The functional significance of the lower temporal bar in Sphenodon punctatus

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 3908-3914

  Schaerlaeken, Vicky ^a   Herrel, Anthony ^a,b   Aerts, Peter ^a   Ross, Callum F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bite force; Feeding behavior; Lower temporal bar; Sphenodon punctatus; Static bite model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; JAW; PHYSIOLOGY; REPTILE; SKULL;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; JAW; REPTILES; SKULL;

AGAMIDAE; LEPIDOSAURIA; SAURIA; SPHENODON PUNCTATUS; SPHENODONTIA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 57449113444     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.021345     Document Type: Article

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