Trap-jaws revisited: The mandible mechanism of the ant Acanthognathus

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 227-240

  Gronenberg, Wulfila ^a   Roberto, C ^b   Brandao F ^a   Dietz, Bodo H ^a   Just, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acanthognathus; Catch mechanism; Fast movement; Functional morphology; Mandible joint; Movement control; Trap jaws

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOGNATHUS;

EID: 0031688445     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3032.1998.233081.x     Document Type: Article

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