Egon Heiss

Biomechanics and hydrodynamics of prey capture in the Chinese giant salamander reveal a high-performance jaw-powered suction feeding mechanism

Egon Heiss, Nikolay Natchev, Michaela Gumpenberger et al. · Journal of The Royal Society Interface · 2013 · 62 citations · Full text

Biology, Prey Capture, Morphological Evidence +14

3D Bite Modeling and Feeding Mechanics of the Largest Living Amphibian, the Chinese Giant Salamander Andrias davidianus (Amphibia:Urodela)

Josep Fortuny, Jordi Marcé‐Nogué, Egon Heiss et al. · PLoS ONE · 2015 · 56 citations · Full text

Predator-prey Interaction, Entomology, Biting System +16

Analysis of prey capture and food transport kinematics in two Asian box turtles, Cuora amboinensis and Cuora flavomarginata (Chelonia, Geoemydidae), with emphasis on terrestrial feeding patterns

Nikolay Natchev, Egon Heiss, Patrick Lemell et al. · Zoology · 2008 · 41 citations

Biology, Prey Capture, Foraging +5

A fish that uses its hydrodynamic tongue to feed on land

Krijn B. Michel, Egon Heiss, Peter Aerts et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2015 · 40 citations · Full text

Hurt yourself to hurt your enemy: new insights on the function of the bizarre antipredator mechanism in the salamandrid<i>Pleurodeles waltl</i>

Egon Heiss, Nikolay Natchev, Dietmar Salaberger et al. · Journal of Zoology · 2009 · 39 citations · Full text