The most important demand of today's high-performance materials is to unite high strength
with extreme fracture toughness. The combination of withstanding large forces (strength) …

Extensive research on avian adaptive radiations has led to a presumption that beak
morphology predicts feeding ecology in birds. However, this ecomorphological relationship …

How ecological opportunity relates to diversification is a central question in evolutionary
biology. However, there are few empirical examples of how ecological opportunity and …

The skeletons of birds are universally described as lightweight as a result of selection for
minimizing the energy required for flight. From a functional perspective, the weight (mass) of …

In vertebrates, bite force is a measure of whole organism performance that is associated with
both cranial morphology and dietary ecology. Mechanistic studies of bite force production …

Summary 1 Bite force is an important performance measure for vertebrate and is related to a
variety of ecological challenges. Phyllostomid bats present highly diversified feeding habits …

Bite forces play a key role in animal ecology: they affect mating behaviour, fighting success,
and the ability to feed. Although feeding habits of arthropods have a significant ecological …

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the elasmobranch feeding mechanism is its
functional diversity despite its morphological simplicity. Compared to the teleost skull, which …

Understanding the factors that determine the occurrence and strength of ecological
interactions under specific abiotic and biotic conditions is fundamental since many aspects …

For many vertebrate species, bite force plays an important functional role. Ecological
characteristics of a species' niche, such as diet, are often associated with bite force. Previous …