TABLE 1.

Developmental changes in EMG patterns associated with chewing

Results	References	Species
EMG burst duration decreases	Huang et al. 1994 Westneat and Hall 1992	Pig Rat
EMG burst duration variability decreases	Huang et al. 1994	Pig
Overlap of EMG activity between antagonistic pairs decreases	Westneat and Hall 1992	Rat
EMG burst activity becomes greater on working side	Huang et al. 1994	Pig
Amplitude of EMG activity from masseter increases relative to that of temporalis	Herring 1977 Iinuma et al. 1991 McNamara 1974 Pancherz 1980	Pig Dog Monkey Human
Number of chewing cycles per bolus decreases and becomes less variable	Gisel 1988 Huang et al. 1994 Schwaab et al. 1986	Human Pig Human

EMG, electromyogram.