Morphology of the jaw system in trichiurids: Trade-offs between mouth closing and biting performance

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 717-736

  De Schepper, N ^a   Van Wassenbergh, S ^b   Adriaens, D ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adductor mandibulae complex; Bite force; Elongate jaws; Function; Myology

Indexed keywords

APHANOPUS CARBO; TRICHIURIDAE; TRICHIURUS LEPTURUS;

EID: 41649093594     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: 10963642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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