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3D Bite Modeling and Feeding Mechanics of the Largest Living Amphibian, the Chinese Giant Salamander Andrias davidianus (Amphibia:Urodela)

Biting is an integral feature of the feeding mechanism for aquatic and terrestrial salamanders to capture, fix or immobilize elusive or struggling prey. However, little information is available on how it works and the functional implications of this biting system in amphibians although such approach...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Fortuny, Josep, Marcé-Nogué, Jordi, Heiss, Egon, Sanchez, Montserrat, Gil, Lluis, Galobart, Àngel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4390218/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25853557
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121885
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