Why the Long Face? The Mechanics of Mandibular Symphysis Proportions in Crocodiles

Christopher W. Walmsley; Peter D. Smits; Michelle R. Quayle; Matthew R. McCurry; Heather S. Richards; Christopher C. Oldfield; Stephen Wroe; Phillip D. Clausen; Colin R. McHenry

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053873

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Why the Long Face? The Mechanics of Mandibular Symphysis Proportions in Crocodiles

Christopher W. Walmsley ,

* E-mail: c.w.walmsley@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Peter D. Smits,

Affiliations School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Committee on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Michelle R. Quayle,

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Matthew R. McCurry,

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Heather S. Richards,

Affiliation School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Christopher C. Oldfield,

Affiliation School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Stephen Wroe,

Affiliations School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, School of Biological, Environmental and Earth Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Phillip D. Clausen,

Affiliation School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Colin R. McHenry

Affiliations Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Why the Long Face? The Mechanics of Mandibular Symphysis Proportions in Crocodiles

Christopher W. Walmsley,
Peter D. Smits,
Michelle R. Quayle,
Matthew R. McCurry,
Heather S. Richards,
Christopher C. Oldfield,
Stephen Wroe,
Phillip D. Clausen,
Colin R. McHenry

Published: January 16, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0053873

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Media Coverage of This Article

Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 18 Jan 2013 at 23:54 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: Monash University
Title: “Removing doubt over croc snout clout - Monash University”
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Walmsley replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 05 Feb 2013 at 03:03 GMT

The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: ABC Science
Title: “Crocodile chin length gives away its diet”
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