| Title |
Why the Long Face? The Mechanics of Mandibular Symphysis Proportions in Crocodiles
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0053873 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christopher W. Walmsley, Peter D. Smits, Michelle R. Quayle, Matthew R. McCurry, Heather S. Richards, Christopher C. Oldfield, Stephen Wroe, Phillip D. Clausen, Colin R. McHenry |
| Abstract |
Crocodilians exhibit a spectrum of rostral shape from long snouted (longirostrine), through to short snouted (brevirostrine) morphologies. The proportional length of the mandibular symphysis correlates consistently with rostral shape, forming as much as 50% of the mandible's length in longirostrine forms, but 10% in brevirostrine crocodilians. Here we analyse the structural consequences of an elongate mandibular symphysis in relation to feeding behaviours. |
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| Indonesia | 1 | 3% |
| Curaçao | 1 | 3% |
| Argentina | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
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| Scientists | 7 | 18% |
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| France | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
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| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
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| Researcher | 28 | 17% |
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| Unknown | 30 | 18% |
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| Engineering | 4 | 2% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 2% |
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