Summary of the kinematics associated with jaw and hyolingual movements in Tupinambis merianae during intraoral transport and pharyngeal packing of adult and newborn mice
| . | Intraoral transport . | . | Pharyngeal packing . | . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | Newborn . | Adult . | Newborn . | Adult . | ||
| Number of feeding events | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
| Number of cycles analyzed | 16 | 13 | 17 | 16 | ||
| Total duration of gape cycle (ms) | 598±33 | 831±110 | 546±42 | 609±42 | ||
| Maximal gape (deg.) | 25.7±1.7 | 42.2±3.0 | 15.3±0.6 | 25.5±1.7 | ||
| Time to maximal gape (ms) | 407±31 | 456±73 | 341±26 | 323±26 | ||
| Number of feeding events | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Number of cycles analyzed | 12 | 8 | 13 | 10 | ||
| Time to maximal anterior tongue displacement (ms) | 327±65 | 417±111 | 174±11 | 201±89 | ||
| Time to maximal posterior tongue displacement (ms) | 525±38 | 526±96 | 400±41 | 475±47 | ||
| Maximal total tongue displacement (mm) | 24.2±1.7 | 22.2±1.1 | 26.9±2.7 | 14.9±1.4 | ||
| Speed of tongue retraction (cm s–1) | 1.7±0.2 | 1.5±0.2 | 2.4±0.4 | 0.8±0.1 | ||
| Time to maximal tongue elongation (ms) | 305±50 | 608±148 | 154±19 | 282±85 | ||
| Time to maximal tongue shortening (ms) | 300±62 | 553±126 | 391±39 | 402±63 | ||
| Time to maximal dorsal displacement of the basihyal (ms) | 151±40 | 380±96 | 280±55 | 219±33 | ||
| Time to maximal ventral displacement of the basihyal (ms) | 512±55 | 588±204 | 285±59 | 384±72 | ||
| Total vertical displacement of the basihyal (mm) | 6.3±0.7 | 5.4±0.5 | 5.5±0.9 | 6.8±0.7 | ||
| Time to maximal compression of the pharynx (ms) | 160±44 | 443±122 | 269±53 | 177±44 | ||
| Time to maximal expansion of the pharynx (ms) | 508±54 | 700±194 | 235±66 | 472±65 | ||
| Total pharynx expansion (mm) | 6.5±0.8 | 4.7±1.1 | 5.1±0.7 | 5.5±1.0 | ||
| . | Intraoral transport . | . | Pharyngeal packing . | . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | Newborn . | Adult . | Newborn . | Adult . | ||
| Number of feeding events | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
| Number of cycles analyzed | 16 | 13 | 17 | 16 | ||
| Total duration of gape cycle (ms) | 598±33 | 831±110 | 546±42 | 609±42 | ||
| Maximal gape (deg.) | 25.7±1.7 | 42.2±3.0 | 15.3±0.6 | 25.5±1.7 | ||
| Time to maximal gape (ms) | 407±31 | 456±73 | 341±26 | 323±26 | ||
| Number of feeding events | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Number of cycles analyzed | 12 | 8 | 13 | 10 | ||
| Time to maximal anterior tongue displacement (ms) | 327±65 | 417±111 | 174±11 | 201±89 | ||
| Time to maximal posterior tongue displacement (ms) | 525±38 | 526±96 | 400±41 | 475±47 | ||
| Maximal total tongue displacement (mm) | 24.2±1.7 | 22.2±1.1 | 26.9±2.7 | 14.9±1.4 | ||
| Speed of tongue retraction (cm s–1) | 1.7±0.2 | 1.5±0.2 | 2.4±0.4 | 0.8±0.1 | ||
| Time to maximal tongue elongation (ms) | 305±50 | 608±148 | 154±19 | 282±85 | ||
| Time to maximal tongue shortening (ms) | 300±62 | 553±126 | 391±39 | 402±63 | ||
| Time to maximal dorsal displacement of the basihyal (ms) | 151±40 | 380±96 | 280±55 | 219±33 | ||
| Time to maximal ventral displacement of the basihyal (ms) | 512±55 | 588±204 | 285±59 | 384±72 | ||
| Total vertical displacement of the basihyal (mm) | 6.3±0.7 | 5.4±0.5 | 5.5±0.9 | 6.8±0.7 | ||
| Time to maximal compression of the pharynx (ms) | 160±44 | 443±122 | 269±53 | 177±44 | ||
| Time to maximal expansion of the pharynx (ms) | 508±54 | 700±194 | 235±66 | 472±65 | ||
| Total pharynx expansion (mm) | 6.5±0.8 | 4.7±1.1 | 5.1±0.7 | 5.5±1.0 | ||
Table entries are means ± standard error of the mean. See Materials and methods for details