Quantitative computed tomography of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mandibles: mechanical implications for rorqual lunge-feeding.
Rorqual whales (Balaenopteridae) lunge at high speed with mouth open to nearly 90 degrees to engulf large volumes of prey-laden water. This feeding process is enabled by extremely large skulls and mandibles that increase mouth area, thereby facilitating the flux of water into the mouth. When these m...
| Published in: | The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Wiley
2010
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/4570/ https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.21165 |