Cranial morphology and bite force in Chamaeleolis lizards - Adaptations to molluscivory?

Zoology

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 467-475

  Herrel, Anthony ^a,b   Holanova, Veronika ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Anolis; Bite force; Feeding; Head shape

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MASTICATION; MOLLUSC; PHYSIOLOGY; SKULL;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BITE FORCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; IGUANAS; MOLLUSCA; SKULL;

ANOLIS; CHAMAELEOLIS; GASTROPODA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 50149099398     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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