Prey capture behavior and kinematics of the Atlantic cownose ray, Rhinoptera bonasus

Zoology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 171-181

  Sasko, Desirée E ^a   Dean, Mason N ^b   Motta, Philip J ^a   Hueter, Robert E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Batoid feeding; Inertial suction; Myliobatiformes; Spiracle

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; MOLLUSCA; MYLIOBATIFORM; PISCES; RHINOPTERA BONASUS;

EID: 33746005966     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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