Measurement of jaw viscoelasticity in newborn and adult lesser spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula (L., 1758)

Jaw viscoelasticity of newborn and adult lesser spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula was measured using dynamic mechanical analysis. Jaws of newborn animals were significantly more viscoelastic than those of adults. As a result, newborn lesser spotted dogfish might be unable to consume hard prey it...

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Published inJournal of fish biology Vol. 72; no. 6; pp. 1553 - 1557
Main Authors Fahle, S. R., Thomason, J. C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2008
Subjects
dogfish
dynamic mechanical analysis
jaw cartilage
Marine
Scyliorhinus canicula
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Summary:Jaw viscoelasticity of newborn and adult lesser spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula was measured using dynamic mechanical analysis. Jaws of newborn animals were significantly more viscoelastic than those of adults. As a result, newborn lesser spotted dogfish might be unable to consume hard prey items, unlike adults.
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ISSN:0022-1112
1095-8649
DOI:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01826.x