Scaling of jaw muscle size and maximal bite force in finches

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 2745-2753

  Van Der Meij, M A A ^a   Bout, R G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allometry; Bite force; Estrildid; Finch; Fringillid; Husking; Muscle; Seed

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY CONSTITUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; JAW; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; JAW; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MUSCLE FIBERS; SONGBIRDS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FRINGILLIDAE; PASSERI;

EID: 4344566329     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01091     Document Type: Article

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