The ontogeny of feeding kinematics in a giant salamander Cryptobranchus alleganiensis: Does current function or phylogenetic relatedness predict the scaling patterns of movement?

Zoology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-167

  Deban, Stephen M ^a,c   O'reilly, James C ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Body size; Caudata; Feeding movements; Growth patterns; Suction feeding

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANURA; BUFO; CAUDATA; CHONDRICHTHYES; CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE; CRYPTOBRANCHUS ALLEGANIENSIS; GINGLYMOSTOMA; MICROPTERUS; PERCIFORMES; PISCES; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 20444392810     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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