... but is strongly reduced. Biomechanics Functional morphology Friction Adhesion Tarsus morphology Locomotion Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001659 GO 995/34-1 The ability of organisms to attach to and detach from surfaces is often essential...

... Hamrick , M. W. ( 1996a ). Functional morphology of the lemuriform wrist joints and the relationship between wrist morphology and positional behavior in arboreal primates . Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 99 , 319 - 344 . 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199602)99:2<319::AID-AJPA8>3.0.CO;2-T...

... of biomechanical properties of temporal osteoderms in 11 lizard species reveals significant differences in stiffness between taxa, reflecting differences in microstructure and macrostructure and, likely, in function. Bone Functional morphology Squamata Osteoderms Stiffness Strain gauges Human...

... : Lynx edicions . Conroy , R. , Weigl , P. , Clark , J. and Ward , A. ( 1997 ). Functional morphology of owl hindlimbs: Implications for prey selection and resource partitioning . Am. Zool. 37 , 37A . Cutkosky , M. R. ( 1989 ). On grasp choice, grasp models...

... space Functional morphology Biomechanics United States–Israel Binational Science Foundation 2016136 Tel Aviv University http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004375 Understanding the relationships between form and function is a primary goal in evolutionary biology. However...

... to valves at greater risk. Summary: After 7 months with weekly bouts of mechanical stress, California mussels had repaired shell damage and maintained shell strength; repair was associated with morphological changes but came at a significant cost. Cyclic loading Fatigue Functional morphology...

... to be primarily a consequence of growth, and despite temporal correlations to changes in respiratory physiology, are not linked to changes in lung morphology. Anura Functional morphology Physiology Behavior Respiration Lungs Development University of Connecticut http://dx.doi.org/10.13039...

... 2022. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2022 Highlighted Article: Analysis of the mechanism by which black woodpeckers can quickly release a stuck beak, by a quick succession of upper and lower beak retraction. Birds Pecking Kinematics Biomechanics Functional morphology...

... that allows it to feed in new ways compared with fishes lacking the joint. Innovation Functional morphology Geometric morphometrics Kinematics Novelty University of California, Davis http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100007707 Although suction is the dominant mode of prey capture found...

... work is properly attributed. Highlighted Article: Mussels repair shell damage caused by fatigue within one week and further strengthen shells within one month. Bivalve shells are a dynamic armor, responsive to accumulating weakening damage. Cyclic loading Functional morphology Mollusk...

... feeding variation. Feeding performance Adductor mandibulae Force–length relationship Salmonidae Functional morphology A long-known fundamental property of skeletal muscles is that force output varies with fiber length ( Ramsey and Street, 1940 ). Fiber length change constrains force...

... . 10.1016/j.cub.2004.12.064 Gudger , E. W. ( 1940 ). The alleged pugnacity of the swordfish and the spearfishes as shown by their attacks on vessels . Mem. R. Asiat. Soc. Bengal   12 , 315 - 315 . Habegger , M. L. ( 2014 ). Functional morphology and feeding mechanics of billfishes...

... of which are so extreme that they produce a cavitation bubble ( Patek et al., 2004 ; Versluis et al., 2000 ). Power amplification Latch-mediated spring actuation LaMSA Micro-computed tomography Histology Functional morphology Arachnida Highlighted Article: The ultra-fast cheliceral...

.... The scale of this mechanical fatigue provides ecological insight into the forces that can break mussel shells. Mytilus californianus Cyclic loading Functional morphology Mollusk Mussel Strength The rigid, external shells of many mollusks provide protection against a lifetime of diverse...

... complex 3D chewing, suggesting that such mechanisms might have evolved early in the tetrapod evolution. Intraoral food processing Feeding Amphibia Kinematics Functional morphology Form and function Food processing refers to any mechanical reduction or preparation of food before...

... from the water's surface to breathe air, but gray tree frog tadpoles suck two bubbles. Double bubble-sucking prevents mixing of expired and inspired airstreams, increasing respiratory efficiency. Anuran larvae Gas exchange Development Functional morphology Lungs It is popularly...

.... A.   Rhodin and K.   Miyata ), pp. 222 - 244 . Cambridge : Museum of Comparative Zoology . Frazzetta , T. H. ( 1986 ). The origin of amphikinesis in lizards - a problem in functional-morphology and the evolution of adaptive systems . Evol. Biol.   20 , 419 - 461 . 10.1007/978-1-4615...

... Functional morphology Locomotion Wake Flow visualization Summary: The function of dorsal fins varies among shark species, and these fins can act in either a stabilizing or thrust-generating role. © 2017. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2017 http://www.biologists.com/user...

.../ Summary: Field-based measurements link distribution of two ecosystem engineer lugworm species with the mechanical properties of the sediment, their differential burrowing success and morphological features. Functional morphology Polychaetes Abarenicola Biomechanics Ecosystem engineer...

... morphology and the functional integration of upper jaw protrusion with lower jaw abduction. Most aspects of cranial form and function that separate these two ecological groups have evolved in correlation with each other and the evolution of the functional morphology of feeding in damselfishes has involved...