Rotational feeding in caecilians: Putting a spin on the evolution of cranial design

Biology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 485-487

  Measey, G John ^a   Herrel, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bite force; Burrowing; Feeding behaviour; Gymnophiona

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BURROWING; CRANIUM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GAPE LIMITATION; PREY SIZE; VIDEOGRAPHY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BOULENGERULA TAITANUS; BURROWING SPECIES; CAECILIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MASTICATION; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOMETOPUM THOMENSE; SKULL;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; BOULENGERULA TAITANUS; GYMNOPHIONA; SCHISTOMETOPUM THOMENSE;

EID: 33845592423     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2006.0516     Document Type: Article

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