Biomechanics and hydrodynamics of prey capture in the Chinese giant salamander reveal a high-performance jaw-powered suction feeding mechanism E Heiss, N Natchev, M Gumpenberger, A Weissenbacher, ... Journal of the Royal Society Interface 10 (82), 20121028, 2013 | 64 | 2013 |
3D Bite Modeling and Feeding Mechanics of the Largest Living Amphibian, the Chinese Giant Salamander Andrias davidianus (Amphibia:Urodela) J Fortuny, J Marce-Nogue, E Heiss, M Sanchez, L Gil, Ā Galobart PLoS One 10 (4), e0121885, 2015 | 52 | 2015 |
Aquatic–terrestrial transitions of feeding systems in vertebrates: a mechanical perspective E Heiss, P Aerts, S Van Wassenbergh Journal of Experimental Biology 221 (8), jeb154427, 2018 | 45 | 2018 |
A fish that uses its hydrodynamic tongue to feed on land KB Michel, E Heiss, P Aerts, S Van Wassenbergh Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282 (1805), 20150057, 2015 | 39 | 2015 |
Masters of change: seasonal plasticity in the prey-capture behavior of the Alpine newt Ichthyosaura alpestris (Salamandridae) E Heiss, P Aerts, S Van Wassenbergh Journal of Experimental Biology 216 (23), 4426-4434, 2013 | 37 | 2013 |
Analysis of prey capture and food transport kinematics in two Asian box turtles, Cuora amboinensis and Cuora flavomarginata (Chelonia, Geoemydidae), with … N Natchev, E Heiss, P Lemell, D Stratev, J Weisgram Zoology 112 (2), 113-127, 2009 | 37 | 2009 |
Hurt yourself to hurt your enemy: new insights on the function of the bizarre antipredator mechanism in the salamandrid Pleurodeles waltl E Heiss, N Natchev, D Salaberger, M Gumpenberger, A Rabanser, ... Journal of Zoology 280 (2), 156-162, 2010 | 36 | 2010 |
Feeding behaviour in a ‘basal’tortoise provides insights on the transitional feeding mode at the dawn of modern land turtle evolution N Natchev, N Tzankov, I Werneburg, E Heiss PeerJ 3, e1172, 2015 | 35 | 2015 |
Microanatomy of the Palatal Mucosa of the Semiaquatic Malayan Box Turtle, Cuora amboinensis, and Functional Implications E Heiss, H Plenk Jr, J Weisgram The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary …, 2008 | 29 | 2008 |
Salamanders on the bench–A biocompatibility study of salamander skin secretions in cell cultures J von Byern, D Mebs, E Heiss, U Dicke, O Wetjen, K Bakkegard, ... Toxicon 135, 24-32, 2017 | 28 | 2017 |
Ontogenetic development of Weberian ossicles and hearing abilities in the African bullhead catfish W Lechner, E Heiss, T Schwaha, M Glösmann, F Ladich PLoS One 6 (4), e18511, 2011 | 28 | 2011 |
Three types of cutaneous glands in the skin of the salamandrid Pleurodeles waltl. A histological and ultrastructural study E Heiss, N Natchev, A Rabanser, J Weisgram, H Hilgers Journal of Morphology 270 (7), 892-902, 2009 | 27 | 2009 |
The Oropharyngeal Morphology in the Semiaquatic Giant Asian Pond Turtle, Heosemys grandis, and Its Evolutionary Implications M Lintner, A Weissenbacher, E Heiss Public Library of Science 7 (9), e46344, 2012 | 26 | 2012 |
The Fish in the Turtle: On the Functionality of the Oropharynx in the Common Musk Turtle Sternotherus odoratus (Chelonia, Kinosternidae) Concerning Feeding … E Heiss, N Natchev, C Beisser, P Lemell, J Weisgram The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary …, 2010 | 24 | 2010 |
A salamander that chews using complex, three-dimensional mandible movements D Schwarz, N Konow, YT Roba, E Heiss Journal of Experimental Biology 223 (5), jeb220749, 2020 | 22 | 2020 |
Flexibility is everything: prey capture throughout the seasonal habitat switches in the smooth newt Lissotriton vulgaris E Heiss, P Aerts, S Van Wassenbergh Organisms Diversity & Evolution 15, 127-142, 2015 | 21 | 2015 |
Oropharyngeal morphology in the basal tortoise Manouria emys emys with comments on form and function of the testudinid tongue E Heiss, N Natchev, T Schwaha, D Salaberger, P Lemell, C Beisser, ... Journal of morphology 272 (10), 1217-1229, 2011 | 21 | 2011 |
Aquatic feeding in a terrestrial turtle: a functional-morphological study of the feeding apparatus in the Indochinese box turtle Cuora galbinifrons (Testudines … N Natchev, P Lemell, E Heiss, C Beisser, J Weisgram Zoomorphology 129, 111-119, 2010 | 21 | 2010 |
Feeding in turtles: understanding terrestrial and aquatic feeding in a diverse but monophyletic group P Lemell, N Natchev, CJ Beisser, E Heiss Feeding in vertebrates: evolution, morphology, behavior, biomechanics, 611-642, 2019 | 20 | 2019 |
Phenotypic flexibility of gape anatomy fine-tunes the aquatic prey-capture system of newts S Van Wassenbergh, E Heiss Scientific Reports 6 (1), 29277, 2016 | 20 | 2016 |