Biomechanics of Feeding in Vertebrates
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.
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