Function of a key morphological innovation: Fusion of the cichlid pharyngeal jaw

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 273, Issue 1587, 2006, Pages 669-675

  Hulsey, C Darrin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cichlidae; Comparative methods; Feeding; Macroevolution; Molluscivory

Indexed keywords

ABEE METEORITE; CICHLID; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MOLLUSC; MORPHOLOGY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; CICHLID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; JAW; MOLLUSC; MORPHOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

CICHLIDAE; HERICHTHYS MINCKLEYI; MOLLUSCA;

ANIMALS; CICHLIDS; JAW; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33646441790     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3375     Document Type: Article

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