Intraspecific scaling of chewing cycle duration in three species of domestic ungulates

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 104-112

  Stover, Kristin K ^a   Williams, Susan H ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Chewing cycle duration; Goat; Horse; Mastication

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GOAT; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; JAW; MASTICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME; TOOTH;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BODY SIZE; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; GOATS; HORSES; JAW; MASTICATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUIDAE; LAMA PACOS; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 78651315896     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.043646     Document Type: Article

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