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The Effects of Biting and Pulling on the Forces Generated during Feeding in the Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)

In addition to biting, it has been speculated that the forces resulting from pulling on food items may also contribute to feeding success in carnivorous vertebrates. We present an in vivo analysis of both bite and pulling forces in Varanus komodoensis, the Komodo dragon, to determine how they contri...

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Autori principali: D'Amore, Domenic C., Moreno, Karen, McHenry, Colin R., Wroe, Stephen
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science 2011
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3197624/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22028837
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026226
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