Very excited that former Bristol student Julia May has published her Master's work on feeding mechanics using finite element modelling in salamanders! Co-authored by @emilyrayfield.bsky.social and myself in Journal of Morphology: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Comparative Morphology and Mechanics of Aquatic and Terrestrial Feeding Salamanders
Jaw muscle size, bite force, and skull strength are driven by multiple factors, not just the difference between the two habitats. Necturus produces higher bite forces than Salamandra, but the stress ...