From Armament to Ornament: Performance Trade-Offs in the Sexual Weaponry of Neotropical Electric Fishes
Kory M. Evans, Maxwell J. Bernt, Matthew A. Kolmann, Kassandra L. Ford, James S. Albert
The paper examines trade-offs between skull shape and mechanical advantage in two electric fish species, finding differences in how facial elongation affects bite force.
bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2018 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology