Effect of oral suction and other friction-enhancing behaviors on the station-holding performance of suckermouth catfish (Hypostomus spp.)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 133-140

  Gerstner, C L ^a,b  

^a and Social Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CATFISH; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; ODONTODES; ORAL SUCTION;

FISH;

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FINFISH; FRICTION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; SUBSTRATE; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE; SWIMMING;

HYPOSTOMUS; ODONTODES;

EID: 34248596705     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-199     Document Type: Article

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