Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology
Baby Got Bite: Kinematics and Ontogenetic Scaling of Bite Performance in the Northern Giant Musk Turtle (Staurotypus triporcatus).
Thomas M Zapletal, Larissa S Saarel, David A Penning, Day B Ligon
Published: 202510.1002/jez.70059
Abstract
Body size strongly influences the life history, behavior, and ecology of vertebrates, yet few studies have quantified biomechanical performance across ontogeny, and turtles are rarely examined in this context. The Northern Giant Musk Turtle (Stauroty…
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