A simple morphological predictor of bite force in rodents

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 275, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 418-422

  Freeman, P W ^a   Lemen, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bite force; Ecomorphology; Jaw; Rodent

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DENTITION; ECOMORPHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PREDICTION; RODENT; SENSOR;

CRICETIDAE; GEOMYIDAE; GEOMYS BURSARIUS; HETEROMYIDAE; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS NIGER; ZAPODINAE;

EID: 48249156646     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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