Morphological and functional diversity of the mandible in suckermouth armored catfishes (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 273, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-39

  Lujan, Nathan K ^a   Armbruster, Jonathan W ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Durophagy; Evolutionary novelty; Functional morphology; Jaw diversity; Jaw mechanics; Model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CATFISH; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; EATING; EVOLUTION; FISH; HISTOLOGY; JAW; MANDIBLE; MOUTH; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOTH;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOMECHANICS; CATFISHES; DIET; EATING; FISHES; JAW; MANDIBLE; MOUTH; PHYLOGENY; TOOTH;

EID: 83155173272     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.11003     Document Type: Article

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