Morphology and kinematics of feeding in hagfish: Possible functional advantages of jaws

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 3897-3909

  Clark, Andrew J ^a   Summers, Adam P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agnathan; Aquatic feeding; Eptatretus stoutii; Gape cycle time; Jawless feeding; Myxine glutinosa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HAGFISH; HISTOLOGY; JAW; MASTICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HAGFISHES; JAW; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EPTATRETUS STOUTII; HAGFISH; MYXINE GLUTINOSA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 37249005778     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.006940     Document Type: Article

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