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Fig. 7

From: Ontogenetic plasticity in cranial morphology is associated with a change in the food processing behavior in Alpine newts

Fig. 7

Landmark overview for kinematic analyses. a Paedomorphic and (b) post-metamorphic I. alpestris with landmarks used for kinematic analyses. Lower row depicts the calculation of (c) gape, (d) vertical cranial flexion and (e) vertical hyobranchial displacement. Abbreviations: (1) tip of the upper jaw, (2) back of the head, (3) reference point on the back approximately over the shoulder girdle (4) tip of the mandible, (5) corner of the mouth, and (6) point ventral to the corner of the mouth which lowers as the hyobranchium is depressed

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Frontiers in Zoology

ISSN: 1742-9994