This report describes the implementation of bite force measurement in awake rats and
software instruments (Spike 2 script programs) that quantify and analyze the bite force data …

Introduction Pain-related behavior secondary to masticatory function can be assessed with
the rodent bite force model. A reduction of the bite force has been shown to be related to …

Bite-force performance is an ecologically important measure of whole-organism
performance that shapes dietary breadth and feeding strategies and, in some taxa …

Bite force is a key performance trait of the feeding system, but maximal in vivo bite force has
been measured in few large mammals. The alternative, modelling of bite force from …

Assessing maximum voluntary bite force is important to characterize the functional state of
the masticatory system. Due to several factors affecting the estimation of the maximum bite …

Rodentia is a species‐rich group with diversified modes of life and diets. Although rodent
skull morphology has been the focus of a voluminous literature, the functional significance of …

Naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber) are subterranean rodents that utilize their incisors
for feeding, chisel-tooth digging of complex tunnel systems, social interactions, and defense …

Models of mammalian mastication predict that bite force is affected by both the degree of
mouth opening (gape angle) and the point along the tooth row at which force is transferred …

This study examines whether the modulation of biting behavior while subjects are engaged
in food texture judgment can be explained as an intra-oral exploratory procedure optimized …

Biting performance is important for feeding, territory defense, and mating in many animals.
While maximal bite force is a well-studied trait, other aspects of biting and their variation …