Sentences with phrase «developed mandibles»

In most cases the adults of these species do not feed and have very poorly developed mandibles.

The specific forms of each coccolith most likely evolved under pressure from zooplankton, the microscopic animal group a notch up the food chain that developed mandibles, claws, and other accoutrements for getting past the hard calcite coccoliths.

Not exact matches

These occur because when the body shape changes associated with developing large mandibles in males are transmitted to daughters it means a reduction in egg space.

«Airway reconstruction for specialized cases is a technically demanding procedure that often involves carving cartilage to support and expand a reconstructed trachea,» says Zopf, who has helped develop high fidelity models for ear reconstruction, cleft lip, and mandible surgery.