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Ontogenetic plasticity in cranial morphology is associated with a change in the food processing behavior in Alpine newts

BACKGROUND: The feeding apparatus of salamanders consists mainly of the cranium, mandible, teeth, hyobranchial apparatus and the muscles of the cranial region. The morphology of the feeding apparatus in turn determines the boundary conditions for possible food processing (i.e., intraoral mechanical...

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Autores principales: Schwarz, Daniel, Konow, Nicolai, Porro, Laura B., Heiss, Egon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7667761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33292303
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-020-00373-x