The relationship between shape of the skull and bite force in finches

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1668-1680

  Van Der Meij, Maria A A ^a   Bout, Ron G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bite force; Feeding; Finch; Morphometrics; Skull

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAK; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FINCH; HISTOLOGY; MASTICATION; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SKULL;

ANIMALS; BEAK; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FINCHES; MASTICATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SKULL;

ESTRILDIDAE; FRINGILLIDAE;

EID: 46949104447     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.015289     Document Type: Article

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