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| Title |
Why the Long Face? The Mechanics of Mandibular Symphysis Proportions in Crocodiles
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0053873 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
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 |
| Abstract |
Crocodilians exhibit a spectrum of rostral shape from long snouted (longirostrine), through to short snouted (brevirostrine) morphologies. The proportional length of the mandibular symphysis correlates consistently with rostral shape, forming as much as 50% of the mandible's length in longirostrine forms, but 10% in brevirostrine crocodilians. Here we analyse the structural consequences of an elongate mandibular symphysis in relation to feeding behaviours. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 39 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 10% |
| Australia | 4 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 8% |
| Belize | 1 | 3% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 3% |
| Curaçao | 1 | 3% |
| Argentina | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Brazil | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 21 | 54% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 29 | 74% |
| Scientists | 7 | 18% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 164 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 2% |
| United States | 3 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Argentina | 2 | 1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 149 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 17% |
| Researcher | 28 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 26 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 7% |
| Other | 25 | 15% |
| Unknown | 30 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 61 | 37% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 48 | 29% |
| Environmental Science | 7 | 4% |
| Engineering | 4 | 2% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 2% |
| Unknown | 36 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 65. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 July 2021.
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#667,385
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#8,946
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#5,013
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#182
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