Seed husking time and maximal bite force in finches

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 3329-3335

  Van Der Meij, M A A ^a   Bout, R G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bite force; Feeding performance; Finches; Jaw movement; Seed hardness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAK; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINCH; HISTOLOGY; JAW; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEAK; BIOMECHANICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FINCHES; JAW; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; ESTRILDIDAE; FRINGILLIDAE;

EID: 33749546485     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02379     Document Type: Article

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