Hummingbird jaw bends to aid insect capture

Nature

Volumn 428, Issue 6983, 2004, Pages 615-

  Yanega, Gregor M ^a   Rubega, Margaret A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIRD; INSECT;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BEAK; BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; INSECT; JAW; NECTAR; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; VIDEORECORDING; ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; EATING; HISTOLOGY; JOINT; MANDIBLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY;

AVES; INSECTA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIRDS; DROSOPHILA; EATING; JOINTS; MANDIBLE; PLIABILITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 1942517311     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/428615a     Document Type: Article

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