Prey capture in the lizard Agama stellio.

Abstract:

:Prey capture in Agama stellio was recorded by high-speed video in combination with the electrical activity of both jaw and hyolingual muscles. Quantification of kinematics and muscle activity patterns facilitated their correlation during kinematic phases. Changes in angular velocity of the gape let the strike be subdivided into four kinematic phases: slow open (SOI and SOII), fast open (FO), fast close (FC), and slow close-power stroke (SC/PS). The SOI phase is marked by initial activity in the tongue protractor, the hyoid protractor, and the ring muscle. These muscles project the tongue beyond the anterior margin of the jaw. During the SOII phase, a low level of activity in the jaw closers correlates with a decline of the jaw-opening velocity. Next, bilateral activity in the jaw openers defines the start of the FO phase. This activity ends at maximal gape. Simultaneously, the hyoid retractor and the hyoglossus become active, causing tongue retraction during the FO phase. At maximal gape, the jaw closers contract simultaneously, initiating the FC phase. After a short pause, they contract again and the prey is crushed during the SC/PS phase. Our results support the hypothesis of tongue projection in agamids by Smith ([1988] J. Morphol. 196:157-171), and show some striking similarities with muscle activity patterns during the strike in chameleons (Wainwright and Bennett [1992a] J. Exp. Biol. 168:1-21). Differences are in the activation pattern of the hyoglossus. The agamid tongue projection mechanism appears to be an ideal mechanical precursor for the ballistic tongue projection mechanism of chameleonids; the key derived feature in the chameleon tongue projection mechanism most likely lies in the changed motor pattern controlling the hyoglossus muscle. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

journal_name

J Morphol

journal_title

Journal of morphology

authors

Herrel A,Cleuren J,De Vree F

doi

10.1002/jmor.1052240306

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1995-06-01 00:00:00

pages

313-329

issue

3

eissn

0362-2525

issn

1097-4687

journal_volume

224

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