Control of jaw movements in two species of macropodines (Macropus eugenii and Macropus rufus)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-123

  Crompton, A W ^a   Barnet, J ^a   Lieberman, D E ^a   Owerkowicz, T ^b   Skinner, J ^b   Baudinette, R V ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Marsupials; Mastication; Neural control

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; JAW MOVEMENT; KANGAROO; MACROPUS EUGENII; MACROPUS RUFUS; MALE; MARSUPIAL; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MOLAR TOOTH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; WALLABY;

MACROPUS EUGENII; MACROPUS RUFUS; METATHERIA;

EID: 44749093953     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: 15314332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.10.015     Document Type: Article

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