Biomechanics of feeding in vertebrates /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bels, V. L. (Vincent L.), Chardon, Michel, Vandewalle, P. (Pierre)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, [1994]
Series:Advances in comparative and environmental physiology ; 18.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Functional properties of the feeding musculature / S.W. Herring
  • Feeding mechanisms in sharks and other elasmobranchs / T.H. Frazzetta
  • Pharyngeal apparatus in teleost feeding / P. Vandewalle ... [et al.]
  • Feeding in tetrapods / F. De Vree and C. Gans
  • Sensorimotor processes that underlie feeding behavior in tetrapods / J.-P. Ewert ... [et al.]
  • Amphibian beeding behavior: comparative biomechanics and evolution / G.V. Lauder and S.M. Reilly
  • Biomechanics of the hyolingual system in squamata / V.L. Bels, M. Chardon and K.V. Kardong
  • Behavioral mechanisms of avian feeding / G.A. Zweers, H. Berkhoudt and J.C. Vanden Berge
  • Evolutionary approach of masticatory motor patterns in mammals / W.A. Weijs
  • Differential wear of enamel: a mechanism for maintaining sharp cutting edges / A.W. Crompton, C.B. Wood and D.N. Stern
  • Conclusion: a general theory for feeding mechanics? / P. Dullemeijer.