Biomechanical determinants of bite force dimorphism in Cyclommatus metallifer stag beetles

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1065-1071

  Goyens, Jana ^a   Dirckx, Joris ^a   Dierick, Manuel ^b   Van Hoorebeke, Luc ^b   Aerts, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bite force; Functional morphology; Lucanidae; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BEETLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HEAD; MALE; MASTICATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BITE FORCE; FEMALE; HEAD; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84905227793     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: 14779145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.091744     Document Type: Article

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