Did pterosaurs feed by skimming? Physical modelling and anatomical evaluation of an unusual feeding method

PLoS Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1647-1655

  Humphries, Stuart ^a,c   Bonser, Richard H C ^a   Witton, Mark P ^b   Martill, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTINCT SPECIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL MODEL; PTEROSAURIA; REPTILE; ANIMAL; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMECHANICS; BIRD; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; DINOSAUR; ENERGY METABOLISM; FLYING; HISTOLOGY; MATHEMATICS; SKULL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; RYNCHOPS;

ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIRDS; DINOSAURS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SKULL;

EID: 34548284039     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050204     Document Type: Article

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