Function of the digastric muscle in carnivores

Autor:	Robert P. Scapino
Rok vydání:	1976
Předmět:	Aquatic species Digastric muscle Animal Science and Zoology Anatomy Biology Adaptation Developmental Biology
Zdroj:	Journal of Morphology. 150:843-859
ISSN:	1097-4687 0362-2525
DOI:	10.1002/jmor.1051500405
Popis:	The general form and adaptation of the digastric muscle in carnivores are reviewed and discussed. The digastric muscle differs from the general plan in certain aquatic carnivores and felids. In the pertinent aquatic species the muscle is enlarged. The observations suggest that the enlargement is an adaptation for rapidly opening the jaws against the resistance of water. In felids, the insertion of the muscle is much farther forward than in most other carnivores. The observations suggest that the development of short jaws in felids necessitated a compensatory anterior relocation of the digastric insertion in order to preserve the ability to achieve a large gape.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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