Mechanism of tongue protraction in microhylid frogs

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-31

  Meyers, Jay J ^a   O'Reilly, James C ^b   Monroy, Jenna A ^a   Nishikawa, Kiisa C ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding; Frog; M. genioglossus dorsoventralis; Microhylidae; Muscular hydrostat; Phrynomantis bifasciatus; Prey capture; Tongue protraction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENERVATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FROGS AND TOADS; HISTOLOGY; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TONGUE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BIOMECHANICS; DENERVATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; TONGUE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; HEMISUS; MICROHYLIDAE; PHRYNOMANTIS; PHRYNOMANTIS BIFASCIATUS;

EID: 0346965938     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00715     Document Type: Article

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