Passive hinge forces in the feeding apparatus of Aplysia aid retraction during biting but not during swallowing

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 190, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 501-514

  Sutton, G P ^a   Macknin, J B ^b   Gartman, S S ^c   Sunny, G P ^a   Beer, R D ^a   Crago, P E ^c   Neustadter, D M ^c,d   Chiel, H J ^e  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^d ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD   (Israel)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Feeding; Mollusk; Passive force

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APLYSIA; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; MOUTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SWALLOWING;

ANIMALS; APLYSIA; BIOMECHANICS; DEGLUTITION; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MOUTH;

EID: 3442885117     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-004-0517-4     Document Type: Article

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