| Weird jaws
let tiny snake gulp fast
A unique lower jaw
that bends in and out in the middle like a pair of swinging doors gives
a tiny snake an advantage in hunting.
References:
Kley, N.J., and
E.L. Brainerd. 1999. Feeding by mandibular raking in a snake. Nature
402(Nov. 25):369.
Sources:
Elizabeth L.
Brainerd
University of Massachusetts
Department of Biology
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program
Amherst, MA 01003-5810
Nate J. Kley
University of Massachusetts
Department of Biology
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program
Amherst, MA 01003-5810
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 23, December 4, 1999, p. 361. Copyright ©
1999, Science Service. |