Mandibular movements and their control in the Weta, Hemideina Maori (Orthoptera : Ensifera : Stenopelmatidae)

The peripheral mechanisms involved in the control of mouthpart movements are investigated. All the behaviours observed to involve the mandibles are described. The morphology of the head capsule, mandibles, and mandibular muscles are described together with the innervation of the mandible from the...

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Main Author: O'Brien, B.
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Zoology 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/5435