... 7 2022 © 2022. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2022 Summary: Spotted ratfish consume hard prey using jaws made of very flexible cartilage, which is atypical for durophagous predators. Holocephali Feeding Durophagy Cartilaginous fish National Science...

... ). Fracture of mollusk shells, a common method of durophagy, has been studied primarily in terms of the slow crushing forces of jaws and claws and through the use of materials-testing machines (e.g. Blundon and Vermeij, 1983 ; Buschbaum et al., 2007 ; Fisher, 2010 ; Kolmann et al., 2015 ; Preston et al...

... a durophagous raptorial biting mode characterized by large gapes, large gape angles and lack of lateral gape occlusion. The shorter skulls and mandibles of sea otters, along with increased mechanical advantages of the masseter and increased bite force, form a repertoire of functional traits for durophagy. Here...

... that is larger with greater apodeme height and has the stronger closing force. Portunus trituberculatus Durophagy Handedness reversal Autotomy Linked morphogenic and functional regulation Ontogeny Evolution A prominent feature of the chelae of decapod crustaceans is lateral asymmetry...

... no competing or financial interests. 26 1 2015 22 6 2015 © 2015. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2015 Summary: Finite element analysis of hard-prey crushing teeth demonstrates morphological features important for resisting tooth failure. Durophagy Tooth morphology...

... predictors of bite force than head size morphometrics (head width and head length). * Author for correspondence ( marshalc@tamug.edu ) 26 4 2012 11 8 2012 © 2012. 2012 biting performance ontogeny durophagy loggerhead sea turtle competition Vertebrate feeding...

... decrease passive resistance to jaw opening. This divergence from `typical' tendon morphology in the jaw adductors of H. colliei may be particularly important given the demands for high force production in durophagy. References Azizi, E. and Brainerd, E. ( 2007 ). Architectural gear ratio and strain...

... (55-68 cm TL ), obtained as fisheries bycatch off the coast of Los Angeles, CA,USA, were frozen until used for morphological analyses. The purpose of this study was therefore to determine the biomechanical basis of durophagy in the heterodontid sharks, as represented by the horn shark...

... to mollusc-crushing behavior. * Present address: Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA (e-mail: grubich@bio.fsu.edu ) 14 7 2000 26 9 2000 © 2000 by Company of Biologists 2000 durophagy feeding crushing motor pattern...