Feeding, fins and braking maneuvers: Locomotion during prey capture in centrarchid fishes

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-117

  Higham, Timothy E ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Anal fin; Braking; Caudal fin; Deceleration; Feeding; Kinematics; Locomotion; Maneuvering; Pectoral fin; Prey capture; Ram speed; Suction; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SWIMMING;

ANIMALS; BASS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA; CENTRARCHIDAE; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PISCES;

EID: 33846509267     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02634     Document Type: Article

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