Multifunctionality and mechanical origins: Ballistic jaw propulsion in trap-jaw ants

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 103, Issue 34, 2006, Pages 12787-12792

  Patek, S N ^a   Baio, J E ^a   Fisher, B L ^b   Suarez, A V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Evolutionary origins; Feeding; Locomotion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; EVOLUTION; FEEDING; HEAD POSITION; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; MANDIBLE; ODONTOMACHUS BAURI; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; JAW; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; ODONTOMACHUS BAURI;

EID: 33748060528     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0604290103     Document Type: Article

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