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Morphology and mechanics of the teeth and jaws of white-spotted bamboo sharks (Chiloscyllium plagiosum). Journal of Morphology, 268(8), 664–682
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Adductor Muscle Function During Suction and Biting in Bamboo Sharks [Abstract]. Integrative and Comparative Biology: 47(Suppl. 1): E104
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Eating without hands or tongue - specialization, elaboration and the evolution of preyprocessing mechanisms in cartilaginous fishes. Biology Letters, 1(3), 357–361
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Morphology and Evolution of the Jaw Suspension in Lamniform Shark. Journal of Morphology, 265(1), 102–119
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Function of the heterocercal tail in sharks: quantitative wake dynamics during steady horizontal swimming and vertical maneuvering. Journal of Experimental Biology, 205(16), 2365–2374
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Anatomy of the feeding apparatus of the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum. Journal of Morphology, 241(1), 33–60
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Feeding mechanism of the atlantic guitarfish Rhinobatos lentiginosus: modulation of kinematic and motor activity. Journal of Experimental Biology, 201(23), 3167–3184
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Conservation and variation in the feeding mechanism of the spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias. Journal of Experimental Biology, 201(9), 1345–1358
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Anatomy of the feeding apparatus of the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris. Journal of Morphology, 226(3), 309–329
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