org/10.1159/000065429
• Williams SH†and RF Kay. 2001. A comparative test of adaptive explanations for hypsodonty in ungulates and rodents. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 8:207-229. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012231829141