Does large body size relax constraints on bite-force generation in lizards of the genus Uromastyx?

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 292, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 170-174

  Herrel, A ^a   Castilla, A M ^b,c   Al Sulaiti, M K ^b   Wessels, J J ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^c CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^d QATAR PETROLEUM   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Bite force; Body size; Diet; Herbivory; Squamate

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; DIET; EVOLUTION; HERBIVORY; LIZARD; PLANT;

ANIMALIA; SQUAMATA; UROMASTYX;

EID: 84896690270     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12089     Document Type: Article

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