Biomechanics of Feeding in Vertebrates

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Although feeding is not yet been thoroughly studied in many vertebrates

taxa, and different conceptual and methodological approaches of the

concerned scientists make a synthesis difficult, the aim of the editors is to provide a comprehensive overview of the feeding design in aquatic

and terrestrial vertebrates with a detailed description of

its functional properties. The book emphasizes the constant interaction between function and form, behaviour and morphology in the course of

evolution of the feeding apparatus and way of feeding both complementary

and basically related to survival interspecific competition, adaptation to environmental changes and adaptive radiations. Special stress is drawn onquantification of the observational and experimental data on the morphology and biomechanics of the feeding design and its element jaws, teeth,

hyoidean apparatus, tongue, in order to allow present and further

comparisons in an evolutionary perspective.