Bite forces and evolutionary adaptations to feeding ecology in carnivores

Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 347-358

  Christiansen, Per ^a   Wroe, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Bite force; Bite force quotients; Carnivora; Evolution; Feeding ecology

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY SIZE; CARNIVORE; EVOLUTION; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MAMMAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; CARNIVORA; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; JAW; MASTICATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; BODY SIZE; CARNIVORA; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; JAW;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34247172410     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2007)88[347:BFAEAT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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