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

• Published in: Journal of fish biology Vol. 72; no. 6; pp. 1553 - 1557
• Main Authors: Fahle, S. R., Thomason, J. C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2008
• Subjects: dogfish; dynamic mechanical analysis; jaw cartilage; Marine; Scyliorhinus canicula

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...