one publication added to basket [262085] | On the functional significance of the dorsal part of the A omega muscle in Pomatoschistus lozanoi (Teleostei Gobiidae)
Decleyre, D.; Aerts, P.; Verraes, W. (1990). On the functional significance of the dorsal part of the A omega muscle in Pomatoschistus lozanoi (Teleostei Gobiidae). Belg. J. Zool. 120(2): 209-213 In: Belgian Journal of Zoology. Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Dierkunde = Société royale zoologique de Belgique: Gent. ISSN 0777-6276; e-ISSN 2295-0451, more | |
Keyword | | Author keywords | BIOMECHANICS; MUSCLE FUNCTION |
Authors | | Top | - Decleyre, D.
- Aerts, P., more
- Verraes, W.
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Abstract | In Pomatoschistus the dorsal fibres of the A-omega-section of the musculus adductor mandibulae-complex insert on the tendon of the A3 section. Three hypotheses are postulated concerning the mechanical implication of this construction during co-contraction of both muscle parts. These are tested for P. lozanoi by means of a mathematical statical bite model. Most likely, this adductor configuration enhances the overall bite performance within the spatial constraints of the gobiid head. |
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