The kinematics of feeding and drinking in palaeognathous birds in relation to cranial morphology

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 3395-3407

  Gussekloo, Sander W S ^a,b   Bout, Ron G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cranial morphology; Feeding behaviour; Palaeognathae; Rhea americana

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAK; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; RHEA; SKULL;

ANIMALS; BEAK; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; RHEIFORMES; SKULL;

AVES; NEOGNATHAE; PALAEOGNATHAE; RHEA; RHEA AMERICANA;

EID: 25844508959     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01769     Document Type: Article

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