Proportions of the jaw mechanism of cichlid fishes changes and their meaning

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Part of book or chapter of book 01 Jan 1985 Netherlands English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Acta Biotheoretica, volume 34, pages 207-217 (issn: 0001-5342, eissn: 1572-8358,

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Authors: OTTEN, E;

doi: 10.1007/bf00046785 , 10.1007/978-94-009-5169-3_9

handle: 11370/af97c126-96e7-42ec-8312-701557967858

Proportions of the jaw mechanism of cichlid fishes changes and their meaning

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The jaw mechanism of cichlid fishes is an intricate apparatus with complex force transmission from muscles to environment. The proportions of this apparatus change considerably during growth mainly due to scale effects. In adult fishes, the proportions differ, corresponding with the type of preferred food. In such a complex mechanism, it is very hard to gain insight into the functional meaning of the differences in proportions, unless a biomechanical model is constructed, describing kinematics and force equilibria of the apparatus.

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