The head morphology of Pyrrhosoma nymphula larvae (Odonata: Zygoptera) focusing on functional aspects of the mouthparts

Abstract Background The understanding of concerted movements and its underlying biomechanics is often complex and elusive. Functional principles and hypothetical functions of these complex movements can provide a solid basis for biomechanical experiments and modelling. Here a description of the ceph...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Büsse, Thomas Hörnschemeyer, Stanislav N. Gorb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-017-0209-x