Most Recent Articles from American Zoologist

• Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States, 4th ed. 

  Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States, 4th ed. DOUGLAS GRANT SMITH. John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York, 2001, 638 pp., $120...

  12/01/01 by Hairston, Nelson G Jr · More from publication

• Animal Ecology 

  Animal Ecology. CHARLES ELTON, with new introductory material by Mathew A. Leibold and J. Timothy Wootton. University of Chicago Press, Chicago,...

  12/01/01 by Paine, Robert T · More from publication

• Prey transport mechanisms in blindsakes and the evolution of unilateral feeding systems in snakes 

  SYNOPSIS. Most snakes ingest and transport their prey via a jaw ratcheting mechanism in which the left and right upper jaw arches are advanced over...

  12/01/01 by Kley, Nathan J · More from publication

• Prey capture in actinopterygian fishes: A review of suction feeding motor patterns with new evidence from an elopomorph fish, Megalops atlanticus 

  Prey Capture in Actinopterygian Fishes: A Review of Suction Feeding Motor Patterns with New Evidence from an Elopomorph Fish, Megalops atlanticus1...

  12/01/01 by Grubich, Justin R · More from publication

• Control of the cranio-cervical system during feeding in birds 

  Control of the Cranio-Cervical System During Feeding in Birds' SYNOPSiS. The avian neck is a complex, kinematically redundant system, which plays...

  12/01/01 by van der Leeuw, Angelique H J; Bout, Ron G; Zweers, Gart A · More from publication

• Mammalian feeding motor patterns 

  SYNOPSIS. Both the anatomy and function of the mammalian masticatory system have attracted substantial interest. This review will discuss the...

  12/01/01 by Langenbach, Geerling E J; van Eijden, Theo M G J · More from publication

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