Comparative and developmental functional morphology of the jaws of living and fossil gars (Actinopterygii: Lepisosteidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 267, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1017-1031

  Kammerer, Christian F ^a,b   Grande, Lance ^a   Westneat, Mark W ^a  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atractosteus; Gar; Jaw mechanics; Lepisosteidae; Lepisosteus; Lever ratios

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FISH; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; JAW; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; EVOLUTION; FISHES; FOSSILS; JAW; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACTINOPTERYGII; CRUSTACEA; GINGLYMODI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPISOSTEIDAE; LEPISOSTEUS OSSEUS; LEPISOSTEUS SPATULA; PISCES;

EID: 33748498699     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10293     Document Type: Article

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