The morphology of the masticatory apparatus facilitates muscle force production at wide jaw gapes in tree-gouging common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 4040-4055

  Eng, C M ^a   Ward, S R ^a,b   Vinyard, C J ^c   Taylor, A B ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Common marmosets; Fiber length; Jaw gape; Masseter; Masticatory mechanics; Muscle architecture; Physiological cross sectional area; Sarcomere length operating range; Temporalis; Tree gouging

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HISTOLOGY; JAW; MARMOSET; MASTICATION; MOUTH AND TEETH; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SARCOMERE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; CALLITHRIX; JAW; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLES; SARCOMERES; STOMATOGNATHIC SYSTEM; TREES;

CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MARMOSETS; SAGUINUS OEDIPUS; SIMIIFORMES;

EID: 71849102122     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.029983     Document Type: Article

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