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Three-dimensional kinematics of leaf-cutter ant mandibles: not all dicondylic joints are simple hinges
Insects use their mandibles for a variety of tasks, including food processing, material transport, nest building, brood care, and fighting. Despite this functional diversity, mandible motion is typically thought to be constrained to rotation about a single fixed axis. Here, we conduct a direct quant...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10577034/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37839448 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0546 |