Of Moles and Men—The Evolution and Design of Soft Tissue Forceps

The results reveal an example of serendipitous biomimicry by human surgeons in designing soft-tissue forceps, highlight the importance of motor specializations in the star-nosed mole's fast foraging ability, and suggest some of the specific anatomical specialization that are the result of selection on the key variables (space clearance rate and handling time) in Holling's pioneering foraging theory equation.