Activation patterns of the tongue-projector muscle during feeding in the imperial cave salamander Hydromantes imperialis

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2071-2081

  Deban, Stephen M ^a,b   Dicke, Ursula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Feeding; Hydromantes imperialis; Modulation; Salamander; Tongue

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; ITALY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; TONGUE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; ITALY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIME FACTORS; TONGUE; URODELA;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANIMALIA; CAUDATA; EURYCEA LUCIFUGA; HYDROMANTES;

EID: 3042659101     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00978     Document Type: Article

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